Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-08
NEWFANE

Mlcott s.
John McEvoy, who lives on the Ellen
Ware place, is ILL.,
Mrs Thomas McNIanus has gone to
board at W. T. Bruce's.
Miss Anna Goodenough is i'll and quar-
antined for scarlet fever
Earl Davis secured buck weighing 800
pounds and having 10 points.
Mrs. Jeannette L. Gates Of Brattleboro
called ON friends the latter part OF last
week.
Miss Ellie Dexter of West Battleboro
visited several days last week at VI. o.
Howe's.
The Ladies Aid society held regular
meeting in the church parlors Wednesday
afternoon.
George Batchelder left Monday to take
a position as clerk in the grocery store in
Easthampton.
Rev and Mrs +. NJ. Wiswall were in
Brattleboro this weel; Wednesday and
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Upham.
DeWeesc and Ralph Dewitt came from
Chester to spend Thanksgiving with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. \. Dewitt.
Charles Nichols who has been confined
to the house a few weeks is greatly missed
III inc church StlNlttS anu NtthlN Ilttl-
ings.
jesse Harvey of Enosburg Falls is visit
ing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Har
vey, and has been enjoying the hunting
season.
The khaki trousers have reached New
fame, hut not one of the ladies who wear
them has vet come in bringing a deer on
her shoulder.
George b. Bush was in Boston over
Sunday. Ray Kent served as usher in his
place in the congregational church Sun
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. VI. Hescock spent
Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Randall, and family in Winter Hill,
Boston, and will remain for Il visit of
week.
Richard and Ruth Wheeler came from
Dean academy in Franklin, Mass, to spend
the Thanksgiving holiday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs W. +. Wheeler, who
are at Mountain Mills.
At the Sunday evening service Rev. c.
W. Mock gave an account of the Billy
Sunday meetings in Boston, which he at
tended last week He held the close at
tention of a large audience.
very interesting Thanksgiving ser
vice was Iclu / HuISudN evening III lHH
Congregational church and was largely at
tended. Eight leading men of the town
spoke ON eight different phases of causes
for thanksgiving.
Mrs Hazel Derry, daughter of Fred
Smith, was married Nov. in Westhamp-
ton to Fred Robertson of Wardsboro, the
wedding taking place at the home OF Mr..
Robertson's cousin. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ertson will live in Amherst, where they
are now keeping house.
The male quartet Sunday in the Con-
gregational church was much enjoyed, as
was the organ playing OF George Batchel-
der, formerly of Newfane 1t is hoped
that tile singers E. l.. Hescock, Rev. F..
NJ. Wiswall, o. r. Wright and w. T.
Bruce, will favor the public often with
their inspiring music.
The Thanksgiving exercise Wednesday
afternoon in the village school under the
direction of the teacher Miss Mildred
Palmer was very interesting, and the
more commendabe because no time had
been taken from the hours Of study. The
pupils were well prepared with appropri-
ate selections and entered into the spirit
of the occasion with Il good understand
ing. and their familiarity with the origin
of Thanksgiving showed that they had
studied faithfully the early history of New
England.
Thanksgiving notes: The Kenny fam
lily spent Thanksgiving al Albert Austin \
in Brooklse; DR.. and Mrs. +. l.. Osgood
and Rev. and MIS-. i. NJ Wiswall with
Mrs. G.. +. Davidson; John Skinner and
family of Brattleboro with Mrs. SINNERS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Benson, at
the Windham County House; Mrs. Ralph
Gushing with Mr.. Gushing in BiattlebOro;
Charles Freyenhagen and family of Brat
tleboro with Miss Laura and Fred Rice;
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Smith of Brooklne,
Roy Jones and family of Brattleboro, Mr..
and Mrs. Monroe and child of Brattle-
boro with Mr., and Mrs. Elwin Jones
Mrs. Willard Brown and Miss Loenza
Davis; Moses CIRCUIT and family at John
CIRCUITS in Townshend; Nathaniel Wilder
and family of Wardsboro with Mrs. Wild
ers mother, Mirs. Kcnuon: Mrs Abby
Pond and son, Harry, at H. j. Batchel-
ders; Mr.. and Mrs X. w. Rand at Fred
Smiths Mrs. Viola |. Chase went last
week TO South Londonderry to visit rela-
tives and spent Thanksgiving at George
Smiths
The W. G.. T. t. met with Mrs f.
NJ Wiswall Friday afternoon. a good
number were present, also two visitors,
Mrs. L. A. Munger OF Woodstock and
Mrs. L. F, Baker member of a Con
necticut union. After a few items of bust
ness the time was given to readings on
medical temperance. The superintendent
read the objects of this department Other
readings were given by different mem
bers showing, among other things, that
the recent action Of the Pharmacopeia
committee in excluding whiskey and bran
dy from the new edition published early in
1916 puts official approval upon the atti-
tude Of those physicians who have con
demned these liquors as a medicine. Mrs
Baker related facts that have come under
her personal notice proving that the tota
abstaincrs recover when the drinkers die
An article in a late number of the World,
Work was read showing the advanced pc
sition now taken by physicians and board
of health. Mrs Munger announced the
death of Dr.. Louise Purinton, former ma
tonal superintendent of this department
and then read from a late paper the plans
for a dry Inauguration day the coming
March, after which tine meeting was ad