Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
NEWE ANE.

Mrs. Durkee of Rutland is with her
cousin, Mrs. Amasa Grout, for the week
Miss Kate Richmond of New York is
spending the week with her sister, Miss
Frances Richmond, and Miss Benedict
Mrs f. A. Wellman has returned from
the Homeopathic hospital in Springfield
Mass, after II successful surgical oper-
alton.
DR.. Abel Grout of Brooklyn is conduct
ing a summer school at Cape Cod, and
meantime Mrs. Grout is at the Grout farm
and at Mr. Cherry's.
Miss Alice White, one of the principals
of the Montgomery, Ala, industrial
school for colored girls is a guest at Rest
cottage ON Newfane hill.
DR. and Mrs. George Roberts, formerly
of this place, who are boarding at the
County hotel, will not sail for Europe as
early as announced last week.
Baxter c. Cushing, who suffered severe
ly ten years ago with rheumatism and
heart trouble, is i'll with a similar attack,
and he has been unable to look after his
business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. b. Willard, Mr. and
Mrs F. A. Dewitt and children and Mr..
and Mrs. George Batchelder are in camp
this week at Sunset lake Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Micott joined the party for a day.
Miss Hitchcock, w. r. c. L. superin-
tendent of physical culture and medal
contest department, is "A guest of Mrs,
Davidson until July 2S, when she will go
to Chatauqua for two weeks study.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson have re-
turned to Marlboro, y. H., after "a visit
at Melvin Woods, where they were join
ed 10y Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Parsons of Brat
tleboro and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wood of
Townshend day or two
There being a demand for ice cream
during the hot weather, an effort is
likely to be made now to supply the de-
mand, prehaps weekly, on sufficient en-
engagement and thereby increase the
fund of worthy local cause.
Principal Carlton Howe has gone to
Chicago to accompany his twin brother,
Instructor Clifton Howe, of the univer-
sity to the St Louis fair for a week s
stay Both will return for investigations
in their studious lines at the University
of Vermont.
The meeting of the Homeland circle at
=. m, Wednesday on the church lawn
will be addressed by Miss Alice White of
Montgomery, Ala. Those who heard her
last year in similar work will be glad to
have another opportunity, and all are in
vited to be present.
Rev and Mrs. L. p. Broad are obliged
to renew their request that visitors to
Bencasson o. the picnic grounds do not
come on sunday. These are private
grounds. to which visitors on week days
are heartily welcome. Due notice of the
annual open air religious meeting on New
fame hill, held on a Sunday afternoon in
August, will be given. Everybody come
then.
There was an accidental omission OF
the account of the exercises at the closing
of school the first week in July. The viii
lage school, taught by Miss Hortense
Switzer of West Towushend, with the
pupils from Riverside district, who had
attended this school the two preceding
terms, assembled in Union hail where
interesting exercises We're held, showing
good drill and progress The walls were
adorned with maps drawn by the schol-
airs and other excellent work was shown
also a new set Of valuable outline maps
recently bought. y spelling match awak-
cncd hearty interest. At the close cake
aud lemonade We're served.