Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-06-12

Mrs c. Z. Dewitt is at the home of
her son, L. y. Dewitt.
w. T. Bruce, jr. has been to New York
for a few days recently.
Frank Wilson of Bolton, this state. is
the guest OF his sister, Mrs. w. c. Bal
lou
Mrs. \. w. Pratt has Joined her mother,
Mrs. Goodnow, and son, Robert at Elm
han for the summer.
Mrs. Abbie Fish Morse of West Wards
boro spent two days recently at her
mothers, Mrs. Fisn's.
Miss Angie Carpenter. Of Springvale,
Maine, for several months, is spending a
vacation with her parents.
Miss Ella Smith of Townshend is as
sisting at II. J. Batchelder's during the
illness of Mrs. Batcheder
Three deer have been seen lately graz
ing quietly near the village. apparently
without much fear of mankind.
Mr. and Mrs Beusch and family are
expected to occupy their summer place
on Wiswall hill in July and August.
Mrs Philetus Covey of North Sauborn-
ton. y H., formerly of this town, is
visiting old friends and neighbors here.
Robert Lincoln has returned to his
work at $ A Smiths in Brattleboro,
having been at home a week on account
| Of inventory.
Nice strawberries which have been
| codXed by irrigation are selling by several
/ cultVdtors this week at the rate of two
baskets for quarter.
Rev. Thomas Davies of Wolcott who
preached last sunday. has spent the week
| here and Will again supply the Congrega-
| tional pulpit on the 18th.
Average older cows will please make
| their bows TO W. q. Wrights heifer, two
| years old next September, one days milk
! from which lately made one pound and
quarter of butter.
The Vermont Botanical club is sched-
uled for summer meeting at Sratton,
where some rare and interesting speci-
mems nave been collected in recent sum-
mers by members of the club.
Rev. r. Z. Danforth, pastor of the Con-
gregauonal church last year. is preaching
| in Lewis and Waddams Mills, y. Y, in
| the Adirondack region. 1t is union field
and his family are now with him.
Samuel Clyde Brown, the Oldest man in
| this part of the town. and hitherto a cor
| rect authority on most points of local
/ history, is very low at the present writ
! ing, from a seizure Of grip last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis White of Wards
boro have come to live in Newfane at the
home of their daughter, Alice who was
| recently married to Dr. j. II. Cole of this
village They occupy the Wellman place.
The annual meeting of Windham County
/ Christian EndeaVor society will be held
| mere on Thursday, June %, on the basket
| picnic plan, with the customary hot cot
| fee, furnished by the local society. At
| tendance is cordially invited.
5. G.. Brown, jr., arrived at home Tues
! day morning, summoned by his fathers
illness. He is employed by the American
! Bridge companys Berlin, Conn, plant,
which furnishes iron work on buildings
and bridges, keeping Mr.. Brown in vari-
GUS localities of New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morse of South
WardsbOro, who We're married on May
26 by Rev. F, NJ Wiswall at his home in
sNewfane have been employed the past
year at the Newfane House. They are
expecting TO make their home in the
West where Mr.. Morse has studied teleg-
raphy.
Mrs. Cora Jones and daughter, Susie,
of Waterbury, relatives of Mrs. Frank
Lowe, have brought their household
goods this way and may conclude to live
in this town. Miss Jones and Miss Kath-
crime Lowe are planning to go to the
White Mountains about July 1 as table
walters
The late w. y. Chase was well known
by many men all over Windham county,
who, year after year, boarded in his
pleasant home. Family relatives from
out of town present at the funeral were
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Wood and Mrs.
Clara Smith of Chester, Geo. G. Smith,
Mr., and Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Ann Chase, Mr..
and Mrs. Fletcher of Londonderry
The scarcity of white flowers is very
noticeable, many towering shrubs be-
ing partly winter-killed though they are
not dead at the roots. 1t is a query
whether the unfrozen ground was unfav-
orable TO vigorous life of such plants, as
the winters cold was not on the whole