Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-09-02
TOWNSHEND

Mrs. s. l.. Vincent is Ill with bron.
chitis
Will Benson lost a valuable work horse
recently.
Mrs. Randall of Newfane is caring for
Mrs G. A. Lawson. "l
A well attended dance was held at the
town hall Wednesday evening.
Miss Clara Greenwood went Saturday
to Lowell, Mass, for weeks vacation.
Miss May Willard of Burlington has
been a guest of Mrs. Il. ii. Allbee this
week.
Mr.. Hopkins of Buffalo came Friday
to spend the weekend with his family at
A. X. Greenwood's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gary of Spring
field Mass, have been recent guests at
A. X. Greenwood's
Miss Elizabeth Norcross of Winchen-
don, Mass, has been guest of her friend
Miss Clara Greenwood f3
A meeting of the Dorcas Guild will be
held at the Congregational vestry Wed.
nesday of next week.
W. w. Whitney and son Edwin Wis
tied his daughter, Mrs. Rose White at
Canaan, n. H., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Willard went
Wednesday for few days camping trip
through northern Vermont.
Paul Park of South Rycgate has Wis
tied his aunts, Mrs. g. $. Mills and Mrs
+. II. McColl, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Houghton of New
York have been stopping at |. =. Sayre's
and calling on friends in town this week.
Robert Follett is the leader of the
Christian Endeavor meeting next Sunday
evening and the topic will be, Thy will be
done, Matt. 6:7-1j. i
The Helping Hand society held a sue
| cessful sale on the park Wednesday aft
ernoon disposing of all articles in a
short time and clearing about $40 for
! their treasury. +
| An apple tree with several clusters of
blossoms has been novel sight for the
season, in NJ. w. Thayer's yard re-
Gently. Wild Strawberries have also been
picked by the same family.
Farmers in town began filling their
sios last week, an unusually carly date
Plums, pears and other fruit are ripenine
fully two weeks before their accustomed
time as a result of the early spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Franklin went
with her sister and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Davis whom they will join in
an automobile trip through Maine ant
other sections.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Park Osgood ant
children, who have spent the summer
with relatives here and in nearby towns
returned Tuesday to White River juno
ton, DR.. and Mrs. f. l.. Osgood going
with them by automobile.
George Gordon. Robert Gordon ant
sisters, Misses Elsie. Ruth and Louise
the home of NJ w. Thayer Mrs
/. |Thayer's sister. Mrs. Nellie Robinson o.
i North Adams is also a visitor there.
AT the Grange meeting Friday evening
a committee was. appointed to undertak,
the care of the triangle of hydrangea
+, near the park Plans were also made fO
the Grange fair and a meeting of tn,
committee chairmen will be held soon.
Mrs Frances Snow went Monday will
ID. &. Smythe and little David Snow t.
: Mansfield Center. Conn. where she vii
spend two weeks at the home of he
grandson, J. {. Snow. Mr.. Smythe re
turns to his position as principal n
| Hartford, Conn.
+. Necessary work of building partition
etc. in the town hall postoffce room ha
been done this week by Blood brother
: and3the Affiee will probably be move
into the new convenient and commodou
quarters In another week, much to tn
satisfaction of oil citizens of the town.
rev. and Mrs. j. ii. blackburn an
,kew York, were in the villag
: Monday ana Tuesday, having complete
;, n 3,000-mik camping trip and being O
, their way to their former home in FAN
haven. Mr.. Blackburn was forme
Baptist pastor here and all were gla
:. to greet the family again. They spen
the night at ii. S. Kidders.
!, Eleven members, including DR.. an
Mrs. +. l.. OsgoOd. C. Fl. Straitiff, Rev
= and Mrs. C. w. Bishop. Mrs. Matti
Turner. Miss Evelyn Turner. Mrs, ii. II
Franklin, Mrs. James Perkins. Mrs. II
: III. Howard, and W. p. Osgood attcnde,
:, Pomona Grange at Dummerston Cente
Wednesday, when sc members of Ches
hire county Pomona Grange were pres
ent and gave n fine program in the aft
ernOOn. Dinner was served to about 20'
Grange members.
The village schools will open Sept. G
Teachers have been engaged for all po
sitons and the junion-Senior high schOo
gives promise of having an unusuall
successful year under Principal J. II
! Wright. A large number of out of tow
pupils have already been enrolled. On
! difficulty exists in finding rooms for tn
!, students, especially for boys. Those hav
ing or knowing of suitable rooms whicl
p can be obtained will greatly aid tn
school bv notifying the principal or su
perintendent