Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-03
NEWFANE.

Melvin Wood returned this week from
his work i'm the numbering region of STRAIT
ton.
The village school taught by Miss Flor
ence Swtzer closed successful term on
Friday with a picnic at the Maher farm
The first and second degrees will be
conferred at the meeting of Newfane
Grange on Wednesday evening the Sth.
Principal Carlton d. Howe of the Es
sex Junction High school came this week
to spend more or less of his vacation at
his parents home.
The Vermont Botanical society will
hold meeting early in the month in
Arlington which some of the botanical
experts who went out from this place are
expected to attend while they are enjoy
ing their vacations. Stratton is one of
the prolific fields for gathering botanical
specimens.
At the present writing Mrs. II. J. Batch
elder is said to be doing well after the
very serious operation of last week We'd
ncsday i'm the Massachusetts Homeo-
pathic hospital East Concord street
Boston. She is in a ward of five pa
tents with her bed in a bay window fac
ing the street.
In the recent obituary notice Of Samuel
CLYDE Brown reference was made To the
late Leonard Timson.' Some notes for
the obituary were furnished by one who
supposed Mr.. Timson was not among the
living. which was, however, an error as
we are glad to state that the old gen.
tleman still lives in this town.
Massive stones removed from the in
side jail quarters make rather an impos-
ing pile at the rear Of the County House
1t is estimated that many of the stones
weigh a ton and "A half each. Assistant
Judge Worden of Halifax is in charge of
the repairs on the woodwork preparatory
to putting in the steel partitions.
Superintendent Hescock wishes to begin
on Sunday next carrying out plans for
the better grading of the Congregational
sunday school. 1t will be necessary to
disarrange present classes TO some eX-
tent and it is hoped that all may heartily
cooperate in the plan although it may
involve personal sacrifice The aim is to
have the school more progressive as a
whole. Badges were conferred on two
last Sunday for unbroken attendance for
four years, making six who have made
every quarter for four years.
Children's day service, though later than
the regulation date. was fully as satsfac-
tory as the general observance of the
day The Sunday school classes received
patient drilling and acquitted themselves
with promptness. Solos were rendered
by Mrs. \. W. Pratt and c. L. Hescock
besides singing by the children. The briei
missionary address by Rev f.. H. Bart
lett was fitting, Rev. f. NJ. Wswall tool
appropriate part the church decoration
was effective with ferns and daisies, anC
the offering for the Congregational Sun
day school and publishing society was s.
Rev. Thomas d. Davies Of Wolcott has
accepted a call from the Congregations
society Of this place and will begin worl
here Sept. l. Mr. Davies has a wife anC
four children. He was ordained l. year,
ago after three years course in tn
Bangor. Me. Theological Seminary. II,
is a native OF Wales and breaches Will
much OF the Welch fervor. In his youtl
he worked In Pennsylvania blacksmith
ing and returned to his homeland to tax,
a three years course of study in Eng
land. preparatory to theological training
in this country. He has had pastora
charges in Maine, New Hampshire an,
Vermont.