Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-04-02
TOWNSHEND

Miss Elthea Eddy of Bellows Falls
is visiting friends in town.
Guy Barry visited relatives in Sax
tons River from Saturday to Tuesday
Fred Smith of West Brattleboro has
been visiting friends in town this
week.
Lyman Gale has recovered from his
illness and is able to work in the sugar
place.
Earl Wheeler has had telephone
installed at his new residence in River
dale, 34-3.
Mrs. +. II. Gates of Rodman, N. Y,
is visiting in the home of her brother,
II. b. Osborn.
Mrs. Ralph Cole and daughter,
Thelma, of Saxtons River, are visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. Charles Beebec of London
derry came Friday to visit her daughter,
Mrs A. Chambcrlin.
Howard Lowe of Brattleboro came
Monday to visit his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Batchelder.
Mrs. Will Marvin of Saxtons River
returned home Sunday. after a visit
in the home of II. o. Gale.
Miss Lucy Franklin, who had been
at II. o.. Gales several weeks, re-
turned TO her home Monday.
| Miss Mabel Columbus will go the
| last of this week to Aver, Mass, whore
she has work during the spring months.
Mrs. II. M. Allbee of West Brattle-
boro is visiting her daughters, Mrs. p.
In. Holland, and other relatives in
town.
| Miss Florence Whitaker is working
| at f. II. Willard g and assisting in
caring for Mr.. Willard, who is in ill
health.
| Miss Eloisc Cummings returned home
Monday after spending a week with
relatives in Brattleboro and South Lon
donderry.
| Several from this village have
taken trip to Brattleboro this week
to see the spectacular display of ice
and water.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Martin of
Mort Hampton, Mass, returned to their
home Monday, after spending the week
end at p. P. Allbee's.
James Follett came Friday to spend
his spring vacation from the Burlng
| ton high school with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. o. w. Follett.
The children of J. H. Northup and
r. l.. Fitch have recovered from light
cases of scarlet fever and no new cases
have been reported in town.
Mrs. Emma Persons. who has been
| spending the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Livermore of Athol. Mass, came
Friday for short stay at her home here.
G. l.. Austin visited at the home of
his son in Saxtons River this week,
returning home on foot Thursday-a
long distance in the present travelling.
The regular meeting of Birchard w.
r. G. will be held at Masonic hall in
this village Saturday, April 10. 1t is
expected that initiatory work will be
done.
Mrs. Effie Russell of Peru and Miss
Addie acknowledgements ofss~Water-
vile, Me, were guests last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Batch
elder.
] Miss Rosa Watson, her sister, Mrs.
Ruth Filion, and children, Raymond
4 and Margaret, all of Brattleboro, Wis
tied at Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Watson IS
over Sunday.
| Mrs, NJ A. Sparks, who has been
visiting at the home of her son. Harry
Sparks, some time, returned Tuesday
to Saxtons River with her daughter
Mrs. Ralph Cole.
Mrs. Nettie Kingsbury and daughter
Miss Louise Kingsbury, returned Mon
day to East Mortified, Mass, after
spending several days at the home of
Mrs. |. L. Chase.
Allan Heath went Monday to Am.
hcrst, Mass. to begin the spring term
in the agricultural college, after
spending several weeks at home con
valescing from severe illness.
Miss Leone Franklin started Mon.
day for East Putney to begin hel
spring term of school but was detained
at Brattleboro by the condition of
the railroad tracks north of that place
Miss Margaret Mills of Port Wash
ington, l.. | .,came Saturday to spend
the Easter vacation with her parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S. Mills. Miss Mills
+ is recovering from a severe attack of
tonslitis.
On account of the absence from town
of Rev. j. II. Blackburn of the Bap-
T fist church. Il union service was held
III the Congregational church Sunday
morning. Rev. Mr.. Bosworth took his
text from Philippians 2;S, and the ser
vice was a fitting prelude TO Holy
week.
AT the meeting of West River
Grange Friday evening, DR.. F. l., Os
good was elected master, and Richart
Pierce gate keeper, to fill vacancies il
those Offices. At the next meeting
April -, the first and second degrees
will be conferred on class of sever
) candidates.
The recent house toulouse canvass
for funds for Near East relief conduct
ed by Mrs. o. w. Follett as chairman
resulted in a total of $76.46 which has
been sent to headquarters. This is il
| addition to substantial collection re
Gently taken at the Congregations
{ church for the same purpose.
The spring term of Leland and Gray
: seminary opened Tuesday. Miss Vera
, Perkins, teacher of domestic science
came from her home in Rutland tc
= Bellows Falls and hired IA team Their,