Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
NEWFANE.

Ralph Cushing spent Sunday in town.
II. A. Carpenter is in Londonderry for
part Of the week.
w. II. Newton of Wallngford, Conn. is
spending the week here.
f. II. Morse of Brookline has boarded
with Landlord Davis two weeks.
The ladies' aid society will hold
maple sugar social at the church rooms
this, Friday, evening.
Miss Stella Micott Of Springfield, Mass,
is at the home Of her mother, Mrs. +. ].
Mcott, a few days.
The next regular Grange meeting will
be held Wednesday evening, when the
first and second degrees will be conferred.
Mrs David Ballou fell recently, return
ing from the post office, and sprained an
ankle putting a bone out of joint. Her
laughter, Mrs. Ernest Marcy, is with her
for the present.
Mr. and Mrs Wallace Person of dis
trict No. viii join the brothers. Lucius
and Wade Person of HOlyoke, Mass, in
a family reunion Of five brothers in Ban
gor, n. y this week, and be away
fortnight.
W. II. Goodnow, assistant treasurer of
North Avenue Savings bank North Cam
bridge, Mass, was a guest at Newfane
Inn over Wednesday, being called to town
by the funeral of his brother-in-law, d.
D. Dickinson of Williamsvlle.
At the last business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor society the following
officers were elected; President, Mrs
y. $. Moore; vice president. Arthur Rad
way; secretary, Mrs. II. j. Batchelder;
treasurer Lucy Davis The society voted
to pay SIS toward the organist's salary
Judges were lin evidence" here on
Wednesday, but we are not enlightened
as to what Testimony" they gave.
County Judges Worden of Halifax and
Pier of Jamaica were at the County hotel
and Judge Gibson of Brattleboro was at
Newfane Inn.
1t is further said in regard to Andrew
Anderson, the Swede found dead in bed
last week Tuesday evening, that he had
tod a neighbor it was hard to keep around
and do his work He was a very reticent
man concerning his affairs. Another
neighbor said he saw smoke from Ander-
sons chimney on Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Johnson, native
Swedes, who have lived a year on r.
Willartl's farm, known years ago as the
Austin Morse and the Shubael Barrett
place, have moved to Brattleboro, where
Mr. johnson has been a machinist. The
middle son is at NJ. o. Howe's. 1t APP
pears to be unsettled who will be Mr.
Wizards new tenant
Tho TongfaIIou, Anniversary, was oh
served nv an interesting service at the
CONGREGATIONAL church conducted nv Rev.
\ s,oore sunday evening assisted nv
Mrs. Moore ,nd others in the reading
of selections and by children who re-
cited poems. There was also special
singing on the occasion. on next Sunday
evening Mr.. Moore will talk about the
hills.
The new town clerk Arthur c. War
rem, is grandson Of the late Rev Otis
Warren Of beloved memory, pastor of the
churches in Wiliamsville
and Fayetteville from 1886 to 1854, and
town clerk % years In the latter Of
flee he was followed by the late Marshall
Newton for a year and about 1870 the
late Dennis A. Dickinson Of Williamsville
was elected town clerk and was succeed
ed by his son-in-law. Dr. White, the last
three years Hence it will be noted that
the office has been in Williamsville some
SO years.
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on Friday evening March * AZ T-nion
han with tho foIloUinp cast Of cbarac-
ters. Nevada the wanderer Ivnl t1ar-
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