Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-29
TOWNSHEND
Fair Plans in Detail.

played this year at the town hall, using |
the commodious upper piazza for the ex
hibts of fruit vegetables, canned goods, |
etc. Tables for needework, etc, will be |
placed in the long entrance hall and
cloakrooms. All exhibits should be |
forenoon that the entire display may be |
ready for the judges inspection by /
o'clock. Admission is free and the pub
lie is invited to attend.
The better baby contest will be held in
the Baptist vestry, beginning at 2
babies under three years of age and
prize is offered the best baby under one
year, between one and two years, and
between two and three years of age. DIR.
G. :. Leach, health officer, will be the
Judge and will be assisted by Miss Clara
IL. Hoffman, district public health nurse.
All children under school age are invited
to be present and mothers may ask any
needed advice
a hot oyster supper will be served in
the dining room at the town hall from
6 to s and at s o'clock the three-act
comedy drama, Valley Farm, will be
presented by the South Londonderry
Dramatic club. The reputation of this
club for high class entertainments is
we'll known.
The play will be followed by dance
for which Shows orchestra will furnish
music.
Tickets for the evening entertainment
will go on sale ut II. w. Phillips's store
Wednesday morning at s o'clock.
Prize lists for the fair may be OBJ
tanned of any of the general committee.
Miss Angelina Simpson and Miss Lii
liam Deans have been appointed n com
mittee on antiques and n specially will
be made 'of this department this year.
Anyone having heirlooms are asked to
exhibit them.
Mrs. C. H. Evans of Springfield;
Mass, visited at the Dale homestead last
week.
Harry Carlton and Maynard Taft
have returned from trip to Syracuse,
y. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Davis of Whiting
ham were guests at Rockwell Davis's
Sunday.
Miss Betty Whitney returned Sunday
from Brookline where she worked sew
eral weeks.
Miss Clara Il. Hoffman assisted at
| the Red Cross rest tent at Brattleboro
during the fair.
Mrs. r. II. Bosworth returnd to Bur
lington Friday after spending few
| weeks in town.
Mrs. Thomas Rice of Brattleboro and
sister, Mrs. Ella Pratt of Boston, visited
their mother, Mrs. Lowe, Sunday
All roads led to the Valley fair this
week and apparently every fivver, jitney
and touring car was headed that way.
f. Il. Batchelder is gaining slowly
from his serious illness. A nurse from
the Mutual Aid association is caring for
him.
The Townshend ball team won hotly
contested 10-inning game at Ludlow Sat
urday. the final score being IL to IL in
Townshends favor.
Mrs. o. w. Follett, president of the
Townshend Red Cross branch, attended
a meeting of the county executive com
mittee at Brattleboro Friday.
| Miss. Emma Bushnell went Wednes-
| day to Springfield. Mass. where she has
position teaching English, etc., in
Americanization classes under state SUI
pervision.
Miss Clara Greenwood and Miss
several days at their homes at the Brat
tleboro high school,. which they are at
tending, was not in session during the
Valley fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Davis
of COlerain, Mass, were guests at Mr.
and Mrs. Rockwell Daviss over the
weekend. Miss Pearl Thayer returned
WITH them ana Will WISH relutlVeS III
Shelburne Falls and North Adams.
w. o. Davis has Guernsey COW
which is doing her best to keep down
the high cost of living and increase the
dairy herd for her owner. The cow ha:
had three heifer calves within n year
one being dropped late last fall and twin
calves appearing some two weeks ago.
Miss Blanche Brigham of Duluth
Mich, is spending few weeks in town
and arranging for the disposal of he
household goods. Many of the more val
! liable pieces of antique furniture will bt
carded and sent to Duluth. Later the re
mainder of the goods will be on sale.
The Girls club, after disseminating it
meetings through the summer vacation
met last week and chose the following
officers: President, Miss Carolyn Hyde
vice president. Miss Beatrice Cummings
secretary, Miss Marion Cummings
treasurer, Miss Doris Robinson. Mrs
+, I'D. G. Smythe is guardian of the club an,
of the advisory board. The meeting
) will be held Wednesday evenings a
present.
John A. Grout and daughter, Mrs
/, Dele Grout, have been entertaining sew
eral guests recently, including Franz
Belva of Orange, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Stevens and grandson, Carltol
= Starrett. OF Atn0l, Mass, ana MIS-
J Mabel Grout of New York. On Sept
20 Mr.. Grout and guests spent the da!
ut Stratton, visiting the old Grout home
stead, and on Sept. 81 the same part.
attended the Bondville fair. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Styles, with their son and daugh
ter, of Fort Anne, N Y, came Frida!
E to spend the weekend with Mr.. Grout
: The program to be given at the publ
}. reception to Miss Clara Il. Hoffman, dis
$ trict public health nurse, Mt the tow
e hall Friday evening will include the fol
$ lowing speakers: Rev. Il. G. Fellowe
Q of Bellows Falls, county chairman o
the Red Cross; Richards Nj. Bradley, DI
t G. ). Leach, district health officer, Mrs
C Murray Tucker, chairman of the Re
: Cross public health committee; +. X
!. Brown of Community Service, and GU
: w. Powers of Athens, district schoo
e superintendent. An invitation is ex
: tended to all persons in town to be pres
l. ent. A class in home hygiene win
: talked over, with the women interested.
G West River Grange was well attende
at the regular meeting Friday evenin
when plans were made for the Grang
fair Oct. q. Miss Bessie Bellinger wa
q appointed chairman of the supper con