Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-05
NEWFANB.

Mrs. Charles Skinner returned last week
from a visit to Gardner and Fitchburg,
Mass.
Lawyer j. G. Martin of Manchester
spent a few days at the County House this
week.
Mr.. Bigelow of Willamsvile is making
arrangements to move into Mrs. Ford's
house.
Mrs. Charles Best, who has been mainly
confined to her bed for months, is sitting
up more this week.
Mrs. jackson, the oldest person in this
community, has been suffering from the
prevalent influenza.
Miss Nellie Pratt received bad cut from
lamp chimney in grasping lighted lamp
which had been overturned.
r. b. Dewitt, after spending his vaca.
ton in Brattleboro, will accept position
as teacher in Glens Falls, n. Y.
Teachers and pupils from the village and
school districts above here attended the ed
ucational meeting at Williamsvile on We'd
nesday.
Byron Wood, son of Volney Wood, for
merly of this place, is soldier in the reg
ular army and is stationed at Sackett's
Harbor, y. Y.
y. NJ. Batcheder has been elected clerk
of the Congregational society in place of
F. o. Burditt, deceased. The church and
society committee are Messrs. B. ce, Da-
wilson, Benedict, Rand, c. l.. Hescock and
Batchelder.
Now and then comes a record of pedes-
triansm among professionals worth
recording. Last month John Crossman
walked from AndOver to visit Mr. Benson's
family, a distance of II miles in six hours,
and declared that he could have kept on to
Brattleboro at the same rate. He is a war
veteran, and some II years ago walked
from Boston to Andover, where he worked
for Mr.. Benson ten years.
In recent biennial report of the "Com.
mission to manage the Yosemite Valley
and Maniposa Big tree grove appears the
name, as vice president, of Henry X. Field,
whose youth was spent here and elsewhere
in the county. The governor of CalifoI-
mia is president of the commission under
the bylaws. The report Notwithstanding
its somewhat overwhelming title, is not
composedof any dry details, but is illustrated
with bits of grand scenery, and makes in
teresting reading matter
Auction bills are out for the sale on the
18th inst, of the Shubael Barrett farm,
now owned by K. c. Benedict, who has
greatly improved the place. This is rare
opportunity to secure a desirable home and
profitable 5j-acre farm, whether for some
one who wants to make the most out of
farming, or to more lesurely keep it up as
a grass farm, or for city people who want
to roam over their own picturesque land in
summer and occupy well-conditioned,
large house in pleasant village.
f. A. Dewitt. delayed by the storm last
week, reached Elyria, Ohio, six hours too
late for his grandmother DeWitt's funeral
Mrs. Dewitt was 81 years old and has been
very active for her age, until recently.
She was woman of strong and loyable
character. Her husband, the late DR..
Dewitt, was president of a bank in Elyria
for 30 years, and was active until he was
nearly 80. When young he lived in West
minister, this county. He was a graduate
of Dartmouth MIR. Dewitt went on to
Florida after spending the week in Elyria.
Mrs. Dewitt has received news Of the
death of her aunt, Mrs. Julia Rawson of
Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Rawson was sister of
the late Mrs. Mary a. Birchard and is well /
remembered here by old friends of the |
family. She is survived by a brother,
Rev. John Putnam, a Unitarian clergy |
man of Worcester, who retired from the |
ministry years ago. His son, Rev. Jno. |
Putnam, was a classmate of Rev. f. b. |
Leavitt, late of Brattleboro. The Put !
mans were born in Chesterfield and were of .
Revolutionary ancestry. Mrs. Rawson .
was woman of fine presence. Her hus- |
band was Boston merchant who, in mid |
die life, carried on his business in Louis
vile. As a family the Rawson parents
and children were of striking and brilliant
appearance. A daughter with her husband,
Lieut. Wolf of the regular army, sum
mered here at one time.