Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-02
NEWFANE

Mrs H. c. Warren Of Boston is at Mrs.
Warren's.
The Newtane band is engaged TO play
a, Townsheud Tor the July celebration
Mrs Sophia Warren and son, Arthur
have returned from drive to- Beruaristou.
Marshall A. Howe, who is pursuing q
postgraduate course az Columbia univer-
slty, is at home for the summer
Members of Fayetteville Library associa-
tion are reminded of the aunua. meeting
at Mrs c. II. Eager's on Saturday of this
week at $3.50 p. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs y. d. Pierce were called
to Putney Tuesday by the death OF their
twin grandchildren, of whom there were
two pairs in one family.
Garden vegetables generally have not
made the quick record which is often cred
tied to June, hence if any garden except
d. \. BensOn's produced both green peas
and new potatoes on the 2Sth let us hear
from it,
Misses A. L, kenney, Cora Miller and
q. +. Plat left on Thursday for the hear-
sage House, White Mountains, to wait on
table during their vacation. The three
were joined by "a teacher friend from
Weston, Mass.
John Burnham, a medical student Of
New Haven, will be head waiter at the
Mansses House, Block Island, and accom-
panylng him on Thursday was O.. y.
Batchelder of Brown university. bent on
taking a hand at work during vacation.
The only mishap reported from the cen
turian school band, which picuicked on
Newfane Hill last Friday, was the losing
of brown cloth cape by Grace Hammond
of the village school, and she would be
glad to 60 to the post-othce any day to see
it back again.
The family of Mrs. W. {. Bliss celeoral~
ed her 9th birthday anniversary last week
by gathering of 30 children and grand
children. Eight of her sons and daughters
were in attendance one great-grandchild
was present. Mrs. Bliss was grandmother
at the age of 81.
Thursday of last week was flag raising
day at Bencasson Cabin, the tiptop point
Of Newfane Hill While villagers wilted
in the sultriness of the day it was noted
by visitors at the cabin that breezes played
with the flag all the day long Workmen
there say that not a day passes without
visitors. From this date a register for
guests names will be kept in the shelter of
the broad veranda.
Mr.. and Mrs II. a. Carpenter attended
the state encampment of the Grand Army
at Bennington last week. The former
went as past commander, and the latter as
delegate from the Woman's Relief corps.
| Six members from the post and Relief
corps were present They report a large
| attendance. While at Bennington they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Moses
/ Smith. Mr. Carpenter visited the battle
/ field at Bennington also other points of
/ interest and secured few mementoes.
Schools in this village and districts Nos.
! and 9 closed last Friday with picnic on
| Newfane Hill. The teachers were, re-
/ spectively Mrs Alice Morse, Miss Lena
Morse of Williamsville, and Cora Miller of
this place The pupils in No 4 made
great effort to keep a clean register. Not
one received an absent or tardy mark.
The number OF pupils in No was u, and
average attendance Il 1l-20. South New
fame and the Parish schools united with
the above named districts in the Newfane
Hill picnic over 100 pupils clustered
about the new cabin on the hilltop, enjoy
ing splendid time as they said