Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
NEWFANE,

Miss Annie Stevens is in Beverly, Mass,
for the present.
j. d. Pierce was summoned to Rutland
this week as juror in the district court.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fish of Atbol,
Mass, are expected to arrive by carriage
drive for week at II. i. Sargents.
The Homeland circle meeting, due next
Wednesday, will be postponed until the
following week on account of Memorial
day.
Attendance at the Congregational
church last Sunday passed the century
+.
Rev. Mr.. Ellison of Newburyport, Mass,
will occupy the pulpit of the Congrega
tional church next Sunday morning and
evening as a candidate
f. II. Sargent entertained two friends
at dinner on Wednesday, his birthday an
niversary, and was able afterwards to take
a drive about the village.
r. d. Newton of Ware, Mass, was sent
here this week by Miss Sage as her gar
dener to attend the flower plot of Bencas-
son, the summer retreat of Mrs. IL. S. Cas-
well.
John Dix, a veteran Of company +,
Eleventh Vermont regiment who enlisted
from Wilmington, greeted old comrades
here recently when canyassing in the fruit
tree business.
Mrs. G. +. Davidson left Monday morn
ing for week in the northern part of
Vermont, part Of the time to be devoted
to the Caledonia county Woman's Chris
tian Ten perance union convention.
Mrs. Henry Williamss new bakery wag-
on, with its enclosure and other conven-
fences, is a sign Of progress and in keep
Ing with the quality of her home made ar
tces which meet an increasing demand
here. BY desire of South Newfane per
sons her trips will include that part of the
town. Townshend came into her drives
last year.
Marshall A. Howe, PHI. d., Of Columbia
university, is expected to spend Sunday
with his parents. After a day or two here
he will sail for Bermuda in the interests of
his botanical profession. His name, and
also that of A. j. Grout, Phi. D., another
Newfane boy, was on the program OF the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
for lectures last week.
Birchard post 6. A. R, will hold
Memorial day exercises at Union hall at
10 A. VI. of the 3Oth. An address will be
given by Rev. Arthur Titcomb Of Saxon
vile, Mass, who will also, during his sew
eral days visit with Rev. Nj Wswall,
drill the local singers for Memorial occa-
sion. A dinner will be served in the hall
basement, contributions for which will be
appreciated, also contributions for floral
decorations.
1t is a kind Of unwritten law with the
veterans that refreshments at their gather
ings shall consist Of the suggestive camp
menu of baked beans, brown and white
bread, doughnnts, tea, coffee, pickles and
cheese. This is mentioned for the CON
yenience of people who would like to know
what to contribute for the dinner of next
week at Union hall
The 74,h annual meeting OF the Congre-
ga,ional Home missionary society in SEES
sion at Detroit, Mich, from June to I,
includes in its program an address in the
educational department on Pressing
Problems by Secretary Charles O. Day,
formerly of Brattleboro, and the Woman's
department, presided over by Mrs. Caswel,
secretary, will tell Glow we solve the
problem of Rural New England" in an ad-
dress by Miss Lydia Hartig of Vermont.
besides giving addresses by Mrs. James
Hill OF Massachusetts, on "Our Boys and
the Future OF Home Missions" "Frontier
Experience by Rev. n. G. Rich of North
Dakota, greeting by Mrs. Powell of Michi-
gan, and other good things. On account
OF instructing a new assistant secretary
Mrs. Caswelrs return to Newfane for the
summer may be delayed till later in June
than usual.