The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-19
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TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. Flora Taylor OF Ludlow Is Visiting
her brother, Fred ODER,
Arthur Gale of Saxtons River recently
visited relatives in town.
goodly number of boarders came 10
Walter Eddy's this week
Miss Eta Marsh, who has been work
ing in Putney is at home,
Mr., Darling of BNttleboro was in town
the first of the week canvassing.
The young people of Townsh end held Il
picnic at JOY brook Wednesday
George Houghton of New York is visit
ing his sister, Mrs, Herbert Barber.
Col Henry Dutton has joined his wife
at their summer home in Harmonyville'
RAYMOND Starr of Nashua, \. H., is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Il. l.. Hastings.
Mrs, Elzada Clayton of Grafton recent
" visited her aunt, Mrs. Royal Sander
son,
Holland Wilson of Brattleboro spent
Sunday with his mother Mrs, Sarah WIZ
son.
James Ingalls, is no longer working for
j. o. Follett but is helping Ed Dun
ham hay.
William Smith of Brattleboro spent,
sunday VIII HIS WIG "'' N'''' W
Wizards.
Lucile Cushman of Jamaica spent
few days this week with her aunt, Mrs
Julian Taft.
Mrs. Switzer and her daughter, Miss
Hortense of West Townshend, were IN
town Sunday.
Miss Carrie Mason of Bellows Falls
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs 4. 4. Mason.
Mrs. Goodell with her daughter, OF Bur
lington is visiting her niece, Mrs AT
thur Greenwood.
Mrs. Struthers has returned from her
visit in Massachusetts and Is once more
at the Townshend inn.
William Sparks, catcher of the Towns
bend team, had finger split open at the
ball game last Saturday
Prof. Guy Colbun of Madison, Wis,
who has been visiting at &. 2. steb-
bins's, has returned home.
Mrs. Ebert Landman and her three
children of Plaistrow, n. H., visited III
town the first of the week.
There were two baptisms at the Baptist
church last Sunday, Ruth Watson and
Alice Cushing being immersed.
Mrs. Clark who had been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Franklin, return
ed to her home in Hinsdale Saturday
Two Misses Burwel of Providence, r.
l.. are visiting their brother, Llveryman
Burwel Another sister is expected soon.
Mrs. Newton Harris and her daughter
of Schuylersville,, n. Y, are visiting j.
II. Ware and other relatives in tins VI
cinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Houghton and
their daughter of Orange, Mass, are Wis
iting Mr.. Houghton's sister, Mrs Her
bert Barber.
Miss Polly Price of Atlantic Highlands,
n. j., Miss Salie Garrison of Elm
hurst. L. l., are visiting Miss Lucy Booth
at the cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Knapp, Mrs. Della
Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Fuller
and MIR. and Mrs. Robert Fuller took the
train for Bratteboro Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mason and Miss
Mason of Gardner, Mass, are making
their annual visit at the home of Mr..
Mason's brother, A. a. Mason.
Mrs. Paine and her son, Raymond of
Springfield, Mass, who had been visiting
Mrs. Paine's cousin, Mrs Macdonald, re-
turned home last week Thursday.
Company E of the 3Oth United States
infantry, in which Guy Nelson is pri-
vate, has been ordered from Ell Paso,
Texas, to the Philippines and is now
on its way.
Julian Taft, w. S. Holland, G. P.
Winslow and Roscoe Marsh went to Brat
tleboro Tuesday as witnesses in the law
suit between Ephraim Fuller and Earl
Knapp over some hard wood tops. The
decision was not rendered that day.
The children of Mr.. Frank Stevens
have received souvenir postal cards from
Maud and Harry Moore. They are post
marked Colchester, n. j., but contain
nothing except the names of the child
dren. They serve, however, as clue to
their whereabouts.
Mrs. Rand and her granddaughter, Miss
May Howe, left the last of the week for
Brattleboro. Miss Howe expects to visit
also in Waltham and Boston and will be
away until September. During her abb
sence Miss Nellie Dale will take her
place in F. L. Loves store.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Willard drove to
Wardsboro Monday. As they were re-
turning home by way OF Jamaica they
saw standing under an apple tree, on the
road between that place and Wardsboro,
a large buck with many pronged antlers. |
So little did it mind their presence that,
had they had a camera they could easily |
have taken its picture.
Professor Lewis evidently has the semi |
nary in mind even if it is vacation. On
Tuesday he was busily engaged working |
upon the grass plot between the side
walk and the road in front of the semi
nary, removing the ragged edges and max
ing it form straight line with the, road |
so that it is now a very neat and pre-
sentable piece of grass.
Uncle John Harrington of South New
fame was in town Monday. He is as good |
a walker as ever and was >on his way to
Grafton to have his watch set in order.
Tuesday morning he was in town again
in time to take the train for Newtane,
having walked all the way from Grafton
and planning to walk the five or six
miles from Newfane to his home.
We have heard of patience on monu-
ment but it is as nothing to the patience
that exists on q certain farm in the
West River valley. Mrs. Milton Thayer
and her daughter, Mrs Rockwell Davis,
have picked and, more than that, have
hulled enough field Strawberries to fill %
quart Jars, to say nothing Of those that
have been spread upon the surface OF
innumerable short cakes.
George Underwood of Bellows Falls and
i. C. Richardson of Westminster recently
sold their timber lot of 40 acres IN
Townshend to E. L. Walker and d. L.
Snow. The timber on the lot is hem
lock. pine and hard wood, a portion of
it being old growth. 1t is reported that
another steam mill may be established in
the West River valley as result OF the
sale.
There was a ball game on Reeds field
last Saturday afternoon-ToMnshend VS..