Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1914-08-14
NEWFANE

1all th1S week.
Miss Mildred Maher of New York
state is visiting relatives in Ncwfane.
T. w. Undcrwood'is building barn
for Judge Martin near Bcncasson cabin.
Miss Mamie Rcdfeld has returned
from a stay of several weeks in Wards
boro.
Work on the cement sidewalks on
the common 10 being continued. this
week. .s..t... .......
Rev. Charles W., Mock is Attending
the two weeks conference in North
field.
Miss Hattie Johnson of Brattleboro,
formerly of Newfane, is visitor of
Mrs. d. NJ. kenney.
Mrs. II. f. HouGhton of Brattleboro
is the guest of Mrs. Martin at Bcncas-
son cabin this week.
Mrs. Lewis Breslin and three chill
dren of Boston came Monday to visit
her mother, Mrs. j. ID. Pierce.
Judge Frank Barber of Brattlcboro
and his uncle from Oshkosh, Wis, were
at Beucasson cabin Tuesday.
n. NJ. Batchcldcr and daughter, Mrs.
James Brown, who went to fltchburg
Saturday, returned home Monday.
Mrs. Ellen Plumb of Townshcnd and
Mrs. s. NJ Powers of Washington Wis
tied their cousin Virgil Ranncy this
week.
Ralph Cushing is furnishing his
house in this village and will begin
housekeeping there in about two
weeks.
Nine summer guests took walk to
Newfanc hill last Friday and camp
ed Mt night at the highest point in the
Sibley pasture.
w. II. Goodnow came up last week
Thursday for a short visit with his fam
ilv at Elm Hail. He returned to Cam
bridge Saturday.
Miss Clara Winchester, WHO has been
spending a few weeks in the home of
her brother, Pcrley Winchester in West
Franklin, returned home Monday.
Mrs w. H. Eager arrived Tuesday
night from New York to spend sever
al weeks at the home of her mother,
Mrs Rosella Kenncy.
Elm tree beetles are at work on the
trees on the village park and under
the direction of the county officials the
trees are being sprayed.
Judge j. l.. Martin is in the north
part of the state this week and will
hold naturalization court in Montpe
Ter, 1ardwick, Barre, and Bethel.
w. II. Newton and DR.. Bancroft went
to West Wardsboro Monday to attend
the meeting of the Stratton Mountain
club Tuesday at the Green Mountain
House.
Mrs. Hooker Winchester and son,
Gerald, of Guilford, who spent few
days with Mrs. Winchester mother,
Mrs. D. S. Ballou, returned to their
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Davis Of New York
city, who is spending the summer in
Wardsboro, was visitor of her hus-
band s grandfather, George X. Davis,
one day last wetk. 49, '' f.. 50
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Benson visited
relatives in Manchester the latter part
of last week. Their daughter, Miss
Mary, and her cousin, Mrs. Lester, re-
turned with them Saturday.
The new bungalow which is being
built for Miss Gertrude Birmingham
on Newfane hill is not yet completed
but is so well under way that she is
now occupying her new summer home.
Mrs. NJ c. Stevenson and daughter
Miss Seraph Stevenson, who have beer
spending four weeks in town and are
relatives of the Newton family, re.
turned Saturday to their home in STRAIT
ford, Conn.
Mrs. A. II. Farnum is i'll at Baldwin
Place, n. Y, and was not able to re-
turn home with Mr.. Farnum last week
Miss Ruth Farnum came home from
Townshcnd Sunday to keep house un
til her mother comes back.
Rev. Dorr Hudson, IA former rcsideI
of Newfane, now of Westbrooke, Me
will preach in the Congregations
church next Sunday. Mr.. Hudson
nephew of A. T. Edwards, in who's
family he comes as a visitor.
Mr.. r. d. Newton and daughter, Mis-
Harriet Newton, of Springfield cam
Saturday to spend a vacation of tw
weeks at Mrs. Alice Micott S. Mis-
Mabel Bartlett of Springfield, who cam
with them, will remain for one week.
Miss Helen Dewey and Mrs. Howlan
and her four children of Montpelier
who were guests of their sister, Mrs
J. l.. Martin last week, returned HON
Sunday. Mrs. Lester Utley, who spen
the week there, returned to Amhers
Sunday.
Harry Lyman and family and NJ
and Mrs. Walter Gray of Athol, wit
friends to the number of II, who ha
been guests at the home of Mrs. Ly
man and Mr.. Gray's parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Nelson Gray, returned to the
homes Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bush went
Springfield Wednesday by automobi
to attend the funeral of Frank Roger
who was a brothcr.in-law of M,
Bush S mother, Mrs, Lorenzo Bush, {
Brookline. The body of Mr.. ROge
was ia ken to Brooklnc for burial.
The posts are all set for the clectr
lights in the village and wires hay
been strung. Horton ID. Walker
Brattleboro has, in room in the cOu
,e al ntrin nj in IA