Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-27
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NEWFANE.
II. A. Kilburn has been in st. Adams
the past week.
Mrs. F. j. Micott has returned from
Springfield, Mass.
c. w. Shepardson Of North London
derry was in town recently.
Miss Maude Bliss has been recent
guest among old friends here.
Mrs. p. A. Davis returned Monday to
Bellows Falls with her grandchild.
Mrs Carrie Carpenter Redheld was at
the home Of her parents last week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Kenny and Miss d. M.
Tuthill have returned from visit in
Brattleboro.
Rev. T. d. Davies and his daughters.
Charlotte and Elizabeth, returned from
Pennsylvania Tuesday.
Miss NJ. L. Plat was called to Will
Evansville Monday by the Illness Of her
cousin, Mrs. J. A. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Smith returned
to East Putney Tuesday after spending
several weeks with their son, Fred s.
Smith.
Mrs. L. NJ. Carpenter has spent ten
days in Claremont with her mother and
brother and with friends in Manchester,
this state.
The names Of H. A. Carpenters twin
grandchildren, of Chicopee Falls, are
Cyrus Kellogg and Kenneth Carpenter
Chaplin. Their combined weight Is Is
pounds
One OF the efficient ladies' OF the village,
who can turn a hand In many ways use
full and entertaining. has an October
record for assisting her brother in huslk-
ing corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davis, Waterman
and cook at the Cheshire County farm In
WeStmoreland, N. H., are at their re-
spective former homes, the County hotel
and ]. Maher's.
George Cleveland Of Boston. who keeps
house for the Sargents. and Mrs. Bates,
guest from South Deerfeld. have been
assisting Fred II. Sargent in furnishing
chamber with antique articles
Alton Smith is employed as engineer
in w. C. Ballou's jelly mill. Other work
men there are d. A. Benson and Robert
Lincoln. Mr.. Ballou lends a hand leav-
ing the station work in charge OF L. H
Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard F. Hardy, former
ly Of the joint passionate Of Congregational
churches in Townshend and Newfane, and
later Of West Townshend. lately celebrat-
ed their 25th wedding anniversary In
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Mr. and Mrs. Parsons and daughter,
to spend ten days or more with the
daughter. Mrs. John Convey, and her
family OF children. married and unmar-
ried, in that vicinity.
Alfred Patch, a recent visitor. is a
veteran who served in company r, 18th
Vermont regiment, during the civil war.
He has been an oficer for years in the
reunion organization OF his company
At present he is a night Waterman in
Boston.
Miss Switzer, who was a passenger
from here Friday evening. returning to
her home in West Townshend had the
experience OF walking three miles DIN
consequence Of the trains delay between
East and West Townshend, caused by an
accident.
The ingenuity of Carpenter Lyman
Randall OF Riverside district was so APP
parent in recent railroad wrecks down
that way that he has been engaged by the
railroad company as car repairer. Seven
workmen on the road are boarded at
Mr.. Randall's home.
Mrs Ernest Marcy OF Brattleboro and
Mrs. Albert Sherman Of w1lliamsville
are alternately with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. David S. Ballou Mr.. Bal
lou is increasingly Ill, though he is
able to be dressed and sit with his family
more or less OF the time.
There is now telegraph operator for
the small station by Rand's crossing,
and smoke from a chimney betokens a
friendly FIRE within for the comfort of
many workmen in that vicinity which
is the scene of several wrecks Hitherto
II has been only a waiting place.
The condition of Miss Lizzie Edwards
may be said to have slightly improved.
DR.. Miller OF Brattleboro first consulted
with Dr. Osgood, and last week DR.. Hazel
ton OF Bellows Falls was called The
trouble appears to be a case Of paralysis
caused by injury to the spinal column.
Newfane Grange expects to visit Yer
mont Grange, Wardsboro Tuesday even
ing, Nov. 7, and the next regular meeting
OF the local Grange will be held Nov. 8
instead OF Nov. s. The comedy. "A Black
| Trump" will be presented at that time
Soon after then a public entertainment
will be presented by the order.
Newfane Inn has been leased to James
] Smiley, formerly landlord in Hatley. P.
O. Mr. and Mrs. Smiley are expected to
take possession early next week, IL not
on the previous Saturday, The landlord
is a son Of a Universalist Clergyman, who
| formerly preached in Putney and Will
| Evansville.
The so-called blind drummer" Mr..
| Newman, was a member OF the church
audience Sunday, as was also mill work.
man from another town. who. by reason
OF standing during the service, was sup
posed to be OF the Greek or some other
radically different form OF worship, show
| ing that in these days liberality of thought
is marching on In the various sects.
| The Cummings Brothers mill on the
| George Downs farm across West river
brings a lively colony Of about 80 men
| women and children, who occupy a dozen
temporary little houses arranged in two
streets OF the diminutive village" Six
| women cook for their families and work
men. A team transports some Of the
children to Riverside district school.
Alton Smith brought down a buck
about three years old Monday in W. B.
| Parks hill pasture. Lewis Hall shot a
two-year-old deer, weighing $50 pounds
on Wallace Persons farm, formerly
owned by N. M. Batchelder. The scene
of capture was near the spot where young
Hall killed his first deer last year A
deer was shot by Bert Smith, brother Of
Alton Smith.
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