Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-07-05
NEWFANE.

ton.
Mrs. r. j. Trego of Cleveland will
speak in the Congregational church Sun
day evening.
Myron Davis, deputy sheriff and law
student in Bratteboro was a guest here
over the Fourth.
Miss Una Rice of Brattleboro high
school is spending several days with her
aunt, Miss Laura Rice.
Miss Mabel Winchester of Brattleboro
is with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. S. Ballou, this week.
The ladies' aid society will give a sup
per at the Congregational rooms on Fri
day evening of next week.
Ernest Hamln, employe in the machine
shop in Springfield this state, was at
home for the national holiday.
Mrs. A. c. Harvey returned recently
from a visit to the family of her son, IIo-
mer Twitchell, in Londonderry
Mrs J. d. Redway of Brattleboro, for
merly Miss Augusta Merriheld Newfane,
called on old friends Wednesday.
George moore, a graduate in early sum-
mer of the Colorado school of mines, is
al the parsonage with his parents.
Among lightning pranks of last week
was the demolishing of ladder which in
clined under tree at NJ. o. Howes.
Mrs ~ w. Pratt of North Cambridge,
Mass, has joined her mother, Mrs Good
now, and son, Robert Pratt, at Emhall.
Miss Grace Marsh of Brookline sub
stituted in the family of Mrs. Timothy
Allbee while the latter was in Benning-
ton.
Rev and Mrs. L. p Broad were guests
at Newfane Inn over night and went on
the Fourth to Bencasson, their summer
home.
Mrs. William H. LOOMS of Springfield,
Mass, who has been in town on a bust
ness trip, spent Monday night at New
fame Inn.
Harry Smith, son of Section Master
Smith and an employee in the machine
shop in Springfield, this state, came home
for the Fourth
Mrs. +. j. Micott, on her return from
stay of several weeks in Springfield, this
state, and vicinity, was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Perham
1t seems probable that there will be no
spread of scarlet fever from the isolated
and uneXplainable fatal case of Roy
White, reported last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Lyman and
three children Of Orange, Mass, came to
spend the Fourth at the home Of Mrs.
Lyman's parents Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Gray.
Program for the Newfane Grange
meeting next Wednesday evening will be
the same that was prepared for two
weeks ago, when storp prevented the
assembling.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Waite Of Dunn
merston, a bridal couple spending a week
at Sunset lake, called on Mrs. Waite's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. d. $. Balou,
on a recent day.
n. NJ. Batchelder, a weeks guest at
his brothers, II. j. Batchelders, has re-
turned to Fitchburg His son, Gilbert,
wife and sister Miss Florence Batchel-
der, are expected in July days.
Miss Mary B. Phillips, formerly of New
fame and teacher for a score of years in
Chicago, is en- route to oxford England,
on the steamer Corona to spend her va
cation in the famous university town so
STEPPED in the literature of ages.
Mrs. G. y. Roberts, accompanied on
her drive by two nurses employed for
patients at DR.. Robertss left Robert
Lincoln at j. NJ. Kenny's this week en-
route to his home in Townshend Young
Lincoln spent the Fourth here
Leon Grout, formerly station agent at
Three Rivers, Mass, and previously a
graduate of the agricultural department
of the University of Vermont. has been
with his family at Deacon Grount's He
has bought farm in East Jamaica,
where he will make his home with his
family.
DR.. and Mrs. \. j. Grout will be missed
from the Newfane hill camping life this
summer, but it is still supposed that DR.
Grout will make a log cabin summer home
on a crest of the historic hill overlooking
the Kenny pond which he owns. and
about 100 acres of excellent grass land.
pasture and wood land, all being very
picturesquely situated.
The Howe boys" Dr. Marshall A. Of
hg
ford a. of the Biltmore school of forestry
in North Carolina and Principal Carlton
ID. of Essex Junction, are arriving at diff
ferent dates, beginning with the Fourth
of July, at the home of their parents Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. o. Howe. DR. NJ. A. Howe
has been in attendance this week at the
state botanical and forestry meeting in
Pownal.
Mr., and Mrs. Beebe and family of
Brooklyn are expected during this month
at w. II. Knowltons farm home. known
many years as the George Fisher place
and in late years as the c. b. johnson
place, on West river. Mr.. Beebe wishes
to show his son where the father lived
for some years in the family of the late
Nelson Eddy. then of Newfane. The
Hawkins family, during their occupancy
of the Fisher farm, had many summer
boarders.
Daniel Mullett, a veteran of Company
r, 18th Vermont regiment, arrived from
the national soldiers home in Togus,
Me, 10 spend a few weeks in Newfane.
He is enfeebled by rheumatism but is
still interested in his perpetual motion
invention. He says there are 200 inmates,
all told, at Togus, and that there is an
average of death per day among the
veterans, and about the same average of
arrivals.
DR.. Abel ]. Grout, accompanied by Mrs.
Grout. Miss Gertrude Birmingham and
Miss Hayt, teachers from Brooklyn, who
spent last summer rusticating on a farm
IN district No. 7, which was a species of
camp life for them have gone down to
the sapphire country" among the noun
tains of North Carolina, where they oc-
cupy cottages and are learning for them
selves about that curious and interesting
region which current periodicals have been
exploiting and illustrating. Doubtless col
Letting in botanical and other lines in
which they instruct and compile illus
trated works will occupy a part of their
time
The funeral of Mrs Charlotte Dewitt.
who died in Brattleboro after a lingering
illness, was held at the CONGREGATIONAL
church on Wednesday afternoon, Revs.
N S. Moore and f. NJ. Wiswall Off
clating. Two favorite hymns We're rem
dered by c. L. Hescock with Mrs. f. L.
Osgood organist. Banks of beautiful
floral tributes were arranged by near
relatives and other friends. The bearers
were Veterans NJ. r. Pratt and II. A.
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