Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-08
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, 81

son, Norman, WHO spent lHS SUMMER o.
the Newfane Inn, returned wednesday
to their home in Springfield, Mass.
Fred Davidson Osgood, who is at his
home in Townshend for q month before
going to Pittsburg, Pa, to take a gov
eminent position, has been spending
few days this week at Davidson Naples
The members of Nefane Grange have
been invited to Wardsboro Sept. IL to
confer the third and fourth degrees All
those who are willing to take part In the
marching staff are requested to be pres
ent at the next meeting.
Rev. r. d. Davies, former pastor
here now Of North Londonderry occu-
pied the pulpit in the Congregational
church Sunday morning and gave an ex-
cellent sermon on gaining victories IN
life. He also spoke at the evening SER
vice.
Miss Jennie Valentine and Miss RAJ
chael Wordell, who were summer guests
at Davidson Naples returned Friday to
their home in New Bedford. Mrs. d. F..
Kahrs and son, Charles, who also were
guests there, returned Saturday to their
home in Brooklyn.
Miss Alice and Miss Florence Chaplin
of Chicopee Falls came last week to
visit their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| II. A. Carpenter, returning home Mon
day. Miss Helen Redfield also came from
| w est BrattleDOTO 10 Sldy ONel ouhuiS
with her grandparents.
Albert w. Pratt, who Joined his fam
| ily at Elm Hall Saturday, remained
here over Labor day. On Tuesday, he
and Mrs. Pratt, who had been here a
| few weeks, and their son, Robert, who
spent his summer vacation here, return
ed to their home in North Cambridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kennedy, who
We're summer guests at the Inn, and her
mother, Mrs Burgess, who had been
| there since about July 10, returned to
their home in New Haven Tuesday by
automobile with Mr.. Kennedys brother,
who came up for them the last of the
previous week.
| Two young women who were walking
from Arlington to Bennington called at
the home of Mrs. Bills Sunday. e. N,
Kennon of Bennington, his sister, Mrs.
Fred Lyon and her two sons Nelson
and Fred, with a friend Mrs Sweet all
of Greenfield visited Mrs Bills and her
daughter, Miss Fidelia, last week. They
We're neighbors when they lived in
| Wardsboro.
A pleasant dinner party was given by
Mrs. Carrie Lowe Wswall Saturday,
when several members of the old Lafay-
cite Division of Sons of Temperance
were present. In addition to the good
things provided for the dinner delight
full members now moved or deceased
were INDUCED in and the presence of
new friends made the occasion very en-
joyable.
The village school began Tuesday with
| Mrs. Edith Farnum as teacher. There
are 80 pupils and more are expected. OF
this number eight are new pupils and
three who attended last term have been
promoted to higher schools The school,
in Nn II,
| has about 20, the same number as last
| term. Rev. o. r, Newton is superintend.
ent of schools in town in place of Rev
L. c. Clark, resigned.
John Convey who spent a week in Hill
N H., returned Monday night with his
wife and daughter to the home of hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Par.
sons. His grandsons, John and ALFRED
Harding of Wilmot, n. H. sons of Vern,
Harding, returned with them for a visit
The wife of Mr.. Covey's son, Charles
recently gave birth to twins, making
seven grandchildren to Mr.. and Mrs
John Covey Mrs. Philetus Covey ais
is visiting her son, John Covey. and nj
: family.
Miss Harriet Broad, secretary of tn
Chicago Young Woman's Christian as
ISOLATION, and daughter of the late L. P
Broad. whose summer home was on New
fame hill about nine years, was here
few days last week and spent most o
the time at Bencasson packing her eff
fects and closing her connection with tn,
cabin. She sent her fathers library o
500 volumes to the theological school II
Atlanta, Ga, to which both Mr.. and Mrs
Broad gave much efficient service Mis-
Broad left for Chicago Saturday.
The summer guests at the Newfan
Inn gave a rock fry Saturday Afternoon
in the Benedict pasture. Fourteen sa
down to the substantial meal of beef
steak, sausage, bacon, potatoes. gree
corn and coffee, all cooked out of doors
besides the other good things whicl
We're brought for the occasion. A pleas
Nine of the party went on a straw rid
; to Townshend in the evening, enjoyin
a pleasant hour and a fine supper whic
had been prepared for them at Dan Bou
telle's.
During the thunder storm Saturda
evening which was marked by heavy an
continuous crashes of thunder and b
vivid lightning the old pine tree, a land
3 mark on Pine hill at ]. d. Makers, fol-
, merly called the Stedman place wher
o many picnic parties have gathered, wa
struck by lightning. the top being blow
n off and torn to splinters. The lghtnin
h struck the ground at John Whitaker
I, during the first heavy thunder storl
which occurred the previous Monda
evening, making a furrow as if a plo
q had passed through it,