Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-22
NEWFANE

Inere are eight inmates In the county
jail
Miss Stella Micott returned to Spring
field Wednesday.
Miss Mary L. Plat returned from Will
Evansville Monday
j. d. Pierce is visiting his daughter,
Mrs Fred Pierce, in Westminster.
VIII ]. Harvey came Wednesday to
spend the Christmas vacation at home.
West River Rebekah lodge, No. 81, will
observe their fifth anniversary Dec. 2S
Mrs. Jeanette Gates left Wednesday
to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs. Horace
French, in Brattleboro.
In the Regular meeting of the Grange
next Wednesday evening the election Of
officers will take place..
Mrs. Minnie Mountain, NJ. D., left Fri
day afternoon for Hatley, Z. o., to
spend the holidays with old friends.
Mrs William Knowlton and Mrs. Clara
Winchester attended the meeting of the
Pomona Grange in Brattleboro Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jones, who stayed
a few weeks in the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bert Smith, have returned to
their home in the village
Miss Loina and Miss Loenza Davis
left last week Thursday to visit friends
in Deerfield and Greenfield. They re-
turned home Saturday night.
Hugh Alllbee of Brookline found on
going to the barn Wednesday morning
that his white horse, which the night be-
fore was apparently as well as ever, was
dead.
The Sunset Magazine of California is
edied by Charles X. Field, son of the
late Henry X. Field and grandson of
the late Charles *. Field, formerly of
this county.
On account of the illness of her moth
er, Miss Mary Benson went last week
Thursday to her home in Enosburg
Falls Miss Helen Bills is now helping
Mrs. z. c. Moore at the library.
Mrs. John II. Covey has a large be-
gonia which she brought last spring
from their home in Hill, N. II. Some
of the stems measure Is inches in length
and the width across them is 10 inches.
Walter ]. Park is improving and is
now able to be out again. Mrs. Wilcox,
who had been caring for him for the
past week, left Thursday morning to
take charge of another patient in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. ]. B. Wilbur of Underhil, this
state, who spent three weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Rand, went We'd
nesday to Washington d. c., to stay
through the winter with her son, stop
ping for a short visit in New York
city.
All the school children in the village,
with their teacher went to the railroad
station Friday afternoon to see Santa
Claus and, as he alighted from the train
they all gathered around him, but re-
ceived no gifts except posters of Fem
tons Christmas sale.
The regular meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society Tuesday evening was a
missionary meeting and unusually inter-
esting. Charles l.. Hescock had charge
and the topic was the geography, popu-
lation, industries, education and religious
work in the West Indies.
Congregational church, Sunday Dec.
"a. Morning worship at II, subject of
sermon, Faith and science, or the sign
of today" Special Christmas music by
the choir" Sunday school at 12.15. Even
ing service at $50. Christian Endeavor
meeting Tuesday evening and prayer
meeting Thursday evening. Everybody
cordially invited to these services.
The Christian Endeavor society held
their annual sale of fancy and useful
articles preceded by a supper Wednes-
day evening. The decorations We're red
and white, the Christian Endeavor col
ors, and all who presided over the
booths were attired in white with red
accessories. As part of the entertain
ment an original musical guessing con-
test was introduced, including the names
of % different songs, all suggested by
pictures and objects. Miss Nellie Ham
lin won the prize. having "a names cor
rect Another musical diversion was one
in which snatches of the familiar airs
were played for the company to record
the names of such as they recognized.
The mystery table afforded much amuse-
ment The cloak room was converted into
an ice cream parlor and was we'll lighted
by japanese lanterns. The singing of ia
miliar songs and hymns in which all
joined was a pleasant ending of this
social occasion.
The w. C. T. U. met with Miss Mary
Newton Friday and after devotional SER
vices and the transaction of business the
time was spent in reading parts of Presi-
dent Tafts message relating to the to-
bacco trust and interstate commerce,
also parts from President Lillian NJ. n.
Stevens's annual address relating to the
great brewers combination, the po-
sition Secretary Wilson held in their or
ganization and what the liquor papers
have said, that the wholesale liquor
dealers association had very much to do
with the work which did away with pro-
hibition in Vermont and New Hampshire
A vote was taken to send a petition
from the union to Vermont congressman
and senators asking them to use their
influence early in this session to secure
an effective interstate commerce law that
shall protect prohibition territory from
the sale of intoxicating liquors, which
are continually brought into the state
and sold contrary to the law in towns
that have voted mo" Mention was
made of the encouragement Vermont
unions received at the national w. c..
7. U. convention when the Union Signal
banner was awarded to Vermont as hav-
ing the greatest per cent of subscribers
for the national w. C. II. U. paper.