Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-04
NEWEANE.


r. Willard has returned from a trip
to Massachusetts.
The village school, taught by Miss S.
Davidson, opened with 2S pupils
Mrs. Dickman Ryder and children of
Marlboro are at II. A. Carpenters this
week.
F. e. Wellman's mill started again on
saving logs last month, with a force of
six men.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Best are living
with the family of Mr.. Ingram in A. T.
Edwards's house.
Mrs. Metcalf, who spent the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Jefts, has returned to
the home of her son, Ira Merelton, on
Newfane hill.
Amasa Grout returned to Burlington
Monday in the interests of the Holton
hardware firm. Mrs. Grouu is boarding
with Mrs. f. ]. Micott.
Mrs. Henry Downs has returned to her
cottage for the summer after a visit In
Providence and other places in company
with her husband for two weeks.
Z. II. Fessenden of Townshend has been
looking after the Nahum Eager family
lot in Newfane Hill cemetery at the re-
quest of Mrs. Lucia Eager Barber of
Polo, Ill.
Enoch Gibson and his son, Frank, are
at Mrs. Micott's this week, having given
up their farm on West 11ver. Mr.. Gibson
will be cared for by niece living near
Concord, N. II.
a Newfane man, now of Wallingford
Conn, reported on visiting here last weeI,
that he had bought vermont" Northern
Spy apples in Hartford toward spring al
% cents per dozen.
a modern baggage truck has been sup
Piled to Newfane station, also the roomy
platform has been lowered on the West
river side to accommodate better loading
at the rear end, which is an improvement
Sunday morning service was specialized
by congregation increased to 800. of
whom 2S were odd Fellows marching I'm
line, youngish and good looking body of
men, who stepped with erect bearing
Ihey expressed pleasure at the address
OF Rev N. S. Moore on the occasion.
An interesting opportunity is afforded
by the coming of LAWYER Clarence Fer
guson Of Burlington to speak in the Con-
| gregational church Sunday evening al
7.3O, under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
league. Mr.. Ferguson is a rising young
lawyer who is known as a forcefuI sneak
er on reasonable and practical temper
arce lines. A good audience should greet
him.
Mrs. B. S. Symonds, who was the guest
OF her niece, Miss Sadie Davidson. al
Mrs. G.. L. Davidson's on Wednesday
| formerly assisted her husband. the late
secretary In Y. NJ. c. A. and evangelistic
work in Quebec and Ontario and Is now
educating her daughter at Northfeld
Mass During the winter Mrs. Symonds
was secretary Of a hospital woman S
board in Philadelphia
At the w c. T. u. meeting Of We'd.
nesday these delegates were elected 10
the county convention which will be held
In Williamsville May 22-zS: Mrs. N s
Moore, Mrs. F. A. Railway, Mrs. Solandt
Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. b. c. Eager; alter
mates, Mrs. A. Grout, Mrs. Pierce. Mrs
j. Grout, Mrs. p. A Knapp, Mrs. L. w
bush. ,sThe bill of temperance periodi-
cdil allowed Tor the year was 1913, in
Guiding several papers furnished to the
sunday school, and seven subscriptions
10 the School Physiology Journal for use
OF Newfane teachers. Besides these
papers several copies OF the Union Signal
and Vermont Home Guard. regiilo ,
organs Of the order, are taken. Newfane
union has always sought particularly 10
make special use of the educational lines
In temperance work. The next meetine
will be held at the secretarv's Vednass
day afternoon, May 16, when the tonic
OF scientific temperance instruction in
schools VIII be continued in particular
reference to its history under the national
leader, Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, whose dea m
was announced last week Besides perI-
odicals mentioned much other literature
In the form OF leaflets and books has been
circulated by Newfane union. In three
years 30 books have been given to tn,
Sunday school through one memper who
mas never allowed any personal name 10
De attached to this supply. but has wished
II 10 De considered as a W. c. T. U. edu-
cational effort.