Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-06-10
NEWFANE

business Tuesday.
Crops in this vicinity have been some
what damaged by light frosts.
Fred Rice has sold his valuable pair of
s aSlstsi@ 0nens to AR oh''ferinF Of
l.. II. Higgins and family and A. II.
Underwood took trip Sunday by automo-
bile to Woodstock.
Mrs Thompson spent the weekend
with Miss Caroline Bliss returning Mon
day to her home in Brattleboro.
Miss Edna Wilson. who Is employed in
Brattleboro, spent the weekend with her
parents. returning Monday morning tol
her work
Mr. and Mrs George Wilder, Mrs. G.
Schck, Miss Fletcher and Mr.. GOetZ of
Greenfield were guests Sunday OF MIR. and
Mrs. George Foster.
At the Windham county W. G. T. u.
convention to be held in Newfane June
% Mrs. Mann of Boston will give an adj
dress in the afternoon.
News from Mrs. Louisa Downs, who
went to Providence, II. l.. last week, tells
of the delightful automobile trip and the
pleasant times in the city with friends.
Mrs. Jeanette Gates of Brattleboro
has been recent guest of Miss Fannie
Newton. Mrs. +. w. Underwood and
other friends.
Miss Eleanor Randall of Boston has
been spending a vacation Of week with
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nj.
Hescock, returning home Sunday.
a. II. Underwood began as substitute on
rural route . Wednesday and will bel
in charge IL days while Karl 10. Maher,
carrier, takes his annual vacation.
Pcrlcy Winchester and family of Rich
rpay,lav 70 yiSit ot tbn homo N
his mother. Mrs. Cora Winchester, and at
the home of his brother, Wilson Winches-
ter.
The plumbers, Young and Adams of
Brattcboro, have been doing work for
Newton Batchelder the past week. Later
they will return for more work in the
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robinson motored
Mrs. Graves, two aunts of Mrs. Robinson,
to Amherst Sunday. Mrs. Cooley and
of Greenfield, returnd home with them
for a visit.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges
will attend church in body next Sunday
morning. The services will be held in
Union hall. while the church is being
cleaned and redecorated.
A good number were present at the
morning service in the Congregational
church last Sunday. Rev. A. V. Wood
worth of West BrattleborO delivered q
very interesting sermon.
The serious illness of Edison Derry. who
is now in the Memorial hospital at Brat
tleborO, causes much sOlicitude among his
Newfane friends, who are hoping each
day to hear of improvement in his condi-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl f. Maher and Miss
Winnifred Alaher left Wednesday for a
vacation trip of about two weeks, when
they will visit in Malone, their former
home, and at other places in New York
state.
Mrs. Fred Wheeler and sister, Miss A.
Barrett, Mrs. Harriet Martin and son,
Norman Martin. of Springfield, Mass,
have been recent guests at Newfane Inn.
Judge and Mrs. Il. A. Butler of Rutland
were guests at the Inn Friday.
The meeting of the Homeland Circle
held with Mrs. w. ii. Goodnow Friday
was well attended and at the close re-
freshments were served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be held in the same
place and other members will provide re-
freshments.
Wayland and Margaret Nichols, son and
daughter of Clarence Nichols. formerly of
Newfane and now of Brattleboro, spent
several days last week with friends in
Brookline and Newfane, and visited the
village school, where they met all their
former schoolmates.
Mrs. Bessie Van Valkenburgh and chill
tlren, who spent few weeks at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Julia Hamlin, went
to Brattleboro Monday, where her hus-
band is employed for the summer months
Mrs. Gustena GoodenOugh came from
Springfield Monday to visit friends in her
native town.
Inside repairs are under way in the
CONGREGATIONAL church nj Era nj hoc
been engaged by the committee in charge
to redecOrate the auditorium. Services
will be held elsewhere during the time the
work is in progress. The Children's day
day service will be postponed until July,
or until the work is finished.
The regular meeting of the W. C. It. U.
Friday afternoon was an occasion of in
terest, as four new members were received,
including one honorary who was present
to help on the program and to enjoy the
social and refreshments that followed.
Plans were made to invite the Windham
county w. G. II. u. convention which is to
be held this month.
An incorrect report has been in crcu-
latiOn that COW belonging to DOrr Allen
fof Newfane was suffering from an ad-
vanced stage of tuberculosis Upon fur
ther examination it was found to be a
case of traumatic pericarditis caused from
piece OF Daleu nay WIRE lOuReu IN the
pericardial case. or heart case, and it was
thought advisable to kill the animal
Miss Lucia Kelley, a former resident
here, came to Newfane Saturday with w.
j. Wheeler and family of Nottingham to
enjoy the automobile ride and to see
the old home, place. which is on West
river near the Windham county fair
ground of other days, also to visit the
cemetery and to, call on Miss Fannie New
ton and Mrs. Abbie Higgins Underwood.
the only remaining acquaintance of
former years.
Officers of the Union Mutual Insurance
company came from Montpelier to New
fame last week to meet with their Wind
ham county agents at Newfane mn L..
p. Denny of Montpelier was present and
agents from Hyde Park, Brattleboro, Bel
lows Falls, Wilmington, Jacksonville,
Williamsville, Townshend, East Jamaica,
South. Londonderry and Windham. An
excellent banquet was served to the guests
present. ~--. ,s--..f.
SOUTH NEWFANE.