Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-06

definite stay, are the latest summer
guests at Maple Row farm. Mrs. Hen
ry Humphrey of Cape Vincent, N. Y,
friend of Mrs. Knowlton, is a guest
in her home this week.
A few members Of the Sons Of Tenn
perance met with Mrs. Carrie Lowe Wis
wall last week for their annual reunion.
coming from Newfane, Wardsboro and
Townshend. few friends were also
invited and the occasion was very en-
joyable.
Mrs. Charles II. Estwick and her
daughter, Miss Grace Estwick, of New
York city, who have been summer guests
here several seasons, the last time being
eight years ago, are at Davidson Naples
for short stay. Before coming here
they spent short time at Mount Mans
field.
There was a large attendance in the
meeting of the Homeland circle held
last week in the parsonage. The ad-
dress given by Rev. Mr.. Morseman was
much enjoyed, as was the sermon which
he preached here a week ago Sunday
while Mr.. Carter supplied the pulpit in
Westminster.
The question box debate at the Grange
meeting next Wednesday evening is as
follows: (which is for the best interest
of the state, to keep the deer and let
the orchards go or keep the orchards
and let the deer go?" speakers in ia
vor of deer, F. A. Dewitt, Wilson Win
chester; in favor of orchards, o. r.
Wright, Guy Grout.
At the Republican rally in Union hall
Friday evening we had the pleasure of
listening to William Z. Dillingham;,
United States Senator for Vermont who
also spoke in this place ~ years ago.
From a Republican standpoint Mr.. Dill
|
full address. Vocal solos by Mrs. Car
ter and Mr.. Bell added much to the en-
| tertainment.
Mrs. j. Parker Williams, her daugh-
ter, Miss ]. Maude, and son, Allen,
who spent several weeks at River View
farm, returned Saturday to their home
in Providence. DIR. and Mrs. w, B.
Hills, who also were summer guests at
o. r. Wtight's, returned last week to
their home in New York city. Mrs
Frank Wright leaves today for her home
in Watertown, N. Y.
The friends of Silas Plimpton, a for
mer Newfane boy, will be interested in
the following clipping from a Denver
church paper: superintendent Plimpton
had a birthday last Sunday. We did
not have the courage to ask him how
many pennies he dropped in the birth
day box, but we have unlimited courage
in declaring that whether 16 or 60. he
is the most faithful Sunday school SUI
perintendent in Denver and we trust
that for many years to come we may
see his face in front of our school,"
The Sunday night audiences have been
greatly favored of late in being priv
ileged to listen to different musicians,
who have been staying in the place. Mrs
| Morseman of Taunton, the guest of Mrs
Carter, has been very helpful In play
| ing the organ, as also has Miss Mar
| garet Randall OF Boston, who has taken
| the place of the regular organist several
weeks past, NJ. Park Osgood with violin,
Miss j. Maude Williams of Providence,
| Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Bell of Boston
| and Miss Grace Estwick of New York
have all been much appreciated, and
Newfane people will heartily welcome
them back again another year.
Mrs. Paris Fream of Montevideo,
Mimi. and her daughter, Mrs. Gilbert
| n. Batchelder, left Monday for a visit
in Northampton. Mass They will go
this week to Chicopee. Mrs. Batchel-
| der will sail from New York Sept. IL,
for the island of Porto Rico, where she
| will continue to teach in the public
schools. Her position for the past year
was in Arroyo, but as the Porto Rican
system practices changing teachers from
| place to place she is liable to take
another school. Mrs. Batchelder teaches
in the English language, being mean
while a rapid student in Spanish.
The last Grange meeting was chill.
dren's night and the program was In
charge of the young people and children
The program was as follows Instrumen.
tai music, Clara Winchester; recitation
Ralph Dewitt; dialogue, How Johnni,
stopped crying" Edna, Bertha, Marion
and Merton Wilson and Hubert Cher
RE; solo, Ruth Allen; a five-act farce
From Pumpkin Ridge" given by Gu!
Railway, Charles Rice, Inez Cherrie
Allen Cherrie, Edmund Cherrie, Rub.
Rice, Anna Goodenough and Devices
Dewitt. Between the acts the girls
instrumental selection. After the pro
gram ice cream, cake and sandwiche
were served to about IS.
At the church prayer meeting las
week Thursday evening, at the reques
of the pastor, review of the loca
church history was given by Miss New
ton, clerk of the church, since its or
ganization on Newfane hill in IVA. i
the first century there were 20 pas
torates, the longest being the frs
, 81 years, under Rev. Hezekiah Taylor
At the time of the town centennial 4
June 1874, there were IS members c
} the Congregational church. During tn
century All were received into tn
church, 1ss males and 2sS females Sine
, 1874 there have been ~ pastors, c
whom the youngest was Rev. Ralph +
Danforth. 23 years old. now of Jaffre!
: n. H., whose pastorate here was fo
nearly two years. The present member
ship of the church is &c. Our pastor
Rev. G. X. Carter, who came here fror
= Minnesota about October /, 1911.