Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-15
NEWFANE.

Leslie Bills arrived at his mothers re-
Gently for a visit
d. S. Ballou is spending part of the
week with his aged mother in Florida.
Mass.
Miss Brennan of Radcliffe college is ex-
pected to return for the winter term Of
| school here.
f. J. Micott is somewhat improved in
| health. His daughter Miss Stella Micott,
| has returned to Springfield.
Emery Howard and family of Dover
| have moved to the S. p. Miller place,
| now owned by Mrs. w b. Park.
Mrs Henry Downs of Providence r. L.,
who has been spending several weeks
with Mrs Rawson. her step-mother, is
| expecting to leave next week.
Rev. r. f. Danforth. who went to
| Maine last week, is expected to return in
season to occupy his pulpit in the Con-
gregational church on Sunday.
Judge Stafford of St. Johnsbury was ac-
| companied by Mrs Stafford on his return
| to preside again this week at the con-
| tinuation of the fall term OF county court.
The village school will be reinforced by
| children i'm the family Of Mr.. Reed, who
| will occupy NJ. j. Micott's house of late
years owned by c. NJ Goodenough. and
| for many years known as Mrs. Clara AL
lens house.
The addition last week of several
| Cinnamon to the number in waiting here
| for trial, or further decision of their
cases, made % in all at the jail-house.
They have not been kept however in the
| Jail quarters.
II. a. Carpenter returned last week
from a trip to Maine and Massachusetts,
calling upon his daughter. Mrs Chaplin,
in Rutland, Mass, where she was stop
ping in a santarium. He found her much
improved. He bought a young horse in
Boston and drove home
Noble Pratt's house has been repaired
| recently to the extent of new roofing and
two new chimneys. replacing unsafe ones.
Also Mrs. u. S. Ballou is having three old
chimneys made into two, one OF which
will reach to the cellar ground. and the
other to the safe foundation OF the old
fashioned brick oven and Fireplace.
Rev l.. =. Broad. who, with his wife
formerly Mrs. Caswell. spent the sum
mer at BenCasson on Newfane hill. has
resigned as secretary of the Kansas Home
Missionary society. Other work by Mr.
and Mrs. Broad for the national So
ciety will, it is said, bring them into the
East for more or less of their time
Among old books collected by II. NJ.
Hescock is a Bible printed in 1871, and
the Psalms of David and Watts's Hymns
not noticeable for its date, 1890. but for its
extremely small size. An old account
book, containing charges from 1907. ex-
tending several years, is OF interest in
its peculiar entries. showing variety of
repairs, different prices Of those days.
etc Probably the most interesting and
valuable relic to many in Vermont is a
bound volume of the Vermont Chronicle
for two years 1S30-31.
1t is at least more agreeable to praise
than criticise, hence II is pleasant to be
able to commend the narrow guage rail-
road management for running the pas
senger train on good time for several
days of late, after repeated patience
trying periods of using only one engine
for all the traffic. Much criticism has
probably been deserved for allowing af-
fairs to be in the rundown condition
which is now openly condemned by the
press. And if human life is endangered
by any of the conditions of the road, the
management should reflect that the pub
lie Will eventually hold said manage
ment severely responsible.
The evening of Mr.. Volney B. Cushings
lecture at Union hall was rainy, follow
ing stormy day, hence a smaller audi
ence than would otherwise have greeted
a speaker of his reputation. not only in
temperance work, but also in other
lines, The meeting opened by sing
ing Of a song composed by Rev. C. D. r.
Meacham, formerly of this county for
prohibitory gatherings Rev. NJ. F. Hardy
or Townshend spoke very appropriate
words of prayer, referring to the darker
and more terrible night which comes into
human life by reason of the liquor traf-
fic. The song Dawn of Prohibition"
was rendered by Miss Brennan and j. NJ
Miller in manner so pleasing that the
audience would not permit them to retire
without second appearance. Mr. Cush-
ing spoke for three-fourths of an hour in
calm candid, easy flow of words, MAX
Ing such sensible, logical uncontrovert-
ible points in favor of prohibition that 1t
was difficult TO conceive what kind of
even specious and plausible argument
could possibly controvert his reasoning.