Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-17

recent operation and is gaining as fast
| as could be expected.
Under the supervision Of Sheriff
Wright more thorough work has been
| done on the county grounds than ever
before which makes the village common
assume tidy appearance.
The steam mill was started "Wednesday
and 1t is expected that work there will
continue until the large supply of logs
which have been drawn into the mill
yard this winter are sawed.
telephone, 1872, was installed this
week in the home of ]. c. Tibbetts and
another, 21-23, In the home of DIR. A. d.
Nash, whose house stands on the line
between this village and Townshend.
Mr.. Goodell of Maine, a former pres
ident of the Windham County Christian
Endeavor society, attended the meeting
of the local society Tuesday evening
and made some very helpful and pleas
ing remarks.
1t is expected that Frank Rowe and
family Will move soon from the Gates
place, bought recently by Miss Stella
Micott, into the house owned by Mrs.
b. c. Knapp below the village, where AL
bert Jefts has been living
Mrs. Marcia Morton went last week to
Ola orchard beach. The cottage she has
rented for number of years has been
sold and she will have to make a
change, but expects to remain there
through the summer months.
"A good many attended the first sup
per given by the ladies' aid society this
year, in the church dining room Friday
evening. Nearly so of those who were
mere at court were present, and all
who helped felt well repaid financially.
Miss Mabel Hall was called to Towns
bend Sunday by the illness of her ia
tlpr NJ JJa11 hn =
ened with pneumonia. Mr.. Hall has been
working at the Bacon mill there about
year. His daughter has remained
with him during the week and he is
somewhat better.
Earl F. Davis, district deputy. j. d.
Maher and George Bush went Wednes-
day as delegates from Newfane lodge.
l. o. o. F., to attend the meeting of the
grand lodge, which is being held in
Woodstock Mrs. Nelson Gray and Mrs
w. E. Wheeler of Wiliamsvlle went as
delegates from the Rebekah lodge
church social will be held in the
parlors Of the Congrega tional church
Friday evening, May "a, from to 10
o'clock. free supper will be served.
Everybody is cordially invited. The ad-
vantage of the weekly offering pledge
system will be explained, a short pro-
gram will be given and a general good
time is expected.
Newfane Congregational church. SER
vice Sunday, May 10. Morning worship
at II, subject of sermon, Gods plan
of redemption Sunday school at 12.15:
evening service at 100, subject. "Sin
sickness and its cure" Christian En-
deavor meeting Tuesday evening, topic,
How to please Christ" Prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 73O.
Mrs. Ray Harrington returned satur-
day to her home in Windham. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Eta Jefts went with her to
live in her home for the present Ira
Jefts returned to Grafton Monday. Their
father, Albert Jefts, is about to store
his household goods and will live in the
nome of A. T. Edwards, where he has
been engaged to help this summer.
Mrs. G. X. Carter returned Saturday
to providence with her cousin, Mrs. A.
NJ. Thompson, who with her young son.
has been guest two weeks at the par
sonage Mrs Carter expects to be away
about three weeks and will visit in sew
eral places. During her absence she
will be joined by Rev. Mr.. Carter, who
will attend with her the wedding of her
brother, which will take place about
June l.
Among shipwrecks recalled by the aw-
1ul tate OF the Titanic is that of the
Golden Rule in the year 1865, in which
Mrs. Gerow of Cambridge, now Of New
York (then Marietta Newton. daughter
of Isaac Newton of Newfane), and her
brother, Marshall l. Newton, were en-
route to California via Panama The
vessel had on board a million dollars in
gold. It's wreck was attributed to
drunkenness Of officers. All aboard were
cast on rocky island and lived there
IN privation 10 days. Mr.. Newton, from
MS mining experience on the Pacific
coast, was able to help locate a spring
OF water, over which and the scanty
provisions he was one of the guards.
His sister was carrying quantity of
starch, made at home, to relatives in
California, and it proved welcome ad-
dition to the ships menu"