Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
TOWNSHEND.

with her aunt, Mrs. Johnson.
Blueberries are selling here for Is cents
quart and are in good demand.
The ladies' Home club will meet with
Mrs. A. b. Franklin Wednesday, Aug. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Underwood of
Bellows Falls visited in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Stella Mann of Worcester, Mass,
Is visiting her brother Eugene Wether-
bee.
Mrs. Alice Goodell Of Amherst, Mass,
visited Mrs. Sarah Wilson the first of the
week.
Miss Beth MacGregor of Hyde Park,
Mass, is visiting her uncle, Rev. w. w.
Gushee.
Mrs winslow and Mrs Susie Atwood
left last week for visits in Springfield,
Mass, and Keene,
II. ]. Wilson, employed by the Dewitt
Grocery company, is spending his week s
vacation at home.
West River chapter No. GO, o. e. S.,
held its regular meeting at Masonic hall
Wednesday evening.
Miss Myra Hobart returned home last
week and Miss Amelia Hobart came
Wednesday evening
Mrs. O'Brien and Hazel Of Boston are at
Mrs. Lawrence's in Harmonyville for their
annual summer visit
Cola Martin and Alice Ware went We'd
nesday to Londonderry, remaining over
night to attend the play.
T.. ID. Davis came home on Monday af-
ter ten days visit at his nieces, Miss
e. l.. Wares, in Brookline.
MIR. and Mrs Harry Amsden of ia
maica came Monday for visit with Mrs,
Amsden's brother, Merle Willis
Among interior improvements, we note
the putting in of a furnace at w. NJ.
Sparkss house by w. NJ. Blanchard.
Mr. Sawyer, the little cnildren's friend,
left last Tuesday for Saratoga, after a
stay Of a few weeks at A. a. Mason's.
Miss Clara Stone returned last Thurs
day to her work at Brattleboro after a
few days stay at her home over the
river.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Miles attended the
meetings Of Birchard post and the Wo-
mans Relief corps at Newfane last Sat
urday.
c. L. Gale and family of Saxtons River
visited at Martin Sparkss last Saturday.
and the daughter, Hazel, remained for a
short visit.
Miss Lillian White Of New York city re-
Gently spent few days visiting at Hor-
ace Gales, leaving here for Tunbridge for
further visits
Miss Alice Eddy came home from Bos-
ton last week, and she and her father
are making preparations for the auction
next Tuesday.
Mrs. Nina Landman Scammon and two
children spent Tuesday at DR.. Osgood's
on her way from East Rochester n. H..
10 visit In WardsbOro and Londonderry
Mrs. Russell Aldrch who is in feeble
health, received n visit recently from her
nephew Curtis Knapp Of Stratton. who
was accompanied by his wife and child.
A meeting is called Of the members OF
me Baptist church and society for next
Wednesday evening. Aug. q, that meas
ures may be taken for securing water for
the parsonage.
The tax rate this year is 143 cents on
dollar OF the grand list an increase of
~ cents over last year. A discount of 4
per cent is allowed for payment on or
before Nov. l.
Plans are being made by the two Sun
day schools for union picnic to be held
next Wednesday on the grounds OF Mrs
Lettie button below Harmonyville. Clos
ing arrangements will be made next Sun
day.
Bills are out for the auction sale to be
held on the premises OF Harrison Eddy
next Tuesday, Aug. 20, at p. m Farm
ing tools and household furniture consti-
tute the chief articles mentioned in the
bin.
NJ. F. Spencer formerly of the County
House. who has been proprietor OF the
american House in st. Adams has
bought of r. b. Gammell the Elm House.
widely known hostelry in Danville, this
state.
r. w, Blood. while waiting for the
plasterers TO finish work at the court
house at Newfane, has begun work on
the new schoolhouse in No. g. He and his
brother F. A. Blood. his assistant, are
boarding at f. w. Watsons
a pleasing little poem, The Promise"
published in The Waterman of July rs.
Is written by Miss Edna Z. X. Linsley of
NeWton Centre, Mass, a former teacner
ol Leland d Gray, and now under APP
polhtment as missionary to Japan.
Milon Park Osgood, who is spending the
week at Newfane, returned last week
IRON a two weeks outing at Sunset lake
where he had been tenting with F. T.
Gilbert He took the twelve mile walk
home by way of constitutional"
Rev w. w, Gushee is enthusiastic over
ms lew days stay at Mortified and plans
Tor second visit there He met Rev. 10
a. royal there, who was staying at Camp
Northheld, where about 300 men We're
tenting enjoying camp life, as well as the
meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Van Setback and
little son, Paul, VINO have been visiting
at Mr.. Austin's at Harmonyville. left
last week for further visits in New York
state lie will resume his work next
month as principal OF the Hoosick Fails
high school,
MISS Emma Bushnell has returned from
cambridge, Mass, where she mad been
attending the Harvard summer school.
TO Mr.. Wizards at Harmonvlle. She has
Deen engaged as one of the faculty at
burr Burton seminary in Manchester
for the coming year.
Miss NJ. G. Lane receives a cordial well
come from her many friends here while
spending part Of her vacation with Mrs.
wilson. Miss Lane taught last year at
Leland university, New Orleans, La. ana
mad previously taught two years at Ie-
land x Gray seminary
Marion Prince, whose serious illness had
been reported, and who had been living
IN a comatose state the last nine days,
died early Thursday morning. The
funeral will be held at the home of her
Everett w. Phillips, Satur-
day afternoon, at o'clock.
Notices signed by selectmen are up TO
the effect that legal voters of the town are
notified and warned to meet at the town
house Aug 20 at . p. m, to see If they
VIII authorize the school directors to
sell the old schoohouse in district No. 8:
and to transact any other business proper !
to come before said meeting.
The fall term of the seminary will open
September 3. Miss Edith NJ. Knight of
Richmond, Me, a graduate of Bates col |
lege, has been engaged as teacher in |