Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-31

NEWFANE.

home Saturday.
Pension Agent Carpenter was in Lon
donderry Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Miller Of Brattle-
boro spent Memorial day here.
Harry Smith, who is in a machine shop
in Springfield, this state, spent Sunday at
the home of his parents and sister.
Mrs G. w. Knapp, who has been i'll
at G. NJ. Goodenough's several weeks, is
expected to return to her home this week
Veterans from Birchard post and men,
bers Of the Relief corps attended the
regular post exercises in Townshend on
Memorial day.
George Moore, son of Rev. and Mrs.
N S. Moore, who graduated at the Colo
RADIO school of mines this spring, is en-
route to visit his parents.
Mrs f. j. Micott and daughter Miss
Stella Micott, are with relatives in
Springfield, this state. The latter will
soon return to Springfield, Mass.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Davidson on Wednesday at p. m, when
delegates will be chosen for the county
convention of June 1874 in Jamaica A
good attendance is desired.
Miss Fanny NJ. Warren of Monsoon
Mass, daughter of the late Dr. j. p
Warren for many years a practicing
physician in Wardsboro, Newfane and
Brattleboro, spent Friday in this place
Mrs. w. r. Fay son and daughter Of
Worcester are at Deacon Whitaker's to
stay a few weeks, before going to their
new home in New Haven, Conn, where
Mr.. Fay has charge of the office of Nor
ris & co.
w c. Walker has returned from Boston
to his farm known for more than half a
century as the Gen. Kimball farm. where
he will spend the summer in company
with his sister, Mrs. johnson, and cousin,
Miss Cottel
w. H. Goodnow. assistant treasurer
of the North Avenue Savings bank Of
North Cambridge, Mass, and his grand
son, Robert Pratt Joined Mrs Goodnow
at Elmhal on Wednesday. Mr.. Good
now may return to Cambridge on Satur-
day and will come later TO spend his
vacation in Newfane.
The exercises of memorial Sunday with
addresses by Rev. y. 5. Moore were of
much interest at the CONGREGATIONAL
church. Rain prevented attendance Of
veterans from other towns. Eight vet
Grams and eight members of the Relief
corps were present. Mr. Moorc's schol-
arly address was particularly gratifying
to the veterans. In the evening he also
gave an interesting patriotic address.
The y jurymen who were kept together
on criminal cases attended both SER
vices in body, it being the third sun
day in the term of court when the jury
attended both services.
Court took a second recess to July Is
at Brattleboro after weeks adjourned
session. There were probably in attend
ance more lawyers from outside the
county than usual among them G l..
Fletcher of Chester, who is still active
at the age Of 81 G. 4. Davis OF Windsor,
counsel for DR.. Ryder, and j. X. Batchel-
der of Bennington. At present writing
DR.. Ryder has not secured the amount
of bail, $1,000. His wife. who has been
making efforts to raise the sum, was here
this week. 1t is a very unusual circum-
stance to have a professional man con-
fined in the county jail. The short-term
men confined there for perhaps an aver
age of 20 days have been working up a
large maple tree to the westward. which
1t was necessary to sacrifice on account
Of extensive repairs TO be made this
summer on the County House
ID. a. Benson was elected director Of the
Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad al the
annual meeting on Saturday, in place of
the late j. II. Merriheld. Some of the
women who are stockholders in the rail-
road company would have spoken quite
decidedly for an annual meeting in Lon
donderry or some desirable place between
said town and Brattleboro next year as
a Cnange from certain conditions which
have been discussed in recent years.
There was, however, an Improvement in
some respects in the condition referred to,
except that the dinner was delayed half
an hour beyond the time specified. 1t was
a well-dressed. creditable appearing COM
pany Of 100 representatives. of the best
element in the West River valley that
assembled on that occasion in the Brooks
House parlors, and as such was naturally
profitable in the community, especially
in financial way.
The medal speaking contest on Tuesday
evening in Union hall drew a full house
and the program was carried out to the
full. The reciters were Mrs. George
Batchelder, Miss Nellie Hamlin. Miss
Ruth Welman, Miss Margaret Maher,
Mrs. Cola Nido Miss Lillian Chase and
Ethel Hall. The judges were Rev. Daniel
Mcintyre, Mrs. w. f. Blood and Mrs.
+. D. Reed of Townshend who awarded
the medal to Mrs Batchelder, and gave
second mention to Miss Hamlin and third
to Mrs. Nido. The young women were
tastefuny arrayed in muslins and as a
whole spoke remarkably well Rev. f. NJ.
Wiswall rendered a solo, The Main
Track and Mrs. Kenyon, who had the
class in charge, Mr.. Gilbert, the village
teacher, c. L. Hescock, Miss Hammond
and Miss Hamlin sang two numbers. The
two classes of boys and girls trained by
Mrs Kenyon speak at the same time and
place this evening.