Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-19
NEWFANE.
Postmaster Grout returned to his work
Monday after a weeks illness.
Fred Rice has come from Colrain to re-
main some time at the home place

Postmaster Grout returned to his work
Monday after a weeks illness.
Fred Rice has come from Colrain to re-
main some time at the home place.
Claude Maher, who is a clerk in Will
mington, drove home to spend Sunday.
DR.. Osgood of Townshend recently re-
moved a small tumor from Harry Smiths
tongue.
Mrs NJ. o. Howe Mrs G. B. Johnson,
G. X. Davis and S. N. Kenny were among
those who enjoyed the Peary lecture in
Brattleboro Wednesday afternoon
Osmer Clark of West Brattleboro, for
merly of Wardsboro trained nurse who
fitted in the hospital department of West
boro asylum, is taking care of II. l.. Sar-
gent
r. S. Willard is looking after his farm
and tenement here and boarding at VIII
Micott's. He has brought some improved
machinery and is trying his hand at the
work.
Hugh Wellman, having learned the
machinists trade in Londonderry, where
he has been the past three years, will
go elsewhere to work in this line when
he has looked around.
To Charles Rice of district No. is due
the credit of working last fall in the old
graveyard of that neighboThood, removing
tangled grass, weeds, briars, etc.-an ex-
ample good for others to follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Willard, Mrs F. A.
Dewitt, Mrs. w. L. Micott and Mrs. G..
w. Batchelder attended the Pomona
Grange meeting in Brattleboro Wednes-
day and had the fifth degree conferred
upon them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Marcy spent part
of the week at d. S. Ballous. Mr.. Marcy,
who has been a salesman of stoves for
the Wrought Iron company, is now col
Letting for the firm, with headquarters
| i'm st. Louis
The Congregational Sunday school re-
Gently elected these officers for year:
! Superintendent, c. l.. Hescock; assistant
Arthur Railway; secretary and treasurer
| Miss Maude Railway; assistant Mrs. F.
! a. Dewitt; librarian and assistant, Miss
Lillian Chase and Miss Hazel Smith.
The Christian Endeavor society will
give an entertainment in Union hall Mon
day evening, May %. Miss Cressy
musical instructor at Leland & Gray sem
mary, will assist, and II is expected thai
| Mr.. Barreuthers, violinist, of South New
fame, win give numbers in his line. Rec
itations win be rendered by Miss Switzer
F. A. Dewitt and viii Harvey. Posters
will give further program and particulars
as to admission.
There are old burying grounds in tow
which need attention by way of trimming
out unsightly and annoying growths. Tt
| do 1t soon would give the advantage
through the summer OF safer walking
over these places, besides giving then
more decent appearance to visitors. Mos
OF these old grounds are sadly neglected
while descendants and others have tn,
benefit of the thrift, energy, usefulness
and patriotism of early settlers.
Following is the program for Newfan
Grange meeting Wednesday, May "a: In
strumental music, Mrs. w. L. Micott
reading, Perley Winchester; song, w. L
Micott; two minute responses on My ex
perience as a housekeeper, or some i'm
provements have made" by Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Winchester, Mrs. Pierce and Mrs
Railway; quartet; paper, "Origin of POI
corn, its use and desirabilty for the hom
gardens as a commercial crop" Arthu
Railway: song, Miss Lizzie Edwards.
Mrs. G.. f. Davidson, state secretary o
the W. c. T. u, was called to ST. Johns
bury Monday in the interests of tn
county convention Of the union held a
North Danville, which town, being tn
native place of Frances Wizards parents
brings the convention into added prom
inence. Mrs. Davidson also will assis
in Chittenden county convention at I'm
derhill, and perhaps will join Mrs. f. A
Kenyon in Orleans county, the latte
having charge of prize speaking contests
Mrs. Davidson expects to be away unit
May 81.