Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-10
NEWFANE.

lnlee ueeI were recently seen Oh
the Bencasson grounds.
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Miss
Newton Wednesday at 9 p. m.
Mrs. NJ. H. Burditt of Putney is
spending a week with old neighbors
and friends here.
F. w. Gibson of Boscawen, n. y
is located upon the w. L. Williams
farm, which he has bought.
Or. and Mrs. Roberts have returned
from their wedding trip and are oc-
cupying the Lawrence house, board
ing at n. Pratts
Emerson Newton of Hadley, n. Y,
father of Mrs. David Davis of this
town, died recently at the age of
about 80.
Wallace Hall and family have
moved to Dummerston. His farm
is now occupied by Leroy Webster,
lately a tenant at Mrs. S. Loves.
I he little post Office building placed
upon n. NJ. Batchelder's land in Post
master Albee's administration. has
q been sold to a local company of nine
or ten men.
The family of w. L. Williams, who
recently sold his West river farm, is
boarding at +. }. JOhnsons. while Mr..
Williams is looking elsewhere for
work.
Rev. J. r. Danforth, d. D.. Of West
field n. j.. formerly of the Central
Congregational church, Philadelphia,
will preach here on Sunday at both
morning and evening services.
Mrs. Stafford and her mother, Mrs.
Mckee. with the formers two chill
dren. lateiy summer residents of
TOwnshend. are occupying the S. p.
Miller house, having rented it till No
vember.
Four persons will unite by letter
with the Congregational church next
Sunday. The churches represented
are the Central Of Philadelphia the
Bergen Reformed church of Jersey
City, York of Nebraska and the Pres
byterian of Hudson. y. Y.
The original cemetery chart. for
which inquiry has been made for many
years, has been found and is in tenn
pOrary possession of The Phoenix cor
respondent. As stated in the writ
ing on its face. it is plan of the
Burying Ground in the Village of Fay
etteville," made and presented by the
subscribers, Martin Field, J. NJ. Pom
eroy. p. F. Cook, being a committee
appointed by the proprietors, etc, etc.
and is dated 1892.
At the annual meeting of the W. c.
Z. L. held at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs G. w. Parsons, the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Parsons; vice presidents, Mrs.
NJ. o. Howe, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bills: secre-
tary, Mrs. \. Grout, treasurer, Mrs.
G. Benedict. 1t was voted TO become
auxiliary to the state union. A very
pleasant feature of the afternoon was
the social hour following the regular
meeting. Refreshments we've served
by the hostess and the occasion was
enjoyed by all.
The late Rev. James Tufts of Mon
son, Mass, a native of the county
whose death was recorded last week
married in 1888 a daughter of Or. j. F.
Warren, who was then a practicing
physician in this place. Mrs. Tufts
survives her husband. Mr.. Tufts
always manifested an interest in this
section and enjoyed renewing old as
sociatiOns. About six years age he
met Rev. Smith Norton at Saratoga
and was the means of Mr.. Norton 5
coming to this place where he served
the church well in a pastorate of five
years, and resigned because Of i'll
health.
Mrs. p. c. Moore has recently added
to Moore free library at her own eX-
pense the following list of books:
Stage "reminiscences of Mrs. Gilbert
Alice of Old Vincennes. Maurice
Thompson; Lorus of the North. A. c.
Liant; Old BOwen's Legacy, Asa Dix;
Her Mountain Lover Hamlin Garland;
Your Uncle Lew, CHARLES X. Sherlock:
Story of Eva, viii Payne; Life of
Francis Parkman. Charles H. Farm
ham; Life of Phillips Brooks. Alex
ander Allen, and ten volumes of the
messages and papers of the Presi-
dents by James D. Richardson. The
last very valuable work will be kept
among the books for reference. not
to be taken from the library.
The plan of including the installa-
ton in the ordination services of
Thursday meets with general APPROX
al Pastor Danforth is the first TO be
formerly installed over the Congre-
gatiOnal church here since June. 1916,
when Rev. Darwin Adams was the
candidate for that ceremony. Mr..
Adams served about four years. leaV-
ing good record, He had the pc
culiarity Of praying in the pulpit with
his eyes open. Rev. Charles Whiting.
who succeeded him after the temper
airy supply of Rev. Mr.. Plimpton, a
young man, died here and not long
after his decease Mrs. Whiting died
elsewhere, having requested that her
three girls should be adopted in the
parish and there were readily found
those willing to rcSnOnd TO the re