The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-03
TOWNSHEND.

Alicia Bishop has been out Of school
with illness several days
Mr.. and Mrs Cortland Lewis and baby
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lewis.
w. L. Tenny returned Friday from
Sharon, where he has been working the
past two weeks.
Miss Abbie GoodeT of South Newfane
came Sunday to work for Mrs. l. S.
Sayre, who is in i'll health.
Harold Franklin of Keene, n. H, Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. H.
Franklin, several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cate and children
visited at the home of her sister Mrs. r.
L. Fitch in Brattleboro last week.
Mr.. and Mrs E. J. O'Brien, who have
been at their bungalow for the past two
months, returned Thursday to their
home in b ston.
Mrs. G. II Baker, who has been visit
ing friends here has gone to Rutland
ing to her home in South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asherton Hale of Clare
mont \. H., and Mr.. and Mrs. Phette-
place of Vernon were guests at the home
Of II. s. Kidder Sunday. Mrs. Hale
stayed for a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Wheeler of
Hyde Park, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Grasse and son of Worcester,
Mass. visited Mrs. Ellen Wheeler at
Rev S. L. Nincents and other relatives
in town Sunday and Monday.
The inspection of Birchard Woman's
Relief corps which was planned for Fri
day afternoon has been postponed indefi-
nitely on account of the illness of the
inspecting officer. Mrs. Elizabeth Wheel
er of White River Junction.
John Follett, aged II, was badly
burned on his legs and one hand while
taking a dish of melted tallow from the
stove Thursday evening. DR.. f. l.. Os-
good was called to dress the burns and
the lad was able to be about the house
in few days.
Recent visitors at the home of Mrs
Della Hall have been Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Campbell of Leyden, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Blanche Woodland of Grafton and Frank
Woodland of Athens. Miss Margaret
Moore also spent a few days with the
Hall family recently.
Mrs. D. G. Smythe who has spent the
summer at her home returned Saturday
with her little grandson and Miss Celia
Capen to Hartford, Conn. Prof. Smythe
was with his family the first Of the week
Mrs. Smythe has aided much in the social
life of the village and will be gladly vel,
coined back in the spring.
News has been received here Of the
death of Mrs Sarah Gates Howard
81 at her home in Agawam, Mass. She
was resident Of Townshend in her girl
hood. She was the daughter of Nathan
iel Gates and married Wells Henri How
ard of Amherst. Mass, a cousin OF Mrs.
Charles Cutler of Townshend. She leaves
a son and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Miles visited their
old home farm now owned by Mrs
Charles Hall recently, making the trip
up the steeD hill in Henry Puffer's au-
tomobile and taking only 20 minutes from
the village for the ride, a considerable
change from former days Mr.. Miles is
a veteran of 78 and he and his wife
spent their early married life on this
farm.
The pupils Of the village school held a
Halloween marty at the Union school
house on Friday afternoon. Fortunes
stunts gave all a jolly time. The boys
appeared in masquerade giving the girls
a chance to guess their identity and add
to the fun. Refreshments Of popcorn
and apples were enjoyed. The narty was
Manned bv the teachers. Mrs. May Phil
lips and Miss Shirley Gibson.
A meeting of the Hadassah league
was held at the Baptist vestry on Friday
afternoon with % members and visitors
in attendance. A delicious lunch was
served by Mrs. II. J. Heath and Mrs.
made that on Friday, Nov. u, Miss Beu-
lah Bates of Bennington, state worker
in missionary and Sunday school meth
DDS. would be in town and speak to the
girls of the place in the afternoon and
women in the evening on missions and
plan the forming of societies in the Bap-
fist church.