Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-16
NEWFANE


Miss Ruth Osgood is helping Mrs. c. A.
Nichols.
Mrs. Alice Micott returned from Hins-
dale Monday night
Mrs. George Wilcox is taking care of
Mrs Albert Jefts.
Mrs. H. A. Carpenter returned from
Boston Friday night.
Fred Burlingame went Friday to help
at a. /. Lockwoods.
There are only four inmates at the
county Jail at present
The skating is fine at Makers pond
and many are enjoying the sport.
The school in district No. is closed. 1t
is expectd that it will reopen soon.
Alvin Gates killed a nine months-old
pig Monday which weighed 800 pounds.
The Sunshine society will meet Sat
urdav afternoon at $50 in the county hail.
George Osgood was kicked by horse
at his home in Brookline Thursday, Dec
The thermometer registered y degrees
below zero in our village Saturday morn
ing.
The village school, which began with
20 pupils. has increased in numbers to
about 30.
Willard Martin went Monday to the
Brattleboro Retreat where he has en-
ployment.
George Goodenough was in South Lon
donderry from Saturday to wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. F. NJ. Wiswan has suffered much
main this week, caused by straning the
optic nerve
Many people in Newfane are i'll with
mild influenza. but as far as heard from
all are improving.
Mrs. f. j. Ward has been confined to
her house with illness the past two weeks,
but is now somewhat better.
Henry NJ. Hescock has this week sold
his valuable work horses to Snow Broth
ers of Dover for good price.
Mrs. A. L. Lockwood is gaining slowly.
Mr. Lockwood, who was very Ill the hrst
of the week is a little better.
Rev. N. S. Moore will preach Sunday
morning on the subject The potter ana
the clay" from the text, Jer. Is: D.
Mrs. Julia Austin and Mrs. Della Ken
nv celebrated their birthday anniver-
saries in the home Of the latter last week
Arthur Railway went to Burlington
Monday to attend the state Grange meet
ings Tuesday, Wednesday and THURSDAY.
The ice house at the Windham County
creamery is being filled with ice from the
West river The ice is nine inches thick.
Bert e. Morse is slowly recovering from
the bad cut in his foot lie mas peeh
unable to leave the house the past few
weeks.
Mrs. ]. D. Pierce was called to Brat
tleboro Saturday on account Of the Ill
ness of her little granddaughter, hath-
arine Breslin.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Davis are at the
Inn while Mr. and Mrs. smiley are III
Leicester. Mass. to attend the funeral oil
Mr.. Smiley's father
Mrs. y. S. Moore went to Bratueooro
"Wednesday to spend a short time at
Linden Lodge. She has found the chahEe
very restful and beneficial
An audience of over 100 attended the
Hadlev moving picture entertainment
in Union hail Monday evening 1t was
a first class entertainment
w c. Ballou returned Saturday from
business trip to Shelburne Falls. Victor
Boyden had charge Of the railroad station
during Mr.. Ballou's absence
s. G. Brown of Brattleboro came Fri
day night to spend week with his
daughter. Mrs. Karl Maher, also to visit
old friends and neighbors.
Miss Edith Clark went Friday to visit
Mrs r. A. Knight in West Dummerston,
who is expecting to go soon to the home
of her daughter in Akron, o.
Charles L. Hescock has remarkable
hens egg on exhibition at r. D. New
toms store 1t measures eight and three
fourths inches in circumference ana
weighs four ounces.
The odd Fellows will hold their seventh
annual masquerade ball in Union hall
Dec. 30. Leitsinger's orchestra will fur
nish music and chicken-pie supper will
be served.
Mrs Carrie Redfeld went to Bellows
Falls today to visit her sister, Mrs. Dick
erman Ryder, taking with her little John
Ryder her nephew who had been visit
ing his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. II. A.
Carpenter.
Herbert Howe of Brookline, while at
work with his team in the woods last
week, was caught in one hand by
chain hook and dragged some distance
before he was able to stop the horses.
He seems to be making a good recovery.
In a letter received this week from
Mrs Phoebe Knapp, who is in Los
Angeles, are reports of climate quite
the reverse of what we have been hay
ing the past week in Vermont Mrs.
Knapp is improved in health She will
remain in Los Angeles through the win
ter.
The death of Rev. Edward Smiley
father of j. f. Smiley of Newfane Inn, is
recorded on page 4 of this paper. In add
dition to his pastorates in Brattlehoro and
Putney Mr.. Smiley had preached in
Wilamsvile. He was a studious man,
of good address and unfailing courtesy
and was esteemed by all who knew him.
In the regular meeting of the Grange
Wednesday evening the first and second
degrees We're conferred upon four can
didates. There will be a special meeting
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
comforting the third and fourth degrees.
AT the next regular meeting, Dec. 2S, the
election of officers for the ensuing year
will take place,
On Sunday night a lamp which was
turned low and left burning for a be-
lated guest exploded in the County
House about midnight. The loud noise
awoke another guest, who discovered
that the shelf in the upper hall, the OIL
cloth on the floor and one side of the
wall were on fire and was just in time
to prevent the fire from spreading. The
lamp was blown into small peices, while
the chimney remained unbroken
These officers of Brchard post were
elected for 1911 at their annual meeting
at Union hall Saturday: c., Henry f.
Franklin; S. V. c., NJ r. Pratt; j. V. c.,
Emery Howard chaplain, l.. w. Bush;
surgeon John d. Pierce; O, D., John A.
Grout; o. c. Joel Grout @. NJ II. A.
Carpenter Adj, w. H. Miles delegates
to state encampment, d. A, Boyden and
John A. Grout. The Woman's Relief
corps elected the same officers for 1911
as last year. with Mrs. Nellie Miles as
president.
The w. C. r. U. meeting last week was
held in a new place, the hostess, Mrs
Grace Rhodes, being a comparatively new
member The hour was made interest
ing by a spirited review of the national
convention in Baltimore special attention