Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-14
NEWFANE.
Bible Glass from Ware, Mass, at Ben
casson.

and Bencasson cabin a somewhat live
ly experience last week. Thirteen guests
were ladies from Ware, Mass, mem
bers of Bible class there which has
been conducted by Miss S. r. Sage
for many years. The loyal devotion
Of this class to their teacher has been a
marked feature and has been fully APP
preciated and reciprocated by her.
This class has been in the habit OF
holding an annual picnic in Ware, under
the apple trees, and as the time for this
feast approached Miss Sage devised the
novel plan of transporting the class
bodily to the top Of Newfane hill, and
holding the annual picnic at her summer
residence, Rest cottage. The problem of
bringing is ladies all at once to these
heights seemed at first unsolvable. But
all difficulties were surmounted and the
party arrived safely by team from Brat
tleboro with bright anticpations of
unique and happy experience.
AS far as possible Miss Sage reproduced
the annual picnic supper Sixteen sat
down to a table which was exquisitely
decorated for the occasion and laden
with a tempting variety of good things
prepared by Mrs. r. d. Newton.
In the afternoon the usual meeting was
held and the work of the year reviewed.
The facts then presented show commend
able devotion to Christ's Kingdom. This
class has met regularly for missionary
enterprises, and during the last II years
has raised and expended $1,000 in cash
for specific missionary objects, mainly in
our own land, including also an interest
in foreign lands. These ladies have sent
clothing worth-at low estimate-$3000
to home missionaries. These gifts have
been in addition to their missionary con-
trtbutions through church channels.
Rarely does one meet so fine a company
of Christian ladies, always working to-
gether in perfect harmony for the best
cause.
They greatly enjoyed roaming about
the grounds, picking wild strawberries,
gathering birch bark, examining the
curios of the cabin and luxuriating in the
rare mountain scenery of historic New
fame hill. They were especially interested
in old memorial stones on old Newfane
sites and the old cemetery which has
been repaired recently by direction OF
Selectmen Sherman and Emery and their
associates.
The climax Of this unique occasion was
reached on the last evening when the
friends from both houses gathered at
Rest cottage and united in a service
which will always be a sacred memory
to each. Familiar missionary talks, sac
red songs, old-time secular melodies,
conversation concerning the missionary
methods Of the class and a delightful
variety Of entertainment by the gifted
ones, all combined to make the evening
freshments a closing hymn was sung.
prayer was offered by Rev. L. P. Broad
and the happy company separated for
the night with many expressions OF enjoy
ment. The general expression was voiced
in these words I'VE never before en-
1oyed so charming an EVENING" Similar
words were heard the next day as the
farewell words were spoken and the little
company started for the valley below.
Mrs. C. p. Dewitt and Mrs. Hunt are
at F. A. DeWitts.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Engrem of Rutland
arrived at Rest cottage, Newfane hill,
July 6.
Bencasson celebrated the Fourth by
extensive decorations and fine display
of fireworks.
Rev. and Mrs. Davies and two younger
children are expected to return from Gil
cad, Maine, this week.
Landlord Spencer of the American
House at st. Adams, formerly OF the
County House, was in town recently.
The open-air meeting on Newfane hill
will be held this year on Sunday. August
g. at p. m. The program viii be an
nounced later.
Miss Julia B. Dickinson of Springfield,
Mass, professor OF vocal music in Mt.
Holyoke college and soprano in the quar-
tet in the FIRST Congregational church in
Springfield. is guest at Bencasson.
The associate county judges have been
in town this week, accompanied by United
States District Attorney Martin consider
ing plans for enlarging the court house
on the west end, with rooms for use of
judges and jury
VIII Harvey has returned from a brief
visit to Derby, this state, with a GER
tificate from Principal Edgecomb OF
Derby academy which entities Mr.. Harvey
to entrance to the University of Vermont
at Burlington in the fall.
Bencasson cabin has seldom given well
come to more delightful and enthus-
iastic company than the party of ten
men and women who visited the hill on
July 6. These friends from Buffalo are
spending the summer in Brattleboro, and
visited Bencasson under the guidance of
Rev. George B. Lawson OF that town.
The Howe twins, Principal Carlton D.
of Essex Junction high school and Dr.
Clifton d. Howe of the Biltmore school
of forestry in North Carolina, are with
their parents The University OF Vermont
conferred the degree of master of science
upon Carlton Howe at the recent COM
mencement.
The w. C. T. U. will meet in the church
rooms or on the lawn at p. m. Wednes-
day, and in connection there will be a
special meeting OF the Loyal Temperance
Legion. Members of the first named
society are asked to give texts and senti-
ments concerning children and Importance
of including them in good works.
The well-written communication Of A.
M Goodwin of Wrights, California, in
last weeks Phoenix was read with inter-
est. Friends of F. j. Johnson and family
are glad to hear they are so pleasantly
located in the region OF perpetual roses.
Although there has been one correction
made concerning the June paragraph in
relation to the situation of Mr.. Johnson's
home 1t is now repeated lest 1t may have
been overlooked by the writer from the
Golden state. The mistake arose from
misprint of the letter M" making the
term wild region" instead of mild
region" which shows how great change
one little written or printed character
of a small alphabet may make in the
meaning of a sentence all unmeant by the
original writer.
Leonard B. Higgins, 66, who had been in
active business life on Main street in
Taunton, Mass, more than two score
years, died suddenly at his home in that
city Friday night after an illness Of only
two days, the cause being a clot on the
brain. Mr.. Higgins was a native of this
town. son of Stephen and Mary A. (Bow-
kerr Higgins. He was the eldest of three
children. A brother, Martin Higgins, died
IL years ago His sister, Mrs. Abbie
Higgins wife of F. w. Underwood of this
town, was summoned to Taunton but did
not arrive there until after Mr.. Higgins
died. After leaving home Mr. Higgins
worked in dry goods stores in Brattleboro
and In Milford Mass hafOra GOING 70