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

cabinet organ in their room. This was
the gift Of Mrs L. A. Macdonald. whose
| son, Erving had been n member OF the
| class during their stay In Townshend In
| making the gift she had In mind the
memory OF her father, the late Deacon
| Butterfeld OF Chicopee, Mass, who was
an earnest Sunday school worker many
| years. II was unanimously voted that
| hearty thanks from the school be sent
| to Mrs. Macdonald for the generous and
timely gift.
The papers Of the state nave been Civ
ing official lists Of the rs supervision ed
ucational districts and superintendents Of
the same We notice the names OF two
women among the superintendent, Miss
Jessie l. Ross of Grand Isle and Miss
Margaret Ruiter OF West Charleston. 1t
| is not the fault Of the school directors that
| Townshend is not represented in tnis pro-
gressive list Of towns. Early In the year
the directors wrote to all the neighboring
towns, asking their cooperation in the
supervision system, receiving encouraging
answers from two or three only, and the
plan was necessarily given up. The dis
trict system entails but little more eX-
pense than the town system of supervis-
ion and must bring much better results.
Among visitors in town we note Miss
Edith Sanders of Brattleboro at her
parents home in Harmonyville; Lawrence
II. V. Dale's; Mr. Prescott of Everett,
Mass, at Mrs. Bradleys; Capt c. p.
Stone at Fay Cooks Mrs. Arthur Clary
and son of Providence, II. l., at Albert
Franklins; Edward Dale of Frogmore,
5. c.. at Mrs Dale's; Mrs. Addie Goodell
Of Wellesley, Mass. at Mrs. A. a.
Blood's; Misses Barbara Fairbanks of
Springfield, and Ellen Aldrich of .Brattle-
boro at Rev. Mr. Vincents Miss Alice
Perham Of Cambridgeport at Mr. Brig
hams; Harry BemLs of Keene and Miss
Mabel Ward Of Westmoreland at Lyman
Gales; Miss Lizzie Aldrich Of Westmore-
land at w NJ. Sparks's: Dr. Ebert Land
man Of Plaistow, n. H., and Rev. Mr..
Scammon Of East Rochester, n. H.. at
DR. b. l.. Osgood's and MIR O'Brien Of
Boston at Harmonyville.
The funeral Of little Marion Prince was
held at the home of her grandfather, T..
w. Phillips, last Saturday afternoon and
many friends gathered to show their love
and sympathy. ~. Mr.. Mcintyre was
the officiating clergyman and Mrs. Arthur
Rand sang two selections. Beautiful
flowers were sent by friends, among them
being pieces by the baseball team. Dor
cas- Guild, The Young People" and from
the two families that lived In the mouse
with Mrs. Prince in Jamaica Plain, Mass.
The bearers were G. II. Evans, w. NJ.
Sparks, Arthur Rand and Almon Marsh.
Friends from out Of town were Mrs.
Wright Phillips Of Westfeld, Mass, Miss
Frances Phillips Of Keene, and Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Morse of South Newfane
The burial was at lakewood cemetery be-
side the father, buried but two months
previously one little girl. Glenna, Is
left to cheer the bereaved mother who
has the sympathy OF many friends.
An enthusiastic and appreciative audi
ence filled the seminary han on Tuesday
~ n no .
recital by Misses Esther and Alice Dale
and Miss katherine Frazier. The Dale
sisters are our very own, and Townshend
may well be proud Of their musical tall
ent. That the concert was Of a high
order may be judged from the composers
represented on the program. Mendelsshon,
Schubert. Brahms, Chadwick, Chamin
ade. Gounod and others. The duets were
pleasingly rendered, the voices seeming
In perfect accord Miss Esthers voice
has broadened and strengthened with last
years experience, and she was greeted
with applause at every appearance on
the stage she gave as two encores,
Comm thro' the Rye" and III No one
ever Marries me" Miss Alice Dale has
studied but one year with Il. ]. Kenyon
OF Ottawa. Canada, and she pleased all
with her unaffected manner Her years
training has done wonders for her voice.
Miss Frazier. as accompanist. played with
ease and briliancy and in no small meas
ure contributed to the success of the
evening. About S25 win be added to the
library fund.