Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
NEWFANE.

Guy Grout is building a large barn.
IL. a. Carpenter was in Gulford few
days this week.
w +. Eames has sunk a gasoline tank
i'm the ground at the proper distance from
his store.
Fishermen w. c. Ballou, George Lord
and Earl Davis brought home catch of
eight pounds Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Smith of Chester is spend
ing a few days with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. A. Benson and Mrs. w. n
Chase
Miss Grace Marsh of Brookline is keep
ing house for Mrs. Timothy Allbee while
Mrs. Allbee is visiting relatives i'm Ben
nington.
The score in the ball game played Sat
urday on the common between Dummers-
ton and Newfane was 1873 in favor of
Newfane.
Merchant w. Z. Games is in Boston for
a few days stay at the home of his
sister, Mrs. James Walker. His brother
Scott Eames Of Brattleboro, is in charge
Of the store.
Lightning Sunday played fantastic
pranks on the house on the so-called Mer-
rifeld farm. occupied by the family Of
Frank Rose. Mrs. Rose was unconscious
an hour from a shock, and Bessie Jefts
who was calling there, was slightly af-
fected.
Miss A. L. White, one of the principals
Of the Montgomery, Ala, industrial
school, is expected to arrive at Rest cot
tage Newfane hill. soon for several
weeks stay. Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Perry
of HypoluXo. Fla, are boarding with r.
ID. Newton at the same cottage.
The Rebekahs furnished Tuesday even
ing an entertainment of much merit in
The evolutionary recital by Mrs. Margaret
Hesse of Ocean Grove, n. ]. Attractive
ness was added by the singing of Mr.
Wyant, a summer guest in town, who Is
soloist in a Brooklyn church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce were in West
minister last week and gave bridal CON
CALCULATIONS on the day following the
marriage of Mr. Pierce's granddaughter.
Miss Ella Pierce to Lynn Lawrence The
bride lived with her grandparents here
several years and attended school in New
fame.
Harry Wood, a recent graduate of Uni
versity of Vermont, son of former resi-
dents, spent n day last week with his
aunt, Mrs. ID. A. Benson. He is employed
by the banking firm of w. j. Hayes &
Son, Boston and is now engaged in sell
ing bonds in Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Vermont
An automobile speeding through this
place Wednesday attracted attention from
the peculiar actions Of the man i'm pos
session, and a weeping girl of about 70
years, besides a boy. Telephone mes
Sages revealed that ii was a case of kid
mapping in Townshend, which is more
fully explained in another column
Rollin c. Dewitt, instructor of Ian
guages in the college in Port Royal, Va.
and student in European universities
several years, is with his mother, Mrs.
c. P. Dewitt, in Brattleboro. Mrs. De-
Witt has been confined to her room main
ly since her return in the winter from
the South.
H. X. Cole of Evans Mills n. Y. was
at o. r. Wright's two days last week
Present guests at Mr.. Wrights are Mrs.
r. ID. Loveland, sister of Mrs. Wright
and her granddaughter Miss Inez Bax-
ter both of WATERFOWL. n Y. who will
stay several weeks. and Mr. and Mrs F.
c. Wyant and Mrs. j. c. Hennechs OF
Brooklyn.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Perry and five
children of Keene are occupying the house
on the farm owned by Lewis H. Hig-
gins, formerly known as the Bliss place
in district No .. Mrs. Perry is daugh-
ter Of the late Charles Bridges, an uncle
of Mrs. +. Wswall. Mr.. Perry has rent
ed the house for a year and will join his
family there occasionally.
The body of Roy White, son of Mr. and
hISs AVN w mite, WHO uleu AFTER a SIX
days illness, was buried Thursday morn
ing in Woodlawn cemetery. He was n
large boy for his age, 10, and had work
ed with his father in Williamsville The
loss falls heavily on his afflicted parents,
whose remaining child at home is a deli
cate girl of two or three years.
Rev. n. s. Moore preached thought
fully Sunday morning on the proposed tn
union of churches, the three denomlna-
tons in question being Congregational,
Methodist Protestants and United Breth-
rem in Christ, the church government be-
ing in the main similar in the three. The
membership in the second named is 250,-
600 and in the third 200, 900, making in
the three denominations a round million.
The state Congregational conference rec
commended that pastors should explain
this matter to congregations. In Canada
the proposed union is among Presbyteri-
ans, Methodist Protestants and Congre-
gationalists.