Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-20
NEWFANE

j. II. Underwood was in New York
last week.
l.. A. Cook of Greenfield is at the Inn
this week
Miss Mabel Phillips spent Sunday with
friends in Putney
Mrs. Elvira Meyers is not feeling as
well the past few days.
Clifton D. Pratt was at home from
Greenfield over Sunday.
]. d. Pierce attended the funeral of his
brother in Putney Tuesday.
The skating is good at Makers pond
and many are enjoying the sport there.
Fred Smith and Lucius Covey are at
work in Vernon, putting in new rails on
the railroad
George Knapp is building a new ice
house. r. r. Rhoades is doing the car
pentry work.
Miss Hazel Rhoades, who has been i'll
a number of weeks, is now suffering
from neuritis
II. A. Carpenter went the first of the
week on business trip to Londonderry,
Bondvlle and other towns.
Mrs. Harry Lyman and children came
Tuesday from Athol to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Gray.
Both of our village stores are prettly
decorated for the holiday trade and
have an attractive line of goods.
Rev. and Mrs. G. X. Carter and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bush attended the roll call
at the church in Brookline Tuesday
evening.
f. L. Hamlin returned from the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington Satur-
day. The cataracts on his eyes could
not be removed.
The Sunday school will have Christ
mas tree in the church Tuesday evening.
There will be good program and every
one is invited to attend.
Miss Mildred Maher, who had been a
guest in the home of her uncle. ]. D.
Maher since August, returned Wednes-
day to her home in Glens Falls, n. Y.
w. p Lewis of Brattleboro was in
town Wednesday, having bought several
young Holstein cattle of F. l.. Hamlin
and one thoroughbred at the Cherrie
farm.
Mrs. G. X. Cherre gave a 500 party
Saturday evening Refreshments OF
chicken-pe mashed potato, jelly, hot
biscuit, cake, ice cream and coffee were
served.
Mrs. Murphy and daughter Miss Ev-
elyn, of Boston and Mrs Kelsey of
Brooklyn, who spent several weeks at
Edwin Jones's, left for their homes We'd
nesday.
Bert L. Gates visited his mother,
Mrs. jeanette Gates, the first of the
week. Mrs Gates went Wednesday to
Bratteboro to visit a few days with
relatives.
A plan for electric lights has been pro-
posed for our village and if the required
number of patrons are obtained Albert
Phillips will install a plant and furnish
lights for the town.
The village school closes today for a
vacation of two weeks. Lumber and ma
terials for putting in a partition to divide
the schoolroom have arrived and work
will begin at once to put in the new de-
partment.
man wearing the uniform of the
Salvation Army was in town the last OF
the week soliciting funds for the pur-
pose of serving a dinner to the poor
people of Bratteboro, to be given under
the auspices of the society he represent
ed.
Newfane Christian Endeavor society
took its rating in efficiency campaign at
the last meeting, standing 81 per cent.
Several societies in the county have
taken up the campaign since Miss Seaver
visited them in the interests of this
work.
Miss Elizabeth Hunter closes today
term of Is weeks of school in the union
district. In the evening there will be a
Christmas tree for the pupils Miss
Hunter leaves Monday for vacation of
will return to teach this winter the pri-
mary department in the village school.
The regular meeting of Newfane
Grange will be held on Christmas night.
There will be a Christmas tree and re-
freshments besides the election of Of
ticers, Each member is asked to bring
present to put on the tree not to ex-
coed five cents in value, The meeting
will begin at 80 o'clock instead of s
o'clock so as to give extra time for the
business session.
Decorations in the CONGREGATIONAL
church on recent Sundays have been De-
cember gatherings from the woods aside
from evergreens, MOSES arranged in
mounds, lichen growth on stones part
ridge berries and vines in glass globes
and fluffy bouquets which though they
have lost earlier autumn color, have re-
tanned a winter beauty that needs q
closer inspection than casual glance at
distance.
Newfane Congregational church, Sun
day, Dec. % Morning worship at II, SER
mon by the pastor, "A Christmas Med
itation." The choir will render special
musical numbers, including the anthem
Behold, | bring you good tidings" by
Giebel and GLORY be to God in the
highest" Sunday school at 1215. Eve
ming service in charge of the Christian
Endeavorers at 100 topic, What the
for the world" Leaders, Miss Ruth AL
len and Rev. G. *. Carter. Christmas
exercises and tree Tuesday evening in
the church. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening
Mrs. Amasa Grout, late of Wilmington
was for several years a resident of New
lane, Mr.. Grout being postmaster and
merchant here. They had many friends
here whose sympathy goes out to the
husband and daughter. One of the quail
tiles Of Mrs. CIRCUITS character was ali
solute dependableness. She was a
staunch friend and generous supporter of
Christian activities Her judgment in
matters of fairness and expediency was
reliable. She opened her home here to
the rearing of two children, not her
own Though the nature of her illness
was of such peculiar sadness there re-
mains the choice memory of her standard
OF life In the brief lapse of her illness
during October days spent here when her
natural humor and courage came again
to the surface there is the JOY of re-