Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

| dent clergyman ana nelgnDOr OF the
family, officiating. Burial was in the vii
| lage cemetery.
The Newfane boys beat the Wardsboro
| boys by a score of 13 to ~.
Miss Sage Of Ware, Mass, will come
this week to occupy Rest cottage for the
| summer.
Mrs. B. c. Eager, with Olive, is at the
home OF her father, Carley Whitney, in
| Brattleboro.
r. S. Wizards wife and daughter of
| Boston are expected to board here in the
| month of July.
Judge Merrill of Rutland spent We'd
| nesday with United States District At
| torney Martin at The Naples
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Burrill OF New York
| city were recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Ripley, while on their wedding trip.
w. p. Eames has greatly improved the
| inside Of his store by white ceiling
| which not only lightens but has the effect
of charging it.
The auction sale of the personal prop
| erty Of the late Baxter c. Gushing will
| give farmers good opportunity to re-
plenish their supply OF all kinds OF farm
| ing tools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solandt entertained over
Sunday Rev. NJ. w Farman of Montpelier,
who was a schoolmate of Mrs. Solandt
| and classmate Of Rev. Mr.. Baker of
| Townshend.
Plans are already in hand for the usual
| open-air Sunday meeting on Bencasson
grounds, Newfane HILL perhaps in the
early part of August, instead OF the third
week. A special attraction in speaking
is planned.
Mrs. Lester of Ware, Mass, a niece OF
Mrs. Newton, and two brothers OF Mr..
Newton, were recent guests at Rollin
L
Newton of Ware arrived on Thursday for
| the summer.
| . Mrs. A. L. Bryant, having leased her
| farm to G. L. Perkins for year, has re-
turned to Fitzwiliam Depot, n. H., with
her brother, ]. E. feathers. The farm
was known in early years as the Nathan
Merrifeld place.
| The Homeland circle will meet on the
church lawn at p. m. on Wednesday ii
the weather is suitable, otherwise in the
vestry. Reports will be given by members
| who attended the recent state missionary
union convention.
All persons interested in Old Home
Week are requested TO meet at Union
| hall Thursday evening, June 20. We
hope that everyone interested will make
| it known by his presence. Let the
ladies help the others.
Newfane Grange will confer the third
| and fourth degrees on nine candidates
Wednesday evening, June 2s. 1t is ex-
pected that the marching staff will assist
| in the degree work. The West River
Grange has accepted an invitation to be
| present.
S. q. Brown and family expect to take
| possession of the farm on West river
| known for the last 80 years as the G. B.
Johnson farm, and in earlier years as
the George Fisher place, one Of the
| pleasantest situations on the river. Mr.
| Brown. who is n 10
| farmer, has lived in the village since the
| death of his father
The correspondent takes great pleasure
| in giving the notice for Old Home Week
J preliminary meeting OF June % at Union
hail. handed in by one who has faculty for
doing scout preparations for such gather
ings. The public will undoubtedly be in
terested. There is a strong list OF law
| yers, judges, ministers and others who
went out from Newfane from which to
draw for speakers, besides those who
have an adopted interest in the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Solandt are spend
| ing few days in Mortified, Mass, at
the home of Mr.. Solandts brother. An
| other brother, Rev. James Solandt, has
| pastorate over the Congregational
church in Rutland, Mass. Still another,
| Rev. Andrew Solandt, is a professor in a
| school in Wichita, Kans., and the preach
| er OF the institution. A third brother
| was ordained in Montreal. The family
| on the mothers side is OF Scotch origin.
Mrs T. d. Davies and Elizabeth and
| Mildred, accompanied by Miss Ruth
Wellman to help care for the children,
| are at the home of Mrs. Davies's parents
| in Giead, Me, the formers native place
| At this home have been entertained many
| fishermen for years, 1t being en- route
| between regions of lakes and on the
upper Androscoggin river. Mr. Davies
owns a cottage on point of the main
| land OF Maine near Orr's Island, the
| scene of one Of Harriet Beeeher Stoves
stories. and Mrs. Davies hopes to visit
the seashore before her return.
Rev. M. w. Farman, whose lecture on
| Endurance" was interesting and well
delivered Sunday evening, will give his
| well known lecture on Phil Sheridan at
Union hall Monday evening, June 20,
under the auspices Of the odd Fellows
| Mr.. Farman is the blind chaplain OF the
| Vermont senate. He acquired his college
| and theological education mostly through
| listening to a reader, not being able to
use his eyes. Though he has never been
| a pastor he was ordained to the ministry
| In 1901. He is a fluent speaker, possesses
a natural vein of oratory and has decided
ly scholarly tastes.
| After nearly nine months of almost
| constant travel on their missionary cam
paign in the four territories taking in
| Colorado, Wisconsin and Ohio, with the
| state annual meetings of New York, Con-
| necticut and Vermont, Rev. and Mrs.
| Broad returned to Newfane and opened
camp at Bencasson on the 10th. They
were accompanied by their daughter,
Miss Harriet A. Broad of Chicago, state
secretary of the Y. w. C. A. of Illinois,
who will spend her summer vacation at
the camp Miss Broad is accompanied
| by Miss Frances E. Barnett a native of
| New Jersey, and for several years iden-
| titled with the business Of life insurance.
| Rising successfully through the various
grades Of service, she has for some years
held the position of superintendent of a
prominent life insurance company in the
state Of Kansas. Miss Barnett has a
fine appreciation OF nature and already is
enjoying the picturesque scenes Of Yer
mont from historic Newfane hill