Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-12
NEWFANE.


Miss Mary whitney of Putney is with
Mrs. j. H. Underwood
Ira Jefts of Grafton recently spent two
days with his parents.
II. w. Hall of district No. is arrang-
ing to move to Dummerston.
The public is invited to a benefit sup
| per at Newfane Inn this evening.
Carpenter Blood of Townshend and r.
S. Willard are boarding at the Inn.
The chimney at the Warder place, which
was imperfect Is being relaid this week.
Mrs. A. H. Farnums sister, Mrs. Boyd
OF Wilmington, is spending the winter
here.
Misses Ethel Hall and Ruth wellman
have work in the overall factory at Brat
| tleboro.
The Grange installation of officers and
supper took place at Union hall Wednes-
day evening
Miss Lucy Benedict now of New York
city, recently took a trip by boat to
Savannah, Ga.
Harrison Eddy Of Townshend worked
last week about improvements in G. w.
Parsonss upper tenement
The mill near Henry M. Halls, owned
by John Barrett of Putney, is advertised
for sale by auction on Jan. 20.
Lewis Hall, who was more or less i'll at
times in the fall from possible appended
tbs, is able to chop in the woods
A costumer from Springfield, Mass, will
be at the Inn at the time Of the Odd Fell
lows masquerade ball on Jan 26.
Mrs. G.. w. Knapp was out on Sunday
after months severe infiiction with
thumb and finger of a felon nature.
While chopping yesterday Hermon In
gram cut his foot severely unjointing
and otherwise injuring the ankle bone
and instep.
G. X. Cherrie. collector for the
museum of Brooklyn Institute. recently
spent several days with his family i'm
district No. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davis of Westmore-
land, N. H. are visiting their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Davis and Mr. and Mrs.
James Maher.
Annual installation by the Odd Fellows
will take place at their hall tomorrow
evening Saturday, with banquet fol-
lowing at the Inn.
The officials and corporators OF the
Windham County Savings bank will hold
their annual meeting on Tuesday at the
bank and dine at the County hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs sylvanus Harding the
former a railroad section man here two
years, and the latter formerly Miss Alice
Convey, are living for the winter in Hill,
n. II.
The week of prayer is being observed
this week by two extra meetings, making
with the mid-week and Christian En-
deavor meeting services every evening
until Friday.
Andrew Anderson, a Swede living alone
in district No. I, was injured by falling
tree in the woods where he chopped and
was taken by Bert Morse to the latters
home for medical attendance. He is re-
covering.
The annual meeting of the windham
County Creamery association win be held
at Union hail Saturday, Jan. 20. a din
ner, to which everyone is invited will be
served at noon in the hall basement by
Union hall helpers.
G. w. Parsons has a metal souvenir of
the 250th anniversary of Northampton
about the size of penny upon one side
of which is engraved a picture OF the
Captain Samuel Parsons's log cabin of
that town, and on the other side the
Lords prayer.
We wish to make our bow to the re-
firing Phoenix correspondent of Town
shend, whose full and varied columns
have been read with enjoyment. The
correspondent often spoke commercially
plain and independent words for good
cause, which undoubtedly had their good
Influence.
The high wind of week before last Sat
urday laid low the west piazza of Ben
casson cabin on Newfane hill, the sum-
mer home OF Rev. and Mrs. L. p. Broad.
The cabin was built in 1897 by Mrs Broad,
then Mrs. II. S. Caswell and has thus far
withstood all storms and hilltop ele-
ments, as has been the case with other
buildings on the same grounds, 1900 feet
above the sea.
F. j. White. who has been largely en-
gagged in numbering about the county and
fg anxn- IN laA
with a force of men in the business has
made a proposition to establish a mill
here II the site can he given. Mr. White
is called a very reliable and active man
and IL would seem that this project ought
to be encouraged, as. II carried out, IL
means traffic of some thousands of dol
lars yearly.
Among the furnishings of the new win
ter parlor at the Inn are a handsome
desk and table wherein is an after din
ner coffee service with chatting dish, Civ
ing the room an air of hospitality, and as
an interesting relic an ancient arm chair
has corner place which was used by
Mrs. Smiley's father, John w. Wilson,
a druggist in Philadelphia, for so years.
also used by his employer and 1t was
handed down from the old Judge Lyman
family of Northampton.
o. II. Bridge of Woodstock, brother OF
Mrs. Rosamond Whitney, died Saturday
OF neart disease. lie was 81 years OF age
and had led the choir of Union church
so years. Within a month of his last i'll
ness he sang at a friends funeral. He
was one of the nine children of William
and Susan Bridge His grandfather,
Ebenezer, was a soldier of the Revolu-
tionary war, enisting in Fitchburg. His
nephew, George Bridge, was colonel in
Sheridan's cavalry. Mr.. Bridge never
married and Mrs. Whitney is the last of
the family.
The Sunday school social, under the
management of the children who repre-
scented the blue ribbon" forces, passed
off pleasantly at the hall with program,
which the young leaders independently
procured from a Sunday school publishing
company and which afforded considerable
amusement. The collation. was varied and
abundant and was spread according to
the children's original plan on the stage
behind the curtain, as they planned mot
TO have everybody looking at II through
the whole program" Under this recent
plan the blue and red ribbon leaders have
invited 65 people to attend Sunday school.
with evidently good results
The auditors report of the Windham
County Creamery association for the year
1905 shows the highest average price ever
obtained for butter and highest average
price ever paid patrons. The slight in
crease in cost per pound to manufacture
is more than offset by the extra price paid
patrons. The report also shows a balance
of assets above liabilities of $3.50 after
decreasing valuation of the plants $3.50
from the report last year, making the as
fA1n IL,