Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-01
NEWFANE
Mail Service for Summer Residents.

This VIII be an extension OF rural route
No 1 and will be covered by George b.
Bush. carrier.
Leaving John BARRIERS place on the
Wlliamsvillc road it will pass the homes
of Lyman Bills, William Sblcy, Moses
Grout, Ira Moulton and end at John +.
Whitakers.
The opening of this route has been
brought about through persistent efforts
of Mrs j. L. Martin, owner of Ben
cassin Cabin on Newfanc HILL who
sought the aid of Senator w. L. Dilling-
ham.
The new summer homes on the hill
will be greatly benefited by the daily
mail service In view of the number OF
summer homes now occupied there the
service seems necessary and VIII adu
greatly to the attractions of this bcautl-
full section so favorably located for sum
mer houses.
Near Grand View. the ]. +. Whit
aker farm, mail boxes have been placed
for the convenience of all the patrons
who live on the hill above.
Mrs. Clifton d. Howe visited friends
in Springfield Tuesday.
Schools in town will open for the fall
term Tuesday, Sept. ..
Mrs. Flora Adams of Mortified is n
guest of Mrs. George Foster
Mrs. G.. w. Railway is assisting in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Goodnow.
Mrs. Abbic T.. Morse is visiting at the
home of her brother, Judge f. i. Fish,
in Vergennes.
Miss Charlotte Dewitt visited friends
in town last week and will enter the
high school in BrattleborO this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nj. Hescock attended
the wedding of their grandson, Robert
Hcscock, in Brattleboro Monday.
Neighbors' night was observed by
Newfane Grange Wednesday evening,
when Putney Grange visited the local
order.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Ketchum and son,
who spent a week at A. III. Farnum's, re
turned Friday to their home in Nyack,
n. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. King of Meriden,
Conn, who spent vacation OF TWO
weeks at Newfane Inn, returned to their
home Monday.
Mrs. Josephine Howe, who has been
boarding two weeks at Rev. and Mrs f.
NJ. Wiswalrs, went to Brattleboro FRIDAY
to stay several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins and daughter,
Cleora, and Mrs. Stebbins's father, MIR.
Fisher, of Newington, Conn, have been
guests at Dorr w. Aliens.
Miss Mildred Powell of Franklin came
Tuesday to visit Miss Frances Hyde,
who was a classmate while they were III
the University of Vermont
The flower committee appointed to
decorate the church for the month of Sep
tembcr are Mrs. Matte Wilder, Miss
Florence White and Miss Maude How
ard.
Miss Margaret Randall, who spent the
hor Inn AIR and
Mrs. III. NJ. Hescock, at Wayside cot
tage, returned Monday to her home in
Boston.
Il. L. Holland, who is visiting friends
in Jamaica, will return to Newfane as
noon as his health is improved sufficient
for him to resume his business i'll the
barber shop.
don, Mass, and Mrs. Gertie Martin and
family of Brattleboro were guests Sun
day at the home of their sister, Mrs.
Emma Edwards.
Topic of the Christian Endeavor Sun
day evening is Better Giving. This is a
conservation meeting. At the close of
the service there will be a meeting of the
executive committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Allen, who have
been visiting in the home of their son.
Dorr w. Allen at Maple Row farm on
home in Brattleboro.
A porch lunch was served at Elm Hall
last week to celebrate the birthdays of
Mrs. Clifton Howe of Toronto, Canada,
Norman Wheeler of Springfield Mass,
and Mrs. w. ii. GoodnOw of Newfane.
Miss Anna Silver of New York city
came to Newfane Monday for n short
rest and is staying at Davidson Naples,
where she has been welcome guest dur
ing her vacation of the last two years.
Miss Mabel Hazelton is spending the
last week of her summer vacation with
her mother, Mrs William Hazelton, hav-
ing returned Monday from a visit of a
week with relatives in West Townshend.
Mrs Emma Edwards, who spent few
days in Brattleboro last week while her
sister, Mrs. Eugene Howe of Putney
underwent a successful operation in the
Memorial hospital, returned home Fri
dat.
Theodore Head, who spent two weeks
in the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. A. III. Farnum, returned to his
home in Amherst Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Farnum taking him on the trip by auto
mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Tomlinson, their
six children and his mother. Mrs. lie
Bolt, of Newton, Mass, were guests of
Rev and Mrs. f, NJ. Wiswall from
Wednesday to Saturday last week while
touring the state by automobile on Il
camping trip.
The new Christian Endeavor efficiency
chart hanging in the Christian Endcavor
room shows that the Newfane society
already has gained 80 points in the scale
of 300, which is the goal set for all to
attain if possible.
Mrs Georgia Railway returned to her
home last week after spending several
weeks in the homes of her two sons. Ar
thur in Springfield and Guy in New
London. The latter with his family. ac-
companied her home for visit here and
with relatives in Townshend
The news of the sudden death of Mrs.
Gates, aunt of Mrs. n. NJ. Batchelder.
who recently visited her, came with n
great shock to her Newfane acquaint-
ances. Mrs. Batchelder went imme-
diately to Bridgeport, Conn, where she
remained several days with the bcreaved
family, returning home Tuesday night.
The Christian Endeavor social held
Friday evening in the church parlor was
well attended and all enjoyed the short
program. The chief features were the
ec9iloquy between two colored girls by