Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-05-18
TOWNSHEND.

f.. h. Batchcldcr is slowly GONZALES
cling from his long illness.
Miss Emma Bushnell entertained al
party of guests at afternoon tea in her
nome on Tuesday afternoon.
Edwin sawyer Of Hyde Park, Mass,
came Saturday by automobile for his
usual summer stay in town.
Mrs. l.. j. Parker visited in Bellows
Falls two days last week and attended
the county Sunday School convention in
Saxtons River.
A meeting of the Eastern Star was
held in Masonic hall Monday evening
with good attendance. One candidate
was initiated into the order.
Raymond Watson, sophomore at the
University of Vermont, has been OK
cuscd and has returned home to aid his
father, +. w. Watson, in farming.
Notice is given that the opening OK
ercises at the Congregational Sunday
school will be of n patriotic nature
with suitable songs, Rotations, etc.
Mrs. Arthur Batchcldcr and child,
after staying for some time in Brattc-
boro have Joined Mr.. Batchcldcr in
the home Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
f.. b. Batchcldcr
Mrs. Maudc Railway and little son,
Donald, Of New London, Conn, who
I have been guests at Robert and \. *.
Greenwood s. went Wednesday to
Grafton for Il short stay.
Miss Esther Dale Of northampton,
Mass. visited her sister, Mrs. c. II.
Evans, Monday and Tuesday and ar
ranged for the planting of the garden
at the Dale homestead, which the fam
lily will occupy later ir the season.
Miss Emma Bushnell plans to start
Friday for Chicago, where, she will
MIA Ike her home with her brother. She
will stop at Toledo. Ohio, and visit the
family of Mr. and Mrs. ->lton Wheel
ock, who recently moved from this vii.
lagC.
f.. II. Allbcc, DR.. +. l.. Osgood and
| Wintrcd Wheeler each took an auto
mobile load of members of the Congrc
gational Sunday school to SaXtons RiV-
cr Friday to attend the County Sunday
School convention, the whole number
being l5
Fire set by the train burned over
| large area on the hills near Emery
Jones s buildings on the West Town.
shend road Tuesday. Three automobile
loads of men went from this village to
aid in subduiIg the flames. The tim
Der burned was mostly of small growth.
A pleasant social occasion was held
Monday evening, when Mr.. and Mrs.
| o. b. Dauchy entertained the teachers,
officers and members of the Bible class
of the Congregational Sunday school
in their home. Plans for SundaY school
work were discussed and refreshments
were served.
a union morning service will he held
in the Baptist church next Sunday AS
Rev r. II. Bosworth, pastor of the Con
2regational church, is taking Il two
weeks vacation. After attending the
state congregational conference in
Brandon he will visit his daughter and
family IN Burlington.
The Boy Scouts spent their extra
time Tuesday and Wednesday in pre-
pairing and planting about one-half acre
OF land on IL. j. Heath 3 farm to po-
tatoes. %Tle remaining half acre will
be planted to beans, providing seed
can be secured. The work is being
done under the direction and with the
aid of Scout Master Lesion Wheeler.
1t is the present plan of the boys to
market the crops and use the money
for the benefit of the troop, investing
possibly in camping supplies, etc.