Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-19

performing marriage ceremonies, etc The
territory of his jurisdiction is said to be
nearly as large as New England. af-
fording a salary Of $4,000 Mr.. Ballou is
son of Mr.. and Mrs D. S. Ballou of this
place and brother Of Station Agent Bal
lou
Mrs Melvin Wood Of Marlboro was here
last week.
Mrs d. A. Benson is recovering slowly
from pneumonia.
w. c. Ballou was in Worcester last
week on business
Miss Katherine Lowe spent Sunday with
her aunt, Mrs. Wiswall.
Robert Lincoln spent two days this
week with Newfane friends.
Fred Burlingame was among those sick
with a doctor in attendance this week.
Miss NJ. L. Platt who was away
through the winter, returned Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Wolcott of Jamaica will
teach the summer school in district No. 3.
Miss Hazel Smith has returned from
months visit with her grandmother, Mrs.
Day of Jamaica.
Hugh Wellman of Springfield, this state,
came to the home of his mother Mrs.
J. D. Pierce, this week.
Mrs. Clarence Nichols and infant son
are ILL., Mr. Nicholss parents, from Lun-
enburg, are here at present.
Mrs. c. :. Wilson OF Brattleboro is with
her parents Mr. and Mrs q. w. Parsons,
on account Of Mr.. Parsonss illness.
Mrs. 2. \. Knapp has returned to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. :. q. Brown
of West Bratteboro, after staying a week
in Newfane.
Frank G. Lowe. who has been engaged
on "a lumber job in Maine. is spending a
"a e. nf Gil
NJ. Wiswall
Rev. f. NJ Wiswau. resident clergy
man, recently supplied one Sunday in
Keene, and then visited his former home
in Marlboro. y. II.
Fred +. Gilbert the village school teach
er, has been among the boarders at Mrs
Duvidsons the past week. The schools
are not yet in session for the summer
term.
Miss May Willard of Townshend cousin
of the hostess, and Mrs. Chester White Of
Marlboro, a sister, accompanied by her
children, We're recent guests at c, l..
Hescock's.
Fourteen were reported in the Congre-
gational Sunday school as not absent in
the quarter ending with March. and 80
were either present or necessarily absent
out of towards 60 as an average attend
ance.
Miss Hortense Switzer of West Town
shend assisted County Examiner Ryder
by conducting examination of teachers
this week while Mr.. Ryder was engaged
in court duties.
1t is to be a bee" called for the laud-
able purpose of clearing up the west side
of the common on Monday afternoon, at
9 o'clock, or as much earlier as one may
elect to lend a hand
Boys and girls of the Homeland Army
will be interested to know that letters
from Ruth Page, the little colored girl
whom they are assisting to tuition in an
industrial school, will be read at the next
Sunday school session.
The present case in the county court
Miss Mary Lincoln VS.. Mrs. Nancy Hem
enway, has several unusual points: The
duration, which may be somewhat over
full week; both parties are women;
nearly all of the witnesses are women;
the developing surprises of the case. etc.
One of the 50 new books i'm the Moore
Free library called THE Prisoner at the
Bar" written by so public a parsonage
as Assistant District Attorney Train Of
New York county, is probably a timely
addition in view of noted trials of the
day and our own county court in session
at this time.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. p. Broad, having COM
pleted their home missionary itinerary
among the mines and lumber camps of
the Allegheny mountains, churches of
Indiana, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia, will go to
Western Florida, the Carolinas Virginia
and possibly Kentucky, also the cities of
Washington and Baltimore, before coming
in June to Bencasson, their summer home
on Newfane hill.
silver medal contest, conducted by
Mrs. E. A. Kenyon, state superintendent
of Loyal Temperance legion work in the
w. c. T. u, will be held in Union hall
Thursday evening, April %. Special music
will be arranged for the occasion and a
small admission fee will be charged. The
class consists of five boys and four girls.
Later, probably the second week in May,
will follow a class of older members, six
in number. The winners of the silver
prizes i'm each of these classes can con-
test, with other silver medalists, in the
gold medal contest to be given at the
county w. C. r. U. convention in Jamaica
about the middle of June.
A meeting of the Cemetery association
has been called for Friday evening at 73O
o'clock in Union hall to elect officers and
transact other business. A good attend
ance is earnestly requested. Encouraging
promises of generous gifts to the asso-
citation for the care of the grounds lately
have been promised and further action
VIII be in good order Also a fund for
the old burying ground on Newfane hill
has been started by native of Newfane
living in Polo, ILL.,, and there are prom
ises from other friends who desire CO.
operation from all who are and should
be interested in keeping these sacred spots
with due regard for affections sake and
the propreties of life A promise also
has been given for generous foundation
of fund for the old burying ground in
district No. Z, towards the Wardsboro
line. 1t should be remembered that a
fund sufficient for the purpose of perpet-
ual care is what is needed in all these
cases. Temporary work would soon be
oblterated, Let descendants of the faith
full early settlers arise to the need Of
this work. There are those scattered
about the country whose eyes this call
may meet Let us hear encouraging re-
sponses, and may local interest be en-
Miss Nellie Pratt of Newfane cordially
INVITES the ladies to be present at her
millinery ODpninP DT-iI Of