Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-04
NEWFANR.

Arthur Warren is teaching in district
No. 3, Brooklne.
Miss Cora Miller has resumed teaching
school in number 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Stebbins spent
Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs.
Clara Harwood, in Orange, Mass.
There was an adjournment of the Con-
gregational church and society meeting of
last Tuesday TO Tuesday, the Sth inst, at
p. NJ, in the church vestry.
The village school, taught by Mrs Ben
jamin Eager, began this week. Mrs. Eager
has had much experience in teaching and
several years ago taught successfully here
Mrs. Phoebe Davis, now residing at Mr..
Parsons's, has finally secured her pension
and two years back pay, as widow of Hi
ram Davis, who was one of the Oldest vet
Grams of Birchard post.
"Our band" will give concert, drama,
supper and dance at Union hall Friday
evening, Dec. Is. We make announce
ment thus early, hoping everyone interested
in helping the boys will arrange to be
there.
Birchand post will meet at Union hall,
Newfane, Dec. 8. Business, inspection
and election of officers. The Relief corps,
also, will meet with the post for the cleo
ton of officers and other business. A full
attendance is desired.
A personal letter from N. w. Kimball of
Dubuque, Ia, to an old neighbor speaks
of Mrs. Kimbalps mother, Mrs. Olive Taft,
an old-time resident of this place, as cele-
brating her Goth birthday anniversary on
Thanksgiving day by coming down stairs
to dinner.
Miss Florence Lowe, sister of Mrs. Noble
Pratt, and DR.. Thomas Rice, both en-
ployed of late at The Hilands, private
asylum in Winchendon, Mass, are at Mr..
Pratts this week. DR.. Rice has visited
Townshend with view to locating there
as physician.
The local w. g. T. U. at the county con-
vention last summer pledged its full share
towards $100-to be raised by the county
union for the temperance hospital in Chi
cago, which has shown an encouraging
record in its reports, and for which new
buildings are desired. The sum pledged
has recently been increased to $25 by a
friend much interested In temperance hos
pital work, so that the local union, as will
be seen, is now credited with one-fourth of
the sum asked from the county union.
Mrs. Hall of Athens, mother of Mrs.
NV esIOui recently udu pdTalyJlc SJrOke at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wood of
Bellows Falls. She had felt some indica-
tions of such an attack and with charac-
teristic resolution secured conveyance for
herself and husband to her daughters.
Mr.. Hall has been cripple from paralysis
for many years. The couple were well
known here and much sympathy is ex-
pressed for them. Col. Albert Hall of st.
Adams, whose illness in New York was
generally reported by the press several
weeks ago, is their son.
Invitations are out for house warming
at the new parsonage next Wednesday
evening. The invitation is extended not
only to the public here but to all friends
who may feel an interest to attend. 1t is
designed to meet in the church at AS and
go to the parsonage in body. People will,
however, be welcomed at any time during
the evening. Refreshments will be carried,
and ''pound party has something to do
with the affair. 1t will be good oppor-
tunity to enjoy the benefit of having first
class parsonage here. 1t is many year
since one has been OF eed by the church
society. The only on owned was last
occupied Rev. Sold Nby as a pa A