Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-01

ham county another week after Dec. T.
In the last meeting of the Newfane
Grange ii was voted to hold the next
regular meeting next Wednesday even
ing. The lecturer will have charge of
the program, including music, read
ings, Rotations, songs and dialogue.
An excellent Thanksgiving service was
enjoyed Sunday morning by all who at
tended the Congregational church. The
sermon was on the Thanksgiving spirit.
Special music was rendered by a choir
of 10 voices and one selection by male
quartet.
Mrs. Henrietta Ryder of Bellows Falls
and Mrs. Carrie Redfield and daughters,
Mae and Helen, are spending the week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A
Carpenter Miss Mae Redfield expects to
remain with her grandparents through
the winter.
The Misses Bancroft of Chesterfield,
Mass, and Miss Edwards of North
ampton are Thanksgiving week guests
of MIR. and Mrs, j. E. Smiley at the
Newfane Inn. Rev. and Mrs. George
X. Carter also were their guests at
| Thanksgiving dinner.
| Delbert Rhoades has taken the job of
drawing logs into the mill yard at A. l..
| Cooks mill on the old Baxter Gushing
| farm on the Wardsboro road for Ray
Jefts. Mr.. Rhoades and his family
moved there this week Thursday and ex-
pect to remain through the winter.
Congregational church Morning wor-
| ship at II, subject The popularity of
Christ" Sunday school at 12.15. Even
ing service at 7S0, subject, Jesus, the
master pilot" Christian Endeavor meet
| ing Tuesday evening at 7.3O, leader. Miss
Margaret Maher. The prayer meeting
| Thursday evening at 7.30 will take the
form of a Welsh prayer meeting. Every
! one invited to attend these services.
In the last meeting of the Homeland
| circle, held with Mrs. r. d. Newton,
much interest was manifested in the re-
ports of Christian work done among the
mountain whites in the South, also In
aid of frontier churches. and the singing
of missionary hymns added to the inter-
est Mrs. E. j. Butterfeld resigned as
president, requesting that Mrs. George
| Carter be elected in her place which re-
quest was granted Mrs Grace Rhodes
who will be absent from Newfane most
of the year, resigned as secretary ant
Mrs +. ]. Butterfeld was elected Fl
nancial business was transacted and the
time and place for the next meeting
was left to be announced later.
1.-THE Corner Store" as played Wed
nesday evening in Union hall by ter
members of the West River Grange from
Townshend, drew full house. 1t wa
an interesting play and held the atten
ton of the whole audience. While al
the actors deserve much credit, Mrs
Will Sparks and DR.. F. L. Osgood ar,
worthy of especial mention and were con
sidered the stars here, as in their hom
village. The costumes of all We're wei
adapted to the parts taken. Most no
ticeable of all and quaint was that o
DIR. Osgood, the merchant of the cor
ner store. Good music was Furnished
for the occasion by Mr.. Weatherby an,
Mr. Ridele of Townshend, who ais
played after the entertainment for thos
who desired to dance. The party wer
Hospitality entertained during their sta
here by Mrs G.. E. Davidson. TIL
financial receipts of the evening wer
$35 which, after the expenses are paid
will be used for a fund for lighting on
street lamps.