Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-04-15
NEWFANE

gaining.
Miss Lila Ingram has been i'll the past
week with grip
Mrs. Ernest Hamin has received a
new Oakland automobile.
Dorr Allen is improving his home by
the addition of new piazza.
Mrs. Sarah Mack, who has been i'll
several days, is now improving.
Ralph Gushing is at home from Brat
tcboro and plans to remain Cor, the
present. ...t
Station Agent w. c. Ballou has re
placed his japanese Mercedes with a new
Buick car.
Mrs. William HaAeiton has returned
in Massachusetts.
Harry Edwards of Smonsvillc, who
spent a few days with relatives in town,
returned home Saturday.
George Knapp, after making n short
stay in Bellows Falls last week, hQs re-
turned again to his home.
Will Sage has returned from London
derry, where he spent the winter, and
is boarding at Ernest IIamlin's.
The tenement over the store owned by
w. F. Eamcs is being thoroughly re-
paired and electric lights added.
Miss Helen Hyde, who has been at
Tuesday to the University of Vermont.
Schools in town began the spring term
Monday In the village school % pupils
are enrolled and three more are expected.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry NJ. Hescock are
at home after having spent the winter
in the home of their son, Will Hcscock,
in Brattleboro.
Howard Osborne is now at the Wind
ham County House and will help his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs ii. b. Osborne,
who recently took the house.
a special anti-tobacco exercise was
held Sunday at the opening of the Sun
day school, which was most appropriate
in connection with the temperance les
son of the day
The annual meeting of the Union Hall
Helpers will be held with Mrs. G. Il. Da-
wilson Saturday at 3 p. IN. The neces-
sary business will require the presence
of all the members.
Mrs. Della Kenny is staying for week
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil RAN
ney, while they are absent on a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Clarence Adams, and
family in Providence, r. l.
have engaged Union hall for dance
April 20. Music will be furnished by
Davenports orchestra. Supper will be
served by the Woman's Relief corps.
Miss Mildred Eddy, after a weeks
visit with her aunt, Mrs. Flora Eddy
Grout, and family in West Townshend
returned home Saturday, accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Ethclyn Grout, who
spent Sunday with her.
Ebert S. Downs of Bethany, Conn
now member of the Connecticut legis
laturc, came from Hartford to Newfane
Friday to spend the weekend with Mrs
Newton Batchelder and daughter, friends
formerly of Connecticut.
Mrs. Anna Burke Eddy spent a day
last week in Newfane calling on friends
and attending to business connected with
the estate of the late Howard Burke
Her plans are made to return soon to hel
home in Sioux Falls, S. ID.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Wright and son
who spent the winter in Florida, have
returned to Newfane and before settling
in permanent home they are staying at
the Edwards place, where they spent a
little time last fall after selling theil
farm
The long piles of cord wood in town are
being rapidly cut into stovewood, the
sawyer now at work being Herbert
Howe, who is assisted by George Foster
and Arthur Kent. The largest pile is at
the County House, where Arthur Howe
and helpers did the work.
Russell Blood of Townshend came the
first of the week to have charge of re
pairs and improvements on the w II
Newton house on West street, which Mr.
and Mrs Newton recently bought OF
Mrs. Della Kenney for a home. F. w
Underwood and L. II. Whitney are en-
gagged in carpentry work there.
The w. c. r. U. met with Mrs. David
son Friday afternoon and the program
made up of temperance clippings from
the city dailies and temperance papers
was very interesting. Plans were consid
cred for the new-member drive during tho
next few weeks and literature was pro-
vided to help in the efforts to double
membership.
The recent death of Mrs Augusta
(Merrifeld) Redway of Brattleboro
brings sorrow to her many friends here
who remember so well her pleasant ways
and helpful deeds during the years that
her home was in Newfane. Her faithful
service in church and Sunday school vii
not be forgotten nor her wise and per
sistcnt efforts as temperance worker
being n charter member of the Sons OF
Temperance and the first president OF
Newfanc w. G. II. U.
The spring term of county court
opened Wednesday, being postponed
day in order that Judge +. NJ. Butler
who is presiding this term, might be per
mitted to attend the funeral of his old
time friend, Judge Lawrence of Rut
land. Court cases are on trial this week
the jurors not being called to serve unit
the 10Th. Mrs. Katherine A. Nichols o
Brattleboro succeeds Miss G. Sadi,
Smith of Rutland as court reporter ant
Edwin Jones succeeds +. w. Undcrwoo,
as janitor,