Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-09
NEWFANE,

All members of the Loyal Temperance
Legion are requested to meet at the
Benedict residence at 3 p m. on Saturday.
Miss Abbie Kenney is visiting rela-
tives in Mechanicsville and Little Falls,
N. Y, en- route to Buffalo for a few days
at the great fair.
Tuesday nights steady rain as report
ed by local measurement was pa inches
The same authority gives 81 inches as
the rainfall since June %.
Miss Henrietta Carpenter left on Sat
urday to join her sister, Angie, who has
been in the northern part of New York
since spring. The sisters are now at the
Pan-American exposition.
A yellow tea social will evolve from the
last regular meeting of the ladies' aid
society. The social will be held at the
church reception rooms and tea will be
served from 6 to s p. m. on Thursday
the 18th.
Service at the Congregational church
on Sunday morning will be conducted by
Secretary Broad of Kansas, assisted by
Mrs. Broad. The annual collection for
the Vermont Home Missionary society
will be taken at that time.
Though early potatoes in general have
fallen prey to the drought of June
few gardens are mastering some this
week at $3.50 per bushel. Tomatoes have
led on in Mrs. Tuthill's garden on the
last day of July.
1t was very pretty company of little
girls coming from Boston, Orange, Chico
pee Falls, Mass, Danville and Newfane
that met on Saturday, the Sd, at Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Carpenters to celebrate the
seventh birthday anniversary of their
granddaughter, Alice Winifred Chaplin.
Cake and ice cream were served on the
time.
Guests in the place during the week:
Mrs. Emery and sister-in-law, Mrs Rand.
of Orange, Mass, at r. A. Rand 8:
Cashier Norton Mrs. Norton and children
of Meriden, Conn, Mrs Prescott nurse
and boy of Holyoke and two other sis
tiers of Mrs. Norton at the Newfane
House; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Dewitt and
children, and Miss Thomas of Brattle-
boro at F. A. DeWitts
Mrs. P. c. Moore has recently selected
at her own expense the following new
books for Moore free library: A Sailors
Log, Quincy Adams Sawyer. The Puppet
Crown, Lysbeth, The Wages of the Ser
veis, Richard Yea and Nay, Ralph Mar
lowe, Truth Dexter, The Helmet of Ma
varre, Black Rock, Sky Pilot, The Crisis.
The Visits of Elizabeth. Recollections of
Lifetime. The Science of Money,
Julietty, Birds of Eastern North America.
Every Inch a King Mantle of Elijah
Southey's Poems, The Inlander, Chris
tianity as a Social State, Uncle Terry,
Miss Prichard's Wedding Trip.
Landlord Spencer and Jailer Kilburn
have the care of % Chinese supposed to
have been smuggled into this country
through Canada. They are probably from
is to % years Of age, quick In demeanor
and of very tidy appearance. They sleep
in the top story of the Jail house and also
spend most of their time there, filing
down quietly into the second story Jail
room for their meals. Their voices are
seldom heard above a pleasant, even
toned hum, or low laughter. They wear
their national costume of short. wide
trousers and loose sack coat and are
said to wash themselves much. They
have money and one of their number
has visited the store in company with
Mr. Kilburn for the purpose of replen-
ishing their underwear, supply OF tobacco.
etc Some Of them brought their own tea
which they drink for breakfast and sup
per. and like very strong. Rice and
bread are staple articles in their diet
here as at home. They declined to take
exercise in the pasture, back of the jail
seeming averse to be looked at by the
public. One of them can make himself
understood and naturally acts as a leader
The United States government is sponsor
for their board. for the present. at the
rate of 50 each per week They will have
their trial when United States circuit
Judge. II. II. Wheeler is at liberty to at
tend to 1t. Other companies of this class
are awaiting trial in larger places of
the state.