Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
NEWFANE,

f. A. Dewitt is having furnace put in
his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Chase are spending
about two weeks in Saratoga.
Rev F. NJ. Wiswall returned this week
from his trip to Marlboro, N. II.
Mrs. Nancy Plimpton returned TO Green
field this week after a visit with Mrs. b. G.
Moore.
Miss A. L. Kenney is at home for the
present from several weeks soiourn in
Williamsvile
Both the Newfane House and Windham
County Hotel have had additional guests
during the past week
w. G. Ballou has returned from his out
ing in Burlington, leaving Mrs. Ballou
there for another week.
Ward Eager, who has for several months
been employed in New York city, is spend
ing his vacation at his mothers, Mrs. G.
II. Eager's.
A large audience greeted Rev. and Mrs.
Chafer Of Buffalo at the Congregational
church Sunday morning. In the afternoon
80 were in attendance at the meeting for
men and boys conducted by Mr.. Chafer.
Again in the evening a good attendance
l.
address and song.
Rev. and Mrs L. Z. Broad and Miss
Harriet started Saturday for Boston, Low
ell and Worcester en- route to Kansas. Mr..
and Mrs. Broad expect to spend September
with the various county conferences Of
missionary work in Kansas. Other mem
bers of the Bencassou family will linger on
the hill until next week
Programs have Just been received from
the management Of the Windham confer
ence of Congregational churches, to be
held in Wilmington Sept. > and &. Each
church is entitled, in addition to pastor and
Sunday school superintendent, to seven
delegates, of whom three shall be men and
three women, and one shall represent the
Christian Endeavor society. Members of
the churches are earnestly besought to de-
vote their time and teams to the OCCASION
for the benefit of their churches and com
mittees.
A desire has been expressed to have a
local meeting for the cultivation and ex-
tension of bird knowledge. We have here
some who, through their interest and care
full observation in the subject for years,
have gathered much useful and entertain
ing information, and doubtless about this
rangements could be made for a very in
teresting meeting in the discussion Of bird
life with the hope of gaining information
in one of natures studies which cannot
fail TO give additional pleasure, interest
and satisfaction in life,
The Chase Chace family association, or
ganized last year and incorporated at Hart
ford with a prominent array of officers,
81 10 Init oh, 80,
Newburyport, Mass. A prominent mem
Der and searcher after lineage in this state
is Judge Taft, who presides in turn at our
county court. The local Chases belong to
the line of Aquila, and trace to him
through nine generations. Newhuryport
town records mention Aquila as being fined
! for picking peas on Sunday. His brother
! Thomas chose to stay at home in England
and attend TO family records which carry
the name to the l4th century. Several
| years ago a bubble which had swelled to
| vast proportions concerning family inherit
! anCe in an enormous Chase estate in Eng
! land burst after the fashion of many sim
! liar bubbles.
The South Haven, Mich, Tribune Of
Aug. q states that sheep barn owned by
! Thompson A. Bixby, formerly of this
| town, three miles from town, was struck
! by lightning on the Goth and burned to the
| ground. Mr.. BiXby's loss is estimated to
be somewhat over 5000. He was in the
barn to escape the rain, and realizing that
| he could not eXtinguish the flames he went
TO work rescuing his 80 head of blooded
sheep in the basement. After being driven
out the sheep ran back into the burning
building, but were finally saved. Mr..
Bixby lost 40 tons of hay, 700 bush
els of oats, and other grain. His in
surance was $3.50. The depth of rain
which fell in the nine hours storm of that
date was found by United States weather
reporter of that section to be 3 30 inches.