Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-01

Nelson Gray is driving team for A. T.
Edwards.
Clarence Rhoades is much better and
able to be out
Clyde Randall saw 10 deer Tuesday
night on Grimess hill
Mrs A, F. Stone of Townshend was a
guest at Davidson Naples Monday.
The aid society met Thursday after
noon at the home of Miss Emily Sibley
Little Robert Davis, who has been i'll
with a severe cold and Group, is better
Mrs G. X. Carter went to SPRING
field Monday to spend a week with Mrs
Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Corey were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.. Hescock
Tuesday
Mrs. Belle c. Knapp attended the
funeral service of Horace French in
Brattleboro Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wiswall visited
Sunday in the home of her sister, Mrs
Ben Gallup in Houghtonville.
Wednesday was the first day this win
ter when the snowplow was called into
service on the West River railroad
Roy Pike, the youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Pike, was taken to the indus
trial school at Vergennes last week by
Sheriff G.. c. Wright
Charles Lowe, who visited a few days
in the home of his father, Frank Lowe,
and at Rev. F. NJ. Wiswalls returned
to Brattleboro Tuesday.
Mrs. Jeanette Gates was called to
Brattleboro by the serious illness and
death of Horace French last week, and
is still a guest of Mrs. French, her sis
terin-law.
Miss Mabel Phillips is taking a two
weeks vacation. Leaving here Wednes-
day afternoon, she will spend most of
the time with relatives in WATERFOWL
and Carthage, N. Y.
A brood of ~ chickens Matched in jan
uary by incubator on the Cherrie farm
are bright and doing well. Since this
other broods have come off from time
to time at the farm.
Mrs. Farnums brother, Forest Boyd,
and Mrs. Boyd returned from Whining
ton with her Saturday and returned
nome Monday. Miss Ruth Farnum re-
| mained for longer visit with her
! grandparents
Protective Grange OF Brattleboro has
invited Newfane Grange to meet with
| them May l, and furnish the program
for the evenings entertainment, and as
is the custom on neighbor's night. Pro-
| tectlVe grange VIII provide the supper.
Newfane Congrega tional church. Morn
w
The sacrament of the Lords supper will
be observed al the close of the service
| Sunday school at 1215 Christian En-
deavor meeting Tuesday at 7.3O. PRAYER
meeting Thursday evening at 73O.
Ray Jefts met with a painful accident
last week. While at work with his
team in the Cook lumber camp one
of his horses stepped on his foot and
crushed It so badly that he has since
been unable to work. He Is in the
home of j. d. Maher and is gaining and
hopes to be able to continue work by
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton, parents of
the late r. d. Newton, who died in
a hospital in Springfield early Monday
morning, had many niceties of manner,
natural and cultivated, which made
them pleasant couple to meet on their
| visits here, as they went down together
| into a placid old age. Among their an
cestral possessions was a fine old high
boy, similar to one brought from Mas
sachusetts by early settlers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Newton of Newfane hill,
which, when repaired, could easily have
been sold for $3.50 but Is in the pos
session of family descendants.
w. B. Ballou. who with his family,
had been visiting relatives here about
six weeks left Monday morning with
his young son, VIII, for a short visit In
Wilmington After a business trip to
| Boston and New York he will leave In
about two weeks for Seattle, going by
| steamer from there to Cordova thence
| up Copper river, after which he will
| take 400 mile stage trip before reach
ing Rampant. Alaska. where he is en-
| gagged In hydraulic mining Mr.. Ballou
| and family left Rampant before the river