Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16

at the hotel, which was filled with
guests. and spending a few hours, the
party returned home on the late tram.
Alvin Higgins and daughter, Miss
Maude, of Bridgeport, Me, came Satur-
day to visit his mother and brother IN
the Higgins home Tuesday Mrs. Char
lotte Higgins, Alvin Higgins and Miss
Maude Higgins went to Brattleboro to
visit Ira Higgins, the twin brother OF
the late S. B. Higgins of this place.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting
Tuesday evening efficiency pins were
presented to Mrs. j. H. Convey, Miss
Loella Convey and Miss Ruth Allen,
making the first five pins which have
been won as far as is known in this
state, and these all by our Newfane
society which recently voted to buy pins
for all members who passed the efficien-
cy tests.
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. French of Hart
ford, Conn, Mrs. ]. Parker Williams,
her daughter Miss Maude, and son, AL
len, of Providence, and DR.. and Mrs.
w. B. Hills of New York city are the
latest summer guests at o. r. Wrights.
David owen and sister, Miss Jean owen,
who spent their vacation at River View,
returned to their home in Detroit Fri
day.
Delbert and Clarence Rhoades have
taken a lumber job from stump to car
except the saving and sticking up Of
the lumber on the Whitaker lot in
Brooklne recently bought by j. c. Tib-
belts. AS soon as help can be secured
they will move to Brookline to begin
their work and will probably remain
there through the winter. Fred Bacon
of Townshend will move his portable
mill there to saw out the timber.
w. p Eames and family, Mrs. D. A
Benson, Mrs. V. l. Chase and Miss
Stella Micott left Thursday ito spend a
week or two at Saratoga. They will be
joined by Mrs. Ella Games of Brattle-
boro Mrs. Clara Smith of Chester and
Mr.. Smith and his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Pierce of Londonderry. The party viii
stop at the Vermont House. While Mr.
Games is away his brother, Scott
Games of Brattleboro, will be in charge
| of the store.
o. l.. Martin, state commissioner OF
agriculture, Andrew Elliott Of Gault
| Ontario, and Lydia Parsons Of Forest
Ontario, will speak at the agriculture
| meeting to be held in Union hall mex
| Thursday afternoon and evening under
| the auspices of the Newfane Grange
/ A basket picnic dinner will be served
| Thursday on the common, to which
every one is invited. 1t is hoped that &
good number will be present at boil
| meetings 10 near THESE speakers.
Four teams from our village and {
! force of men are at work on the stat,
road near the Salmon hole bridge. Or
Monday morning William Wilson'S hors,
became frightened at a heavy blast an,
went off the bank into the river. n,
damage was done except the breakin;
of the wagon pole. On the same day
large boulder fell into the road, blocking
it so no teams could pass and the mel
and teams had to work until s o'clock IL
the evening before removing it.
Rev. C. H. Smith, superintendent o
the Anti Saloon league, who was a for
mer pastor in Newfane and Townshend
spoke in the Congregational church Sun
day morning. giving an address on tn
temperance question in Vermont, whicl
was interesting and convincing. Man,
of his former parishioners were presen
to greet him and the Newfane Christ
ian Endeavor society, which was organ
lied by him, were seated in a body witt
few of the original members present
In the afternoon he went with d. ]
Pierce by automobile to Townshenj
where he spoke in the evening.
Newfane Congrega tional church. Morn
ing worship at II, sermon by Rev. viii
liam Harvey, subject, The ever presen
Cod" Sunday school at 1215 Evenin
service at 73O, preaching by the pastor
theme, "A coward. and what became O
him" Rev. Mr.. Harvey is a Newfan
boy who for the past two years ha
been at Tufts Divinity school, Boston
Christian Endeavor meeting Tuesda
evening at 7.30. PRAYER meeting Thurs
day at 1850. Mems class FRIDAY evenin
at s. The mems class will hold thei
meeting in the Cherry schoolhouse thi
week Friday. This is the first of serie
of meetings in their effort to reach tn
men.