Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-23
NEWFANE,

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Mrs. G. H. Eager expects to visit her
sons in New York city soon.
Mrs. Fish is with her son, F. L. Fish, Of
Vergennes, for several weeks.
Hugh Wellmsn, a lad, is convalesclng
from an attack Of appendicitis.
Mrs. Paris Rawson will vacate her house
next week to board at II. A. Carpenters.
Mrs. G. b. johnson expects her brother,
Dansel Fisher, of Boston at Thanksgiving
time.
Oatmeal bread seems destined to wipe
out entirely with some hereabouts its rel
alive, The mush.
NJ. r. Pratt and his assistant in painting
were obliged to retreat from Bennington
county last week on account of snow.
Rev. Newton Glazier of Greenfield, who
spent few days at g. w. Knapp's, assist
ed in Sunday mornings service by prayer.
This weeks Congregational Sunday
school collection was forwarded to help
pay for the Thanksgiving treat to certain
needy children in Boston.
Rapid decay Of apples has set in with
unusual force. Baldwins have mellowed
so rapidly as to be in their prime all
through the perpetual pie line.
Mrs. Howard Burke anticipates accom-
| panying her sister, Mrs. White, to Bslti-
more next month to spend the winter in
that city, which was formerly her home
Mrs. Brown of Greenfield, formerly Miss
Alice Plimpton of this place, will have a
family gathering on Thanksgiving day,
composed largely of those who are well re-
membered here.
We have it from a Westerner transplanted
to Brattleboro that having had onr "Squaw
Whit r. in November we shall be favored
yet according to belief in the land of the
setting sun, with an Indian summer this
year.
Two books, "Step by Step and "The
Jeweled Serpent" in the Sunday school
library being needed for a special purpose,
it would be a convenience if they can be
returned as soon as possible to the libra
rian.
Dr. Marian Woodward of Boston, a
cousin of the Sibeys, who has been here
occasionally on vacation visits, spent part
OF the summer and fall abroad, particular
ly in Paris, where she studied dentistry
several years with her brother.
The Homeland circle will meet with
Mrs. Butterfield on Wednesday at 8 p. NJ
The state program furnished for Novem-
Der furnishes an interesting study on Alas
ka, as TO its physical features and inhabit-
ants, the cave jewellers on Kings island,
domestic life among the Eskimos, mission
airy beginnings in Arctic Alaska and on
Douglas island, opportunities among for
eign settlers and miners, etc.
Mrs. q. A. Carpenter was on the wreck
ed narrow-gauge mixed train Monday en-
route TO Chicopee, Mass, to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Chaplin. Another passen-
ger was Mrs. Myron Chamberlain of Brat
tleboro, who spent Sunday with Mrs But
terrified. No injuries have been reported
in either case.
James Martin and family of st. Lawrence
county, New York, have recently taken
possession of the farm sold to them by Mr..
Sims OF Maiden, Mass, whose family have
occupied 1t as a summer residence for two
seasons. The previous sale was made by
5. N. Kenny. For most of the century II
was the well known "Stedman farm" one
OF the most hospitable and attractive homes
In the county, always beautiful for situt-
ton, and within an easy walk of the viii
lage.
AT recent meeting of the school direct
ors 1t was voted that when the average at
tendance of pupils in any school shall fall
below 90 per cent of the highest number
registered, except, In case of illness, such
school shall be closed and the scholars sent
to other schools, as the directors shall sp-
point. The school in Newfane village will
begin Dec. 10, with Rev. +. M Wiswall
as teacher, and the union school held In
schoolhouse No. 4, will open Dec. 3, with
Mr.. Z. A. Kenyon as teacher.
Mrs. ID. A. Benson recently received a
letter from her nephew, Byron Wood, Co.
ID, 2lst United States regiment, written
hom ChinS, Sept 10. in which he stated
that he exposed to be discharged in ihree
days and hoped 10 reach his home in Ches.
ter before Christmrs, stopping en- route,
| possibly, In San Francisco. German
stamps and postmarks were on the letter,
mailed as IL WAS in China. The large
square envelope of sky. blue paper appears
TO be OF Chinese quality. Mr.. Wood s
parents formerly lived here in the days OF
his grandfather, Hibbsrd Chase.
In keeping with the growing tendency
in rural communities TO call farms by
names suggestive nf surroundings is"Grape-
dale farm" owned by Kendall Winchester,
occupied in recent years by Edwin Rad
way now OF Wilmington and r. A. Rad
way OF this town, and for many years
as the II. s. Kenny, or fair ground farm.
"GTapedale" jelly in glass cans is some
thing new upon the market as stamped
from NewfaDe. Different kinds of home
made jelles are also stamped sealed an
delivered" by Mrs. NJ. d. Newton of New.
fame Hill. Lately brand of honey has
been labelled from Dover. These things
show an increasing adaptation of means to
hand for market supplies and are an en-
eouraging sign OF the time as applied to
Vermont prospects.