Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-07-27

tertained them
Miss Ruby Howe of East Dover is
guest of Mrs. Walter Wright
Miss Louise Fellows is at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Oscar Lawrence, in
Brookline.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wheeler of Spring
field, who had been summer guests at
the Newfane Inn a week, returned Fri
day.
Newfane Grange made 500 at the re-
cent lecture given for their benefit by
Prof G. X. Cherrie, one-third of the
amount to be given to the Red Cross.
A party of city visitors, who made a
hike to Newfane hill Tuesday afternoon,
was caught in the thunder shower and
thoroughly drenched, but their ardor was
undated
DIR. A. j. Grout is in a hospital in
Brooklyn recovering from an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grout have not yet opened
Moss Rock Cabin, their summer home on
Newfane hill.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church was filled last Sunday morning by
Rev. Mr.. Weeks of Brookline, who
preached an excellent sermon from the
text, Follow Thou Me-
Miss Gertrude Birmingham, authority
on mushrooms, expects an automobile
party of guests from New York to visit
her this week at Pineacre, her summer
home on Newfane hill.
Miss Ruth C. Roderck and Miss Mil
dred Manter, teachers from Taunton.
Mass, came to Newfane July Is to spend
4, hn far nrt nf hns, .
Davidson Naples.
A" I. Edwards took a party of city
visitors to Newfane hill Friday and won
much praise for his careful driving up
and down the steep places and over the
rough rocks, all of which proved an ex-
citing experience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Beemer of West
Haven, Conn, who spent their vacation
in. Newfane with Mrs. G. +. Davidson,
returned home Friday, going one day
earlier than at first planned in order to
take trip down the Hudson.
Prof. Theodore Holland will give an
other concert in front of the court house
Friday evening, Aug. 3, when he will
play on his six different musical instru-
ments all at the same time. Many of
the selections will be of his own com
position. All are invited to attend.
A party of young ladies from David
son Naples, accompanied by w. II. New
ton as guide, climbed the hills up to
Newfane Gulch Monday, which made
some climbing, returning toward even
ing tired but enthusiastic over their de-
Ilightful trip.
Miss Clara A. Sucker of West Haven,
Conn, and Miss Edna NJ. Hax of Meri
den, came to Newfane July 81 to spend
one week among the green hills of Yer
mont. Other guests at Davidson Naples
are Mr.. and Mrs ii. V. Meyer of
Philadelphia and Miss Edith II. Meyer
and son, Victor who came July II for
a stay of two weeks.
tie Turner.
The chronic cOmplainers who have been
saying hard things about 1.-The rainy
spring and "the cool and damp weather"
of the summer and asserting that eve
shan't have no corn" have had reason to
wear smiling faces the past week for
on Sunday the mercury climbed up into
the 80's, registering ~ and 93 in some
places, and some reports are even higher
The corn and beans are growing, the
chronic kicker says it is fine weather,
but the summer visitor says cts mighty
hot"
Mrs. Lulu Bdwell and children of
Paxton, Mass, left Ncwfane Saturday
morning in order to make n short visit in
Vernon with her cousin, Mrs NJ. |. Reed
formerly a resident of Newfane. They
went by automobile home on Sunday and
since then Mr.. and Mrs. Bidwell have
made n short tour to the White noun
tains and will come to Newfane Sunday
for Miss Frances Osgood and Miss Eliza
beth Bruso, who spent the month of
July at Davidson Naples, and will take
them by automobile to Worcester, their
: place of residence.