Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-15
NEWFANE,

c. b. Holland and Alfred Patch are
getting out logs for John whitaker
Mrs. Fred Lang of Ashland, Wis.
has been in Haverhil Mass. of late on
visit.
Dinner will be served at Union hall
on creamery day, Saturday by the ~.
II. H." open to the public patronage
Deacon Whitaker came down from his
Newfane Hill home last week for the
first time since his fall in the autum.
Mrs. d. \. Benson has been housed for
a week, making the third case of Illness
i'm the Benson Eames household this win
ter.
Miss Trask and Mrs. Durkee of Rut-
land were guests of their cousin, Mrs a.
Grout, through different parts of the
week.
For the outward bound, great was the
convenience of the early path making
Thursday morning through several inches
of moist snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Bradeen, when
driving recently from Springdale n. H.,
to visit Mrs Bradeens parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Carpenter were somewhat snow
| bound en- route
Some of DR. Whites drives to this place
are in an old-time sleigh originally owned
by Captain Aaron Robinson of Williams
| vile and, as redecorated, the ancient clip
| per makes handsome appearance.
Rev. T. ID. Davies brought out lessons
| of self sacrifice Sunday morning from
the text. "He saved others; himself he
cannot save" and touched up somewhat
staying away from church attendance.
| A glance over the Newfane House
| shows not only the outward improvement
of roofing and paint already mentioned,
but fresh paper, paint and kalsomning
all over the house and considerable new
| furniture. a new stove in the upper
hall adds to the comfort of that region
Compliments to the Townshend corre-
| spondent who called for some one to agree
with her as to the beauty of this world
on the first Sunday of 1904s 1t is good to
be able to see beauty in the wild tossngs
| of spotless snow, though the cold be
| fierce and we are correspondingy nip
ped.
Facts concerning the scholarship OBJ
tanned last year by Miss Florence Davis.
daughter of Mrs. Ellen Amsden Davis.
| formerly of this place, are even better
than the previous paragraph stated, as
this scholarship given every two years at
Tarrytown, N. Y, High school for highest
record is for a course at Vassar College
and is valued at $1,000.
To be exact, the amount of butter made
by Windham County creamery associa -
ton for the year 1903 shows an increase of
| 17,191h pounds over 1902 Printed re-
| ports are expected to be in the hands of
| stockholders on the day before the an
nual meeting Saturday, and we are in
| formed that the figures indicate an en-
couraging condition of affairs. a full at
tendance at the annual meeting and
| hearty union of interest are important ell
ements of success in all business under
| takings.
District Deputy Grand Master recently
| installed these officers of Newfane's new
lodge of odd Fellows y. G., J. H. Under
wood; V. c., c. J. Maher; secretary. +. F.
| Davis; treasurer, l.. II. Higgins; chaplain,
J. u. Maher. w, l.. NJ Carpenter; c., G.
| H. Batchelder; |. c., S n. Kenney; o. G.,
w. y. Park; r. S. n. c., w. Il. Wheeler;
l.. $. y. c., 5. G. Brown; X. 5. V. G.. a.
| Grout; l.. S. V. c., ID. \. Benson; Il. 5. S,
V. Y. Harding; L. S. S, b. II. Smith. At
ter the installation they repaired to the
| Windham County hotel for one of Land
lord Davis's bountiful suppers.