Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-24
T0WNSHEND
Wild Heifers Caught.


At the usual time of taking young
cattle from the pasture last fall +. w.
Watson had four .year.old heifers
which were so wild that he was I'M
able TO get them. lie caught one
about n month ago. The other three
he captured little over o week ago
Herbert j. Benson is boarding at
Harry Sparks.
w. G.. Adams is visiting relatives in
Saxtons River.
Mahelle Fullerton recently spent n
few days in Brattlaboro.
!. Miss AdaiS Meacbam is working at
the county house at Newfane.
Mrs. George Whitney was in Mont
pelier on business. the last Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Adams and Doris
Tenny spent Sunday in South Wind
ham, -.-
Harry Robbins has charge of the
singing at the seminary in place of
Miss llawley.
union service of the two churches
will be held at the Baptist church Sun
day, morning and evening.
Miss Blanche Brigham was q visitor
several days at Westminster the last of
last week and the first of this.
p. II. Rutter underwent an opera
ton on his face at the Memorial hos
pital in Brattleboro last week.
L. B. Batchelder, who is spending
the winter in Brattleboro, was in town
on business several days this week..
Harold Franklin, who has been at
Pelham Bay, N. Y, has received his
HONORABLE discharge and is at home.
w. II. Miles has been appointed col
lector of taxes for the village of
Townshend in place of r. l.. Fitch re-
signed. ,
Frank Clarke was in the Memorial
hospital in Brattleboro several days
last week to undergo an operation on
his face.
Mabelle Columbus underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Me-
mortal hospital in Brattleboro last
Saturday.
Walter Thegg, one of our "navy
boys" who has been at Mrs. Alma
Cummings for a time, returned TO
Boston last week.
Hayden Marsh and Raymond Phil
lips who have been in the service over
seas, returned to Camp Merritt, n. j.,
last Saturday, and are expected home
soon.
Harry Sparks was in Saxtons River
Friday after a load of Mrs. Addie
Sparks's goods. Mrs. Sparks expects
to return to Townshend to live the
last of January.
News has come that Hayden Marsh
and Raymond Phillips, who recently
returned from overseas, have been to
sent to Leavenworth, Kan.
Mrs. B. R. Phillips is in hospital
in Quincy, Mass, where she under
went an operation for appendicitis
Jan. IL. Reports are that she is do
ing WELL .sI =
who attended the bank meeting and
dinner in Newfane Tuesday: Hugh
Holbrook, R. ]. Holbrook, ]. II. Ware,
F. II. Willard, c. II. Willard, L. j.
Parker, +. l.. Hastings, p. II. Rutter,
f.. B.. Batchelder.
Many of the seminary students re-
manned here over Sunday, there being
ia full session of school Saturday
Schools also kept Monday which is
unusual, this being done to make up
lost time, when the school was closed
on account of influenza.
Mrs. Alma Cummings went to New
fame with her team Monday taking the
following members of the w. X. c..
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Char.
lotte liiggens: Mrs. Hattie Marsh, Mrs.
Norma Howard, Mrs. Edith Cutler, Mrs
Arletta Whitney and Mrs. Eva Marsh
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins were
called to Brattleboro Tuesday, having
received news that their daughter, Miss
Marie Hawkins, nurse at the Mem
orial hospital, had met with serious
accident the previous evening while
skating. Mrs. Eflie Farwell, an aunt
of Miss Hawkins, went to Brattlcboro
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkins
The annual meeting of the Hadassah
League was held in the Baptist vcstry
Friday afternoon Jan. II. A good
number attended and the following Of
ficers were chosen for the coming year:
Pres, Mrs. l.. V. Truesdell; vice pres,
Mrs. S. II. Sparks; Sec, Mrs. n. M.
Parker; treas, Mrs. E. NJ. Cutler;
standing committee, Mrs. r. d. Phil.
lips, Mrs. Alma Cummings and Miss
Ella Ware; entertainment committee,
Mrs. Norma Howard, Mrs. Eva Marsh;
reception committee, Mrs Alma Kid
der, Mrs. Merle F. Sayer; auditing com
mittee, Mrs. II. j. Heath, Mrs. A. F.
Stone, Mrs. F. r. Davis. A very
pleasing luncheon was served at the
close of the meeting by the hostesses
Mrs. Edith Cutler and Mrs. Norma
Howard.