Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-01
TOWNSHEND.

Mr. and Mrs Robert Fuller have moved
to the Church farm.
Charles Evans went yesterday to Wind
ham after some dogs.
Il. IL. Batchclder has rented Miss Sus-
an Ross land for five years
A. l.. Marsh has sold one Of his horses
to William Rand of Newfane.
Jesse Lane returned to Brattleboro Fri
day after spending few days in town.
Leon Truesdel of Waterville, Maine,
is at his fathers, Clarence TruesdelTs
Bemuel Van Schaick joined his wife
and son at Charles Austn's Saturday
Harry Pierce of Athol came Friday to
his home in Riverdale, returning Monday.
Frank Wilbur Of Grafton visited his
aunt Mrs. H. II. Chamberlain, last week
Miss Plumb was unable to teach in the
seminary Wednesday by reason of Illness.
Lottie Jones, who is attending Castle
ton normal school, is at home for vaca-
ton
May Howe came Friday from Brattle-
boro to remain over Sunday with Hazel
Taft
Mrs. Dora Benson of Brattleboro spent
Sunday at her sisters, Mrs. Frank Mar
tins.
Col A. b. Franklin and f. b. Howard
tore down Edwin Parsons's barn this
week.
Guy Barry returned this week from a
visit with his grandparents in SaXtons
River.
The Dorcas Guild will serve a mystery
supper tonight Friday, followed by a
social
The senior class in the seminary served
ice cream on the common Wednesday
night
Mrs Fred Hulett and daughter, Mad
cline left yesterday to visit relatives in
Boston
Mrs Sarah Wilson Of Brattleboro came
Wednesday to her brothers, a. a.
Mason's.
Fred Smith is moving from the West
village to occupy Mrs. Lette Dutton' S
tenement.
Mr.. Ballou of Westminster, Mass has
visited his niece, Mrs Stone, the past
two weeks.
Ten deer were seen this week on w. a.
Eddys moving and six in one Of the North
street gardens.
Mildred Corser, after spending some
time in town, returned to Mortified,
Mass Friday
Mrs. Fred Randall came Monday night
from Brattleboro hospital. Mrs. Appleby
is her nurse
Miss Abbie Starr came Friday for her
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+. l. Hastings's.
Miss Olive Pierce has recovered from
| her illness and has gone to take up her
school work in Leyden.
| W. f. Blood has bought f. b Batchel-
| der's pasture and sugar place, formerly
known as the Reed land
The 43d annual encampment Of the
| department Of Vermont, G. A. R., will be
held in Montpelier June 1917.
Hugh Phillips and Carl Bruce Of Nor
| witch university, Mortified, came to their
! homes Thursday for the Easter vacation
J Miss Eddy and Miss Grace Morse OF
| Brattleboro spent a few days with their
aunt, Mrs. Z. b. Batchelder. and Mrs. +
l. Lowe.
Ernest Hodgdon OF Yale University
New Haven, Conn, is home with hi.
mother, Mrs. Charles Hodgdon, in Har.
monyville
The language classes were dismissed
| Wednesday on account OF the Illness OF
Miss Packard. She resumed her worl
| Thursday.
| Will give lecture on General and Tech.
nical Education" tonight, Friday. II
| Seminary hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Allbee. Miss Bowder
and George Osgood OF Brookline ant
Harry Kingsbury of Jamaica were II
! town Wednesday,
The Baptist ministers conference OF
! West river valley will be held next Mon,
! day in the Baptist church. Dinner will b,
served by the ladies' aid society.
Lena Landman went Wednesday to heI
home in Londonderry after spending a few
days with Miss Lottie Jones and her sis.
tiers, Hazel and Edith Landman.
At the Congregational church Sunday
morning the pastor will speak on THE
| Masters thrice repeated question to Pc.
ter Let all friends of this church be il
attendance.
Mrs. II. Y. Dale and son, John, cam,
saturday to her home from Springfield
Mass. Mrs. Dale stayed this week witt
her daughter Miss Orinda Dale. John i.
to remain during the summer.
Mrs II. r. Moore has spent the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Adam
She went to Peru recently to visit rela.
tives Mrs. Moore IS rs years old and Ia,
never felt the need of spectacles.
Great excitement was caused in Har
monyville Tuesday when the bonfire bull
by Mr.. Van Schaick leaped the wall anC
took its course up Mr. Livermore's hill
The mill men were summoned and the
fire, which for time was the ruling
power, was eXtinguished.
Topic for next Sunday at the Baptis
church, in the morning, "A veteran
preacher charge TO a young pastor con
corning some important and practica
matters in the church; in the evening a
the union service, Ways of lettering oul
town schools, churches and homes"
In the meeting of the Congregations
! society Monday evening it was voted tC
! rent the church vestry to the town fol
the September meeting for a satisfactory
| sum and to the Grange and Independent
Order of Forresters for a certain amount
until such time as they see fit to re
model the hall
The woman's Baptist mission societ,
met with Miss Harriet Fletcher Frda,
afternoon The subject was home mis-
sions. Mrs. Mason read from THE Cal
| of the Waters" i'm relation to the trials O
| short reading. The question came VI
as to the difference between the Puritan
and the Pilgrim fathers. Mrs. WalIac,
was asked to prepare a paper on thi.
subject, to be read at the next meeting
The body of Mrs. Nettie Bennett wa.
| brought here yesterday from Brattlebor,
| for burial, Mrs. Bennett was born il
Townshend in October 1916 and re
NAMED here until her marriage to Ed,
ford O, Bennett in 1876. Afterwards the,
lived in Boston, Newfane and Brattleboro
| After Mr. Benefits death in 1892 Mrs
| Bennett lived in West Swanzey Califor,
mia and Keene Last October she wen
| to Brattleboro to live with her sister-in.
law, Mrs. Frank Wellman, at whose home
her death occurred Monday Mrs Ben,
nett had been an invalid nine years anC
since November she was confined to hei
bed. She was a woman of gentle and
winning ways and she leaves many