Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

c. M. Holbrook Of Brattleboro is stay
| ing at A. A. Mason's.
Don't forget the Republican caucus
tomorrow, Saturday evening.
Miss Susie Watson of Bennington Is at
| home here for a short vacation.
The Woman's Home club will meet next
Wednesday with Miss Susan ROSS
Mrs. ]. w. Stoddard is at home again
after spending the winter in Boston.
Col and Mrs. Dutton Of GAINESVILLE, Fla,
are at their summer home in Harmony
vile.
Miss Josie Taft and friend, Miss Maude
stearns of Brattleboro, were in town over
Sunday
Rev. Mr.. williams of Meredith, N. H.,
is expected to preach at the Baptist
church Sunday.
IL. M. Burke on Wednesday shipped a
fine pup Of the Dalmatian breed to II. Z.
Blodgett, st. Johnsbury.
Dr. and Mrs. Parker and Master Ed
win, of Fitchburg, Mass, are spending
week at the Mason homestead.
The ladies' aid society will meet Thurs
day afternoon in the Baptist vestry. There
will be no supper at this meeting.
Mrs Alton Holden has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs II. w. Brooks OF
New York city, during the past week.
There is some talk about a Fourth Of
| July celebration. Let all in favor Of 1t
fall into line and help the matter along.
Mrs. Lizzie Barber returned home Mon
day after a long absence. She will soon
| visit her son, Herbert, and daughter In
Londonderry.
Two families Of our usual summer
| residents go elsewhere this year-the
! Hamlins to New Hampshire and the
| Tannerhills to Londonderry
L. F. Adams and sons, F. c. and G. E.,
and Crosby Of Brattleboro, made flying
| trip to Townshend in the late afternoon
of Sunday and had supper at the Inn.
At the church meeting called by the
| Congregational society last Monday even
| ing a unanimous vote was taken to ex-
| tend a call to Rev. Daniel Mcintyre.
Miss Orrie Dale and her niece, Orinda
| Ford of Beaufort, S. c., arrived here Fri
| day. Miss Esther Dale is also expected
home from the west the latter part Of the
| week
Miss Lucy Booth OF Elmhurst, L. l.,
who is very comfortably settled in her
summer cottage on the bluff in Harmony
vile, will entertain a house party of her
friends over the Fourth.
Guy Nelson, who has been Ill at the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital two
months, is able to be about again. He
recently visited in town with his aunt,
Mrs. A. Brown.
Mrs. Seneca Howe OF White Plains,
n. Y, called upon old friends in town
last Saturday. Mrs. Howe is former
resident, having lived on the place now
owned by A. A. Mason.
Miss Sharp will go next week to ia
maica, where she will recite at the enter
tainment to be given under the auspices
Of the Baptist church Mr.. Willis is also
down on the musical part Of the pro-
gram.
Jerry Lowe, who has been taking
| correspondence course from the Armour
technical institute, Chicago has gone
to Boston for stay of several weeks.
| He hopes while there to continue his
| studies.
A five-cent social was held in Seminary
hall Saturday evening, which was well
i patronized by the students. The ice
| cream was much appreciated after few
| marches had been INDUCED in. The pro-
| ceeds of the evening go to the Leland
and Gray seminary base ball association.
| A relative of Frank A. Aldrich, for
| merly of the Townshend Inn, who shot
his wife recently in South Bend. Ind,
| states that Mrs. Aldrich is not dead,
| published reports have definitely stated,
but that she has recovered sufficiently
| to write to her friends and expects soon
| to leave the hospital.
| An extra session of the West River
| Grange was called Tuesday evening for
the purpose of comforting the first and
second degrees on a class Of seven. Those
making up the class were Mr.. and Mrs.
| r. w. Beebe, Miss Sadie Holden, Miss
Ethel Sparks, Earle Martin. Robert Cush-
man and Daniel Van Valkenburg.
Mr. and Mrs. z. L. Hastings took in
| Keene, n. H, on their carriage drive
last week. and visited their nephew, Ray
| mond Starr, who has been employed for
the past year in large department store
1 l.. asN .t.fN
| Townshend during his vacation the first
of July. Miss Abby Starr is expected
| here soon also.
| Late guests at Townshend Inn: Mrs.
| L. A. Howe. White Plains, n. Y; A. o.
Howard, Northheld; F. w. Atwood and
| S. L. Amsden, Chester; James Brown, jr.,
| Athens; A. Harding Chiapas, Mexico; c.
| ]. Miller and E. ]. Eddy. Brattleboro;
| C. o. Ladd, Boston; p. Miles, ]. r. Plum
| mer, p, Crowell and d. Cowles, Brattle-
boro; ]. A. Muzzy and ]. c. Robinson, ia
] maica.
| Rev. Albert H. Gage OF ST Johnsbury,
| while in town, was the guest of Prof.
and Mrs. H. w. Lewis. Rev Mr.. Gage
| has been pastor of the ST. Johnsbury
Baptist church, but recently resigned
and as missionary will sail for India In
| September He was a member OF Beta
Theta Phi fraternity of Colgate uni
versity with Prof Lewis, and the two
are firm friends.
We are indebted to F. T. Randall for a
| report of the Windham County Central
! Sunday School association held in ia
maica June s. Oh1cers chosen: President.
| f. T. Randall, Townshend; vice presi-
! dent H. L. Amsden. Jamaica; secretary
! and treasurer, p. c. Thayer, Williams
vile; third member OF the executive COM
mittee, Miss Cora Mason. There was a
large attendance and a very helpful meet
| ing. Miss c. A. Hopson, state worker,
was present and was very interesting in
her remarks. The offering was 81.
The old saying that many hands make
| light work" was proved very conclusive
ly last Tuesday when eight lawn mowers
| got busy on our common and in short
order made 1t look as neat and trim
as any private properly, and consider
ably less like bayfield,. Some public
| spirited citizen got to work on the foun-
tain previously and did good piece of
| decorative art. A little more public
| spirit will start the water to running In
the fountain, when We will be ready for
summer and favorable impressions will
| be created on our summer guests, who
always make Townshend a point Of in
terest during the vacation time.
A letter from Mrs. l. B. Curtis was
received here a few days ago in which
her many friends will be interested Mrs.
| Curtis