Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-28
NEWFANE.


Services were held in the Jail Sur
day afternoon.
The W. G.. T. U. convention will b
held here in June.
Ten couples from here attended tn
dance on Friday evening in Williams
vile.
Miss Lila Winchester has been quit
i'll with tonsilitis, but is somewhat bet
ter now.
Henry Bell of Halifax was commit
ted to Jail by Deputy Sheriff Hal
Wednesday.
Ward Eager, one of Newfane's youns
men, has entered into partnership witt
his brother William in New York city
There will be dance at Union hal
Friday evening, March T. Music, Wee,
den orchestra of Rockingham.
The annual town meeting will bt
held at Union hall Tuesday. Dinner
will be served in the basement of hall.
George Bush, a professional base
ball player, will play with the Spring
field, Mass, club of the Connecticut
league the coming season.
Singing school closed Monday even
ing with good attendance at the close
of the school The young people had
an impromptu dance, l6 couples joining
in the good time.
Miss Ruth Hunt and her Sunday
school class from Brattleboro enjoyed
a sleighride to this village and supper
at the Newfane House Monday evening.
There were eight in the party.
News is received here of the death,
at the U. S. hotel in Boston, of DR..
Joseph b. Holland of Galesburg, Ill.
DR.. Holland was a native of Newfane,
the son of Samuel and Polly Phillips
Holland, the latter sister of the late
Simon Phillips of this place. DR..
Holland went to Boston to receive med
zeal treatment His remains were tax
en- to Galesburg, where he had resided
many years, worthy and influential
citizen.
On the sick list are Mrs. Benedict,
Mrs. Holden. Mrs, Sophie Warren,
Major Chase. Dea. Stebbins and grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Car
penter Mrs. Geo. X. Davis, who has
been i'll all winter is considerably bet
ter. Among Others who have been i'll
during the past few weeks and are
now better are X. II. Winchester, Mrs
j. L. Gates, Guy Barber and f. j.
johnson. F. j. Micott seems much
the same. Worthy Chase is little
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs J. C. Howe and daugh
ter of Brattleboro and Mrs. Roach of
Greenfield were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G.. b. johnson Sunday. H. G.
Hemenway of Bellows Falls was in
town for few days last week. Mrs
Lucy Gushing has gone to Vernon to
spend the remainder of the winter
with her son, Warren Gushing. Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Fisher aud Mrs. Rog
ers, sister of Mrs. Fisher of Boston,
have engaged rooms at the Newfane
house for the coming summer. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Warren of Putney Wis
tied Mrs. Sophia Warren this week.
There were eight marriages, nine
births and Is deaths in Newfane in
1901. List of deaths: Feb. 5, Mrs.
Betsey Convey; April 10, George Mitch
I'll; April %, Mrs. Henrietta Fisher;
May 2, Maud v Ingram; June 6, Mrs,
5. Whitaker; june 30, Mrs. Sophie
Lowe: July 7. William Henry Frost
uiy y. CHdileS' Lawrence htsCoCh
July 10, Lottie o. Bailey; Aug. 16
oliver p. Morse; Sept. 10, Mrs. Mar
on Bliss; Sept. %. Mrs Elvira A.
yhitaker Oct 20, Mrs. Rebecca
Sparks; Oct. "a. Charles Dickinson
Hawkins; Dec. 49, Clark j. Skinner;
Dec. 81, Francis Sargent Bickford,
)ec %. Mrs Rho la Powers; Dec. 81,
edwin Julius Whitaker.
Hugh Albee left home Monday for
fenton, Mich. where he is to have a
osition as superintendent of a cream
ry. Miss Abbie kenney came up from
'rattleboro last week to spend a few
avs with her mother. Miss Edith
Barrett of Brattleboro is boarding at
IRIS. Ella Pratt's. Mr. and Mrs Mich
Is of Lunenburg, VT, are boarding
t G. W. Parsons. Mr.. Nichols came {
ere to take charge of the creamery. -
.ewis Higgins has finished work at
be Win 1ham County Savings bank. - {
Irs. Ellis of Medford, Mass, is visit
1g friends in town. Mayor Blodgett .
Brattleboro and Mrs, Barrett of Au.
urn, n. Y, spent Friday with Mrs.
lila Houghton at the County hotel. t