Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-09
WILLIAM SVILlE.

Mrs. Newton Staples of Brattleboro re-
Gently visited relatives in this place.
Mrs. ]. a. Young, who has been at
Saratoga Springs for several weeks. re-
turned to her home here last week.
Miss A. B. Aldridge. pastor of the Uni
versaist church at East Montpelier, is
visiting her friend, Rev. Elizabeth H
Goldthwaite,
E. S. Ormsby. wife and son Of Eugle-
wood. H., are visiting at c. E. Parks
Mr.. Ormsby, who is a cousin of Mr.. Park
is one of the auditors of the Wells, Fargo
& Co., Express.
on Memorial Sunday, there will be a
union service of the three churches in
this part of Newfane. The service will
be held at ll.45 a. m. at the Methodist
church. Rev. Elizabeth II. Godthwaite
of the Unversalist church will deliver
the address. Birchard post and Relief
corps have been invited.
The item in this column last week rela-
tive to the local trout catch was written
before the returns were all in, and has
consequently made the correspondent
trouble. AS a matter of fact, several fine
strings of trout were caught in this vi
cinity, Albert N. Sherman heading the
list with 80. and Dan Hale being second
with IS. In the item in question. no re-
Election on the skill of our Williamsville
fishermen was intended as they are US
ually very expert in the use of the rod,
even under the adverse conditions OF
weather and high water which prevailed
May /. The inadvertence which is much
regretted was forcibly brought home to
the writer by the receipt by him of the
gift of more than enough hgh-grade
trout for a square meal for his family
from the person who made the premium
catch. The incident has taught the les
son that IL is about as unsafe for the
m he no al itx-
relative to neighborhood events when
short of news items as for the farmer
in hayng time to rely implicitly on our
friend Old Probs of the weather bureau.
The writer recently took a trip over
Newfane hill, and was glad to note sew
eral evidences of thrift and improvement.
John F. Whitaker, who has fully demon
strated the fact that a man may live on
a very high hill and still be a successful
up-to-date farmer, is making substantial
improvements on his house f. II. Rich
ardson, who bought the Judge Wheeler
farm recently. near the top of the hill.
has put several acres under the pillow and
has much other work in mind. The old
common, the longtime site of the court
house and jail is being trimmed up pre-
paratory to the advent of the growing
summer colony. The writer was not
crossing the hill on a political mission,
and did not inquire whether the few resi-
uentS were lor McCullougn or PROCTOR.
But as he viewed the substantial build
| ings on the hilltop, where only weeds
and brush grew a few years ago, he was
led to eXclaim, Thank God for the peo-
pie who invest their money in Vermont
| even If il was made in New York city OF
| elsewhere" Passing down the hill Ia
the eastward, a fine view of Newfane
village, with its white houses in setting
of green, struck the eye. In this view
| including the courthouse and JAIL, with
/ the green common of several acres be-
meath the shade of the naples, the
thought occurred to him that even the
Brattleboro committee of safety could
find an argumen in favor of holding the
courts at Newfane.