Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-02-11
T0WNSHEND
"willowdaIe" Finely Presented

| "Willowdale" Finely Presented
Ever since Thursday the applause for
| the play "Willowdale" has been waited
to and fro. This three-act drama OF
| country life was great success.
| Through the tireless effort both of Prof.
| Frederick w. Wallace and the actors re-
| nown has been won for Leland and Gray.
Each part showed thorough training and
| careful application. each character was
assigned to the person who had that GER
tain power Of art to perform 1t best Too
| much praise cannot be given each one.
| as the work accomplished by each receives
| due credit The weather man was any
| thing but agreeable that evening, never
| tneless relatives and friends OF the semi
nary students and players were present
from Brattleboro, Williamsville, Newfane.
Brookline Jamaica and Grafton.
Very entertaining and enjoyable music
was furnished by Mr. Leitslnger, pianist.
| and Alison Dugan violinlst, Of Brattle.
| boro, and Ned Taft. cornetist Of Saxtons
River. Mrs. A. l. Rand sang a solo.
The synopsis Of the play is a follows:
Act Interior OF Willowdale post office
and Joel Bassetts store on an afternoon
in September The accusation. Act IL
Sitting room in Joel Bassetts house, the
evening OF the church sociabe the fol-
lowing week. The engagement Act III
Same as Act H., one month later. the
wedding.
The cast OF characters: Joel Bassett
postmaster and storekeeper, Joe Snow;
Tom Skerret. the accused. Abner Bristol:
Joseph Godfrey. lawyer, ambitious, I'M
scrupuious, Harry Howe: Clarence Dns-
more. the school teacher, Theodore
Ockels; Rev. Mr. Prosser, the minister.
Charles Lowe Lem Hackett. leader of the
cnoir' 1mpromptu detective Park OsgooI
Simon Primer. who would rather white
than work, Harry Wilbur; Mile Bassett
child OF fate. Mildred Phillips: Mrs.
bassett, Joels wife. inclined to have her
own way, Lottie Hosley: Rosetta Gates.
a bit fiighty, but a true friend. Edith
LAndman; Miss Hazey. VINO imagines
Things, Ella Ware; Oleander. tine help"
VINO thinks life is a joke, Laura Ware.
Emma Hastings has been III with tonsi-
litis.
The Home club meet today at Mrs. John
CIRCUITS
Guy Howe has finished work at Edward
Dunhams.
The Dorcas Guild met yesterday at
Mrs. F. L. loves.
Miss Ethel Follett mas finished her
school in Windham and is at home.
Miss Hazel Jones. on account OF illness
mas not attended school at the seminary
this week
Miss Stella Morse returned Saturday 70
WiIIlamsville after a short stay with Miss
Grace Chase '''
Miss Blanche Corser, after spending
week IN town, returned to her Northfield
home Friday
The theme for next Sunday in the Ran
list church will be The duty Of a full
grown Christian"
Grace Chase left Saturday to spend
several days with her sister, Mrs. Merle
Willis, in Jamaica.
Clarence Truesdell during the month NJ
January from about 200 hens sent 21I
dozen OF eggs to market.
Mrs. Susan Atwood gave a dinner marty
saturday in honor OF Miss Susan Ross's
14th birthday anniversary
Charles Austin hurt his thumb badly
log rolling upon it while he has M work
at Wizards mill this week
George Eager moved his family 70 tho
West village Friday where he has en-
ployment in Willis Taft's mill
Mrs. Martha Grout, after spending a
rev days at John CIRCUITS. returned 10
her nome in Newfane Tuesday
full account of the Baptist roll call
and dinner, which was held at tine church
yesterday will be given next week.
John Brigham came from Duluth. MINI
to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. r.
brigham and sister, Miss Blanche Brig.
ham. D'is-
Guy Nelson who enlisted in the United
states army, Company e, 3Oth Infantry
Albert Brown. N'S'
W. s. Holland of Brattleboro was IN
town the first OF the week. ass1st,ne w ~
H. Miles in preparing the semi-annnsi
LepOrt OF the Vermont department. q |
w D Holland, formerly of this town
mas been engaged to assist c. A. McRae |
IN the special sale of clothing which viii |
open In the latter's store in BrattIehoro
Feb. II. a'''eOoro
AZ the morning service in the ConRre-
satlonai church Sunday the sub.
a. WIN DC Abraham Lincoln judged by
Is WORDS In the evening in the union
service in the same church the pastor wuI
speak on the topic His motive for foI
owing the Master" All will receive q
cordial welcome.
The Baptist ministers conference -,
west River valley was held in the Rants
,nurch on Monday At the morning sesN
'Ion heV' W. $. Boardman conducted an
N,'a u ,n, study OF the Second Epistle 10
ne lhessalonians on the basis of tbe
ireek text. Dinner, which was ser,,.s ~ t'
ne Hadassah league, was much amir
Ialed by the conference. Rev. ID G Mi
ierh OF Jamaica formally expressed IN
hanks OF the conference I'm a Wit,
peech ia the ladies' In the afternooHn
teV, r. H. Tibbals read an able paner on
Faurs Conception of God" A penerai
lseusslon followed. There were nresant
.eV' w s. Boardman, Rev. r. II. TIbbais
'eNs u; . Mulhern, Rev IS C. Clark, Rev
, ~, berry, Rev. II. s. McHaIe proc
70 w wallace Rev Joseph Mexican.