Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
NEWFANE.

Mrs. Paris Rawson is boarding at Mr..
Whitaker's in BroolSline.
The ID. A. Benson drum corps serenaded
acCeptably on the Fourth
DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Roberts and child
are guests at the County Hotel.
Mrs John NJ. Miller of Brattleboro re-
Gently visited relatives i'm this place.
Mrs Joel Page of Groton, Mass. spent
the past week with her brother. d. c.
Cushing
Mrs. Alice Hescock Randall and two
children are at H. NJ. Hescocks to remain
several weeks.
Miss Mary Miller, formerly of this place.
recently of Rhode Island is spending a
week or more here.
Mrs. i. A. Wellman is reported to be
doing well at the Homeopathic hospital
in Springfield, Mass
Veteran John Dix of Worcester, Mass,
member of the nth Vermont regiment,
is at II. a. Carpenters.
Edward Hayes of Bridgeport who
boarded at J. Makers and at Mrs. NJ. NJ.
BLISS, has returned to Connecticut
Mrs. r. d. Newton and daughter Har-
riet, of Ware, Mass, have come to Rest
cottage. Newfane hill, for the summer.
Lewis Higgins, Mr.. and Mrs Ira Hig-
gins and Mrs Burnett of Bratteboro
spent Thursday at Mrs. S. II. Higgnss
United States CONSUL Marshall Twitch-
ell and son, Emmus, of Kingston, Ontario,
have been visiting Mr.. Twitchell's cousin,
Mrs Annette Twitchell.
Mrs. Hayes and two daughters of
Bethel, Conn, are boarding at the home
of Mrs. c. f. Davidson, who expects
other summer guests this week.
and Mrs q w Touropco NO
pected soon to occupy their cottage here.
Mr.. Lawrence is pastor of the Congrega-
tional church In South Royalston, Mass.
The ladies will have charge of the next
meeting of Newfane Grange Wednesday
evening, July 49, filling the offices and fur
nishing program which will consist Of
reading, singing, dialogues and recita-
tions.
Mrs. N NJ. Batchelder Of Fitchburg.
Mass, formerly of this place, is suffering
more severely from n complication of all
ments Her son, Gilbert, will sail on the
l5tn from the Hawaiian Islands to come
home.
The Fourth was unusually quiet here,
even to the midnight celebration, which
lasted only one hour A large bonfire
was the most noticeable feature of the
hour for those who were sufficiently
awake to see 1t.
The Union school. held in district No.
a. closed last week. OF the 16 pupils
registered, eight were perfect in attend
ance-Ervn and Lillian Chase, Agnes
Cherrie, julius Hall, Carlos and Charles
Lowe, Charlie and Rubie Rice Willis
Hall was absent but one day. Mildred
Bertha and Joseph Palmer were perfect
in attendance during their eight weeks OF
school attendance. Erwin Chase has had
no absent mark for 10 terms, and Charlie
and Rubie Rice have been perfect in at
tendance for seven terms. Ice cream was
served the closing afternoon and the
teacher, Mrs. Kenyon, presented pictures
to all as tokens Of appreciation for the
good work done during the term.
Dewitt Fisher. who died in June at the
home of his son, Edgar +. Fisher, Of
Charlton. Mass. where the family had
recently moved from Worcester, was
brought up in this town and afterward
lived here nearly 90 years He was the
son of George and Laurinda Fisher and
belonged to family of 10 children, all of
whom, except one, grew to maturity in
town There are four survivors of the
family-Edwin, of St. Paul. Mimi. Laura,
wife of George h. Johnson of Newfane:
George of Worcester and Daniel of Bos-
ton. Mr. Fisher married first Miss Martha
Gould of this town, and in early married
life they came here from Massachusetts to
live year or more, but eventually set
tied in or near Worcester Twenty years
ago Mr.. Fisher married Mrs. Henrietta
Bowker of Willamsville, in which village
they kept the well-known Bowker hotel
until Mrs. Fishers death about four
years ago Since then Mr. Fisher had
lived with his only son. He leaves n
daughter. Mrs. Lucy Snow. of Worcester.
several grandchildren and at least four
great grandchildren.