Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
TOWNSHEND


Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb drove to westmlns-
ter last week for a two days visit.
Mrs Blckford Is moving this week to
the upper tenement in T.. l.. loves
house.
Miss Myra Hobart returned from visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Ward, in Gulford last
week.
Milton Thayer attended the golden we'd
ding Of his brother in Lancaster, Mass,
oct. "A.
The Dorcas Guild will meet with Mrs.
Charles Willard next Wednesday after
noon, Nov. 6.
Mrs. Margaret Watson is assisting in
caring for the sick at Ora Howe's in
West Townshend
Prof. John Colburn of Burr and Burton
seminary, Manchester, spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Follett
Mrs. Green of Bernardston, Mass, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Addie
Green, in Harmonyville.
Mrs. Edna Wright of Jamaica visited
her sister, Mrs Almedia Boynton, at
e. II. Fessendens last week.
The seminary students celebrated Hal
lowe'en with stirring social, embracing
an amusing program and refreshments.
James Flynn is working for Mr.. Marsh
in the meat market in place of Bert
Royal Bradley is enjoying his visit at
Rockwell Davls's while his grandmother,
Mrs. r. l.. Nichols, is visiting in whiting
ham.
Rev. Mr.. Sunbury of Brookline preached
at the Congregational church last Sunday
in exchange with the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Mcintyre.
Mrs. Frank Eddy and two children left
Monday morning for California, in COM
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Fairbanks.
Miss Michigan, trained nurse from
Brattleboro. is caring for Mrs. Susie At
| wood. who is slowly recovering from her
serious illness.
All the hunters have returned and no
| deer have been reported since Wednes-
day night. Some pursuing the hunt
| camped for the week.
The chicken-pie supper by the Hadas-
sab league at the Baptist rooms Wednes-
| day evening was well patronized and t24
was added to the treasury.
Prof. Lewis returned Monday night
and the seminary reopened Tuesday
| Mrs. Lewis remained in New York state
| few days with her parents.
/ Mrs. Bigelow, who spent some weeks in
! Canaan, returned home last week. Her
daughter, Mrs. a. T. Bigelow, with little
| Rhoda, will leave for Boston this week.
Mrs. w. II. Miles spent Saturday with
| her daughter. Mrs. Fred Cuuer. who re-
J Gently moved from Brookline to Newfane
and who is well pleased with her new
! home.
Mrs. Mary Phillips has received news
! that her son. John Phillips. is In a hos
| pital In his home town in Illinois. III from
! blood poisoning caused by an injury to
! one foot
! Arthur Follett. who has been enjoying
! vacation visit at his old home. returned
last Monday with his family to Gallitzin.
| Pa, where he is employed as assistant
supervisor OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
DR. f. L. osgood was elected president
OF the Windham County Medical society
at the annual meeting held in Brattleboro
| recently. and DR.. Thomas Rice, formerly
OF this town, vice president.
| Tine high water caused serious damage
| to the bridge which is being built by
]. o. Follett at Cold river In Walpole.
| The framework that supports the arch
was undermined and fell In. carrying part
OF the stonework with It. 1t will take
several days TO repair the damage.
The name OF Miss Abbie FoIlett was
| accidentally omitted last week from the
| list of members of the Follett family who
enjoyed reunion recently Miss Follett
ranks among our best teachers and is
teaching the fall term in jamaica She
|
Arthur Stone finishes his work as sta
ton agent this week and Ray Holt OF
| Londonderry will take his place. The
travelling public would like to see the
waiting room at the station treated with
a judicious application Of paint and
whitewash. soap and water. and condi-
lions outside improved as well.
A collection will be taken in the Con-
gregational Sunday school next Sunday
/ 10 ha1 10 bs.
port OF scholar at the Penn normal in
sutute and agricultural school at Frog
more, St. Helena, s. c. The usual month
ly missionary collection taken at the Bap-
fist Sunday school will be devoted to
foreign missions.
A washout on the West River railroad
this side OF Salmon Hole bridge delayed
the train half an hour Monday night and
the train left the station about midnight
on Tuesday night, delayed by the wash
out below Willamsvile. Considering the
condition of the roadbed II is fortunate
that there were no serious accidents as
the result OF the storm.
The blacksmith shop which left its old
foundations last week rested, over Sun
dag and during the two days OF the
storm at the head OF West street and
was advanced on Wednesday nearly to its
new foundations next 10 the post office
The motive power was furnished by
three yokes OF oxen, while a force OF
men under the direction of Mr.. Saunders
assisted in the moving.
One OF the witnesses called to the Fair
banks trial passed a strenuous night
Tuesday. Mr.. Severance, who lives three
or four miles north OF the village, took
the train that night in Newfane, reaching
Tcwnshend at midnight. Taking his team
here he arrived home at half past one
MIXED five cows, did other numerous
chores retraced his steps and was back
in Newfane the next morning by the els
train.
Mrs. ". w Follett is planning to spend
the winter in Florida and will start next
week with her two sons, II Miss Orrie
Dale can leave Brantford Ontario, where
she has been staying until Miss Esther
Dale makes good recovery from typhoid
fever. They will meet in New York and
take the same steamer for the South.
Orinda Ford will go with Mrs. Follett
and join her aunt, Miss Orrie Dale, in
New York. Mrs. Folett will visit in st.
Petersburg. Fla
An invitation was extended to the mem
bers of the Baptist church to meet with
the Brookllne church at its annual roll
call on Friday OF this week. 1t seems
eminently proper that these two churches
should meet together. as the Brookline
church assisted largely in the founding
of the Townshend church. The record
states that the latter church was founded
| on Independence daV 1927 in the brIclS