Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-11
NEWFANE.
Death OF a Former Pastor OF Ihe New
fame Congregational Church.

and graduated at Colby university and
Bangor Theological seminary. His wife,
who died several years ago, was the daugh-
ter of Rev. Josiah Peet of Norridgewock,
a man of considerable scholarly note. Mr..
Bixby was faithful minister for 40 years,
until falling eyesight caused his retire
ment. For the past year he was totally
blind. Two sons survive him, DR.. Josiah
j. Bixby of Woburn, Mass, with whom
he had made his home the past six years,
and William e. Bixby of Worcester. Mr..
BiXby's pastorate here preceded by few
years the Civil war, and he is remembered
as being fervent in his prayers for our
country. He accepted another call in 1862.
Mrs. S. Fish returned from Vergennes
last week.
G. X. Davis was in Manchester, West
TOwnshend and Winhall last week as auc-
toneer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Wilson and son
George of Bellows Falls are spending a
fortnight at G. w. Parsons's.
Mrs. A. Grout will receive the meeting
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union on Wednesday at =. NJ.
Mrs. w. n. Chase's Madame Thbout
geraneum (pelagonium) continues to be a
thing of beauty with its sixty blossoms.
In response to the call for volunteers in
cleaning up the common on Saturday a
dozen or more public spirited men did
good service.
Mr.and Mrs. Warren Hildreth now occu-
py their village house, having rented their
farm and stock to Mr.. Kenyon, formerly
of Rhode Island.
Charles Pnkerton, a lad of about 10
years, from the home in Springfield, Mass,
of which Mr.. Southmayd is superintend-
ent, is located at Mrs. l.. G.. BLISS.
Birchard post, G. A. R., and Woman's
Relief corps will meet at G.. W. Parsons's
May II. Important business to transact
will make full attendance desirable.
Mrs. Sarah Morse and daughter, Mrs.
Goodnow, who were detained by illness of
the latter from coming last week. arrived
from North Cambridge, Mass, on Monday
The household effects of Rev. and Mrs
Smith Norton will be sold by public auc.
ton on Wednesday, the 10th, at ! p. NJ,
at the parsonage, in charge of G. X. Davis.
Mrs. NJ. o. Howe is spending a few
days with her son, Principal Carlton
Howe of Mclndoes academy, with a posi-
bic trip to the White mountains in view
for next week.
Leroy Webster and family have moved
from Mortified, Mass, to Mrs S. loves
house, which they will jointly occupy with
the latier's family for the purpose OF carry
ing on the farm.
New pianos have recently been placed in
the homes OF Mrs. Noble Pratt, Landlord
Davis and George Batchelder. The latter
Is now the very satisfactory organist of
the Congregational church.
Arthur Harvey and S. n. Kenny have
a years engagement numbering for j. II.
Merritield, who has recently bought for
manufacturing purposes wood on the Den
mis- Dickinson farm in Williamsvile for
$500.
Since Pastor Norton's resignation in
March there have been several applica-
tions to occupy the pulpit one of them
coming from Pennsylvania, and II is prob
able that candidate will be present dur
ing this month.
The Congregational Sunday school re-
organized on Sunday with the following
board of officers: Superintendent, C. L.
Hescock; assistant superintendent, Miss
A. 4. Fish; secretary and treasurer. w.
i. Bruce, jr; librarian and assistant.
Hugh Wellman and Arthur Railway.
Johnny White from district No. : brings
the scholars from that locality to the school
in No. 4, excepting a child on the David
Davis farm who is conveyed to the school
with Mr.. TuthilFs girl, the latter being be-
yond the distance limit in No. !, which en-
titles TO provision made by the town for car
rying pupils.
Inc special exercise of next Sunday in
the Congregational Sunday school will be
given by Mrs. CIV. Knapp's primary class.
and of the Sunday following by Rev. Mr..
WlswalFs class. Attendance at the Sunday
school again reached 10 last Sunday for
the second consecutive time, which was
ABOUT seven-eighths the size of the morn
ing audience.
Mercury took run the past week
uoWn TO 20, and they do say that the pre-
cedlng morning rainbow had something To
40 WIN the sudden change in temperature
which brought very chilly and backward
weather for several days, succeeded by a
thunder shower Tuesday evening" a sultry
morning following and another veering of
the weather to a cool and breezy state be-
fore noon.
The county w. C. T. U. convention of
the 18th and 18th at Grafton has the fol-
lowing from this place on its program:
Report of work in county jail and a Bible
reading on 'Not willing that any should
perish" by Rev. Mary E. Norton; address,
Getting ready for the new century," by
Mrs. G. E. Davidson, state corresponding
secretary; literature table in charge of Miss
Benedict, and paper on "Sociai POSSIBLE
tiles of the W. G. T. u" Mrs. Kenyon,
teacher of the village school, will lead in
discussion of Loyal Temperance legion
work. of which she is state secretary.