Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-23
TOWNSAEND.

this week.
Raymond Brown is working at Fred
! Watson's.
Mrs. Inez Blodgett has been at home
for a short stay.
F. A. Brown of Boston was at j. II.
| Wares over Sunday.
G. N. Ritley of Boston has been at the
| hotel for a few days.
| Rev. Mr.. Walker of South Windham
was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Brown ard children
| spent Sunday in Dover.
| Mrs. T. Allbee of Brookline called on
| friends in town recently.
| Mrs. Don Boutelle spent Sunday with
relatives in Bellows Falls
Miss Helen Culver and Miss Ranney of
| Grafton visited in town Tuesday
! e. b. Batchelder and j. II. Ware went
to Brattleboro on business Monday.
Mrs. Corser entertained the teachers Of
the seminary at tea Monday evening.
Mrs. Lemuel Van schaick of Hoosick
Falls N. Y, is at her fathers, Charles
! Austins.
Russell Blood is in West Townshend
working in the shop with mis- brother,
| Frank Blood.
! Samuel Ewings died in the late after
| noon of Tuesday, Feb 20, after a lingering
! illness Of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Park and Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Willard of williamsville spent
Sunday at Fayette Cookies
Miss Myra Hobart has returned to town
after spending several weeks with her sis
tel, Mrs Ward in Guilford.
Robert Holbrook left for Boston Monday
morning to attend the dog show, taking
some of his dogs for exhibition.
John Dale spent several days in Brattle-
| boro recently and was guest al the home
Of Miss Cressy, also Mrs Brazor.
Mrs. S. a. Sawyer and granddaughter.
Miss Lena Blodgett of Peru. have been
visiting at l. c. and F. w Watsons
w II. Miles, as delegate Of Birchard
post, G. A. r., is attending the annual
encampment at Burlington this week.
Miss Eta Marsh of Newfane was at
home over Sunday. Myrtle Marsh has
been with her recently for a short stay.
The missionary meeting of the Congre-
gational church will be held next We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs G. II. Baker.
Raymond Phillips went Monday to Bel
lows Falls to spend a few days with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Martin.
Albert Cater from wardsboro has
moved into the A. A. Snow house on the
West Townshend road. He works in
Parks mill
Joseph Cummings OF Londonderry. who
owns the house occupied by Mrs. Lizzie
Barber and Mrs. Hebb. visited in town
with his family last week.
+. II. Fessenden announces that on ac-
! count OF failing eyesight, he will not be
/ a candidate for reelection as town clerk
at the coming March meeting.
The logging business is booming at the
mills since the snow same. An average
Of over 20 loads a day for a week past
has been reported al Wizards mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster of Wardsboro have
I moved to the farm formerly owned by F.
| L. Lowe, in the west part OF the town.
Mrs. Foster is mother OF Mrs. Ralph
Snyder
Mrs. Stroud of New York came last
week and took her little daughter.
| Geraldine, nome with her, Mrs Twitchell
! being unable to care for her since her
! illness.
A recent item in The Phoenix concern
| ing a new town hall is causing consider
| able discussion about town, and seems to
lose none OF its interest after being talked
| over.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Snyder and Mrs
Foster were called to Manchester We'd
nesday to attend the funeral OF Mrs
Snyder's niece. This is the fourth death
in Mrs. Snyder's family in three months.
Mrs. c. c. Taft is visiting in Brattle-
bo9o this week, where she went to attend
T.. Is.
Batchelder had planned to go down but on
account OF illness was obliged TO give up
the trip.
The basket ball team of the seminary
went TO West Brattleboro last Friday and
played against Brattleboro academy, win
ming by score of 81 to "a. Stone was on
the sick list and unable to GO and Harry
Sparks filled his position.
Birchard post have secured the services
! John fha
address Memorial day, which. by rotation,
! will be at Newfane this year The pre-
memorial Sunday sermon will be preached
at the Congregational church.
Last Friday being the day observed
as the annual day Of prayer by the
| Woman's Baptist Foreign missionary So
| ciety 1t was thought best to have mis-
sions the subject Of the Thursday evening
prayer meeting at the Baptist vestry.
Miss Carrie Mason OF Bellows Falls
came to her home here to spend Sunday.
| Miss Cora Mason returned with her Mon
day and will remain there a week, after
which she will go to Fitchburg for a few
weeks stay with her sister, Mrs. Parker.
Mrs. Rachel Twitchen is still i'll at
Martin Sparks's. Her sister. Mrs. Garlic
ton of Windham, is caring for her Last
| Friday Mrs. Chauncey Gale of Saxtons
River came to see her and Sunday was
Joined by Mr. Gale, wno is Mrs. Twitchells
Skees and snow shoes were in evidence
last Saturday about the common. Those
who have anticipated much pleasure this
season from these sports are beginning
to despair, as no snow mas fallen of the
right quality and quantity to give anyone
a, fair trial.
The question is asked why in the
way our town is situated, can we not
Rave two road commissioners and have
the work done in the spring when it can
be accomplished much more easily, and so
have the benefit Of finished roads during
the summer months?"
Miss Maggie Ladd, who lives on the
James Derry place, five miles from the
village. was left during the severe
weather recently experienced without food
and fuel, and would have suffered but for
the kindness Of neighbors, who cut wood
for her and brought in food
Miss Mabel Martin of Bellows Falls
has been recent guest at Rollo Phillips's.
Miss Martin was formerly music teacher
| in the seminary and village schools here.
| She very kindly assisted the choir at the
| Baptist church Sunday morning and rem
dered a solo, Not Cross but Crown"
The short play given last week at the
valentine entertainment by the senior
! class of the seminary was very well
| adapted for them, and the work was well
| done. They will soon begin rehearsals
| for THE Rivals" play which will be