Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-05-10
NEWTANE.

The school children are soliciting, old
newspapers, etc, to raise fund for
the Red Cross.
Miss Gertrude West was again called
to her home in Peru by the serious i'll
ness of her father.
H. NJ Hescock spent few days this
week with his son Will Hescock and
family in Brattleboro.
Cecil Bailey, who spent several days
with Ralph Dewitt, returned Saturday
to his home in Brattleboro.
Miss Margaret Maher, who has been
at home for few weeks vacation, re.
turned Thursday to Springfield.
James Brown returned Monday to his
work in Springfield this state, after
a few days stay with Mrs. Brown.
Arad Fellows and family will soon
move to Brookline, where they former
ly lived, before coming to Newfane.
Mrs. Lovisa Downs is at her summer
home, where she recently returned aft
err having spent the winter months in
Bellows Falls.
w. r. Bruce of Conway, Mass, for
merly of Newfane, underwent an oper.
alton for appendicitis Saturday in the
Farren hospital in Montague.
George Knapp is visiting relatives
in Sherbrook, Mass. lie went by auto
mobile Saturday with W. p. Eames and
expects to return home this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Higgins of Howard,
R. L., spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Higgins, and
his brother, l.. H Higgins, and family.
w. w. Dearborn, who spent the win.
ter at A. r. Underwood s went Satur.
day to Brattleboro, where he will spend
q few weeks before going to his home
in Woodstock.
Merchant w. p. Eames returned the
first of the week from an automobile
trip to Boston. His mother, Mrs. En-.
ma Eamcs, of Brattleboro, accompanied
him on the trip.
Mrs. G.. f. Davidson spent the week
end in White River Junction in the
home of her grandson, NJ. Park Osgood,
making the trip by automobile with
Dr. and Mrs. +. l.. Osgood
There will be meeting of Birchard
post and the Woman Relief corps IN
Odd Fellows hall Saturday afternoon,
May H.. A special attendance Is de.
sired as plans are to be made for Me
mortal exercises.
Mrs. A. H. Farnum substituted the
first of the week for two days in the
Townshend intermediate grade of the
village school for Mrs. Bernie Phillips
and Wednesday was called to supply
a school in West Wardsboro, when the
teacher had been called home by illness
of her relatives.
Edmund Cherre, who is l6 years of
age, is home from school in Brooklyn
to get papers signed so that he may
enlist in the U. S. navy. His brother,
Allan, II years of age, may also enlist
in the same department of service.
These two are the oldest sons of Prof.
and Mrs. G. X. Cherrie and Edmund
has recently taken examinations for en-
trance into the Annapolis naval acad.
envy.
Mrs. j. NJ. Kenney has given up the
frontAroem in her home during the. sum.
mer for the use of the Red Cross work.
ers. Mrs Polly Ballou has donated
chairs for the room and all the material
for surgical dressings will be kept there
and the meetings win be held there
when they are engaged in this work
Mrs. Kenney will have on hand yarn
for knitting, and finished articles may
be left with her Donations of old
white material will be acceptable.
clothes bags were given to the boys who
recently went from Newfane to Join
the service. They procured the knitted
articles and comfort bags from the Red
Cross headquarters in Bgattleboro