Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-04-15
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Edwin Parker is i'll.
Mrs. Lyman Gale is better.
Emery Jones has a new horse.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sparks is gaining.
Herbert Benson is working for A. r.
Marsh
Mrs. Perkins is with her husband at
/ Il. b. Towards.
i. w. Watson has moved his family to
! the Chaffee farm.
Mrs. r. w. Snyder was in Fitchburg,
| Mass, last week.
Miss Edna Marsh has returned to her
| home in Brookline.
Miss Florence Sanders had her milli-
merry opening Saturday.
| Miss Abbie Starr returned to her school
work in Brattleboro Monday.
Herbert Kidder injured his hand seri-
| ously, a spike being driven into 1t.
Mr. and Mrs. Grout spent Sunday at
the home OF his brother, John Grout.
| Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Davis OF West
minister spent Sunday at j. II. Wares
Mrs. Merle Willis and children return
ed Saturday to their home in jamaica.
Sharon Holden of Westminster visited
his sister, Mrs Harry Sparks. Wednes-
| day.
| Miss Hazel Taft will begin Monday to
teach the grammar school in South Lon
| donderry.
J. o. Follett is getting out stone near
| w. A. Eddy's for the new arch bridge
in the west village.
Mrs Frank Pierce and Miss Nina
Morse of Londonderry spent a few days
this week at A. D. Benson's.
Mrs. Alma Cummings and children re-
Gently spent few days at John Cum
| mings's in South Londonderry.
Miss Alcests Wheeler has returned
a n NarHsf no On, VI.,ts
she will begin teaching in Grafton.
The Baptist ladies' aid society met in
the vestry Thursday to tie another Of
the nine quilts which will be completed
soon.
The library hours on Tuesday have been
changed to Fridays evening hours. and
on Friday the library will be open in the
afternoon from to pm.
Newell Jennison and Miss Mabel Coy
were married by Rev. Daniel Mulhern
at Jamaica Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel McCarty accompanied them.
The pastor Of the Congregational church
will preach Sunday morning on Gods
covenant represented by a bow in the
cloud" All will receive a cordial well
come.
A committee of three. H. II. Chamberlin.
Mrs. e. b. Batchelder and Mrs j. c.
Taft, have been appointed to make plans
for remodeling the town hall into church
parlors
Miss Annie Phillips and friend, Miss
Eleanor de Rouhnac of Orange. Mass
left Monday after spending a few DAYS
with Miss Phillips's grandmother, Mrs
Mary Phillips.
\ lecture on Education. its develop
ment, its value. and its future" will be
given tonight, Friday, by Rev Daniel
Mcintyre and Rev Joseph Mexican in
Seminary hail.
Road Commissioner f. b. Howard has
begun work on the highways. The road
in Simpsonville is being filled. much to
the pleasure Of the travellers that way.
as in the spring when roads elsewhere
are dry this is deep with mud
The Hadassah league met Friday with
Mrs Clarence Snow. Twelve members
were present and a very enjoyable after
noon was spent. The society voted to
buy new hymn books for the church with
the help Of the ladies' aid society
The topic for next Sunday morning in
the Baptist church is: "A hasty and
therefore mistaken. inference of a world !
lY minded woman" At the union even
ing service, How a self-rellant disciple !
got into trouble will be the theme.
Mrs II. Clarke Bemis came last night !
to w. II. Mies's. Mrs. Bemis is well !
known to Townshend people through !
the excellent work she did in elocution
last commencement. and she is heartily |
welcomed back by her many friends.
At the baseball meeting Wednesday
evening w. NJ. Sparks was elected presi- |
dent, f. II. Lawrence vice president, B. |
r. Phillips secretary, w NJ Sparks !
treasurer and manager, Dr. F. L. Osgood |
assistant manager, and f. II. Lawrence |
captain
The Home club spent very enjoyable
social occasion at Mrs. j. O. Follett's |
Wednesday. Ten were present, the num-
Der being smaller than usual on account |
or illness. Mrs. Mary Phillips having re-
signed her office as president, Mrs +. b. !
Batchelder was appointed in her place.
The schools. except the one in district |
NO. g. Will begin Monday. the No. G |
school beginning Tuesday. The teachers |
are; No. l, Mrs, Ethel Benson ana Miss
Rose LaDuc; No. 3. Miss Maud Railway:
NO. I, Miss Ethel Sparks; No {. Fred
Gilbert and Miss Cola Martin. Fred Gill |
bert also is superintendent of schools.
y catalpa tree was planted in the |
Bruce yard Wednesday. This tree was |
raised from seed in Brattleboro. then
taken to Northfeld, Mass for replanting. |
1t was then taken up and planted in |
sharon station, n. Y, and at last has |
returned TO its northern state. This tree
was given Mrs. Bruce by her aunt who |
also gave Mrs. A. a. Blood one which is
in the adjoining yard.
The program for the Grange meeting
which will be held next week Friday !
Is as follows: Song, Grange reading. |
Mrs. Ellen Plumb; reading, Rev. Daniel |
Mcintyre; duet Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. |
Franklini reading, Mrs. \. A. Mason; |
reading, Mrs. f, l.. Osgood: question. rs |
the teaching of domestic science in the |
public schools commendable?" speakers. |
DR.. f. L. Osgood, a. A. Mason, and Rev. |
Mr. Mcintyre; song, Grange
Arthur Follett has been appointed by
the general superintendent of the b. & |
y. V. division to act on the committee of |
two for the purpose of investigating
labor-saving methods of doing work now
in use on other grand divisions of the
Pennsylvania railroad system and on
other roads, with view to adopting such
methods and devices as they find prac-
ticable on the B. & A. V. The idea is
that maintenance of way work NAV be
done after the most approved methods.