Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-02
NEWFANE

Mr.. and Mrs Henson Taylor of Boston
are spending a few days at Newfane Inn
Mrs John Morse Of South Newfane vis-
tied school this week as town superin-
tendent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Hescock are
taking ten days outing in Boston, Wor-
cester and adjoining towns.
Mrs II. A. Carpenter was called to
Chicopee Falls last week by the illness of
her daughter. Mrs. Chaplin.
Eight fowls bought at Mrs. Walkers
farm (the Tuthill place. for the chicken
pie supper last week, weighed 55 pounds
The ice in West river broke up last
week in the midst Of ice house filling.
There remains thick ice on the Grout
pond
The skating rink opened at the shed
hail connected with the Inn on Monday
evening and it seems likely to be well
patronized.
Robert Pratt of North Cambridge, son
and grandson of summer residents, re-
Gently has been threatened with rheu-
matte fever.
Mrs A. T. Edwards, who is in attend
ance on her daughter at the hospital, and
her sister, Mrs Gertrude Wright Martin
were at home a day or two this week.
The meeting of the board of civil au-
thority on aIonday to hear objections
from aggrieved persons regarding taxes
brought company of eight to dinner at
the Inn.
The next meeting of Newfane Grange
might well have a valentine discussion on
its program as 1t will come on the 14th.
not next week, as was first mentioned to
the correspondent.
In face of the fact that a fall of snow
would make the numbering business more
lively, most people confess to enjoyment
OF the mild season as a change from
severity of two consecutive winters.
W. t. Bruce, who has been attending
the business school in Springfield. Mass.
has suffered a severe attack of grip WITH
symptoms of pneumonia, and by advice
OF his physician has this week returned
to Newfane to breathe the pure country
all" accompanied by his mother.
Newfane Grange will discuss on We'd
nesdGy evening the question, Resolved
That anticipation is greater than partic-
ipation," with f. A. Dewitt and George
Bush on affirmative. F. L. Hamlin and
Arthur Railway, negative. There will be
further literary program on the occasion
M. ID. Newton, an engineer living in
Worcester, formerly of this town. in a
business letter to a friend recently re-
lates that I'VE had an express train from
Worcester to Boston that had no heat in
the cars since they left Chicago, a most
saw boys diving off the docks near South
Terminal station at Boston,"
A masquerade party was given at H. A.
carpenters by the granddaughter. Helen
Redheld, to celebrate her eighth birthday
anniversary Guests arrived promptly in
costume and were received by their young
hostess, also in costume. A handsome
birthday cake graced the occasion and
the little company marched to the din
ing room for refreshments to the tune
played by Veteran Carpenter on his har-
monica. The sprigs of myrtle surround
ing the cake were picked out door on the
same day.
From the Hawaiian Islands comes
postal card illustrated by lava cascade
and the devils picture frame" and writ
ten by Mrs. Florence Fream Batchelder,
who was spending the holidays in the
Volcano House in a company watching
for the incoming of New Years The
card is scorched on its edge by holding
over cracks in the crater OF Mt. Kilanea
and says the crater presents a glorious
sight Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Batch
elder spent youthful years here Mr..
Batchelder is a chemist in extensive sugar
works on the islands.
Rev. d. E. Adams Of Wellesley Hills,
scribe OF the association to which a local
resident clergyman, Mr.. Lawrence, be-
longcd in Massachuse it's writes to T. e
Z.
Rev. Darwin Adams, having been pastor
here in early years Of the present church
building. A member of the choir in those
days who sang a strong tenor and played
the second bass viol used to recall that
Mr. Adams prayed Sundays with his eyes
open. Mr. Adams was a so-called Sound"
preacher and also was remembered as a
brother of "the Adams arithmetic man."
A younger son, John, is recalled as an &C.
casional visitor.
Miss Lizzie Edwards the young para
lytic victim OF falling hammock post last
summer, recently was taken to the Me-
mortal hospital in Brattleboro, her parents
accompanying her and the mother re-
naming st least until she is more wonted
tn the change. The comfort bag mention
ed in former column was sent after her
removal and carried great pleasure to the
patient, which is prolonged from day 20
DAY as articles of remembrance are taken
out one by one, and her expressions of
surprised delight are frequent. Miss
Edwards now feels severe pain in her feer,
but without ability Of much more motion
downward from the arms.
The masquerade ball given by the odd
Fellows favored by fine weather, was
successfully carried out at Union hall. A
costumer from Springfield, Mass, was
here for the day and night. Leitsinger's
orchestra of four pieces furnished the
tickets were sold, which, in addition to
the money for dance tickets, yielded after
all expenses were paid, $40 for the fund
of the society. company from Brat
tleboro was entertained over night at
Newfane Inn and most of those from
South Londonderry stayed at the County
hotel. G. G. Smith and daughter, Mrs.
Pierce, and their cousin, Mrs. Curtis of
South Londonderry, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. d. A. Benson.
A Boston daily copied from the Newfane
correspondence to The Phoenix of Jan.
10 in regard to the annual meeting of the
Windham County Savings bank at New
fame and some points of interest about
deposits, but the city paper enormously
stated that the mother of Eugene Field
made a deposit in 1854 and that her book
had never been presented at the bank
since that time. Now The Phoenix did
not state who made that deposit of IS,
now accumulated at compound interest,
but the truth about 1t is as follows: Mrs.
Esther Field, grandmother of Eugene
Field. deposited IS for the benefit of her
grandson named" with the written pro-
viso i'm the book mot to be withdrawn
until said Eugene is 81" Roswell Field
of the Chicago Evening Post, seeing the
paragraph in the Boston paper, wrote to
the bank TO know IL such a deposit was
really made by his mother, whose last
visit to New England was made in 1854;
not, Mr.. Field adds, that he "sees in
such deposit any sudden revelation of daz-
bling wealth." but that he is interested
in the frequent recurrence of the story"
though he does not allude to the story's
Ill.