Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-21
NEWFANE
Bio Celebration in Newfane July q.

Dinner will be served in Union hall
at o'clock p. m. There will be speak
ing by E. w. Gibson Of Brattleboro
A baseball game will be played at
$3.50 D. m, between two strong teams |
Supper will be served at the hotel. From |
z to o'clock p m, there Will be a |
band concert by the Leland and Gray
seminary band.
The four act DRAMA THE Rough |
Rider" will be presented in Union hall
at o'clock p. M, after which music |
will be furnished for dancing by
Wales's orchestra.
Those desiring to enter any of the
above sports will please send their
names to II. H. Howe, Jack Mcdonald
II. A. Edwards, committee on sports,
on or before o'clock p. m, Julys3, as
the books will be closed at that time.
Mrs. d. S. Ballou returned home last
Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Ranney returned
from Providence Monday night
B. A. Chandler, assistant state for
ester, was in town last week.
The Homeland circle will meet We'd
nesday, June 26, at the parsonage.
James r. White of Michigan is Wis.,
iting his sister, Mrs. ]. d. Maher.
Mrs w. II, Goodnow left Wednesday
to stay a week in her Cambridge home.
Mrs. Harlow Howe left wednesday to
stay few days with relatives in Brat
tleboro.
At the recent examination 20 pupils
took the tests for entrance to the high
school,
Rev. Guy hanson and family, who
came last week, have opened their sum-
mer home.
J. E. Smiley went to Leicester, Mass,
Friday to visit his mother, returning
Monday night.
Miss Mabel Phillips went to South
Londonderry Friday to attend the play
Farmer Haskins."
Mrs. V. A. Whitcomb and Mrs. II. j.
Zeller of Grafton were guests at New
fame Inn Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Perry expect to
come to occupy Rest Cottage on New
fame hill this summer.
Mrs. ]. L. Smiley attended the 150th
anniversary of the settlement of Ches-
terrified, Mass, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welville Hammet of
New York city came Tuesday to enjoy
a part of their summer vacation in
Newfane.
Mrs. Charlotte l.. Underwood went to
Williamsville the first of the week to
spend a week or two with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. E. Wheeler
w. "A. NtWlOH VI WhDIdHdIl was at
Mrs r. d. Newton's Monday. He re-
turned home Tuesday after catching
handsome string of trout
In the regular meeting of the Grange
next Wednesday evening the third and
fourth degrees will be conferred upon
class of seven. Supper will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Benson. Miss
Marjorie Eames, Mrs. Della Kenney and
Mrs. Alice Micott went Friday to Old
nrnh ord n
or more.
Mrs. H. A. Carpenter left today to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Z. w. Cha
pin, in Chicopee Falls. She will attend
the graduation of her granddaughter
Miss Alice Chaplin.
Mrs. Minnie Mountain, M. D., who had
been staying few weeks with Mrs. G..
E. Davidson, went Tuesday to White
field. N. H., where she plans to remain
through the summer.
The village school will close Satur-
day and will go for picnic on New
fame hill The school in district No. A
closes today and will have a picnic in
F. l., Hamlin's pasture.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Dewitt Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Knowlton, Mr. and Mrs. o.
r. Wright Mrs. G. K Cherrie and Miss
Harriet Newton attended the Pomona
Grange meeting in Wardsboro Thursday.
H. A Carpenter was in Burlington last
week to attend the meeting of the Ma =
sonic grand lodge. DR.. E. S. Weston,
formerly of this place and now of New
Haven, was elected grand master of the
grand lodge
A large force of men are at work
on the Townshend road, grading and
widening the highway under the super
vision of David Perry, county road COM
missioner. w. A. Wilson is in charge
Of the work.
Landlord ]. E. Smiley has sold out his
livery business Landlord Earl F. Da
Wis of the Windham County House will
conduct all the livery business here now
and Mr.. Smiley all the transient trade
at the Newfane Inn for the present.
1t is reported that A. L. Lockwood
has sold the standing timber on the
wood lot to his farm to j. C. Tibbetts
and that Erving Chase and Arthur Per.
ry have taken the contract to cut the
timber and deliver it to the mill yard
for Mr. Tibbetts,
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Ballou DIR. ant
Mrs. F. l.. Osgood and Milon Osgood at
tended the commencement exercises O
the Brattleboro high school Tuesda!
evening. Miss Fray Ballou, who wa
one of the graduates, plans to enter tn
University Of Vermont in the fall.
A. T. Edwards has improved his plac
by the addition of a new piazza. Tn
mouse mas been painted by X. w. RAM
and son and William Hazelton. Mex
Tuesday, June 25, the annual gathering
of the Wright family will be held II
the home of Mrs. Edwards.
The Republican caucus was held i
Willamsvile Tuesday evening and tn
following delegates elected: State, F. A
Dewitt and Frank willard; district
Frank Willard, Earl F. Davis, j. +
Smiley; county, Samuel Morse, j. +
Morse, Hastings Williams, w. B. Parl
ii. A. Edwards.
James Upham, who came to Davidso
Naples in May and has been engage
in the United States Forestry work, ha
closed his duties in this locality. II
left Monday for summer camp /
New Hampshire, where he will stay
short time and will then resume hi
work in the White mountain district.
Dorrell and Ingram of Williamsvill
have built porch this week on tn
east side of o. r. Wright's house Mis-
Mary Field of Brookline, Mass. cam
Friday and was the first summer CUES
at River View farm. Mr.. Wright
brother, Fred Wright, and his wife. @
WATERFOWL, N Y, have since arrived I
spend the summer
N NJ Batchelder of Fitchburg was 1
town Monday, He will come TO take a
inventory of the goods in the r. 1
Newton store, where ne was engage