Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
NEWFANE.

MIS' EaIl DaNls is teachlng in the River
district, No 3, and Miss Alice Covey i'm
the Parish school near South Newfane.
Members of Orchard post will meet at
the club house Saturday. May Il, at 2
o'clock for the transaction of business
"An Evening with Birds" on May ii
by Newfane Grange, makes some of the
other nature lovers wish that the meeting
might be open to the public.
NJ. h. Pratt is able to be about the
house after three weeks illness with the
prevailing epidemic. This is the fourth
and hardest siege since Jan. 1.
The record of Raymond Pratt, ten
years old, as sugar maker has opened
WELL his product from trees around the
house being ~ gallons of syrup.
Road Commissioner Hescock removed
the blockade Wednesday from the river
road to Dummerston which effects of
the unprecedented avalanche-like over
flow of ice kept SO long i'm force
Rev. James Solandt formerly of pa
kota, brother of George Soandt of this
place, has come to Mortified, Mass for
temporary residence in order to take ad-
vantage of the summer meetings.
Not all the grown people write a let
ter so brief and comprehensively to the
point as that recently hung in a local
store, penned by lad about nine years
old: Dear Mr.. Crosby My ma uses your
flour every time. Send me the lack
knife Raymond Marsh"
The Congregational Sunday school was
recognized Sunday, with election of the
following officers: Chairman, Rev. T. d.
Davies; superintendent, c. L. Hescock;
assistant superintendent. Arthur Railway:
secretary and treasurer H. j. Batchelder;
assistant Mrs f. a. Roadway: librarians,
Misses Maude Ramsey and Mary Brown
Memorial day exercises will be held
here ON the 3Oth when an address will be
given by II. c. Bacon of Brattleboro
The sunday morning sermon before Biz
chard post, in the rotation of towns
where members live. will be given in
Townshend on the pod instead of the
10Th of May.
Although the evening was very rainy
about II from Brattleboro and Dummers-
ton visited Newfane Grange last We'd
uesday. Following degree work. supper
was served, after which the members of
Evening Star Grange furnished an en-
tertaining program. The next meeting
on May II will be An Evening with
Birds"
J. y. Young Of Williamsvile has begun
benifcent work in Gait. Mo. where he
owns a business block. near his old home
which Will follow in methods the Moore
Free library in this place, an institution
for which Mr.. Young has felt so much
admiration that he wishes to have the
Gait enterprise carry on it's features
lie has, however, conditioned his present
and prospective gifts upon the town :
furnishing place and caretaker for the
library.
At the first annual meeting of Union
Han Helpers the following management
was chosen: President. Miss Nellie Pratt;
vice presidents, Mrs Townshend ana NJ
Newton; secretary, Miss Underwood,
treasurer, Mrs. w y Chase; executive
committee, Mrs. u. :. Balou. Mrs NJ. r.
Pratt Mrs. g. T.. Johnson. Since the So
ciety was formed over a year ago, crock
cry with which To- serve so people has been
bought and including gifts of table linen
ana five dozen teaspoons, the money eX-
pended has been some what over $40. and
the balance in the treasury is about 81.
The trained mind of Mrs. e. l.. Hcscock
was observed in her secretarys report.
given at the Sunday school convention
i'm Wiliamsville Wednesday. Rev. H. r.
Miles. in conducting the question box
said he felt as If he had attended two Of
these central conventions instead of one.
referring to the comprehensive report
which gave almost verbatim salient points
from speakers at the February convention
held here. 1t is seldom that anything
but stcnographic effort could give so
exact report in detail. \ good dele
cation from our Sunday school was
present.
Rev. NJ. +. Hardy. who has gone from
West Townshend to the Congregational
church in East Jaffrey, y. H., was a be-
loved pastor here about three years pre-
Vious to the spring of 1895. and left only
for the reason that he desired to have
the church engage the sole rninistra-
tons of a pastor rather than be yoked
with another church. His patient pains
taking and unselfish service here and
elsewhere in the county will not Toe for
gotten, and congratulations follow him
him to a field in larger community
which, among other desirable inducements
is situated in the vicinity where Mr.. and
Mrs Hardy dwelt many years as native
residents.
Among the guests who were entertain
of the golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Parsons, were Mr.
and Mrs. John Convey, two daughters and
one son, Of Hill, y H.. Mr.. and Mrs sum
ner Wilson Of Bratteboro. Mr. and Mrs
Mitchell Nassar, two daughters and two
sons, Mrs. Ernest Parsons, Mrs Walter
Wilson, Mrs. Elliot Wilson. Miss Marion
Wilson, all of Bellows Falls Mr. and
Mrs Darius Jacobs of Franklin Falls.
Cthe latter formerly Mrs Mason Bennett
of Fayetteville. and sister of Mrs
Parsons) and Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott Stone
of Brattleboro Other guests were pres
ent on the pleasant occasion from Towns
bend, Brookline and Wardshoro making
$50 people in attendance in the afternoon
and evening. In gold and greenbacks.
S39 was presented, besides a great variety
of substantial and beautiful offerings.
Rev. I. d. Davies made the presentation
speech. to which Mr.. Parsons responded.
and an original poem by Mrs Ida Covey
was read, which was very fitting to the
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