Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
NEWFANE.

Mrs. \. Grout is i'm Ludlow for week
Frank whittakers family have moved
to the Knapp tenement
Miss Nellie Pratt is showing millinery
of unusual variety this season
Mrs. f. \. Dewitt and children are in
Chester to spend several days
joel Page of Groton, Mass, spent a
day last week with his brother-in-law
b. G. Gushing.
United states Consul Grout at Malta.
i'm the Mediterranean sea. is in the gene
alogy with the local Grouts.
There is a demand at present for more
hands for gardening and odd jobs, to
say nothing of heavier work
Fred Burlingame, who was housed two
or three weeks in April at S. G. Browns,
is now boarding at G. w. Parsons's.
Mrs c. Z. Dewitt and Mrs p \.
Knapp have returned recently from their
winter sojourn in Southern Pines. y. c.
The body Of Mrs Warren r. Hildreth
was taken from the receiving vault Sun
day and buried i'm Woodlawn ceemtery.
f. j. NHcott is keeping up his record
of excellent COWS with a heifer which
made 10 pounds of butter in a trial week
in April.
\ pound party, in honor of the min
istor's birthday anniversary will be held
at Union hall this evening. Everybody
| is invited.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Wells IIildreth, who spent
the winter at the home of Mr.. Hildrcth S
| father will move to the vicinity of a for
mer home.
| Dr. Marshall a. Howe is expected 10
| spend the last Sunday in May with his
parents, preparatory to sailing for Eu-
| rope June ..
The moving picture exhibition Monday
| evening did not move on with as great
rapidity or as much of procession as
| might be desirable.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Goodnow Of North
! Cambridge, Mass, arrived Monday. Mr.
! Goodnow has returned, leaving his wife
at Elmhall their summer home.
Rev. and Mrs. Williams of Lawrence
| y. y, spent a day or two at James Ma
| hers this week. and looked about tn,
neighborhood with a view of investing in
| a home. From here they went to Ja-
| maica.
@. w Knapp has begun repairs on his
| place formerly occupied for half "A century
| by the late MIR and Mrs. +. O. Burditt. Tn,
barn has been moved southwark a new
ell will be built and the place put in good
| order for renting.
Mr.. Perkins, the workman on Mrs
Bryants farm, which was bought from
William Clifford has thoroughbred reg
istered st. Bernard dog IL months old
attracts much attention.
Walking is not yet out of fashion II
| spite Of the bicycle and speedier powers
| Misses Mary Brown and Ida Maher went
by, looking fresh after their walk from
| Townshend Wednesday in season to at
tend the meeting of the Newfane Grange
Deacon and Mrs. Joel Grout have two
| grandchildren, as the table of births re-
cords, with two weeks difference in theii
ages, and each tipping the scales at about
six pounds-Muriel Maude Grout at Eas
Jamaica, and Leo Guy Grout, on the
home farm.
Newfane girls attending Leland &
| Gray seminary are Misses Mary Brown
| Ida Maher, Rena Wilcox. Abbie Adams
| Florence Adams, Beulah Timson. tn,
| three latter from the south part Of tn,
town. In addition to these is Miss Ella
Pierce of Putney, who attended schoo
here six years
5. G. Brown has the contract for shing
ling the j. l.. Martin place, occupied 10y
lawyers in court time, and is also con
| Quoting other repairs. The shingles ar,
of cedar and came from the Pacific coast
| Fred Underwood is also at work on tn,
place. which will be improved greatly dur
ing the summer.
Principal Carlton Howe has written M
article giving a history of the local tam,
partridge which has been on intimat,
terms with w. r.. Rand three years
| though II keeps its own home among tn,
brush on the farm. The case is consider
ed an anomaly in natural history an,
| Mr.. Howe has been requested to pre-
pare his article. with several Illustration,
made by him, to be published in one o
the prominent bird periodicals.