Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-01-02
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
NEWFANE.

Mrs. H. j. Batchelder who has been i'll
about q week, is improving.
Melvin Wood and family have moved
to G. ". Parsons's smaller tenement.
G. X. Davis is in st. Adams assisting
Landlord Spencer In opening the Ameri-
can House.
Miss Sadie Underwood of Goddard
Seminary, Barre, is at home for the holt
day vacation.
Mrs. c. w. Stebbins has gone to spend
the remainder of the winter with rela-
tVes in Brattleboro
Mrs. w. c. Ballou and daughter have
returned this week from a several weeks
stay at Dr. Lymans in Burlington.
\ brief drama by the Grange and sup
per by the relief corps viii be the at
fractions at Union hall this evening
Miss Mabel Wood of Manchester. n.
H., is assisting in the household Of her
sister Mrs. Codding for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davis late Of
Mamaroneck, y. T.. came from New
York city last week to visit their parents
at H. J. Batchelders.
Sumner Wilson and his SON. George
who are working in a steam mill in
Windham, spent a part of the holidays
at home.
Landlord Burke of the Newfane House
furnished supper for the dancers Fri
day evening and on Tuesday evening
entertained party of sleigh riders from
West Brattloboro.
Mrs. Il. j. Butterfeld and daughter.
Miss Grace Hammond, who are living
in Northheld. Mass. where the latter
is attending the seminary, are among
friends here for week
our attention is called 10 an error in
last weeks obituary notice Of Deacon
Stebbins. which by the type was made
TO say he was some years on the state
board of agriculture, whereas the state
mcnt was that he was on the civil board
OF authority during the important years
Of the war of the rebellion.
There was a quiet wedding on Christ
mas day, when Guy Grout and Miss Fan
ME Flynn drove to the parsonage at West
Townshend where Rev. NJ. F. Hardy. a
former pastor here. performed the mar
riage ceremony. The young couple are
members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. They will make their home at
Deacon CIRCUITS.
The funeral of Deacon c. w. Stebbns
took place on Wednesday of last week.
Rev. Mr.. Royal. the Baptist pastor of
/ Townshend officiating. +. o. Merri-
| field of Grafton, a former neighbor in
Brookline. sang comforting hymns.
Friends from other towns and a large
/ number from Brookline were present.
terry.
At the last meeting of the w c. T. L.
with the secretary, Mrs Grout interest
centered in the important crisis now at
hand on prohibition vs.. license. 1t is
evident that a sentiment against the wave
for license has been strong and is stlll
gaining force in the state. A lecture on
the subject is expected here about Jan. Is.
The w. c. T. L. meeting mentioned
closed with n social hour in which cake
and ice cream were served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be with Miss New
ton on Wednesday at 8 p. m
To let our many friends all over the
country who take The Phoenix know how
I their old townsmen fare we will saw II
| has been cold month on the whole. ush-
/ cred in the first week by mercury at o.
/ degrees below in some places and hold
| ing the mastery with few really thawing
| days. and ten days or more of below zero
| mornings. There are two feet of snow
| on the level in the woods but no very
! high winds have made havoc with the
general lightness of the snow falls The
new moon is said to he dry. typical, let
| us trust of the referendum vote soon to
/ come in this state,
Among the guests here last week and
this were Principal Franklin HeaId wife
and child of Walpole y. IL Ward Eager
banker, of New York Mr. and Mrs. p. s.
Eames of Brattleboro: +. l.. Marcy. en-
| ploYed by the wrought-ron stove COM
[ pany with headquarters now in Indiana.
and his daughter Miss Ellen Marcy. and
her cousin, Miss Winchester. pupils of
/ the High school In Bratteboro: DR. Mar
J shall \. Howe of New York Arthur
/ Howe, electrician. and Principal Carlton
! Howe Of Essex. this state Two of the
Howe boys are remaining a few DAYS
/ longer. Carlton is at McIndoes Falls en-
route Ia his school duties.