Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
NEWFANE.

Mrs. @. P. Dewitt is spending part of
the November days here.
"a sum of money! found hereabouts is
advertised in the post-ofiice.
H. A. Carpenter is at home again after
fortnight in Chicopee, Mass.
Mrs. H. ]. Batchelder returned Thurs
day from weeks visit in Peru.
Nov. 10 is the day of expiration for four
per cent discount favor on tax paying.
Mrs. Sarah Morse was able to attend
the morning service at church last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Newton of Ware,
Mass, were recent guests at D. A. BEN
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. s. Eames of battle
boro we're recent guests of their son, W. P.
Eames.
Birchard post and Woman's Relief corps
will meet at P. NJ, on Saturday at H. A.
Carpenters.
Mrs. Fish is preparing to spend several
weeks with her son, Lawyer Frank Fish,
of Vergennes.
Mrs. Lena Haynes Of Percy, N. H., a
recent guest at Mrs L. G. BLISS, left for
Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Mrs. A. A. @. Ware of Brattleboro,
former resident here, was Mrs. Goodnow's
guest Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clifford have re-
turned from their visit in Canada, the
former home of Mrs. Clifford
The last quarterly report of Windham
county savings bank gives an increase of
figures in deposits for the quarter.
Mrs. Henry G. Warren of Putney spent
Tuesday and Wednesday at Mrs. s. War
ren's, while Mr.. Warren was in Boston.
Miss Grace Hammond's recent birthday
anniversary was celebrated by pleasant
entertainment at Mrs. e. ]. Butter6elds.
Veteran Alonzo Miles speaks from the
ranks of second crop gatherers Of rasp-
berries with a word for good specimens in
November.
Miss Lucy Benedict entertained her Sun
day school class and the youngest members
of the Loyal Temperance legion on Saturday
afternoon at her home.
The annual meeting of Moore free libra
ry association adjourned to a date TO be
fixed on consultation with trustees who
were unable to be present.
Twelve were present at the birthday
party of Miss Cola Edwards on Saturday
last, and all heartily enjoyed the occasion
which was made so pleasant for them.
Mrs. Felix Micott's lobster cactus steps
to the front indoors with its half a hun
bred blossoms, and outside Mr.. Micott's
new pair of bay horses know how to take
a good pace.
Rev. F. NJ. Wiswall closed his fall term
OF school today. He will supply the Con-
gregational pulpit on Sunday next, and
may spend part of his vacation in Wash
ington, D. G.
The prolonged and heavy thunder
shower Wednesday night was a magic
change from the freeze of the morning.
Buildings seemed to tremble from the com
motion of the elements.
A Newfane resident who has recently
visited the Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur
lington, reports that Mrs. Caroline Con-
verse, formerly of this place and Monson,
Mass, is the matron of that institution.
Mrs E. A. Kenyon, teacher of the com
bined schools of Nos. 4, and 0, In the
schoolhouse OF the Lowe district, has ar
ranged "A special closing program for TODAY
to be followed by little ice cream festivity.
The item of last week in regard to Will
Micott's being in the Sitter office, South
Londonderry, to learn the newspaper bust
ness should have been in the future tense.
He is teaching the fall term of school in
West Dummerston.
Rev. w. H. Marble, who is well remem-
bered as strong preacher during his
few years pastorate here, is spending his
declining years, which are very feeble, in
Boulder, Colorado, at the homestead for
merly owned by bis wife's father.
Notice in the Sunday school of the 4th
to those interested in having a singing
school drew together bevy Of young choir
singers and others whose faces indicated
that they wanted the suggestion 10 materi.
alize, aud surely it will receive encourage
ment from the community.
The Vermont Missionary appears in a
greatly improved form, having doubled its
pages. Secretary c. H. Merrill, formerly
of this county, edits it with ability and
discretion and it is a valuable paper to
show the general condition Of the Congre-
gational churches of the state.
w. N. Chase's persevering work of the
last year in what was known as the Birch
ard pasture bids fair to restore the land to
the good tillage condition of half a century
ago, which will be real public improve
ment, as the pasture borders part of the
village highway and is opposite the rail-
road station.
George Goodenough had the contract for
taking the force of telephone workmen
back and forth while headquarters were
here. Tha force Is now working towards
Dummerston. At all the railroad crossings
cross bars on the poles with insulators for
four wires instead of two indicate an ex-
pected increase of business for the future.
Thomas Cook, an early resident of this
town, and of latcr years from Chicago and
Ohio, spent day in town last week, mani
Testing the comfortable vigor of up to-date
octogenarians, so many of whom now a.
days keep their years well in hand Mr..
Cook is now living in Springfield, Mass
and previously for year or two has been
with his niece, Mrs. Taylor, of Boston.
Informal local enthusiasm was manifest
ed over election news. In this town 1877
Republican votes, 20 Democratic and two
Prohibition votes were cast on Tuesday.
s. @. Brown of this part of the town was
said to be the oldest voter of the occasion.
He is in his 8Sth year and was able to en-
Joy a picnic on the Bencasson grounds of
Newfane Hill in October with relatives
from Brattleboro.