Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-09
TOWNSHEND.
Martin Sparks is in i'll health.

Mrs. Della Hall is confined to her
bed with grip and neuritis.
Leslie Lowe, who has been in i'll
health for some time, is gaining.
The seminary's annual original ora
torical contest will be held this year
Thursday, Feb. %.
j. II. Ware was a guest at the East
orn States Exposition banquet given
at the Hotel Kimball in Springfield
Mass, Monday.
Rev. C. I. Ramsey took charge of
the vesper service at the seminary
Wednesday giving an interesting talk
to the students.
Miss Hester Holden is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Harry Sparks, while talk
ing an enforced vacation from her
school in Wiliamsville which is closed
on account of an epidemic of measles.
Mrs. Graves and daughter, Miss
Marion Graves, are moving this week
from Prof. Smythe's tenement to the
home of Mrs. Mary Brigham, where
they will board the remainder of the
winter.
At the regular meeting of the Dorcas
guild held at the Congregational vestry
Wednesday, Mrs. Earl Knapp, Mrs.
Charles Austin and Mrs. Susan Atwood
acted as hostesses serving dinner at
noon. The afternoon was spent in saw
ing.
Rev. G. I. Ramsey, who is holding a
series of evangelical meetings in the
churches here is also the Baptist state
colporter and has with him, or will
procure for any one, Bibles in largo
assortment and a variety of other re-
lgious books. Mr.. Ramsey offers a
Bible free to any person in town who
cannot afford to buy one.
When returning from church Sunday
evening Miss Florence Howard was acct
IDENTIFY struck and thrown down by the
team driven by Perlie Allbee, who with
his wife and little son were returning
from the village. Though the force OF
the blow from shaft and cross ban
threw Miss Howard under the front
of the sleigh and behind the horse Is
heels she luckily escaped with only
the severe lameness and general shaken
feeling naturally resultant from such 8
fail. Not the least blame attaches tc
either party, Miss Howard stepped out
of the road on the left on hearing tho
dpnTOdcn OF IHe team DuC neT position
in line with an ola barn near the road
and the heavy snow beating in his
eyes as he rounded the turn prevented
Mr.. Allbee from noticing her until thu
accident occurred. Miss Howard wa.
able to return to her school at Brook
side, South Newfane, Monday morning
The secretary of the town Ii
brary, Mrs. Ellen Plumb, reports thai
about 1000 books have been issuct
from the library during the past year
OF late adult readers have somewha
fallen off as from lack of fuads few
new books have been placed on tn
shelves. The younger readers nave
found endless entertainment in the
books given by the former district su
perintendent, F. l.. Drew. These ar,
mostly school readers for various
grades, histories, nature study books
etc. Nothing is of greater value t.
the little folks than the habit of read
ing good books which many of then
are forming. Reports from Vernon
towns as given in the bulletin ISSUED
by the state library commission SHOW
no town with small collection o.
books having so good a class of young
readers as Townshend. 1t is hoped tina
larger number Of books may be pro
cured during the coming year.