Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04
NEWFANE.

sent.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Newton of Con
necticut are expected to spend Sunday
and some following days here.
An adjourned meeting of the Good
Templars will be held at G.. w. Par
sons's at 1880 Saturday evening.
Miss Henrietta Carpenter has closed
her school in Marlboro and is with her
sister in Chicopee for the present.
At present writing there is only one
prisoner in the first floor Jail quarters.
Four Cinnamon occupy the upper Jail
room.
Mrs. Henry Wellman is the nurse of.
Mrs. Holden, the aged mother of Mrs.
G. w. Knapp. who is declining from
lingering illness.
Miss A. l.. Kenney will be the guest
of her cousin, Mrs Grace Plat Smith,
at Cottage City next week, leaving
here on Saturday
Guests at Rev. F. NJ. Wiswall's the
past week were his neice, Miss Wis
wall. and her grandfather, Mr.. Davis,
of Marlboro, N. H.
Mrs. w. c. Balou and daughter,
Fray, are spending part of this month
at the home of Mrs. Ballou's father,
Mr.. Wilson, in Brookside.
Miss Florence c. Sibley of Pep
perell, Mass. was a recent visitor for
week at the home of her cousins,
Emily G. and William B. Sibley.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood and child and
Madam Wood of Meriden, Conn, ar
rived at the Newfane house on Satur-
day Other boarders are expected this
week.
Bencasson, on Newfane HILL is ex-
pected to open for the season about
July 20, when Rev. and Mrs. L. p.
Broad are expected from the Pacific
coast.
Mrs. E. j. Butterfield has concluded
to move to Mortified, Mass, for at
least one year, in order to further edu-
cate her adopted daughter, Grace
Hammond.
Mrs. II. A. Carpenter has returned
from Chicopee Falls, accompanied by
her. granddaughter, Alice. She left
her daughter, Mrs. Chaplin, in i'm
proved health.
George Wilson celebrated his 18th
birthday anniversary with a small
party of friends at his Grandfather
Parsons Monday evening. Cake and
ice cream were served.
Mrs. S. G. Browns school in district
No. rejoiced in a closing outing on
Saturday at Bencasson picnic grounds,
drawn thither by Mr.. Hescock with his
four horses and carryall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Kenney returned
Monday from Derry. n. H., where Mrs.
Kenney spent two weeks at the home
of her nephew. Herman Osgood who
has charge of creamery in that town.
The Christian Endeavor society will
give railroad social Friday evening.
July II. Train will leave church YES
try at 7:45 p. m. Come in travelling
costume. Trains will stop for lunch.
Albert Mason and family came on
carriage drive from Gardner, Mass.
last week to make their annual visit
amid scenes of Mr. Masons native
| town. Mr.. Mason was a companion of
the late Sardis Birchard in Anderson
vile prison during the civil war.
A base ball game on Saturday be-
tween Williamsville and Newfane
juniors resulted in a score of 1874 in
favor of the Newfane boys. Tink and
Pink were battery for Williamsville,
Wellman and Wilson for Newfane.
Hugh handled the ball well. Wilson
had but five passed balls.
A practical citizen and keen-eyed
watcher of events notes the recent es-
cape from the state house of correc-
ton and gives out the query for con-
sideration in this county whether. in
view of this escape by opportunity to
saw a bolt the house of correction
should be moved from Rutland.
Bank Examiner F. l.. Fish of Yer
gennes briefly visited on Saturday at
his mothers, where his son is making
good recovery from the measles, which
one case in the place was developed
| from exposure before reaching here.
1t is not thought other cases will fol-
low from this. The boys sister, Kath-
crime, is also spending the summer
here.
The Union school in district No. 4
closed last week, Mrs. E. A. Kenyon,
/ teacher. Seventeen scholars were
registered. with an average attend
ance of Is. Seven pupils were pres
ent every day: Erwin Chase, Lillian
Chase, Dorothy Newton, Thurborn
| Towle, Charlie Rice Rubie Rice, Roy
White. OF the 140 varieties of wild
| flowers gathered during the term.
Katherine Lowe and Thurborn Towle
brought more than 40 each.
! a supplement to Moore Free library
catalogue in clear type from The
Phoenix Job printing company, with a
list of several hundred new books adj
ded to the library since its founding
in 1898 is only one more evidence of
progress in library remarkable in so
many respects. There are also print
ed slips giving list of % books given
by Mrs. Moore about May l, and this
week there is a further addition of
nine popular volumes, also furnished
by Librarian Moore.
The strawberry season seems likely
to bestow its farewell favors on the
Fourth, with possible provision for
over Sunday The supply was less
ened by severe frosts, but there have
been so many producers as to make
abundant sales of excellent quality
from two for a quarter" to fifteen
cents, and seconds" at ten, heaping
measure being very noticeable, and in
case of Mr.. Parsons morning delivery,
fresh roses of beautiful varieties ac-
companying each basket.
1t is a matter of observation that
both our hotels are especially neat and
attractive around the houses, with
well kept domestic arrangements. The
fountain in the public park fronting
the Newfane house, the modern swings
and easy chairs, add greatly to the
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