The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-29
TOWNSHEND.

The cold snap this week froze several
pipes in the village
John Grout, who has again been i'll and
confined to his bed, is able to be about the
house.
Mrs. Herman Torrey and two children
of Berlin, y. H., came Tuesday to visit
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Fife Far
well.
Norman and David Bishop are visiting
in South Newfane during the absence of
their mother, Mrs. {. w. Bishop, in Brat
tleborO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lowe and son. How
ard, of BrattleborO spent Sunday with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Batch
elder.
Mr.. and Mrs f. Batchelder and Mr..
and Mrs. j. III. Ware attended the annual
bank meeting and banquet at Newfane
last week.
Mrs T. NJ. Allen of West Brattleboro
came Monday to visit at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Z. II. Holland, and sons,
=. p. and L. NJ. Allbee.
y work meeting of the missionary So
ciety was held at the Congregational YES
try Wednesday. \ quilt was tied and
packed to be sent to the American Inter
national college at Springfield, Mass.
f. w. futile went Tuesday to Brattle-
bOrO to visit his wife, who is in the Memo
rial hospital. Mrs. futile is suffering
with an abcess in her head and for that
reason no operation has been performed
\ basketball team has been formed
among the girls at Leland and Grey semi
nary and practice is being held. As those
taking part are nearly all new players
no games will be scheduled at present.
The entertainment committee appointed
for the Community Dramatic club has Sc
lected the drama, The Nagabonds, for
presentation as soon as the town hall is
fT1r haI fpr
ing as members of the club now number
about $50.
During the high wind Tuesday. the big
rolling door on J. ii. Wares large barn
was thrown out by the violent suction
nearly TO the road, smashing it into spin
tiers. Luckily a pile of heavy planks were
at hand which were at once nailed across
the opening. This is the third time the
door has been thrown down by the wind
since the barn was built, although fas-
tened in an apparently secure way.
sunshine bag" was presented Miss
katherine Chase by her friends last week
The bag contained various gifts. jokes, let
tiers, etc, one of which she was instructed
TO draw out and open each day. Jellies,
conserveS and dainties to tempt the appe-
ute also We're included in the gift. Miss
Chase has been confined to her bed bv i'll
ness for several weeks and is much missed
in the store by her many friends who took
this way to express their friendship
lively but loosely played game of bas-
ketball was played at seminary hall
Wednesday evening between the seminary
team and town team. The seminary boys
proved too much for their opponents. win
ming the contest by a score of Sc to I6
The lineup: Seminary team-Maynard
Taft, G; Raymond Barry, f.; Ray VIII
der, f.; Harry Carlton. G.; Nathan
Dauchy. e. Town team-G. Sprague, C.;
Howard Osbourn, f.; Arthur Fletcher
f.; Rene Columbus, G; Robert Follett G.
The next seminary game will be played
here Wednesday, Feb >, with the Ches-
ter high as their opponents.
The steady, piercing gale from the
north Tuesday with the mercury at zero
made it impossible to comfortably heat
the school building. The children all
gathered in one room at the graded school
and much leeway in regard to seats and
lessons was necessarily given. One girl
who c0urageously walked Il mile and a
quarter from her home to attend the SEES
sion suffered frozen ear in consequence
The attendance was small and the school
teams had light loads. Mr.. Osborn. who
covers the hill district east of the village
brought in but one pupil. Many of the
children have been staying out on account
of hard colds.
The following figures were secured by
Town Representative +. w Watson at
Montpelier from the report of the state
hSh and game commissioner and will he
of interest TO all in this section where
the continued depredations of deer are so
well known. The total amount of claims
paid for damage by deer by the state of
Vermont in 191S-19 was $2,167JJ. OF
this 1881 30 was paid in Windham
county. The total paid in 1920 was
1881 II. OF this S6S6.92 was paid in
Windham county. Total number of deer
killed doing damage in the state i'm
!"lS-l9 was d. OF these 81 were killed
in this county. In 1920 81 were
killed in the state. of which 60 were
killed in Windham county. Thus over
go PER cent Of the sum for the whole
state was paid to Windham county