Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
NEWFANE,

Mrs. s. F. whitney has been i'll this
week.
Mrs. Mary Burditt of Putney is visit
ing here this week.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Miss
Newton on Wednesday at 3 b. m.
Miss Stella Micott of Springfield, Mass,
is expected this week.
Miss Parsons. a trained nurse is now
taking care of Deacon Stebbins.
The harvest supper given by the ladies'
aid society is the event of this (Friday)
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Parsons and their
sister. Mrs p. A. Davis. returned from
Mortified this state. last week
Rev. and Mrs r. Il. Danforth arrived
safely in California in due time. and are
located at Pasadena for the present.
Congratulations to the house of Games
and Benson, parents and grandparents of
wee Miss Games. who is a week old to-
day.
a course of singing lessons. taught by
Mr. Hemenway of Grafton, last winter s
instructor. opened at Union hall Mon
day.
hitherto unreported addition to Moore
Free library was in September. when
Mrs. +. G. Moore furnished as another
gift % new books.
G. X. Davis came down from Peru re-
Gently for two days on account of the
sudden illness of his wife who. however.
is on the gain again.
II. A. Carpenter has sold his house to
Mrs Crowningshield and has bought a
nearby piece of land of A. II. Faver-
sham on which to build a new house.
II. J. Batchelder has been making vari-
Gus repairs for the improvement of his
| store and barn. The main room of the
store now occupies the whole west front
| of the building.
petition recently sent to the state
! legislature from this section Of the town.
asking for continuance of prohlbitory
law, contained 100 names in the proper
| ton of two women to one man.
| Mrs. Fred Pierce Of Putney. who was
| summoned here last week by the serious
! illness of her mother, Mrs j. ID. Pierce
returned to her home on Thursday leav-
ing Mrs Pierce comfortable.
! Union hall has been improved recent
| ly by slated roof. A coat of paint on
| on soon The schoolhouse is shining
| with new paint
Eggs have taken a rise to 30 cents in
| the local market, the price last year al
this date merchant here says he has
! shipped but one crate since early sum
mer. home consumption demanding the
supply on account of advanced prices OF
| meat.
Landlord Frank Davis will again oc.
| cupy the County House in December and
! Landlord Spencer will then take posses
| sion of Townshend inn. Mr. and Mrs
| Spencer have kept good hotel here anC
the premises outside and inside have beer
strikingly neat in appearance durinl
their two years occupancy.
That old landmark. the General FielC
law office. will no more be seen as al
adjunct to the Field place, formerly $,
| called. c. w. Parsons bought the lit
tie building and is taking IL down fo
removal. 1t has had an interesting his
tory. which will seem to many worth
reviewing some day on account of IT.
associations
The union school in district No. close,
the fall term on Friday with Mrs. E. a
Kenyon. teacher. Seventeen pupils wer
registered. the average attendance bein,
10. Those having no absent marks wer
Lillian Chase. Erwin Chase. Willie Hall
Thurborne Towle Charlie Rice and Rubi
Rice. John White. who lives three mile
from the school, was absent but on
day.
1t is true that the late Mrs. Lura Cur
rier of New York city willed $500 TO Moor
Free library. a gift which was not men
TONED In the large list of legacies re
ported by the New York papers abou
the time of the testators death. Mrs
Curriers' family lived in this town In he
youth. and her sister. Mrs. Keziah Par
of Newfane, at the age of &c. is the onl
remaining member OF the Ormsbe
family.