Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-14
NEWFANE

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| here Tuesday.
Carl Bond of Wilmington is here
shipping lumber.
Ernest Hardy and Mr.. Fellows returned
Saturday night from West Swanzey.
The listers expect to complete their
work in this part of the village this
week
Miss Lena Randall will help Mrs. G..
e. Davidson during the spring term of
! court.
Miss Mamie Redfeld returned this
| week to Major Sage's in Wardsboro
| Centre.
Mrs. VIII Nido and Mrs. Gertie Mar
tin were guests at B. j. Wright's We'd
| nesday.
| Mr.. Drake, a lawyer from New York CITY
came Wednesday to visit Prof. G. X
! Cherre
I.sle Carpenter is spending a few DAYS
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. A.
Carpenter.
Miss Mary and Charlie Benson visited
relatives in Winhall from Friday until
Wednesday.
Mrs. Gertie Wright Martin and little
son, Kenneth, are visiting her sister. Mrs.
A. r. Edwards.
The odd Fellows will work the initi-
atory degree at their regular meeting
tomorrow evening
Mrs. John F. Whitaker is very sick
with grip Miss Irene Fisher of Dunn
merston is caring for her
Mrs. Roy Jones and little child are
spending a week at B. II. Smiths and
with Mr. and Mrs Edwin Jones'
Miss Mildred Boyd returned Monday
night. She had been staying several
weeks at her home in Wilmington.
Rev. N. S. Moore will preach an Easter
Living Christ" from the text Luke "a:
Sc
balloon was seen passing over here
Thursday about 11.30 a. m, going in a
north-easterly direction toward Putney
mountain.
Landlord NJ. p. Benson at the Wind
ham County House sold his pair of
team horses to G. e. Gilman of Brat
tleboro Wednesday.
The Larkin club of ten met this af-
ternoon with Mrs A. II. Farnum A
pleasant time was spent and refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Belle C. Knapp received the deed
of the Willard farm this week, for
merly known as the Merrfeld place. for
which she paid $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl F. Davis and fam
lily visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Davis, in South Londonderry
from tuesday until today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. skinner re-
turned home Monday night. They had
been staying the past winter in Turner's
Falls, Gardner and Fitchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Coy have been
guests this week of Mr.. and Mrs Ste
phen Foster. Mrs. Foster and Mrs Coy
went to Townshend Wednesday.
Paul Greasy, an author from Chicago.
who bought the Chamberlain farm near
Wardsboro of II. A. Carpenter, is stay
ing this week at the Newfane Inn.
This week has been very favorable
| for the sugar-makers. 1t is estimated
that there will be a good supply. The
price is a little higher than last sea
son.
Mrs. VIII Wills of Worcester and
Miss Helen Wilbur of Hartford We're
guests of Mrs. Davidson and Miss I'm
derwood Wednesday al Davidson Ma
pies.
Mrs. Louis Breslin and children were
recent guests at j. d. Pierce's. Mrs.
Breslin returned home Wednesday. leav-
ing the two youngest children with her
mother, who will care for them for a
while.
Mrs George Wilcox returned to her
home Saturday. Mrs. Wilcox has been
spending a part of the winter with Mrs
Nelson Gray and Miss Airline GRAY is
now her guest and is enjoying the pure
and bracing air at the farm.
No. SO of the acts of the legislature of
1870 says that no child under seven
years of age shall be admitted to any
school unless a kindergarten, after the
beginning of the fall term unless said
child has written permission from the
superintendent.
very interesting meeting was held
Wednesday evening by the Grange.
Conundrums furnished amusement for
all Seven applications for membership
were read. The program for their next
meeting will be in charge of Miss Mar
garet Maher and Miss Harriet Newton.
Mrs. Henrietta Clarke Bemis of Con-
cord, n. H, graduate of the Emerson
school Of oratOry and teacher of elo-
cution in Leland and Gray seminary. will
give a recital in Union hall Wednesday
evening, April 10, under the auspices of
the Woman's Relief corps. The enter
tanment will be interspersed with
Singing TO be followed by a supper of
ice cream and cake.
a Boston daily recently reported that
Rear-Admiral Holland Newton Steven
son of San Francisco was suffering from
stroke of apopleXy. Mr. Stevenson
graduated from Norwich university in
this state. He is a great-grandson of
Marshall Newton, one of Newfane's early
settlers. and a grandson of Rev. Hol-
land Newton, whose first pastorate was
in Marlboro Mr.. Stevenson is a native
of Cambridge, N. Y.
The w. c. T. U. meeting held Friday
with Misses Fanny and Mary Newton was
an interesting one, the department stud
led being that of peace and arbitra ton
Helpful and instructive readings were
given and good temperance brother
suggested a beautiful poem on Gods
peace as part of the program which
was read by one of the new members.
Another new member read an article on
the peaceful settlement of difficulties
which she consented to abrldge and
make ready for insertion in one or more
OF the county papers. The teaching of
the hour led to a purpose to discourage
the provision of military toys for children
ana to train against the war spirit by all
the means within a mothers power
The spring term of Windham county
court opened Tuesday. AS usual there
was a large attendance. Nearly every
lawyer in the county was present. John
w, Redmond of Newport, a member of
me public service commission, James X
Batchelder Of Arlington and J. w. Tup-
per of Windsor were at court also this
week. This is the first time Judge e. L.
waterman has presided here since his
appointment to the bench, also the first
term OF Judge r.. l.. Hastings of Towns
hend, who succeeds Judge F. b. Pier.
The jurors were not called until Wed.
nesday The docket is long one and
indications are that 1t will be a long
term. very little business has been done.
and 1t Is reported in another column.
BEST FOR WOMEN.