Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28
NEwEANE.

Fred Burllngame returned from new
York Tuesday.
delphia is with her cousin, Mrs Amasa
Grout.
William Ballou Of wilmington was with
his brother David s. Ballou, over Sum
day and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phietus Convey OF Hill,
N. H.. former residents in town, visited
old friends last week.
]. M. Miller Of Brattleboro was in town
Monday in the interests OF the Victor
Talking Machine company.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson Of Bolton,
this state, were guests this week of the
formers sister, Mrs. w. G. Ballou.
C. NJ Newton Of Orlando, Fla, who
has spent the summer in Connecticut, Is
visiting his sisters, the Misses Newton.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Davis of London
derry Mr.. and Mrs. George Babbitt Of
Landgrove were at f. r. Daviss Tuesday
en- route to the Valley Fair.
Mrs e. c. Weston and daughters,
Bertha and Grace, Of New Haven, this
state, formerly residents, were guests in
town during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Pratt and daugh-
ter. Miss Pratt, returned Tuesday from
a carriage trip to Grafton, Chester, Sax
tons River and Bellows Falls
Rev. T. d. Davies, for two years pre-
vious 10 September of the present year
Congregational pastor here, has been can
didating in Pawlet within the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Lyman and two
children of Orange, Mass, spent several
days recently at the home of Mrs Ly-
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Gray.
The w. C. T. u. will meet at 3 O'Clock
on Wednesday with Mrs. f. A. Dewitt,
when delegates to the state convention
TO be held in st. Johnsbury will be elect
ed.
o. r. Wright Of the Riverside View
place on West River substituted for
Station Agent Ballou Thursday. The
Brooklyn boarders at Riverside will leave
Saturday.
Miss Alice whitaker, daughter of Henry
Whitaker formerly Of Newfane Brattle-
boro and Holyoke, now of Atlanta, Ga,
recently visited her aunt Mrs H. NJ.
Hescock.
Mrs Winifred Chaplin OF Chicopee Falls.
Mass. came to visit her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Carpenter. Wednesday and will
be accompanied on her return trip by
her sister, Mrs, Henrietta Ryder.
w. II. Newton OF wallingford. Conn,
spent Sunday at the Newton homestead.
meanwhile taking the walk to Williams
vile and return, by way OF diversion, and
calling on his wife's parents and other
relatives
In the list furnished to us OF veterans
who attended the county reunion from
Newfane and vicinity the name OF EN-
cry Howard of the 18th Vermont regiment
was omitted. Veteran Howard moved
here last spring from Dover.
Guests at Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Ben
sons this week, in addition to Mrs.
Sweet of Chester previously mentioned,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Volney Wood OF Ches-
ter. Mr.. Wood having been a former res
ident here, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
Chase of Andover. the latter couple en-
route to the Valley Fair.
The New England Telephone & Tele-
graph company will have an exchange
here with at least rs Instruments in
BroolSline, Wardsboro. Townshend. Dover
and this town. Agent Fay OF Springfield
has been on the ground working up the
project and 20 workmen are expected in
this vicinity next month.
The Valley Fair brought guests here
who took advantage OF the reduced rail-
road rates to renew old associations and
go to the fair. Probably never were SO
many teams passing through this village
since the days OF the old county fair as
there were early Wednesday morning, the
day which outdid itself for such occas-
ions Two trains, seven and four cars
each, carried passengers about s and 0
o'clock In the morning.
AT Ine 500 BAKER reunion IN HUDSON,
N. Y, Mrs. Francis Baker Lamb OF Lit
tie Falls, N. Y. a granddaughter of Silas
Kenney. from one OF Newfane's earliest
families, was chosen historian. These re-
unions have been famous In Rensselaer,
county, N, Y, for the large number of the
clan gathering since 1s45. when there
were IA Of the original brothers living
and ~ able to be present. This year ITO
members Of the clan were present.
The entertainment at Union hall for
benefit Of church purposes was a success
full affair. Several numbers OF piano du-
cts by Mrs. Edward Davis OF New York
and Miss Mary Davis, and a song by Miss
NJ. s. Davidson. the village teacher. were
pleasingly rendered. The address of Mrs
N. S. Moore. on an evening in Scandin-
avia. was enjoyed. The speaker took her
audience among the picturesque fiords
and mountains OF her native land with
pardonable pride in her native country
(Sweden). and gave "reminiscences OF IA
northland with Its glories Of the midnight
sun. One person present said she felt at
home in the company for she had heard
Nelson and ole Bull, and her parents
had entertained In their Philadelphia
home the matchless Jenny Lind. Re
freshments were served at the close and
the hope was expressed that other sim
liar OCCASIONS would follow during the fall
for benefit of church purposes.
SOUTH NEWFANE.