Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-07-14

the summer at Moss Rock cabin on
Newfane hill
1t is expected that Rev. Mr.. Hunt of
Reading will occupy the pulpit of the
Congregational church Sunday morning
and Rev. Guy c. Lanson the Sunday fol-
lowing, July 49,
Birchard post, G. A. r., by the quarter
master, II. A. Carpenter, has placed in
the village cemetery IL markers for SOL
diers of the Civil war and four for Rev
dictionary soldiers.
Miss Rose Collngham of Providence
and Mr. and Mrs Frederic A. Peitzch
of Bridgeport, Conn, have come to spend
their summer vacation with o. r. Wright
at River View farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Laundry and son
of Springfield, this state, who visited
her aunt Mrs. Alice Micott, and her
uncle. l.. M. Randall. and family, re-
turned home Saturday
The Y. p. S. C. e. will hold a lawn
party in front of the church Wednesday
evening, July 49, There will be ice
cream, lemonade and candy for sale
There will be also a grab-bag and a for
tune tellers tent, In case of rain 1t
will be held inside the church.
The food sale Saturday cleared the
table and more of certain articles were
in demand. The next date for a sim
p. M, under the auspices of the w. c.
T. u, toward the expenses of the cold
| water supply at the railroad station.
A few friends and neighbors gathered
at the home of Mrs. William II. Knowl-
ton Tuesday evening in celebration of
her 57th birthday anniversary. A very
delightful evening was enjoyed Refresh
ments were served and Mrs Knowlton
received many cards and souvenirs Of
the occasion.
DR.. and Mrs. Marshall A. Howe and
little daughter. Gertrude. of New York
came Saturday night to spend their
summer vacation at the Howe home
stead Carlton d. Howe supervisor of
| the schools in Chittenden county, with
his wife and little daughter, Elizabeth
Gertrude, and DR.. Clifton D. Howe of
Toronto came Tuesday night to visit
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. o.
| Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron D. Morris and
daughter, Miss Florence of Apalachicola
Fla, who came July 10, are summer
| guests at Davidson Naples. Mrs. G. f.
| Davidson has a good number of summer
guests and more are expected soon. She
has been making inside repairs at her
home and now is putting in new cement
walk and grading her lawn, the work
being done by her two grandsons, who
here.
A recent number of the Hudson Val.
ley N Y, Times in it's Saltwater col.
umn mentions the death of Silas Ken
ney Baker So He was born in Still.
water Saratoga county, and was one Of
| 10 children of Ransom and Laura Ken.
ney Baker. The latter was a daughter
! of Capt. Silas Kenney of Newfane, hence
Silas Baker was n grandson of the frs
| settler fn eli
| and grandson of one of Newfane's early
settlers on his mothers side His ia.
Their was one of IA brothers whose de.
! scendants gather annually at variou!
homesteads, sometimes to the number o
| 10. They constitute a regularly organ
lied clan whose historian is Miss Fran
ces Lamb, cousin of John NJ. Kenney
and Mrs. Albert Austin of this locality
Edward Saisselin, a student from
| Mortified, conducted services in the
Congregational church Sunday, speak
ing in the morning with vigor on tn,
fundamental principles of Christian char
acter and influence. The Sunday even
ing service was lead by Mr.. Saisselir
and the address given by Miss Allc,
| White, one of the principals of tn,
Montgomery, Ala, industrial school
which has just celebrated its 25th ami
versary. Miss White has been at Res
cottage on Newfane hill through tn
summers the past dozen years and ha
from time to time interested the loca
public with accounts of this work TO
colored girls in the South. always EN-
phasizing the fact that our contribu
tions have helped to make possib
steady growth in a Christian industrial
training for colored girls of the Soutl
as an important factor towards socia
betterment in the United States.