Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-12
TOWNSHEND,

ToWNsHEND.
+. II. Willard sold his horse and wagon
Wednesday TO A. Il. Park
Mrs. T. S. Crane is suffering with Sc
we're bronchial trouble and cough.
Miss Ethelind Carleton is in Newfane
during the spring term of court.
Miss May Willard went Saturday to
Newfane TO visit at Mr.. Hescocks
Loren Pierce of Londonderry called up
on friends in town last Saturday
Miss Bertha Phillips is employed at the
County House. Newfane, during court
Rev. j. N. Cross Of Trumbull Conn,
was recent guest at Fred Watson's.
Royal Sanderson reports the snowfall
for March 61a inches, rainfall ~ inch.
Russell Blood took an enforced vaca-
ton last week, the grip being responsible
l.. w. Kingsbury and Harrison Kings
bury of Jamaica visited last week at
l.. r. Barnes's.
Birchard post, G. A. r., and Woman
Relief corps will meet in Newfane Sat
urday April 10.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stoddard returned
Tuesday night from Chester, where they
have been several weeks.
l.. r. Barnes expects to sell his meat
market or move it to Jamaica in the
course of few weeks.
Mrs. Royal Sanderson, who suffered Sc
we're bruises by falling from a carriage
last week, is confined to her bed
The Townshend- Saxtons River stage
route, owned by Charles T. Carleton, has
been sold to Bert Barrie Of Saxtons River.
Mrs. Everett Phillips returned home
Saturday night after spending several
weeks with relatives in Boston and Prov
idence
on account of the bad weather and the
small number present the meeting of the
fire district was adjourned to Monday
evening, April Is
Harry Cobb. who has been in Bellows
Falls week, gave his parents a surprise
visit last Sunday, returning Monday to his
position in Nashua, n. II.
Mrs. w. II. Miles entertained her five
young lady students last Friday in a most
enjoyable manner, and in turn was pleas
antly remembered by them with a gift in
recognition of her birthday anniversary.
large congregation greeted Mr.. Fer
guson at the Congregational church last
sunday morning and listened with at
tention to his interesting talk, which was
really report of progress in the tenn
perance cause for the state OF Vermont
Mrs. Holcomb and Miss Elsie Holcomb
who have been spending a few days in
town, returned Tuesday to their home in
Greenfield Mass.
The Stoddard homestead, which has
been owned by the Stoddard family many
years, was sold last week to Asa Thomp-
son of White Plains n. Y. Mr.. and Mrs
Stoddard will go to Chester about the
first OF May. 1t is with regret that old
friends and neighbors are called upon to
relinquish them from their midst The
musical talents of Mrs. Stoddard Miss
Mabel Stoddard and Mrs. Annie Stod-
dard MaKay have been a source Of great
enjoyment on many occasions in the past
and they will be missed from the musical
entertainments of the future Mr. and
Mrs. Stoddard have the best wishes Of
the community as they go to their new
home. Asa ana Byron Thompson and the
Misses Thompson are too well known
here to need an introduction. having lived
here seven or eight years ago. occupying
the house owned by b. b. Brigham. They
will be a welcome addition TO Townshend
society.
On Sunday spring seemed assured.
though reasonably cool, the grass had be-
gun to freshen and the roads leading from
the village were settled with Monday
came snow storm. continuously Tues
day and Wednesday making the heaviest
snowfall from one storm experienced dur
ing the winter, about Is inches being de-
posted. Monday and Tuesday wagons
were dragged heavily along with the
moist snow clinging to every part. The
northern stage making its first "trip I'M
der its new management was one hour
late Monday night and with its snow
clogged wheels had the appearance of a
carriage decorated for a flower carnival
The walking about the village has been
worse than at any time during the past
winter. as the sidewalk snowplow seemed
TO be out of commission, and IT was left
lot each pedestrian TO make his own
path. On Wednesday morning wagons
were entirely out OF It, only sleighs and
sleds being seen. Last week the sugar
makers believed the end of the season
was near, but with the changed conditions
many more pounds OF sugar and gallons
OF syrup will be added to the product OF
1907. 1t will be remembered that on the
10th and 18th of April. 1906, a snowfall
OF eight inches visited Townshend. being
very similar to the present one only not
as heavy