Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-07-25
NEWFANE

Dr. and Mrs. Lynton of Cambridge are
spending their vacation at their summer
cottage on West river.
Mrs. Angie Bradeen and son, Elliot, of
Salem, Mass, are spending the week in
the home of her father, H. A. Carpenter.
Willard johnson. who has been at his
home on account of illness, was able Mon.
day to resume work in A. II. Farnum'
garage.
Mrs. Ruth Gray Lyman and her sister,
Mrs. Airline Newton, and their husbands
of Athol called on old friends in town
Sunday.
Miss Minnie Metcalf of East Douglass,
Mass, is spending week at the home
of her brother, |. r. Moulton, on New
fame hill.
The pageant Samantha at the Court
of Fame, by the Grange will be given in
Union hall this week on Thursday and
Friday evenings.
Miss Dorothy Craig of New York city
81 guest of Miss Mary Childs, who is
spending her summer vacation with her
parents, Rev and Mrs. r. d. Childs.
Everyone was delighted to see Mr. Taft
of Dummerston Tuesday with his bushels
were high he found ready patronage
John Porter of Milwaukee, Wis, was
a guest at the Newfane Inn while visit
ing his daughter, Miss Katrina Porter,
who is spending the summer at II. NJ.
Hescocks.
Rollin Dewitt of Brooklyn, who is stay
ing in Newfane during the summer, spent
Wednesday in Brattleboro visiting in the
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boarder early in the spring.
Miss Jessie Wilcox of Sandusky, Ohio,
has been a guest the past week in the
home of her cousin, w. II. Newton. Mr..
Newton and family and Miss Wilcox en-
joyed an automobile trip Monday to
Woodstock.
Arthur b. Howe, a native of Thetford
who has made his home in Boston at diff
ferent times, came from the Mortified
conference to Newfane Monday to spend
part of his vacation with friends at Da.
wilson Naples.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Upham of Athol
Mass, and their daughter, Ruth, and Mrs
Charles Upham of Holyoke spent last
Wednesday and Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. f. VI. Wiswall
W. II. Newton, who delights in showing
the beautiful hill scenery of Newfane to
all who will take long walks with him
was an enthusiastic guide for the Boston
mountain climbers on their recent hike to
Putney mountain.
Those who wish to read the account OF
THE perishing of Mrs. Blake while cross
ing the Green Mountains from Airing
ton nearly 100 years ago, reference to
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The Ladies' Aid society is busy making
plans for its annual fair to be held in
the church rooms both afternoon and eve
ming this week Friday There will be a
supper from to 8 and fancy articles and
ice cream, etc, will be on sale beginning
in the afternoon and continuing until
evening.
Mrs. w. f. Wheeler and daughter,
Ruth, Of Gardner, Mass, who had been
visiting relatives in town, went Monday
to spend a few days with Mrs. Wheeler's
brother, j. H. Underwood, in Putney,
returning Tuesday to their former home
in Williamsville for short stay before
going to Gardner.
The Red Cross workers will hold meet
ing next Tuesday afternoon, July 49, in
the home of Mrs. H. j. Batchelder
Those who desire may take the work
home. Anyone who is willing to knit may
now procure the yarn from Mrs John NJ.
Kenney 1t recently was sent to be knit
ted into sweaters and stockings for refu-
gee children.
George X. Cherrie, naturalist, whose
connection with the late Theodore Roose
welt in his South American expedition
made him so well known everywhere, has
come to his Newfane home to spend the
summer, but this week has been called
to address the students in the normal
school at johnson, where he will remain
five days giving daily lectures to the
teachers studying in the summer school
W. p Eames and family accompanied
by Mrs. Eamess cousin, Miss Martha
Chase of Ohio, and Miss Stella Micott
who is home from Springfield for IA short
vacation, went last Saturday on an auto
mobile trip through the White Noun
tains. They carried cot beds and other
implements for convenience and comfort
and enjoyed camping during part of the
four days they were away.
While driving his Ford car Tuesday aft
ernoon about 3 o'clock, Mr.. Beebee OF
Wilmington, who is deaf and dumb
htiuch teIcphOnt Iole HedI tne vi. "
Howe place on the Townshend road, ow
ing TO some defect in the steering gear
breaking the pole off near the ground
Noble Pratt and son Raymond, who live
near and heard the crash, came to Mr.
Beebees assistance and found the in
juries he sustained to be very slight Ray,
mond Pratt took the automobile to Far
NUNS garage and after repairs were made
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SOUTH NEWFANE