Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-20
T0WNSHEND
Books Bought with Donated Funds.

DUMB DOu6hI WlUn OOndJeu
Mrs. Ellen Plumb, the efficient librarian
has made out list of the books recently
purchased with money given some time
ago by some OF the summer guests here.
For various good reasons it was not used
until recently. The townspeople who en-
JOY the library are certainly very much
pleased at the interest SHOWN by out-of-
town guests as well as by the gift of
books. If the following list is clipped out
and pasted in the catalogues now in use
it will be an aid in selecting books:
In Desert and Wilderness; David Ha-
rum, Westcott; Land of Footprints,
White; Dear Enemy, Webster; Against
the Current, Steiner Seventeen, Tarking
ton; Beltane the Smith, Farnol; Far
Country, Churchill; Felix O'Day, Smith;
Jungle Book, Vol. |; jungle Book, Vol. 2;
The Obsession of Victoria Gracen, Lutz;
Highways, etc, of n. f., johnson; Mr..
Bingle, McCutcheon; Green Mountain
Boys, Thompson; John Dough, Baum;
Little Mr.. Thimblefnger, Harris.
w. S. Holland of Brattleboro was in
town on business Monday.
DR.. Charles Bruce of New York city
is at his summer home for a few days.
Miss Maud Russell of South Manches-
ter, Conn.,, is guest at the home of
Orrison Follett.
Mrs. Mary Ware Davis and two chill
dren visited at the home Of her father,
j. H. Ware, several days last week
Mr.. Davis came Sunday to take them
home.
Miss Ella Stebbins has returned to
her work in Springfield, Mass, and
Miss Ruby Stebbins returned Wednes
day night from Boston, where she had
been visiting an aunt,p -
c. l.. Gale and daughter, Hazel, also his
sons, Maynard and Arthur of SaXton'
Martin Sparks. Arthur Gale has just re
turned from the Texas border.
w. H. Miles has just received a fine
pen of 10 purebred Rose Comb II. |. Red
recently bought of w A. Stale of Wind
ham, Conn, Mr. Miles now has nothiD.
but that strain of r. I. Reds
Mrs. Lottie Holden has been called
to the home of her father, Dude,
Crosier in Guilford to sec her nephew
Leo Fennelly, who is very low. He ha
suffered with heart trouble for severa
months.
Mrs. Alton Holden s sister and hus
band, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Brooks o
New York city, also her father ant
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Crosie
of Guilford, were her guests one da.
last week.
Mrs. Hector Filion and baby, Ray
mond, who have been with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Watson, for severa
weeks, have returned to BrattleborC
Mr.. Filion has returned from his wor
in New Jersey and they will go t
housekeeping.
Mrs. Harriet Bradley entertained Sunda
at her old home farm Mrs. Rexford Der
son and two children, Miss Eta Crose
and Miss Chamberlin, all of Brattlebort
Mr. Benson carried them in his automc
bile and all enjoyed a picnic dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Aldrich and tw
children of Westmo~,land, n. H., wer
Sunday guests of Mr.. Aldrich's sister,
Mrs w. NJ Sparks and Mrs. A. 4
Marsh Mr.. and Mrs. Clough also wer
guests at A. r. Marsh's and Almo
Marsh's
During the terrific wind Tuesday
large maple tree in front of the hous
of Mrs. Alma Cummings split and tn
larger half fell, hitting the house an
breaking the jet near the ridgepole. TIL
wind was blowing a gale and no on
cared to go up to chop it away at tina
time, but fortunately not much damag
was done except the loss of fine look
ing tree. No one was hurt.