Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-03-23
NEwFANE.


Death Of 2. II. Sargent.
Frederick H. Sargent, who died Sum
day in North Hinsdale, N. H., where he
went month ago to receive magnetic
treatment, was SO years Of age. His
father, II. l.. Sargent, and the house.
keeper, George Cleveland, accompanied
him, leaving the house here closed for a
time. The funeral was held in Brattle-
boro, Rev. F. l.. Masseck officiating.
Burial was in the family lot in that town.
Mrs. Henry l.. Sargent, who died here
about 13 years ago. was a sister of the
late Frederick A. Fish. The family came
from Athol, Mass, where the son had
stationery and music store. He also was
in the same business in Springfield Mass.
The Sargents first bought and occupied
several years the house built by direction
of Mrs. Mary A. Birchard after fire de-
stroyed the Birchard homestead and store.
Next they sold to w. N. Chase and made
over the Fish carriage shop into a COM
modious home and occupied 1t until 1904
when Mr.. Sargent, Junior repaired
thoroughly the Tuthill house. After a
year father and son returned to West
street The son owned both places and
IL was a source of constant pleasure to
him to make changes and improvements
in them. Being in i'll health, he suffered
greatly and his crippled condition was
increased by abnormal weight, which
probably reached at times $50 pounds
When a mere lad he weighed about 200
His father, who is feeble and left alone
may remain for the present, at least, with
brother I'm Brattleboro. He has a brother
in Castleton and a sister, Mrs. Marcia
Dix of Dummerston, in Baltimore.
d. A. Benson was in Jamaica Thursday
on business.
Mic. naecta LATTE fs % ITor..o,
Eddys in Brookline.
The Homeland circle will meet on We'd
nesday at the parsonage.
]. II. Underwood returned Tuesday from
a business trip to Worcester
L. H. Higgins is expressman for the
| creamery products at present.
Mrs. A. H. Farnum spent last week in
| Greenfield with a sick friend.
F. A Dewitt attended a Masonic meet
ing in Brattleboro Wednesday evening.
Miss Sadie Underwood spent Sunday
with Miss Batchelder of .Fitchburg, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Labelle of the lumber camp
| over West river have returned to North
! field, Mass.
| Rev. j. A. Solandt brother of G. w.
Solandt, is the Congregational pastor at
| Rutland, Mass.
Teaming and logging interests are re-
and the snow.
The Christian Endeavor society gave
social and supper at the vestry We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Mabel Winchester of Brattleboro
! spent Sunday with ner grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ballou.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Porter of Sterling,
! Mass, are guests Of the latters brother,
Frank E. Davis.
Miss Alcestis Wheeler Of Jamaica has
| been engaged to teach the union school
In district No 4.
Mrs. Laura Gates has been unable to
walk about her room this winter except by
the aid of chairs
Assistant Judge Worden OF Halifax was
at the Windham County hotel last week
on county business.
Miss Sadie Davidson of West Wards
| boro is the teacher engaged for the next
term of the village school.
Mrs. p. A. Davis, who has been i'll at
the home Of her son, Michael Vassar, in
Bellows Falls, is improving.
Justice E p. Wheeler of Williams
vile, accompanied by his grandson
Richard was in town Monday.
Frank Rand, machinist, of Orange,
Mass, was the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ransom Rand, last week.
Miss NJ. L. Pratt, who has been caring
for Mrs. Lazelle in Williamsville all
winter, called on his aunts this week.
Veteran David H. Davis Is grateful to
the Grand Army boys for barrel of -four
in the emergency of his protracted illness.
Miss Eta Marsh is taking a vacation
at her home in Townshend and Miss Allen
Of Jamaica is taking her place at Newfane
Inn.
George Cleveland, attendant for the
Sargents bsince October, had returned to
his home in Dorchester shortly before F.
H. Sargent's death.
Ida and Margaret Maher, Maude Rad
way. Mildred Palmer, Lillian Chase and
Hugh Mack nave returned to Leland and
Gray seminary, Townshend.
Newfane Grange will observe Wednes-
day evening program furnished by mem
bers who are not officers, and this will
be followed by box supper.
Miss Florence Batchelder formerly OF
this place, will join a Christian Endeavor
company in a trip from Fitchburg to
Europe about the first of July.
Mondays IA inches of snow called in
the birds which nave been very indie
pendent in self-support among their
woody haunts this mild winter.
Miss Lizzie Edwards was brought home
from the Brattleboro Memorial hospital
Saturday in about the same condition in
which she mas been for months.
The coming of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rose into Mrs. L. NJ. Carpenters house
will meet need in the gardening and
odd job line, also the dressmaking bust
ness
Mrs. G. e. Davidson returned Wednes-
day from a winters stay in Burlington
and Richmond. A few days were spent
with her daughter. Mrs. osgood of Town
shend.
The F. e. Wellman mill which was
used short time last year by a Massa-
chusetts man for the manufacture of
skewers, will be in operation again for
saving logs.
Rev G. w. Lawrence, who is suffering
from tuberculosis laryngitis, expects his
sister, Miss Emma Lawrence, formerly
connected with a shoe manufacturing
business in Lynn, Mass
L. w. Bush OF Bircnard post is Junior
vice commander of the state Grand Army.
Mrs. Bush recently gave here an interest
ing report of attendance at the Vermont
Woman's Relief corps convention.
Mrs. Joseph Cummings, wife Of the
manager at West river lumber camp,
recently died at the Farren hospital in
Montague Mass, leaving a baby who
was born in Newfane and a child three