Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-10-22
NEWFANE

= Mrs. +. A. Dewitt and children visited
Relatives in Chester Friday.
Leo Grout and Hubert Cherrie have en-
rtered che state agriculture school at Lyn-
donvile. r..
Miss Caroline Bliss has closed We.
Like-It, her summer home, and returned
Oct. u to Akron, Ohio.
DIR. 1. r. Doane and family of Spring
field (Nt.) visited Mrs. Doane's aunt,
Mrs. George l. Bishop, Sunday, .,......,,. .
o., George Q, Davis and family of Nor
"'pf' her sister, Mrs. HPJ Bdtthelder.d !
,1sdAIagjorie Eames is now .aBIa to return
to Leland and Gray seminaty, after sew
eral days absence on account OF illness.
-.rhe violin accompaniment in the choir
SSesH1f4ayssby RcyrsAIeRressevas enjoyed by
all, especially the duet with Mrs. Monroe
1 as soprano.
J Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Batchelder went to
! Northampton Sunday to spend several
Bert Wright and family with "a. camp;
ing outfit left Wednesday in their automo-
bile for Florida, where they expect to re-
main through the winter.
Rev and Mrs. Wallace Boardman
came to Newfane Wednesday and spent a
day at Davidson Naples, en- route from
Wardsboro to their home in Williams
! Walter Il. Wheeae,t 1lis daughter, Miss
Ruth Wheeler, and Edward johnson of
; Gardner motored to Newfane Sunday and
! spent the day with relatives at "A. X.
( Undcrx woods. Il.
: Miss McKcnnon, trained nurse from
Springfield (Vt.) is caring for George l..
1 Bishop, who is critically i'll from para
! lytic shock in the right side sustained
. Oct II, and Mrs. Ida Whitney of Spring
J field (Vt.) is staying for'the present with
) her sister, Mrs. Bishop.
/ At the next regular meeting of New
. fame Grange, oct. ~, Chief Forester w.
G. Hastings Of Montpelier will speak, The
meeting will be open to. the public at $50
and all are cordially invited. Mr.. Hast
ings also has charge of all fire wardens
throughout the state of Vermont
Mrs. Eta Jefts Prouty and three chill
dren have been visitors at Ira Moultpn's.
where Mr.. prouty joined his family. all
returning Saturday to their home in Peru,
in Marshall IIapgood's car. Ray Har--
rngton of Warren spent the weekend
with Mr.aNouton andyfamily. -
\ party. of friends, Mr.. and Mrs Hor-
ace Chdsey, Mr.. and Mrs. George Child
sey. and Mrs. Minnie Fowler, came from
New Haven. Conn. by automobile Satur-
day to spend Sunday with Mrs. Davidson
and to see Vermont inrher autumn glory.
They returned Monday to Connecticut.
Mrs. Delbert Rhoades and Mrs. George
GoOdenough gave a family picnic Satur-
day below the village for Miss Hazel
Rhoades and Miss Evelyn Wheaton, who
returned Monday to Springfield, after
helping through the season at Newfane
Inn. The outdoor dinner was enjoyable
at this season of the year. The children
amused themselves by picking strawberry
blossoms.
Newfane. Grange held its 18th annual
fair last week Thursday and Friday eve
nings. While the exhibits of vegetables
and fruits were not as large as at some
previous fairs the quality was excellent.
The weather was favorable and the fair
largely attended, especially on the last
evening, when nearly 300 tickets were
sold for the comic drama, Our Country
Store. The three best farm exhibits were
shown by ]. ID. NIaher, J. f. Whitaker &
Son, and A. II. Underwood. The school
exhibits We're large and very creditable
to pupils and teachers. The first prize
was given to the Brookline school, the
second to the Newfanc village school, and
the third to district number f.
The w. c. II. L. met With Mrs. David
son Friday afternoon and the report of
the secretary. Mrs. Il. c. Benedict. gave
the list of the local superintendent
which were appointed at the last meeting
as follows: Anti-narcotics, Mrs. II. Nj.
lieScock; flower mission, Mrs. +. NJ. Wis
wall; lumbermen. Mrs. Fdelia Thomp-
son; literature and scientific. temperance
instruction, Mrs. Eta f. Hescock fran
chiSe and social, Mrs. +. G. Benedict :;
medical temperance Mrs. Margaret Viii
cox press and legislative, Mrs. G. f.
davidson prison and Jail. Mrs. F. b.
Hyde; soldiers and sailors, Mrs. l.. w.
Bush: Sunday school, Mrs. Lena Dewitt.
The election of delegates to the state w.
e. Il. I. corNention in Rutland Oct 26-
IS resulted in the choice of Mrs. Lena
Dewitt and Mrs. Eta F. Hescock as
delegates and Mrs Loella l. Parsons and
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox as alternates.
Plans were discussed for holding a paror
meeting soon for social, educational and
financial benefit