Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-23
TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. Marvin Of Saxtons River Is visit
ing at Horace Gales.
Mrs. Harrison Chamberlain is in poor
health and under the Doctors care.
Deacon j. o. Follett began work this
week on the bridge at Walpole, NJ H..
Miss Cora Mason has been spending
part of the week at Wayland Adams
in Windham.
William Aldrich Of South Londonderry
spent part of the week at his unces $,
Russell Aldrich's.
The school in the Holland district,
Miss Mabel Albee teacher, will begin
Wednesday, Sept 4.
Mrs and Miss Plumb came home Mon
day night, and are moving to Mrs. Ken
yons house this week.
Prof Lewis led the Baptist midi
prayer service last week In the absence
Of the pastor at Northfeld
Mr.. Marsh has secured an assistant
blacksmith for extra work at his shop,
and Is still at the old stand.
Master Arthur Cutler of Brookline is
spending the week with his trio of grand
parents and other relatives.
w. b. Smith spent Sunday in town and
on Monday left with his wife and little
son for their Brattleboro home.
The treasury Of the Dorcas Guild was
enriched $40 by the sale Of ice cream on
the park last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Miss Price returned to Allan
tic Highlands Thursday after a few
weeks visit at the Booth cottage
Rockwell Davis in searching for his
scattered sneep last week, found that but
two had been injured by the dogs.
Mrs. Adrich, who has been staying
few weeks at William Perry's, is again
with her daughter, Mrs. Almon Marsh
The baseball game Tuesday between
Townshend and Jacksonville resulted in
the score Of 10 10 3 in favor Of Towns
bend.
James Church. whose birthday ami
versary falls on the historic August L.
was SIS last week. He is in fairly good
health.
Frank Clark left Monday morning for
few days stay at Saxtons River with
cousin, Joseph Clark, who is in feeble
health.
Miss Florence Marsh has been under
the doctors care few days and f. d.
Harris has not been as well as usual the
past week
The Eddy auction Tuesday was well
patronized and the goods brought fair
prices. Some antique pieces OF furniture
were sold.
Miss Newman was in town last week in
the interests Of the California Perfume
co. and secured Mrs. Clara Blanchard
as local agent.
Mrs. Fanny Livermore Soule OF Hart
ford, Conn, Is visiting the friend and
schoolmate Of her youthful days, Miss
Alice Randall
4. d. Phillips finished work Monday on
the stone bridge that Deacon J. o. Fol-
lett had been constructing near the Les
lie Lowe farm.
A meeting Of the alumni Of Leland and
Is "A 4
evening at o'clock. full attendance
Is earnestly requested.
Miss Mary Kelsey OF Hartford. Conn. is
visiting at Mrs. o. w. Folletts Mrs
Walter Austin and two children are at
Deacon J. o. Folletts.
The village school will begin Wednes-
day, Sept. (, giving Mr. " ..hs an oppor-
tunity to give the music lessons in the
other schools the day preceding
Miss NJ. Grace Lane will speak next
Sunday evening at the Baptist church on
the work carried on at Leland university
at New orleans. La, whereSshe has been
teaching the past year.
Friends OF Mrs Bickford will be pleased
to hear that she and Frank are spending
the summer very pleasantly and profit
ably at Groton. Mass, and contemplate
returning to Townshend in time for the
fall term OF the seminary.
Messrs. Arthur Rand. 4. c. Franklin,
w. NJ Sparks and Eugene Cudworth Wis
tied Londonderry Wednesday evening, as
sisting West River Lodge A. +. &
a. NJ, in the work of the third degree.
They enjoyed midnight ride home.
f. l.. Randall and MI Prescott spent
two days last week in Stratton burberry
ing, meeting with good success. on tneir
way home they met ten teams seemingly
en- route FOR the berry district, as the oc-
cupants were equipped with baskets and
pals.
Should any one inquire why the town
han is lighted so frequently evenings
they will be informed that the tri- weekly
rehearsals Of the amateur dramatic
club are in progress and that in the
near future the Cricket on the Hearth"
will be presented by ten Of our young
people.
The gold bowed spectaces advertised
at the post office as found near the
Baptist church, proved TO belong TO Mrs.
5. J. Wilson, and they We're lost last
March when the snow was on the
ground. They were found by Mr..
Greenwood last week, and were as good
as new.
Miss Frances Phillips left on Tuesday
for visits with friends, and later viii join
her father in Keene. Miss Phillips, who is
the only graduate OF Oberlin ever regis
tered from Townshend, has a position in
an aCauemy IN south Dakota ana VIII be-
gin her labors there in the middle of
September
o. d. Scott of TeXarkana, Ark, is a
welcome visitor in town, and a guest
at Townshend Inn. 1t has been some
years since he visited his native town,
and he notes many changes. He atten-
ded school years ago in the old brick
seminary, and after a college course
settled in TeXarkana, where he has been
a lawyer of note for many years.
Edward l., Abbott of Derby was in town
Wednesday, representing the publishing
house of Silver, Burdett & Co. He is a
graduate of Derby academy under the
instruction of Prof. Eli Edgecomb, and
speaks highly OF the work OF Mr., and Mrs
Edgecomb there. He spoke of the death
Of Mr.. Brown who married Miss Abbott,
a former teacher of Leland and Gray.
Mr.. Burwell carried the Phillips families
TO Bencasson one day last week and they
ate their dinner there in true picnic
style. When they registered their names
they found that all but one, IA in number,
bore the name of Phillips, the stranger
being Mr.. Miller of St Charles, MINI.
The ages ranged from Gladys Phillips,
years old, to Mrs. Mary Phillips, in her
18th year.
f. b. Batchelder visited in Peru last
week and greatly enjoyed the celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the founding
of the Congregational church on Friday.
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