Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
NeWFANE

Nearly all the snow has disappeared
aud wagons are in general use.
There will be farmers meeting
Saturday evening in the Union dis.
trict.
Newfane Grange will observe neigh.
bors night Feb. 10 with Townshend
Grange.
V. 8. Prouty of Putney was in town
Friday to test several cows for persons
in the village.
Mrs. James Perkins of Townshend is
in Brookline caring for her daughter,
Mrs. Bert Brown.
Ice is being harvested from West
river this week. 1t is of good quality,
but not as thick as usual
Mrs Bert Clark, who has been in
Vernon to visit, returned Monday to
the home of her son, Edward Yelling
ton, in Brooklinc.
Mrs. A. W. Pratt returned Monday
to her home in Boston. Her father, w.
II. Goodnow, is gaining but is not
yet able to he out.
Horace Wood, W. A. Wilson, Guy
Grout, Wayne Ingram and John How
ard have gone to Wardsboro, all hav-
ing been engaged to draw logs for Lee
roy Gaines.
Ransom w. Rand, u veteran of the
Civil war, was stricken Sunday with
a second paralytic shock. He is con-
sciOus and comfortable, but his left
side is paralyzed.
The following telephones were re-
Gently installed: w. p. Eamcs, res.
2S-3; Ward II. Eager, 1913; Rev. t. d.
Childs, 1874; Bcrtc Wright, 1928;
Homer Heath, 1915.
The fund for relief in the near East
in this part of the town and in the
Union district was more than $S2. New
fame having exceeded her quota of
800, as $75 dollars was raised in the
south part of the town.
The local Red Cross would like to
have all the knit articles finished and
returned the last of this week. Anyone
having clothing in good condition,
which they would like to send to refu-
gees, may leave the same with Mrs
John Kenny or at the postofliee and
Mrs. f. A. Dewitt will see that the
articles are sent.
The annual meeting of the Windham
County Creamery association was held
in Union hall Jan. Is and these officers
were elected: pres, F. +. Yeaw; sec. and
manager, l.. II. Higgins; directors,
Frank Il. Yeaw, Alva f. Jones, Henry
f. johnson, II. NJ. Hescock, n. NJ.
VBatcheldcr, George Z. Ware, l.. w.
Bush, George Osgood, Horace o. Gale,
Fred G. Cutler; auditor, V. W. Ranney.
A dividend of per cent was declared.
The next meeting of Birchard post,
G. A. r., and the Woman s Relief corps
will be held in Townshend saturday,
Feb. 8. 1t is expected that the Relief
corps will install the officers of the
corps, and that the Grand Army post
will elect and install their officers. Din
|ner will be served by the Relief corps
lat i o'clock. Comrades are requested
Ito meet at Masonic hall at II a. M, to
choose officers. The joint installation
will take place at 9 p. m.
Wright camp, Sons of Veterans,
elected the following officers for the
year at their regular meeting in Town
sbend Jan. %: Commander, J. F. Whit
taker; ST. vice CON-, Harry Sparks; jr.
vice CON-, Arthur Cutler; chaplain,
George b. Bush; treas, C. A. Nichols;
Sec, Harold Whitaker; Camp counsel,
Harry Howard, George b. Bush, Fred
Cutler; guide, Earl Davis; outside
guide, d. +. Howard; inside guide,
Fred Cutler; color bearer, Ebert How.
ard. The officers were installed ty
Past Commander c. A. Nichols.
The following officers of Ncwfane
Grange were installed Wednesday
night, Jan. 90 by Past Master Wilson
Winchester, assisted by Mrs. Belle
Howe and Mrs. Florence Brown:
Master, John Whitaker; overscer, X.
Mahcr; lecturer. Mrs. Mary Maher;
steward, Harold Whitaker; assistant
steward, Leon whitney; chaplain, Mrs
o. r. Wright; treas, q. r. Wright;
Sec, Anna Aikee; gatekeeper. Delmar
Rowe; Ceres, Mrs. Georgia Railway;
| Pomona, Mrs Cora Winchester; Flora
Mrs. Mary Rand; L. A. S., Mrs. Lena
F Dewitt; pianist, Mrs. Lilah Ingram
. Refreshments were served at the close
The annual meeting of the Congre
gational church was held Thursday
afternoon, Jan. 23, in the church par
lors. II. Newton was elected moderator
and these officers were elected: clerk
Mrs. Abbie +. Morse: treas, V. w
Ranney; Sunday school supt., G. l.
Hescock; church committee, the pastor
the deacons, clerk, Sunday school super
intcndent, F. A. Dewitt, Edwin Jones
prudential committee. V. w. Ranney
'G. b. Bush, n. NJ. Batchelder, o. II
Wright, w. II. Newton; music commit
tee, Mrs. Grace Rhoades, Mrs O. r
Wright; missionary committee, Mrs. c
d. Childs, Mrs. f. A. Dewitt, Rev. +
NJ. Wiswall. Preceding the meeting 6
dinner was served in the dining room
a good number being present to enjoy