Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10

Miss Grace Plat is spending week in
Boston, Natick and Concord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler, the latter former
ly Miss Carrie Allen of this town, are at
present visiting guests at the Newfane
House.
Assistant Treasurer Lewis Higgins of
the Windham county savings bank return
ed on Wednesday from his week at Sunset
lake camp.
Mrs. Rodney Marcy of Brattleboro is
with friends here and is accompanied by
her son, Frank Marcy, recent graduate
Of Lawrence University, Kansas.
N. NJ. Batchelder of Fitchburg, Mass,
joined his family at II. j. Batchelder's
this week. Other guests at the same place
were Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and daughter of
Mamaroneck, n. Y.
Mrs. George Cheney and daughter, Miss
Alice Cheney of Beloit, renewed former
acquaintanceship with Newfane on Thurs
day. Miss Cheney, who has been teach
er in a Minnesota college, has an appoint
ment in Milwaukee school,
Real Estate Agent Micott of this town
has sold the George W. Underwood es-
tates farm in Townshend, which will con-
tinue TO be occupied for this year by the
Underwood family, who were formerly
proprietors of the County House here.
Mrs. Samuel Stevens broke both
bones of one leg just above the ankle in
falling from the lower step or two going
down stairs on Sunday. Her daughter,
Miss Annie Stevens, arrived from Beverly,
Mass, on Tuesday. The patient is said
to be doing well.
VIM. b. Balou spent part of this
week in Boston. Mr.. Balou's friends and
acquaintance are much entertained by ac-
counts of his Alaskan experience. He
brought enough gold in belts on his person
from his mining claim to the mint in San
Francisco TO make the commission which
the ships company would have charged
pay his passage.
The cantata Under the Palms" which
the musical talent of Townshend have rem
dered there so acceptably, will be rendered
by them in the town hall Of this place next
Tuesday evening, beginning at s O'Clock.
The cantata describes the departure of the
children of Israel from the captivity to
Jerusalem and their observance of the
feast of tabernacles on the way The
union will be assisted by Arthur l.. May
nard Of Brattleboro as heretofore as first
| inspiring, with its fine choruses, solos,
duets, and trios; and with its parts for the
| little ones, youth, and choir, all OF which
have been prepared with great care. The
proceeds will be devoted to the use of the
churches of Townshend.
Henry X. Field OF San Francisco has
presented two books to Moore Free II.
brlry written by his son, Charles X. T eld
! grandson and uamesake OF the lawyer, &.
X Field, a former resident of this place,
and well remembered al Spver the C unit,
many years after his decelse, for his bright
and peculiar personality as we'll as hii
measure OF public life. One Of the presen
Charles Kellogg Fields books is name(
"Four-leaved Clover and is a little vol
ume of verses reprinted, and in its thirt
edition, from the college paper of Stanford
University, California, AMI dedicated t,
college friends. This little book is most
ly humorous, 20 pages only being devote,
10 "The Sober-side." Literary talent 4
indicated as well as humor. The o,he
book is entitled stamford Stories and
was written by Mr., Field in collaboration
with his friend, W. ii. Irwin.