Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-06-07
NEWFANE.

Rev. G.. w. Lawrence has again return
ed for a few days with his family here.
81 Miss Richmond returned on Tuesday
from six months soiourn in New York.
Twenty-six hundred pounds of butter,
five days making, were shipped from the
creamery Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Park having resigned as organist,
Miss Underwood has been engaged by the
church committee to fill the position.
N. NJ. Batchelder was chosen to repre-
sent the Congregational church at the
state conference of churches in Benning-
ton this week.
OF course Newfane came in for a literal
shake at the earthquake event last week,
though it was not mentioned with indeco-
rous haste at the time.
Miss Mary b. Phillips, formerly of this
place, and her aunt, Mrs. Vaille of Spring
field, Mass, are expecting to come here for
two weeks stay in July.
II. G.. Pratt, proprietor of the Fayette-
vile House, has issued attractive circulars
showing the attractions of his hotel, the
| village, and the surrounding locality, Two
or three pages "historicar' will particular
| ly interest many former resident as well
as others into whose hands the little book
let may fall. A picture of the hotel and
village fountain on the common adorns the
cover.
| NJ. A. Howe, instructor in cryptogramic
botany in the University of California,
who has recently come to his fathers to
spend the summer vacation, after an alb
sence of two years, brings very favorable
report of the growth of the university.
During the past year the students have
numbered over 1900 and the freshman
class, presented for entrance next year,
numbers 800
The Windham county w. c. T. U. con-
vention met at Newfane Wednesday and
Thursday. The convention was called to
order by Mrs. A. A. Wyman of Cambridge
port the president. The opening prayer
service was led by Mrs. F. O. Burditt of
Newfane, from Ps. CVIT. Some reports
of department work were read, including
those of the flower mission, press and lit
erature work. Under the latter head a
spirited discussion took place in regard to
literature exposing the nature of many So
called temperance beers or root beers.
There was a report of correct tests show
ing that in most cases these beers contain
a considerable portion of alcohol, ranging
from II to higher per cent stronger than
| even lager peer contains. lUueeu Jue name
beer was declared surety of alcohol, if
yeast be an ingredient. Given five things,
water, sugar, yeast warmth and time, and
alcohol will certainly result in varying de-
grees. A further report will be given next
week.
Last weeks report of Memorial day was
very partial owing to the exercises extend
Ting beyond time for closing Thursday af-
ternoOns mail The continuation of Mr..
CAROLS address was, as he said, by force
of circumstances, somewhat desultory, but
it abounded in interesting illusions which
evinced good memory and wide range of
reading, and was delivered with such die
ton and force as showed familiarity with
public speaking. The closing words in
dwelling upon the speakers call to enlist
in our state at st. Johnsbury brought out
forcibly the call, equally great, to good
citizenship in the present years. Com
rade Holbrook then called upon Com
mander c. NJ. Newton of Middletown,
Conn, who addressed his words mainly to
the Grand Army post, and called especially
upon its members to make sure of enlist
ing in that largest and broadest of all ser
vice, the service of the cross of Christ.
Miss Cora Miller read the poem "Decora-
ton Day." and a second song was render
ed by Miss Susie Underwood, j. NJ. Miller
and c. L. Hescock Closing exercises fol-
lowed in the cemetery.