Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
NEWFANE,

Henson Taylor and family returned to
Boston Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Chase returned
from Saratoga on Saturday.
The village school, taught by Rev. f. NJ.
Wiswall, opened on Monday.
Will Harvey is in attendance at Leland
and Gray seminary, Townshend.
Four iron bedsteads and good mattresses
have recently been bought for the cells at
the county jail.
William Micott has begun the fall term
of school in the district across the bridge
in West Dummerston.
The Womans' Christian Temperance
Union is invited to meet at Mrs. G. w.
Parsons on Wednesday at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Newall of New
Hampshire, formerly of this town, were
guests at II. H. Smiths over Sunday.
Judge Watson of Bradford, presiding at
this term of the county court, was
Wardsboro boy. He is an uncle of Mrs.
C.. l.. Hescock.
Private flags of good size are displayed
at Elmhall, Landlor Spencer's, w. n.
Chase's, d. A. Benson's, f. A. DeWitt's
and Merchant CIRCUITS.
Mrs. w. II. Goodnow accompanied Mr..
Goodnow on his return to their home in
North Cambridge, Mass, on Monday, and
will remain about two weeks.
Repairs in painting, papering, white
washing, etc, of the Congregational church
dining room, dressing room and kitchen
have recently been in progress.
While good wishes attend Mr. and Mrs.
William HescOck and family in their re-
moyal to a farm on Dummerston Hill, in
the town of Brattleboro, much regret is
expressed at losing such worthy citizens.
The number of Republican votes cast
on Tuesday was given to the reporter as
1873, Democrat 49, spoiled votes 3, total
vote of ia, hence it will be seen that a con
siderable number of freemen were stay-at-
homes.
The Phoenix correspondent hied her to
the mountain views of Newfane Hill
on Wednesday and two days outing at Ben
casson. Other guests of the same dates
were Miss Stella Micott of Springfield, Mrs.
w. p. Eames of this place and Mrs c. P.
Dewitt.
A man in handouts was brought to jail
by Sheriff Starkey on Monday, making the
fourth prisoner now in confinement mere.
Two of them will be brought before the
the others are committed on thiIty-days'
terms for drunkenness.
The Misses Cove and Miss Morse and
brother, who have spent their vacation
with Mis-. Shines, returned to Maiden,
Mass, on Tuesday. Other vacationsts
who departed on that date were Miss Her
endeen, Miss Marjorie Clark and Joseph
Clark of Brooklyn, who have been at Ben
casson several weeks.
Rev. and Mrs G.. w. Lawrence went to
their new no at St. Adams Bay, where
Mr.. Lawrence is to assume pastorship Of
the Methodist church. Mr. Lawrence's
last pastorate was over the Congregational
church in Ashland, Mass. During the
summer he has made various improve
ments on his wfe's place, formerly the
home of her parents, the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Alanson Chase.
Among Improvements noted at Bencas-
son cabin this year is one new building,
containing dining room, kitchen and bed
room. 1t is founded upon rock and its
back stoop step being of that foundation
can hardly be beaten for extent. A water
ing tub for horses catches the waste water
at the well on the public picnic grounds.
The little pond northwards has been
cleared out and croquet ground prepared
adjoining IL, and close by is a spruce wood,
forming an attractive grove as private
attachment to the cabin with hammocks,
ETC., for comfort. Seven hundred and fifty
names have been recorded in the register,
which does not include 500 at the open-air
meeting Aug. 10.