Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
NEWFANE.
Miss Ella Smith of Townshend has re-
turned to II. J. Batchelder's.
Mrs. George Cheney of Beloit, Mich,
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Miss Ella Smith of Townshend has re-
turned to H. j. Batchelder's.
Mrs. George Cheney of Beloit, Mich,
spent Wednesday at G.. B. Johnsons.
DR. G. w. Roberts of Brattleboro
joined his wife and child over Sunday at
j. NJ. Kenneys.
Mrs. Hildreth Batchelder. accompanied
from Fitchburg by Judge Clark Batch
elder, is expected this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Fisher and the
latter's sister Mrs Rogers, of Boston,
are coming to the Newfane House Sat
urday.
At the meeting of the w. c. T. L.
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Good
now the topic Juvenile Work" will be
considered, led by the secretary, Mrs
Grout.
The Christian Endeavor society will
give social at the Congregational
church on Saturday evening at o'clock
to which everyone is cordially invited
At the same place the ladies' aid society
will serve ice cream and cake from to
8 y. m.
State Superintendent of Education
Ranger who was a guest at the New
fame House Wednesday night, en- route
to the summer school for teachers in
TOwnshend, stated that over 1900 Yer
monters are in many colleges all over
the land, and it is Vermont boys who are
the heads respectively of the principal
botanical departments in Chicago, New
York and Brooklyn.
A delightful gathering under the shade
of the great maple on the church grounds
with an address by Mrs. Caswell- Broad
was occasioned by the Homeland circle
meeting of Wednesday. Mrs. Broad adj
vised the study of missionary work by
states and gave us as an example an in
teresting sketch of Texas in its early
existence as territory and state, with
later and present mission work in its
notably large borders. over 30 were in
attendance at this afternoon meeting,
and during the social hour pineapple
sherbet and cake were served 1t was
estimated that $50 could easily be seated
in the shade of the grand old maple tree
in front of the Congregational church.
Mrs. Helen Read Andrew and son, L. A
Andrew. of real estate and newspaper
business in Newton, Iowa. were guests
at the County Hotel recently, having
started for Newfane on the very day
of landing in Boston from "A two months
trip to Europe. Mrs. Andrew was born
in Byron, Ill, soon after her father
Lucius Read, emigrated there from thia
town. She visited her grandfathers
Thomas Reads. old homestead in dis
trict No Z, now occupied by II. w. Hall,
and met several family acquaintance in
this place. The late Gen. =. T. Kimball
was her great uncle on the mothers side.
| Mrs. Andrews husband was a Scotch
man, hence the visit in Scotland. Mother
and son will spend the winter in Ala
/ bama.
Jesse Harvey. whose duties as clerk in
/ Montpelier are jointly with the secre-
! tary of state and the secretary of edu-
/ cadon, is taking vacation at home \
/ recent work attended to by him was the
/ photographing of the original draft of
/ the Vermont constitution, published
/ with an article in August Harper
/ Monthly. Mr.. Harvey wishes to secure
| a photograph OF the " round school
house " in Brookline which in it's day
! mad a career in educational lines and an
interest for many teachers now in diff
ferent parts Of the country Any correct
| Information in regard to the date OF the
building. which was of brick, will be APP
preciated for an article in the Nermontei
which may give a picture and sketch OF
/ the old school house. Some authorities
place the date of the building at about
| 1920 and others earlier There is said &c
have been some connection between the
| great cloudburst in that region and the
changing of the site OF the building as
there was Il sweeping away OF land anC
buildings 10y that storm. 1t would be in.
teresting to know to a certainty the dat,
of :" the cloudburst."