Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-29
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. Carl Cushing and son, Coburn,
are visitors at NJ. II. Cheneys.
Miss Ethel Howard has gone to
Greenfield, where she will work during
the winter
Clement Raymond of Lynn, Mass,
spent Christmas with his daughter Mrs.
Merton Stone.
Miss Pearl and Miss Bell Greenwood
visited their aunt, Mrs. Claude Reed,
from Sunday until Tuesday.
Mrs. w Ellis Bruce left Monday for
Claremont, where she will visit Mrs.
George Bruce and other relatives.
The ladies' benevolent society will
meet next Wednesday, afternoon at the
vestry unless another place is announced
for it on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Sumner G. Shepard, Mr..
and Mrs. Alton ]. Morse and son, Ernest
Morse, dined Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
hubert w. Shepard.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Getting and Percy
Holland of Melrose, Mass. were Christ
mas guests of Mr. and Mrs John E.
Morse, arriving Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brown went
to Claremont Monday to spend Christmas
and few days following with their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
James A Bruce.
Mrs. Harry Elmer's 4Oth birthday ami
versary came the first of the week. She
was pleasantly reminded of the anniver-
sary when a few neighbors called in the
evening with a Victor, and gave a fine
concert. Mrs. Elmer served refresh
ments and all enjoyed a pleasant even
ing.
Milton a. Bingham, while adjusting the
gate at the mill raceway last week
Thursday, stepped on a treacherous
plank, which went from under him. Try
ing to save himself from going into the
water he fell, striking with force upon
his side and breaking two ribs Mr..
Bingham was confined to his house sew
eral days. but is now able to walk out.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church and society next Monday evening
is planned for a general good time with
music and refreshments as we'll as bust
ness, reports of different branches of the
work, and election. 1t is hoped that the
women of the church ana society will
take as much interest as the men in the
affairs demanding attention and that the
attendance will be large
A large family gathering occurred
| Christmas day at the home of Deacon
and Mrs. Charles Edwards, when a party
| of 29 sat down for their Christmas din
ner. 1t was the first time in % years
when all of the brothers and sisters had
| been together. There We're present, be-
| sides Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards, their chill
! dren and grandchildren, his brothers
| George Edwards of Jamaica, John Ed
wards of Wardsboro and Lyman May OF
Marlboro, with their families his sister
Mrs. Ellen Mundell of Brattleboro, a
| cousin, Mrs Lyman Payne of London
derry, Mr.. and Mrs Oscar F. Perry OF
this village, nephews and other relatives
from this place, Brattleboro and Galway
n. Y Four generations were represent
ed among those present.
The Christmas exercises Monday even.
! ing in the church were of unusual inter.
est. The double choir rendered excellent
music, in some of the pieces the choirs
sang separately, in responses The
singers were Mr.. and Mrs Alonzo V
Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel II. Morse
Mrs Milton A. Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank e. Fisher, Herbert Pierce anC
Herbert Bingham. Songs were sung b!
four young ladies in unison, Miss Rutl
! Packard, Grace Stratton, Emma Ed
wards and Ruby Ingram Miss Grace
Stratton sang a solo, another was SUM
| by little Doris Adams The Marlboro
| Branch school gave recitations all wei
learned and well selected. The dialogue
THE Merry Side of Christmas" by tn
South Newfane school with Mrs Erwil
| Metcalf and Allyn Bruce as grandma ant
grandpa, also showed good training ant
made realistic home scene which ende,
with the appearance of Santa Claus, VIII
soon gathered helpers around him ant
proceeded to pick and distribute the frui
from the beautiful Christmas trees. Mrs
Wizards class, as for several years past
presented each one in attendance witt
an orange. Albert Sherman of Williams
vile furnished candy for the occasion
Frank G. Morse of Chicago also sen
boxes of candy for distribution amon
the Sunday school children. BY the com
bined generosity of the school and 1t
sf,.t.
preparing the program and the trees, tn
entertainment was a success, bringin
| joy to many hearts.