Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-29

the home of Mrs. Rice's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Lowe.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Durham visited
i'm SaXtons River last week Mr.. Dun
ham has returned, his wife making a
more extended visit
Frank billiard is obliged to give UP his
position as engineer at Wizards mill on
account of i'll health. His place will be
taken by George II. Gale
William w Holbrook has returned
from his visit in Fairfax and reports deep
snow and very bad travelling in the
northern part of the state.
In the Congregational church next Sun
day morning palm Sunday will be observ-
ed. The pastor will have for his theme,
"Jesuss entrance into Jerusalem"
Blazing Star lodge, No. 20, f. and A.
NJ, held regular communication Tues
day evening One candidate was intro
duced to the mysteries of the third de-
gree
Blazing Star chapter, No. 60, o. f. s.,
recently presented to Blazing Star lodge
NO. 20, F. and A. M, a full set of heavy
oak chairs for the officers stations in
the lodge room.
Miss Blanch Brigham, Miss Grace
Chase, Miss Cola Martin, F. L. Lowe and
others from this town are in Washington
southern Vermont
special communication of Blazing
star chapter, No. 90, O. f.. S, was held
Wednesday of last week. District Deputy
CHARLES Howard of Bellows Falls was
present One candidate was received.
Miss Carrie Mason left for Bellows
Falls Monday to take up her work in
the office of the Vermont Farm Machine
company, after a five months absence
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November.
Harry Cudworth of New York civ is
guest of his brother Eugene b. Cud-
worth. Mr.. Cudworth formerly was a
resident of this town and a student at
Leland and Gray seminary. He is now a
motorman in New York
In the Baptist church next Sunday
morning the pastor will have for his
topic, Giants in the way of the progress
OF the kingdom of God" In the union
service in the evening in the same church
the subject will be, The peacemaker."
The deep snow of Sunday revived the
sledding and many teams have been on
the road hauling logs this week. The
Shedding hardly has been better this
winter on some of the roads than the
early part of this week.
Milton Thayer has moved his family to
the village, where their future home will
De In the house recently bought of Mrs.
Sarah Wilson. After getting fully set
tied Mr. Thayer will work for Charles
Fl. Willard in the sawmill
Nine inches of snow fell Sunday. maxi
ing attendance at the churches rather
light. w. NJ Sparks was out with the
snow plow and had good, wide, smooth
path all through the village for those
who wished to attend the morning SER
vices. The church going people were
a nf ha
them.
sheriff's sale of property formerly
owned by Ira Pratt was held at the
former home of Mr. Pratt at the north
end Monday. The foreclosure was in the
interest of the estate of the late G..
Warner Townsend and was conducted by
Deputy Sheriff George Alexander of
Saxtons River The property sold con-
sisted of one horse IS COWS ami farming
tools.
The mixed train had an accident near
Bacon's mill Friday, one car leaving the
rails in such way as to call for the
services of the wrecking train and crew.
The car was replaced on the rails and
started for South Londonderry at p.
m. This delay nearly upset the schedule
of several Townshend people who had
planned to take the mixed train to Brat
tleboro to join the excursion train to
Nashlngton Saturday morning They
were able to make their connections as
the mixed train left for Brattleboro about
II p. m.
A call has been issued for caucus
to be held in the town hall tomorrow,
Saturday, evening, by the Republican
committee of the town, w. NJ Spar S
chairman, first to choose three delegates
and alternates to the Republican con-
vention in Montpelier April for the
purpose of electng two delegates and
two alternates to the ma ional Republican
convention in Chicago, to nominate can
didates for president and vice president;
second, to choose three delegates to the
Republican convection in Montpelier April
10 to elect two delegates and two alter
mates at large to the Republican national
convention
The entertainment given by the Ha-
dassah league at the town hall Wednes-
day was very successful. over 1928 was
taken at the door and the evening was
thoroughly enjoyed by a large audience
The program began with a cornet duet
by Floyd Robinson and Addison Kidder
which was well played. This was fol-
lowed by finely rendered recitation by
Miss Hazel Jones. Then came a piccalo
duet by the Heath children, Eunice and
Allen, which delighted the audience Be
tween the acts Pearl Starks gave a cor
net solo that pleased the audience very
much. Waldron Russell and Prentiss
Butler won special applause for their
brass duet on trombone and baritone
horns. The play given by II women
young and older, furnished no end of
amusement. every character being hap
PLY interpreted, and the play as whole
showing a great deal of work and much
patient preparation. A social time fol-
lowed, with an hour spent in marching,
music and conversation
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