Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04
NEWE ANE.

NE W.T. FNlNEs
Mrs. C. p. Dewitt is spending the
week in Brattleboro.
Ice has thckened of late so that
filling of ice-houses is resumed this
week.
Mrs A. Grout recently received a
visit from her cousin, Mrs. Durkee of
Rutland.
Mrs. Gertrude Benedict and daugh-
ter. Miss Benedict. returned from New
York on Friday.
1t is unusual to have only three
prisoners in the county Jail at this
season of the year.
b. c. Eager has recently been ap-
pointed guardian of Fannie, Lizzie
and Jimmie Flynn.
c. f. Hatch of Jacksonville has
been calling on old neighbors in dis
trict No. this week.
Mrs. Kenyon, formerly Mrs. James
Flynn, and her three children have
moved back to the Flynn farm.
Mrs. Florence White is at Mrs. p. c.
Moore's, in place of Miss Cora Miller,
who is at her home for the present.
Mrs. Thompson, a summer resident
of Deerfeld, Mass, and winter resi-
dent of Manchester, n. H., was a guest
over Sunday at the County House.
The Congregational church has eX-
tended a call to Rev, Ralph e. Dan
forth of Westield, N. j., the young
minister who preached ,here on Sun
day.
Miss Tuthill as usual lures the birds
around her home by a box of winter
batting and many a cheering little
messenger now responds to her vocal
call.
Postmaster CIRCUITS brother, Still
man Grout of Cavendish, who form
erly taught a term of school in district
No. 8, is about to enter upon the study
of medicine.
Members of the Loyal Temperance
Legion are requested to be promptly
in attendance at 3 p. m. on Saturday
at Mrs. A. CIRCUITS for election of OIL.
GERS and the usual program
Lawyer F. l.. Fish of Vergennes in
returning from a business trip to New
York and Boston last week, paid a
brief visit to his sister Miss A. e.
Fish, at her uncle's, Mr. Sargeant's.
Gilbert NJ. Batchelder, a graduate of
| Brown University, and formerly of this
| place. son of N. NJ. Batchelder of
Fitchburg, is taking the course of
| industrial chemistry at Columbia uni
veTsity.
Marshall |. Newton, formerly of this
town, is secretary of a 1ourishing
grange in FELTON,, Delaware, and
through that society has been engaged
in the business of shipping fruit for
several years.
Miss Alice NJ Cheney, formerly of
this place, whose home was temper
arily here after her graduation at Mt
| HOlyoke, is one of the assistant
teachers in Milwaukee Downer col
lege, Milwaukee, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Newton and
children celebrated Christmas at c..
NJ. GoOdenoughs and in the evening
all Joined in Christmas tree festiv-
ties, the children having selected
their tree and being aided and abetted
by willing grandparents.
On Christmas day, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Hildreth were able to be pre-
sent at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. c. NJ. Goodenough and join in the
evenings festivities, with their great
/ grandchildren, children of Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. d. Newton, making four gen
! erations surrounding the family
Christmas tree.
At Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Howe's the
old year was given this goodbye and
the new century watched in by the
five "Howe boys"-Dr. Marshall A. of
Columbia university, Hermon of this
place, Arthur, superintendent of the
electric plant at South ROyaltOn, Cliff
ton, botanical instructor at the uiver-
sity of Vermont, and Carlton, principal
of McIndOes academy. All five en-
tered the university of Vermont, four
of them graduating, the next to the
oldest being prevented by a severe ill
ness from continuing the course.