Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-20
NEwEANE.

Mrs. ]. NJ. Kenney is spending a week
in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ. Carpenter are visit
ing i'm Manchester.
Miss Ethel Hall, who is employed in
Brattleboro, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. Grout and her sister, Florence
Hall.
A class from the Brattleboro high
school is expected to arrive by sleighride
at Newfane Inn at 4S0 p. m. Saturday to
remain until 73O, supper to be served in
the interim.
Rev. G. w. Lawrence relates that en-
route to California in September he lost
his gold watch, and had given up finding
il when 1t was restored to him by the
porter, who in a thorough house cleaning
effort discovered the lost treasure about
the bedding.
Attendance at the annual meeting of
the Windham County Savings bank was
%. Dinner was served for 26 at the New
fame Inn to share in which several OFF,
cias and corporators from Townshend
brought their wives, who were reinforced
by the treasurers wife of this place.
Following is the program for the meet
ing of Newfane Grange to be held We'd
nesday evening Jan. 25 Instrumental
music question, (which is the greatest
evil, tobacco or fashion," to be conducted
by W. c. Ballou George Batchelder, Mrs.
Lena Dewitt and Mrs w. Micott, with
discussion open to the Grange; music /;
spelling match with prizes to the best
and poorest spoilers. A good time is ex-
pected and all the members are urged
to come.
The new dining room at Newfane Inn
has been used for several dinner and
supper parties and has called forth many
complimentary remarks. 1t is large, well
lighted, and is papered in rich, cheerful
looking colors, has double doorways to
parlor and kitchen, an old-fashioned fire
place with brick oven and ash hole I'm a
niche of the room The landlord plans
to have a table set for two at each of the
seven windows and other tables i'm the
boarding season.
The official list of odd Fellows as in
stalled Saturday evening is as follows:
N. c.. George Batchelder; V. G., Earl
Davis; secretary, II. A. Howe; treasurer,
l.. II. Higgins; w, S. G. Brown; c., r. r.
Lincoln; chaplain, j. d. Maher; r. S. n.
c., ID. a. Benson l.. S. n. c., L. NJ.
Carpenter; r. S. V. G.. w. b. Park L. S.
V. c., s. N. Kenny; r. S. s., Walter
Wheeler; L. s s.. W. L. Micott Past
Grands Roel, Cook, Perry, Haigh and
Wilson and Noble Grand Coombs of Wan
tastiquet lodge of Brattleboro We're pres
ent. Mr.. Perry being the installing officer
At a meeting of the Union Hall Helpers
Saturday evening these officers were
elected: President, Mrs ID. S. Ballou: vice
presidents, Mrs. Townsend. Miss NJ
Newton secretary. Mrs ]. II. Under
wood; treasurer, Mrs. Abbie Underworld
executive committee, Miss Underwood,
Mrs. C. b. johnson, Mrs. w n. Chase
The society has had a good year. The
main furnishing for Union hall through
the society in 1904 was five dozen dining
chairs, which will also be useful i'm the
audience room at times The society will
serve dinner at the hall Saturday noon Of
this week on the occasion OF the annual
creamery meeting. outside patronage
will be welcomed
The annual meeting Of the Windham
County Creamery association, which en-
braces Wardsboro, TownShend. Dover,
Brookline and Newfane, will be held Sat
urday at Union hall Printed reports are
i'm circulation, and should receive careful
attention. The main plant. at Newfane,
is valued at $2S00 Wardsboro plant $500
and Dover plant $3.50. Names Of the old
firm buyers of Boston and Fftchburg are
noticed. The amount due patrons for
December butter fat at "a cents was
S1,064. Amount paid to patrons is s16.206.
w. b. Willard is the butter maker. Hanna
Haloren Finn. who had experience in
butter making in her home land is in
charge at Wardsboro. L. II. Higgins is
secretary and treasurer. =. II. Rutter
and a. G. Warren are the auditors
At F. III. Sargent's sale of a portion Of
household goods in the fall a vio which
he bought at S. p. Millers auction several
years ago sold for trihe, and a local
buyer transferred II for 50 to Mr. Davis
a summer guest from New York, who has
written to a friend here that he sold the
instrument to a music dealer for $3.50.
1t turned out to be Of especially good tone
1t was called a tenor violin and was own
ed by Mr.. Miller for many years. and
probably was used in the church choirs
here 80 to 20 years ago when Mr.. Bur
dit played the bass Viol First these
instruments We're used in the Union
church, occupied by Congregationalists
Methodists and Universalists Later, in
Priest Warrens" day, the church was
used almost wholly by the latter denom-
ination, as Congregational church was
built here in 1889.