Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-26
NEWFANE.

Arthur Farnum and Mark Allbee have
been in Wilmington two days this week on
business
MIR Hamlin and family have gone to
their Wardsboro farm to stay until the
haying is finished.
Mrs. Eta Batchelder and little daugn-
ter have gone to Londonderry to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis, three
weeks.
Mrs. Flora Ballou started Monday
morning for Burlington, planning to be
away two weeks, visiting there and in
adjacent towns.
Milon Park Osgood of Townshend has
accompanied Fred E. Gilbert to Sunset
lake where they will tent together two
weeks. Arthur Fales of Worcester,
Mass, will join them later.
one may see at the railroad station al
most any morning men. women and chill
dren going to BrattlebOro for the day and
each incoming train is always welcomed
by crowd on the station platform. New
fame folks and their visitors appreciate
the West River railroad Notwithstanding
all that might be said.
The city visitors at Newfane Inn, also
at Davidson Naples, have visited historic
Newfane hill and the wonder is how
Windham county people could ever have
climbed such heights to hold county court
twice each year, and why Brattleboro did
not reach out longing hands for the court
house when it crowned the hill.
The Vermont Changers have declared
their position on the liquor question in
these words: Every saloon is a curse to
the home and humanity The liquor
business does not respect law, 1t breaks
every law Of God and men. The liquor
traffic fosters ignorance, destroys NOR
atty and corrupts the ballot"
Pomona Grange will meet in Newfane
Wednesday, July 81. The morning ses-
sion, opening at 1890. will be devoted to
business, but in the afternoon the meet
ing Will be open to the public, and an in
teresting program will be presented. The
question for discussion will be Can farm
ers in this section make stock raising
profitable?"
The recent gathering OF county off,
Gals in Newfane caused no little interest
to observers around the common when
the several automobiles arrived. The re-
suit Of the deliberations was sentence
OF over two years to Windsor for the col
ored prisoner who pleaded guilty and
refusal to accept the bail offered by
another.
The much-prized graceful, fleet and
beautiful the well protected little ami
mails which sometimes annoy the farmer,
recently paid a visit to a field OF early
cabbages on Willow Brook farm and in
one night entirely destroyed 200 large
well formed heads causing a considerable
financial loss, with prospect OF still
greater loss before the shooting season Is
on.
Newfane people were startled by the
sight Of a lurid red sky in the direction
OF Brookline Saturday night The vivid
lightning and the thunder so near and
terrific explained the cause and aroused
solicitude as to who might be suffering
loss by fire Telephone messages from
line to line quickly spread the news Of
the disaster to a near neighbor in Brook
line, George Ware, and earnest sym
patty has been expressed for himself
and family.
Among the recent arrivals OF summer
visitors are Miss Carrie Hanfee OF New
York city and Mr. Colada. Spanish
trader between New York and Cuba. both
Of whom are staying with the Wrights
at Riverview farm Miss Hannah Whit
son. teacher in the Moravian seminary
at Bethlehem, Pa, after spending two
weeks in Brattleboro has come to David
son Naples for a time. Mr.. and Mrs D.
Il. Dewitt and Mrs. John c. Dewitt Of
Brattleboro spent a part OF the week with
the family Of their brother. Frank a. De-
Witt
Mrs. E y, Kenyon has been in town a
few days this week arranging for another
medal contest class. Under her direction
four silver medals were won by Newfane
speakers in April and the plan is to hold
two more contests that Newfane may
have six silver medalists to compete for
gold medal and in due time to furnish
two speakers in a grand gold contest
with the expectation OF such success as
will give the opportunity to send one to
the national W. G. T. l. convention to
compete for diamond medal Mrs. Lena
Dewitt already holds a gold medal. hay
ing won II when in her western home. and
holds a silver medal which she won in
her home town. Both are eligible TO COM
pete with others in Newfane for higher
medals
\ delightful straw ride" was taken
Tuesday by the guests at Davidson Ma
pies when they went TO Willow Brook
farm for picnic and visit with the ge-
NAL owners, Rev. and Mrs. F. NJ. Wis
wall A r. Underwood furnished the
cquipage and the fragrant new mown
hay with which the big wagon was cush-
Toned added to the delights of the occa-
sion. The picnic dinner was served on
the lawn under the tamarack trees and
was followed by oldtime songs and the
bright sayings Of two or three real humor-
lists. The monograph served as orches-
ira, and after dinner little tours We're
made TO highest points on the farm and
visits TO other interesting places includ-
Ing the cabbage patch" and the airy
stable. After tasting OF fresh new milk.
viewing the work Of the separator and
partaking Of the hospitality of the home,
good byes We're sung and the return trip
was made bN moonlight