Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
OWNSIfEND.


Peaked mountain Monday.
Miss Rose Whitney is working in the
home for Mrs. O. w. Follett.
A much needed rain fell Wednesday
night, cooling the air and bringing re-
lief to gardens.
Miss Bcrnice Holden and w. r. Sny-
der are visiting at Miss Holden s home
in Westminster.
Mrs o. w. Follett is entertaining her
cousins Misses Ina and Katherine Tor
rcy Of Providence, r. I.
Miss Nella Clark of Brattleboro will
come Friday for week s visit with her
cousin, Miss Leone Franklin.
c.. NJ. Dmond and Miss II. Cavanaugh
of Bedford, Mass, came Tuesday to
spend a week at Townshend Inn.
Mrs. Fuller of Brattleboro and Miss
Eugene Bemis of Athens have been
guests at the home of II. o. Gale
Miss Martha Colburn and sister, Miss
Belle Colburn, both guests at C. Q. Steb-
bins 3, are in Mortified, Mass, for n
short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Batchelder of
Beaufort, S. c., came Monday to the
Townshend Inn and visited friends at
the Dale summer home.
Miss f. E. Sessions of East Middle
bury and friend, Miss Alice Helen Jack
son Of Bellows Falls, musical instructor,
are spending a week in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Watson are re.
joicing in the news of their first grand
son, Raymond Henry, born to their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hector II. Filion of Brattleboro, on
Monday, Aug. 81.
Harry Moore and bride of Spencer,
Mass, have been guests at the home of
II. o. Gale. Mr.. Moore and sister,
Maude Moore, were for 10 years mem
bers of Mr.. Gales household when
children. Miss Moore recently mar
ried and is a resident of Worcester,
Mass.
Mrs. H. NJ. Winslow and daughter,
Mrs. Susan Atwood, are entertaining
Mrs Winslow's sisters, Mrs. Jennie
Smith with daughter, Miss Jessie
Smith) of Springfield, Mass, and Mrs.
Mary Leonard of Kccne, n. II. Both
Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Smith formerly
were residents in this village.
meeting of the Helping Hand So
ciety was held on Wednesday after
noon at the home of Miss Pearl Thayer.
Work was done on the scrapbooks and
other material which will be sent to
mission stations. The members of the
society will have sale of ice-cream
Saturday afternoon on the village park
and at the ball ground during the game.
The list of premiums offered to ex.
hibitors at the West River Grange fair
to be held during the first week of Dc.
tobcr, has been announced. COMPETE
ton for the various prizes is open ia
all whether members of the Oranges
or not. There will be no entry or ad.
mission fee except to the entertain.
ment which will be presented at the
town hall during the evening. The
children especially are urged to
keep the fair in mind during the next
month aad prepare as large a number
of exhibits as possible.
Among recent guests at the Town
shend Inn have been Mrs. l.. r. Black
mer and chauffeur, p. Karney, of st.
Louis, Mo-, Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Packard
and Miss M. L. Packard of Bennington,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atwood and son,
George Atwood, jr., of Brooklyn, Mr..
and Mrs. George b. Sears, Misses Ruth
p. and Miriam w. Sears, and Clark s.
Sears, all of DanVers, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Newlander, Miss Newlander and
Arnold Newlander of Bridgeport, Conn,
Mrs. A. G. Warner and Mrs. j. II. War
ner of Sunderland Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. d. Leonard, Miss Mildred Leonard
and Robert M. Leonard, chauffeur, all
of Waterbury, Conn.
An enjoyable dinner party was enter
tanned at the Dale summer home Wed
nesday, Mrs. H. V. Dale and Mrs. C. II
Evans acting as hostesses. The table
was laid under the large shade trees
near the house and the guests were seat
ed together. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. wilkins and daugh
ter, Mrs. G. w. wilkins, jr., of Frog
more, S. c., whose summer home is il
Westminster, and Mrs. Reginald Jevon
of New York city. Mr.. wilkins for
merly was a partner of Mr.. Macdonald
of Frogmore, who is spending the sum
mer at the home of r. l.. Fitch in thi
village and who was, with his family
among the guests. OF the 25 presen
on this social occasion all but four, Mis-
Merrifeld, Miss Farrer and Mr.. ant
Mrs. f. b. Batchelder, are or have been
at some period, residents of Frogmore
S. c.