Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-17
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Mrs. C. L. Hescock was able to be at
church Sunday after being shut in most
of the winter.
The whistle of the f. A. wellman mill
has been heard the past week, which be-
tokens some work done there.
Singing at the funeral of w. T. Bruce
was by VIII Micott, who rendered zone
by One and Beautiful Valley of Eden
Mrs. c. A. Minchen and daughter Miss
Minchen, and son, Willie, have returned
from Boston to stay a while at the Inn
Tasteful trimming of Union hall for the
first masquerade party by two ladies'
unasslsted, has remained to grace other
| occasions.
The Homeland circle will meet with the
Misses Newton Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock. All who are interested are in
| vited to attend.
The village school taught by Miss
| Switzer closed today, Friday. It is hoped
that n teacher so faithful and Interested
| i'm her work will return.
The colder the weather and the deeper
| the snow appears to be the rule for in
| creased activity of Newfane Grange.
| Visitors from Dummerston Grange turned
out in sleigh ride hither to the number
of 81 on Wednesday of last week.
In view of better times coming by
| broadening and extension of the narrow
gauge stalled passengers took patiently
their experience Of Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Switzer was unable to return from
a visit over Sunday at Brattleboro to
begin her school until Tuesday afternoon.
Offering in the Congregational Sunday
school the 18th was for the Lincoln me-
mortal fund far southern educational
purposes There was also an exercise
conducted by Mrs. George Batchedcr's
young class giving a sketch of Lincoln
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sionary associations work
Landlord Frank Davis was one who
made an attempt to leave on the narrow
gauge Monday for the Massachusetts Cen
eral hospital in Boston. He returned to
his home. however, made a fresh start
on Tuesday, and was Joined by Dr.
Osgood OF Townshend, who conducted him
to the hospital for treatment.
Amasa Grout and Richard Underwood
have 100 lively chickens and a large Sec
ond setting of eggs in incubators with
intentions toward early broiers Eggs
have kept up well in local price not fall
ing below 80 to 35 cents since November
until this month, when they are at the
easy reckoning of two cents each
By invitation of Mr. and Mrs Willard
the regular Grange meeting was held at
their home Wednesday evening of this
week. After the program a social time
was enjoyed by all. There will be no
local gathering on the pod, as a large
number of the members wish to attend
the Grange meeting in Brattleboro on that
evening,
officers of Birchard Relief corps for
1905 are as follows: President. Mrs. Della
V. Carpenter; senior vice president, Mrs.
Stella Franklin; junior vice president,
Mrs. Kate Wright; treasurer, Mrs. Loella
Parsons: secretary, Mrs. Alice Pierce;
conductor Mrs. Anna Bush; guard, Mrs.
Phoebe Davis; assistant guard. Mrs. Mary
Twitchell; delegate, Mrs. Nellie Miles
The w C. T. U. recently gave ten
books to the Congregational Sunday
school, making the third annual contri-
button OF the same number. The meet
ing of this society on Wednesday con-
sidered work in lumbermen's camps as
a service which increases in Vermont.
principally through books, periodicals and
leaflets, comfort bags" etc, furnished
to the men.
The officers of Birchard post for 1905
were installed Saturday as follows: Com
mander, a. b. Franklin senior vice com
mander, d. 5: Ballou; junior vice COM
mander, NJ r. Pratt; quartermaster, w
H. Miles; o. D., l.. w. Bush: chaplain.
u. W. Parsons; surgeon, W. G. Wright
o. G., II. H. Holbrook; adjutant, w H.
Miles; quartermaster sergeant. H. A.
hilburne; sergeant major II. A. Carpen-
ter; sentinel, Thomas Crane: delegate
II. II. Holbrook.
News Of the death of Miss Isabel
Wheelock of Haverhill private secretary
of the president of the New Hampshire
traction works, was received this week
Miss Wheelock's father, Frederick Vince
lock, went west from this town and now
lives with his family in Byron, ILL., His
father, Deacon Henry Wheelock, lived in
Wardsboro many years ago and at one
time kept the hotel in Williamsville
Miss Wheelock graduated in the high
school of Chicago and took a college
course in that city. She was one OF a
family party of six who visited Wards
boro and Newfane last summer, all of
whom was greatly interested in looking
up associations of their ancestry and IL
was a pleasure to meet them.
The relation of Rev. w. w. Mason OF
Biuerica, Mass, formerly a pastor in
Newfane, to the Jury on the Tucker
murder trial has been the source Of var
ious paragraphs in Boston papers. as he |
was the only clergyman on the jury. He
Is quoted this week as supplying a church
IN Franklin on Sunday. and having a
larger congregation than the usual au- |
dience who might have expected some
reference to the famous case Mr.. Mason
an interesting sermon ON |
obedience to law, which, though signih-
cant, hardly gratifed special curiosi-
~. He said: There is unfortunately an |
Impression abroad that men can follow |
out their own desires and pleasures with |
out regard to law and feel that they thus |
enjoy freedom and liberty. Others DEFY |
law because they are down hearted or |
Strength of character lies not |
In seeking new or favored circumstances. |
but in making the best of those we have |
There can be no escape from law, and all |
should seek to live in amity and friend |
ship with it." The preachers friends |
were glad to read his firm sentiments in |
face OF degeneracy on the subject in word |
and deed.