Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
NEWFANE

Mrs, Fred w. Underwood VIII entertain
the Larkin club of 10 next week
Royce Severance has gone to South
Londonderry to work for l.. II. Holden.
Grout Brothers have just received
new five-horse- power Gray gasoline en-
CINE.
Miss Mildred Boyd went Wednesday to
spend few weeks at her home in Will
mington.
Miss Mildred Palmer has been engaged
to teach the spring term of school in
district No. A.
Mrs. Albert N. Sherman is spending
a few days this week with her mother
Mrs. d. s. Ballou
Rev. 4. d. Davies and daughter, Miss
Charlotte, of North Londonderry are
guests at j. d. Pierce's.
Prof. G. X. Cherrie is expected home In
a few days. He plans to remain at his
home through the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chase of Brattle-
boro visited her brother, George Jillson,
at Mrs. Alvin Gates's Saturday.
our court reporter, Miss Sadie Smith,
and her assistant, Miss Nose, are enjoy
ing a vacation in New York city.
a mock town meeting will be held at
the meeting of the Grange Wednesday
evening. Refreshments will be served
Mrs. C. w. HILL who had been visiting
her daughter, Mrs c. A. Nichols, re-
turned Monday to her home in Lunen-
burgh.
Mrs j. d. Pierce returned to Bratte-
boro with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Breslin
and family, who were guests at her home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs o. r. Wright and Mr.. and
Mrs F. A. Dewitt attended the Pomona
Grange meeting in West Dummerston
Thursday.
L. H. Cook of Greenfield has been at
the Wndham County House this week
while looking after his numbering inter-
ests in Brookline.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Harvey who spent
a few months with her son, Homer
Twitchen, in South Londonderry, return
ed home Tuesday.
The ordinance of the Lords supper
will be observed Sunday after sermon
by Rev. N S. Moore on The Crucifixion.'
from the text John 1916.
Miss Cora winchester, who has been at
home ill, returned Monday morning to
her studies at the Clawson- Hamilton
Commercial college in Brattleboro.
On account of the serious illness of her
little grandchild, Mrs. stephen Foster
was called Tuesday to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ella McCarty, in Towns
bend.
Miss Edith NJ. Clark, who has been
successful teacher in our village the
past five terms, has been engaged to
teach this spring in her home town of
Jamaica.
Mrs. Lucius Martin and little son of
South Londonderry are visiting her sis
ter Mrs Lucy Hosley, this week and
other relatives at the Spring farm in
Brookline.
Mr. and Mrs Grear, who have been
living on the farm which they bought OF
Almon Marsh in Brookline, left Wednes-
day morning for their former home in
Connecticut.
Mrs. n. s. Moore started Wednesday
morning for Denver, Col, to visit her
son, George, and to take much needed
rest. During her absence our pastor will
board with Mrs. E. j. Butterfield.
Work at the mine has been suspended
this week. Arrangements are being made
so that more drills can be used at the
same time S. G. Brown of Brattleboro
will be employed to do the blasting.
The warrant for the town meeting is
unusually long this year, containing IA
articles. At noon, as is the usual GUS
tom, dinner will be served in the dining
room by the Union Hall Helpers, to
which all are invited.
Hugh Mack has been engaged to carry
on a farm for Leslie +. Stratton in Will
Evansville and is moving his household
goods lneIe lIllS Ntth. MI -hdCh anu
their two little children have gone to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Summer, in Bellows Falls.
Miss Beatrice Ward, who is attending
the high school in Bratteboro, was
guest of her aunt Mrs. A. II. Farnum,
over Sunday. Mrs. Farnum's sister, Mrs.
F. E. Head of Hadey Falls, also came
up to visit her, Miss Ruth Farnum re-
turning home with her Monday morning
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Tuesday with w. w. Dearborn and his
sister, Mrs. Laura a. Munger, who re-
Gently were guests at Davidson Naples
and have since been boarding in Brat
tleboro. They received the news by tele-
phone that their barn and shed to their
home in Woodstock was burned last week
and the house and furniture damaged by
fire.
The meeting Of the ladies' aid society
Thursday, Feb 20, with Miss Emily Sib-
ley was very well attended pleasing
feature of the occasion was that visitor
present, Ruth Ward of South London
derry, aged seven years, worked diigent
ly all the afternoon on the quilt which
was being tied. pleasant afternoon
was spent in the home of Miss Sibley.
who is a new member of the society.
Refreshments were served
A party of 16 young people from Brat
tleboro enjoyed a sleighride to Newfane
Wednesday evening. Arriving at the
Newfane Inn at o'clock, they partook of
an excellent chicken-pie supper. 1t was
the second sleighing party to be enter
tanned by Landlord Smiley this week.
After supper the dining room was cleared
and the evening was spent in dancing.
Good music was furnished by Mrs Grace
Richardson Having spent a delightful
evening in our quiet village, they left for
home at an early hour Thursday morn
ing.
About IS Red Men and members of the
Pocahontas council Of Brattleboro enjoy
ed a sleighride to Newfane Tuesday
evening. 1t was a beautiful night and
the party reached here early, going TO
Union hall, where they spent a pleasant
evening. Excellent music for dancing
was furnished by Letsinger, Dugan and
Hines. At 10 o'clock all participated in
a bountiful banquet at the Newfane Inn.
which had been prepared with great care
by Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Smiley. Having
spent thoroughly enjoyable evening, the
party left for their homes about 100
Wednesday morning.
A very plea SAINT occasion and one to be
long remembered by the little school
mates and friends of Florence Whitaker,
was the party given Saturday afternoon
at her home on Newfane Hill in celebra-
ton of her eighth birthday anniversary.
The little guests were given a sleighride
to her home by her young brother, Har-
old. The afternoon was spent pleasantly
with games and visit to the sheep and
ride after the young steers Harold has
broken. A fine luncheon was served by