Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-07
NEWFANE,

lleGe is TALK OF PEDESTRIAN CluD
with a thought to especially observe
natures ways on one day in the week,
and enjoy life out door.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Parsons were
called to North Sanbornton, N. H.,
on Monday by the sickness of their
daughter Mrs Sumner Wilson.
Mrs. d. S. Ballou went from Will
mington this week to visit her hus-
bands mother, Mrs. Dencea Ballou,
of Florida, Mass, who is in her oath
year.
The average attendance at the Con
gregational church for May was SO,
maximum 1872, minimum 40 on the
rainy Sundays June opened with
attendance of III.
Miss Mabel Woods, an employee at
the Manchester N. H., print works,
was called to her home at NJ. f.
Woods's by the severe illness of her
sister Bessie, who is now improving
rapidly.
At the ball game Saturday between
Townshend and Newfane clubs the
latter was victorious. The Newfane
nine appeared in new suits of red
blouse and stockings with white
trousers.
The childrens day exercises of next
Sunday will take the place of the
usual morning service at the Congre-
gational church. Pastor Danforth
will give the address mentioned on
the program.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union elected the following list of dele
gates to the County convention of the
10th and 21st at Townshcnd: Mrs.
Walter Gage. Mrs. NJ. o. Howe, Miss
Benedict. Mrs. Batchelder Mrs. Good
now. The president and secretary
of the society will be members of the
convention by virtue of their office.
In addition to Memorial exercises
reported last week there was obsery-
ance of the day by a detail from
Birchard post. accompanied by school
children and others, at + p. III. in the
village cemetery. Veteran Wright
acted as leader. Rev. r. f. Danforth
briefly remarked upon the significance
of the occasion and said appropriate
words of prayer. Soldiers graves
were decorated. and members of the
Woman's Relief corps paid their re-
membrane to the mound for the un-
known dead.
Carlton d. Howe. principal of Nc
lndoes' Academy, arrived on Tuesday
to spend more or less of his summer
vacation at NJ. O. Howe's. The other
twin, Instructor Clifton d. Howe. of
the University OF Vermont, will ac-
company his brother, Dr.. Marshall A.
Howe. of Columbia. as one of the boz
tanical expedition sent out by Colum-
bia university to Newfoundland this
summer. DR.. Howe will make sea
plants a speciality and his two coad-
tutors will search for something of
particular interest in land plants.
An interesting patriotic program
was given by the pupils of No.
school house. Mrs. Kenyon teacher. on
the Wednesday afternoon proceeding
Memorial day. Each scholar had
some selections of a patriotic nature.
and the singing with marching was
especially pleasing. The school room
was decorated with flags and bunting.
cut flowers and potted plants. Visit
ors were in attendance. including four
veterans of the civil war At the
close of the exercises by the schools
interesting remarks were made by
Comrades G. W. Wright. w. c. Bliss
and d. A. Mullett
a telegram to Mrs. D. S. Ballou on
Tuesday announced the death of her
brothers wife, Mrs. Zephaniah Moore
of Hillsdale, Michigan. Mr.. Moore
is brother of the late Mrs. Jerry
Green of this place. who lived here
temporarily with the family 10 or -
years ago, assisting Mrs. Green in the
care Of the railroad station. Mrs.
Moore of late years had proprietary
interest lIIi.II IN a certain patent medicine
which was sold largely through her