Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-09
NEWFANE.

Mrs. w. N. Chase is spending two weeks
or more at South Londonderry
The schools in union district, Riverside,
and the village will close this week.
Rev. N. S. Moore attended the county
ministers association in Brattleboro Mon
day.
Miss Lucy Benedict Of New York. and
of Newfane in summer, is still in the
South.
Deacon and Mrs. Joel Grout are spend
ing the week with relatives in West
Townshend and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs William Shippee of the
West river lumber camp since fall have
returned to Warwick. Mass.
Everett Rhodes of windham has been
the guest of his grandmother, Mrs.
Rhodes, two weeks at Mr.. Hildreth's.
The Odd Fellows lodge recently passed
resolution of thanks to all who assisted
them in their masquerade ball and sup
per.
Pratt was able to continue on mis- con-
tract for outside painting at the Warder
place.
Birchard post, G.. A. r., No. 65. has
engaged Rev. John S. Lyon of Holyoke
to deliver the memorial address at New
fame on May 80
Mrs. II. A. Carpenter has returned from
Chicopee Falls, Mass, where she has
been caring for her daughter, Mrs Chap
in, who is now comfortable.
Emery Howard and family. lately OF
! Dover have moved to the place which
they bought of James Howe last month
| Mr.. Howard is a veteran of the civil war
The Congregational Sunday school will
observe Lincoln memorial day program
at the Sunday session and the Offering
will be for the American Missionary as
ISOLATION.
Wells Hildreth and son of Dummerstor
are at work in the lumber camp over
| West river and daughter of the former
is helping Mrs. Joseph Cummings OF the
same camp.
The records of zero and 10 to Is de-
| grees below of this week seem to carry
us back into the two previous winters
| but the weather is declared bracing and
in accordance with national laws; alsc
may carry out the ancient and time
honored' prophesy in regard to the
ground hog of Candlemas day.
The Christian Endeavor society, led by
Mrs. N. s. Moore, carried out program
| of the 25th anniversary of the formation
Of the order Sunday evening, which
! though necessarily somewhat lengthy fol
| one meeting, possessed much interest
| The pastors address for the anniversary
was omitted, to be given another time.
Mr. Bates of Northern New York. VINO
is interested in numbering at West Town.
shend, was a guest recently at o. r
! Wrlght's West river home. Mr.. Wright
came to his farm here after II years as
station agent in Camden and other towns
OF New York, and he and his family are
enjoying farm life and their picturesque
situation.
Concerning Rev. and Mrs Smith Nor.
ton of Oberlin, Ohio formerly of this
place for five years, a joint letter t.
friends speaks of the well preserved nealtf
in the past year, considering some natura
limitations of the former Mr.. Norton
has been able to preach occasionally an6
was instrumental in the formation of q
ministers club of which he became chair.
man. Mrs Norton, although more or less
| injured by fall, has been more partic.
ularly the victim of a nervous disorder
but has been out of doors occasionally.
Rev. and Mrs. L. p. Broad, having com.
pleted home missionary campaign ir
Aroostook county, Maine, and visited ex.
| tensively the foreign speaking churches OF
/ eastern Massa chusetts and the rural mis-.
sionary churches of western Massachu.
sets, are now in the South for theii
third home missionary campaign there
! They express the conviction that the
white masses in the Southern states con.
/ Sulule the most urgent unWOrked field
for national home missions today. Theii
permanent address is 500 Congregations
House, Boston.
Lisle NJ. Carpenter was on the freight
train on the occasion of Tuesday after
moons accident and was badly cut over
| the eyes. After eXtricating himself he
/ helped out the conductor who also was
bruised and otherwise injured 1t was
a narrow. escape from possible loss OF
/ life, as the caboose took fire in its over
/ turning and was burned in its wreckage
If as is said the long freight car was the
means of dragging off the little caboose
and had got off the track at the upper END
| of the route on the same day, It seems
very evident that cars of that length
should not be used on the trains of this
road.
Following is the official report of an
/ adjourned annual meeting: At the meet
/ ing of the stockholders of the Windhan
/ County Creamery association last Sat
| urday the following officers were elected
/ President, j. o. Follett; secretary and
treasurer l.. II. Higgins directors, J. O.
/ Follett E. l.. Hastings, George b. Jonn-
! son, f. A. Railway, H. e. Sparks e. r.
! Osgood, F, c. Cutler, f, e. Yeaw, S. II
Yeaw, j. A. Wilbur and Edwin Fits The
| directors voted to apply an amount equal
! to six per cent. of the capital stock in re-
! duction of the $500 Indebtedness instead
/ OF declaring dividend, which increases
value OF the stock in proportion. In the
IL years the creamery has been In opera
ton dividends have been paid nine years
at six per cent, two years at four per
cent and two years none making the
average rate nearly five per cent.