Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-10

call to Rev. N S. Moore of Cromwell.
Conn, who spent several months I'm the
union fields of Troy and westfeld, this
state, after a two years pastorate
in Crown Point, N. Y. II Mr.. Moore
accepts the call he will be accompanied
here by his wife. Their son is taking a
mining engineering course in the West.
Ralph Cushing is working at the Brat
tleboro Retreat.
Fred Best is night Waterman on the
engine at Sand hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Parsons are in
Hill, N. H., for a two weeks stay
Lewis S. Clapp and family will move
into the Bruce house for the winter.
The ladies' aid society is planning to
put the parsonage in order for a new
pastor.
Silas N. Kenny is numbering in Brook
line and boards in the section OF his
business
Mrs. Sarah Fish is at the home Of her
daughter Mrs. Edward Morse of West
Wardsboro.
The closing exercises of the village
school at Union hall this. Friday, evening
are expected to be interesting.
Mrs. Calista H. Bangs of Brattleboro
came Thursday to Mrs. Carpenters to
inspect the WoThan's Relief corps.
Mrs. Lyman and children Of Orange,
Mass, were with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Gray, during the past week
Mondays snow storm was only n little
friendly warning on getting ready for
winter. The rain that followed was need
ed by the springs.
Mrs. F. J. Micott has entertained her
nephew, Archie Perham, of Springfield
this state, who was a victim of contact
with a live electric wire.
Mrs. Emma Bruce will accompany her
son, w. T. Bruce, to Springfield. Mass.
for the winter. where the latter will take
a course in business college.
On Monday morning the locomotive ran
over and killed a yearling heifer belonging
to Walter Eager near Mack crossing.
The animal had escaped from the pasture.
Mrs Henry Landfear, who has had care
of her daughter, Mrs. II. A. Howe and
the latter's baby daughter, has returned
to Brookllne, and her place is being taken
by Mrs. Howe's sister.
Rev and Mrs. l.. p. Broad are conduct
ing missionary meetings in Massachusetts,
this month after Octobers work in Maine
In the winter they will journey over some
southern states addressing meetings.
Miss Helen Jones OF Sparta. Wis, who
was acting pastor for few months about
two years ago at West Townshend and
conducted special meetings here i'm evan
gclistic lines, is now employed by Wis
consin churches.
The Central Vermont Railway company
is about to make a fill on the depot
grounds, assisted by a bee" of local
men, as the railroad claimed that II WAS
partly highway need which viii make
team freighting more convenient.
The auction sale of stock Wednesday
nf w
farm marks a change in the Bruce family
which has occupied the place for more
than half a century. a new house has
been built in comparatively recent years
Possession Of the farm is retained
The new iron bridge near Howe's grist
mill has outwardly the look of more sim
pie construction than others, the upper
iron work being in parallel rails. 1t is
raised considerably higher from the road
than the old bridge, and the whole struct-
ure with its thick stone work shortening
the span greatly. has a very substantial
appearance.
Rev. T. ID. Davies will begin his change
OF pastoral duties on Sunday I'm the union
churches Of Corinth and East Corinth,
his family to follow him next week Cook
vile academy. which his Oldest girl will
attend. is located three-fourths OF mile
from the parsonage, both being in Cor
NTH. Regret is expressed at the depart
ure Of the Davies family.
Sixteen members Of Newfane Grange
drove Tuesday evening to Wardsboro.
where they were agreeably entertained
with a supper. etc, by the hosts of that
Grange, the visiting friends filling
varied literary program. The social inter-
change OF the local Oranges furnishes
much enjoyment Some one has likened the
Grange here to the Social Club" idea.
The Sage-Hyde -Eynard marriage in
Ware, Mass, was characterized by ex-
IRENE simplicity for an American bride
from very wealthy family and a bride
groom from French nobility. Baroness
Sylvia Sage Hyde Eynard is a daughter
of the late William Hyde, banker,
nephew OF Miss Sage who was so pleased
with the scenery from Bencasson heights.
Newfane hill, that she built Rest Cot
tage" for her summer home
The local w. C. T. u is assisting the
state union in filling 700 comfort bags"
for sailors OF the battleship Vermont
The state union has raised $500 OF the
needed $1,000 for a ship library, and is
engaged in a movement to establish
reading room at Fort Ethan Allen. Bur-
lington in all OF which Newfane union
manifests an interest. The department OF
soldiers and sailors work in the society
is receiving special attention this year
The next regular local meeting will be
held with the Misses Newton on We'd
nesday at 3 p. m.
The schools in town. under the direc-
ton of Superintendent w. T. Bruce have
applied the eye test with these results, the
first figures applying to the number ex-
amined and the second to number de-
fective in sight: Newfane, teacher Miss
Hortense Switzer, 2O-6; Riverside, Miss
A. Wheeler 1871; Union, Rev. f. NJ. Wis
wall. 1871; Parish, Mrs. II. NJ Adams,
so: Williamsville, F. d. Putnam, 27-4;
South Newfane, Mrs Alice Morse. 1874:
Brookside, C, f. Brown, 1922 total ex-
amined Ill, defective %, per cent. defec-
tive approximately 90 The teachers an
piled the tests under instructions