Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-19
NEWFANE

]. II. Underwood was in Boston from |
Saturday until Tuesday night.
Miss Agnes Moulton is visiting her |
sister, Mrs. Perry, in Marlboro.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Miller Of Brattleboro came |
Tuesday to visit relatives in town.
Warren Head of Jacksonville, VINO is |
one of the Jurors, is a guest at A. H. |
Farnum's.
]. d. Pierce is spending a few days |
with his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Pierce,
in Westminster
A very successful supper was served |
by the ladies' aid society in the church
rooms last week. l
Mrs. A. s. Underwood, who visited
relatives here last week, returned to
Hinsdale Saturday. i
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Fisher of To-
ronto are expected guests of Mrs. Laura
Johnson tomorrow. --'--
The Larkin club of ten were enter
tanned in the home of Mrs. F. A. De-
witt Saturday evening.
A party of II from Brattleboro were
guests of Mrs. Tucker and the Misses
Martin at Bencasson Friday.
Mrs. A. T. Edwards, who is in the
Memorial hospital in Brattleboro, is
comfortable and is gaining slowly.
Mrs. E. C. Benedict has opened her
summer home and Mr.. Benedict will
come tomorrow to spend his. usual va
cation. .s u
Mrs. Cora Winchester picked recently
a bouquet Of apple blossoms from the
same branch on which were growing
apples.
Mrs. Austin Grape spent few days
this week with her daughter, Mrs.
Brown, who has been i'll in her home in
Townshend
Ea WI
| boarding several weeks in Yonkers, is
expected at her home here tomorrow to
spend the summer months.
Mrs. Mary Rhoades and family and
Delbert Rhoades and family went last
week to the Davis farm to stay while
they are cutting the hay there.
Next week Wednesday in their reg
ular meeting neighbors' night will be
observed in the Grange, when the West
Dummerston Grange will visit Newfane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. 'Farnum visited
relatives in Wilmington over Sunday.
Their daughter, Miss Ruth, returned
home with them the first of the week.
While at work turning logs in the
steam mill Tuesday Thomas Dowd re-
ceived an injury, breaking a bone in
the shoulder and putting his hip out of
joint.
Mrs. Annie Templeton, who came Sat-
urday to visit in the home of her uncle,
Henry Smith and at B. H. Smiths, re-
turned Tuesday to her home in Somer-
vile.
Mrs. NJ. p. Benson and son, Paul, of
Enosburgh Falls spent a few days with
her son at the Windham County House.
They will visit other relatives in this
locality before returning home
Mrs. j. d. Pierce who is still in the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington,
is making a good recovery from her re-
cent surgical operation and hopes to be
able to return home tomorrow
Rev. H. A. Durfee. d. D., secretary Of
the Vermont Sunday School Union, who
occupied the pulpit Sunday morning,
| gave an able discourse. During his stay
in Newfane he was guest at Davidson
Naples.
The first of the week there were &c
inmates in the county Jail. Most of them
| are serving short sentences. The log
! drive in the Connecticut and the circus
| are causes of the increased number at
| this time.
| N NJ. Batchelder took possession of
| the r. D. Newton store this week and
| is being assisted for the present by his
brother, H. j. Batchelder Of West
| hampton, whs was formerly a merchant
| in this store.
| William Newton, who has been as
sisting Mrs. r. D. Newton in taking an
| inventory at the store and packing her
household goods which are stored here
for the present, returned Tuesday to his
home in Wibraham.
| Mr.. mad Mrs. d. A Benson and w.
| p. Eames and family went by automo-
| bile to Grafton Sunday to visit Clement
| Chase in Andover. They returned home
that same day through South London
derry and Jamaica.
Mrs Hubbard and daughter, Miss Ruth
| Hubbard of Brattleboro, came last week
and are guests for a time at Genmere.
Mr. and Mrs. Payne and daughter of
| Shelburne Falls came this week and are
also guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jones,
who with the juror, have house full
| at present.
The Woman's Christian Union held a
successful food sale in the church rooms
Saturday afternoon. Next week Satur-
day. July a. there will be another sale
at the same time and place and II will
be in charge of Mrs. F. A. Dewitt and
Mrs Carter. Any orders received in time
| will be given special attention by the
committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Underwood
visited relatives here and left Thurs
day for Austin, where Mr.. In
derwood has been for a number of
years. Their daughter, Miss Nellie, was
with them and will spend the summer
in Northfield, She plans to go to Hart
ford this fall to begin a three years
course of study as a nurse.
Little Miss Margaret Higgins, years
of age. celebrated her birthday ami
versary July 10. A party of six little
friends were delightfully."- entertained in
her home in honor of the occasion; while
across the way DeWeese Dewitt, whose
birthday came on the same day, OBJ
served his anniversary in a manner well
pleasing to a lad of 10 summers
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry, who came last
week, have opened Rest cottage on
Newfane hill, and will remain through
the summer, Mrs. r. d. Newton and
Miss Harriet Newton Joined them Tues
day and will spend a part of the sum-
mer there. Before leaving her home
IN our village the Grange presented Miss
Newton, who has been their organist, a
sterling silver spoon as a token OF es-
TEEN.
Mrs. Phoebe Knapp, who spent two
winters at Needles and in Los Angeles
came from there to the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. S. C. Brown. In
Brattleboro June 4. This week she has
been a guest of her granddaughter, Mrs
Karl Maher, and other friends In this
village Mrs. Knapp will spend the RES
of the summer with her sister Mrs
baNa aNaw.