Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11

They were entertained Wednesday at
the parsonage by Rev. and Mrs. N. S.
Moore.
The food sale under the auspices of
the w. c. r. u, in the church and the
ice cream sale under the shade of the
mammoth maple tree in front of the
church Saturday afternoon were very
successful.
Mrs. Albert w. Pratt came from Cam
bridge Monday night to spend two
weeks at Elm Hall She was accom-
panied by Hastings Pierce of Cam
bridge, who will be guest of her son,
Robert Pratt.
Charles NJ Goodenough has finished
haying on the Davis place and the
Rhoades family have returned to the VII
lage. Guy Grout is cutting the hay on
the William Sibley farm and Professor
Cherrie on the old Eddy place.
Mrs Alfred L. Kershaw of West New
ton Is spending a few weeks with Mrs
H. w. Downs. Milton r. Halliday of
Providence, artist and cartoonist for the
Providence Journal and his family were
| guests of Mrs. Downs recently.
Henry Rowe, one of the sectlonmen,
| while at work on the railroad Saturday.
was hit accidentally on the head with
a sledge, making n bad scalp wound. He
| has been unable to work this week. but
| Is making a good recovery and will be
| able to resume work soon.
Mrs Alice r. Perham of Cambridge
| port gave an exhibition and sale of en-
| broideries, Mexican drawn work and
stamped goods at the Inn Thursday. AS
she is a yearly visitor her excellent work
is well known here. She will go from
here to other towns nearby
While trimming a birch tree, which
| INSTRUCTED the entrance to Bencasson
| 1agt Co f1pN T T.,
ceived a fall and sustained slight in
| juries. Although he will have to remain
at the cabin for the present, it is ex-
pected that he will soon recover.
Rev Mr.. Hunt who supplied the pull
pit in the Congregational church here
the past two Sundays left Monday morn
ing to attend the meetings in East
| Mortified. He has been engaged to
preach as a candidate in the Congrega-
tional church in Jamaica the next two
Sundays.
| Leon NJ. Pike was remembered on his
18th birthday anniversary, Aug. 5. with
a postcard shower. He received 81 post
cards, different places being represent
ed as follows: Newfane "a, Washington,
d. c., H. Forestvile Conn, 2, Towns
bend 6. Jamaica 2, Stratton g. Fulton
vile, n. Y, 9 East Dummerston /.
Prof. James H. Tufts, head of the de-
| versity, and his son, James Tufts, WIS.,
tied their cousins, the Misses Newton,
| Wednesday en- route to Wardsboro
who're his grandfather, Rev James
Tufts preached 40 years in the hill
church. The parsonage was on the old
common. Mr.. Tufts and his son are
tramping to Bennington for Old Home
week.
DR.. and Mrs C. N. Smith and little
son, Richard of Philadelphia and his
mother, Mrs. Martin Smith of New Ha.
ven, and her mother, Mrs Horace
French of Brattleboro, came Saturday tc
visit Mrs. Janet Gates. Mrs. Smith is g
niece of the late Alvin Gates and before
her marriage had come with her mother
every year for many years to visit heI
uncle and family DIR. Smith and fam
lily made the trip from Philadelphia ir
their automobile.
Mrs. S. r. Baker and daughters, Miss
Blanche and Miss Mary, and her son
Howard. who We're summer guests sew.
eral weeks at Davidson Naples, return.
ed Thursday morning to their home II
, Providence. Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Nor
ris and daughter, Miss Florence, whC
also We're summer guests a number o.
weeks with Mrs G.. f. Davidson, left the
same morning to visit friends in Port
; land, Me. They will sail Aug. IS fol
their home in Apalachicola, Fla.
Miss NJ L. Plat recently called OF
old Newfane neighbors of u years, Mrs
Mary R. Winslow and daughter, Mrs
Clara lockwood wife of the Congre
gational minister in Southboro, Mass.
II miles from Worcester. The latter''
: sister, Mrs. Annie Bryant of Gardner, |!
: enjoying an automobile trip near Bos
t ton. There brother, Park, a graduate O
Amherst, conducts newspaper cores
pondence in Washington, D. c., wher,
{ the mother will spend part of the fal
, and winter.
Miss Wood of Lowell, Mass, and he
sister and family of Missouri, who hav
been attending the conference meeting
r in Mortified, came Saturday in their au
tomoble to visit the old home wher
their mother was born 1903 years ago
They drank from the we'll dug by thei
grandfather many years ago at the farm
now owned by A. l.. Lockwood and pre-
viously owned by William Rand and be
: fore that by Stephen Higgins. Mis-
Wood was a visitor here eight year
> ago. The party went from there to Nil
ton DeXters in South Newfane
The ladies' aid society will hold thei
fair next week Friday afternoon an,
evening in the church rooms. All ar
= Invited to attend. Many useful and fan
cy articles will be for sale which hav
been made at the regular meetings am
contributed by those who are intereste e,
to help In the good work which the so
e ciety is doing speciality has beef
made OF hand made quilts, aprons ant
handkerchiefs and there will be man,
0 other articles. No regular supper will
be served, but a food sale will be hel,
r and ice cream and cake will be served