The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-23
soIITH NEWTANE.


leave for Agawam, Mass, today.
Some of the old soldiers plan to attend
the reunion at Saratoga next week.
Grace Bellows is taking a weeks va
cation with her mother in Brattleboro'
William Bailey OF the Springfield, Mass,
trolley car system, left for home yes'er'
day.
Miss Ella J. Stratton is at Rev E.. c.
Fishers in Westminster West for lew
days.
Charles f. Brown will teach the fall
term of school in the Marlboro branch DIS
trict.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Buxton Of Brat
tleboro are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan
C.. Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sparks of Brat
tleboro were with their mother, Mrs FL
liott Sparks, Sunday.
Mrs. Clara Walker Dodge of Marlboro,
Mass, visited her aunt Mrs Samuel
Morse, Tuesday and Wednesday
Mrs. Alice 4. Bailey returned Wednes.
day night from two weeks stay in Ag'
avian, Mass, ami nearby places.
Miss Jennie Hescock and Rollin Manley
came in from Greenfield Saturday night
and are at Mrs. Della Hescocks.
Miss Gray. who has been the guest OF
Mrs. John +. Morse for two weeks, re-
turned to Brighton, Mass, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bruce and sor
ALLYN went TO Chester Wednesday for 2
visit with old friends and neighbors
Miss Matte Metcalf returned to Brat
tleboro last Friday after a vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Aletcaii
Miss Ennis and two sisters, all young
women from Morristown, n. D., are Wis
iting Mrs. Frank &. Morse at Liberty
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ingram and daugh'
ter of Enfield n. H., are guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Ingram at their lumber
camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. O'Neill OF Brattle'
boro spent Sunday with Mrs. O'Neills
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Elmer.
Mrs. Herring of Plainville, Mass, &C.
companed by her daughter, recently visit
ed her brother, John Metcalf and went
home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Morse and Mr.
and Mrs, Harrison Aldrich joined the
NeWldne party al Npltu haluspOIo 'dS'
Tuesday for the day.
Mr.. Abbott of Burlington, agent for
Silver, Burdette & company, publishers
interviewed the superintendent OF schools
Wednesday regarding needed school books
A pleasant day yesterday sent the mem
bers of the aid society hurrying hither
and thither, completing arrangements fol-
their sale in the evening at the vestry
Hon. Frank Moss recently built an OBJ
seryatory at the west of the house where
he has mounted fine telescope, the gift
of his brothers and sisters, for use at his
summer home.
Frank c., H. Julian, and William A.
Morse have established a camp facing the
branch at the rear Of Liberty hall, where
they have cOnvenlences Tor roasting corn.
clans and other delicacies.
Miss Mary Cavanagh returns to her
home in Brooklyn, n. Y, tomorrow. She
has spent three weeks very pleasantly
with her sister, Mrs. Harvey Elmer, whom
she had not met for Is years.
Miss Jessie Moss of New York city is
the guest of her brother, Frank Moss.
who is entertaining also De Witt Newton
of New York, superintendent Of Borden's
Condensed Milk corporation of that city
Arthur R. Blackstone who was gradu,
ated from Mount Hermon school last Sat
urday. was the guest OF Mrs. Morse and
Mrs. Love Wednesday. Mr.. Blackstone
was salutatorian in the class day exercises.
Schools will open for the fall term Tues
day, Sept. 3. Teachers for this part of
the town are Miss Lottie Hunt, Brook
side; Mrs. Abbie Adams, South Newfane
Miss Beulah Timson, Parish; Floyd d.
Putnam, Williamsville.
All applicants for free high school tn.
ition who have not been examined for
the same should notify the superintendent
of schools at once and take examinations
at Newfane village school house Thurs.
day and Friday, Aug. 20 and 30 at 10 o.
clock a. m.
The Sunday school picnic has been plan
p. m. at the Terrace, Mrs. Loves home
There will be music, games and races at
o'clock, including foot race, potato race
bean bags, a nail driving contest for wo-
men and girls, button sewing contests
etc Races and contests free to all. Every
body is invited to come, bring a good time
and a basket of dinner. If stormy Tues
day, come Wednesday.
A valuable young horse belonging to
Charles A. Mason was badly injured Mon
day. Mr.. Mason bought the colt last year.
had it trained through the spring and
had decided to drive it himself. The an
imal was being led home. When nearly
there lat the covered bridge) it SHE'D
slightly in passing some cattle, climbed
partially over the wagon, became tangled
in one of the wheels and came out with
three legs cut and bruised. 1t is improv-
ing rapidly and is expected to be in driv-
ing condition in a short time.
Not many years ago, people living in
this and other villages similarly located
found it next to impossible to get ''things
to eat" unless cooked at home, or perhaps
raised in the garden, or especially ordered
from a distance. Today things are chang
ed in this, as in other matters The
creamery man from whom butter may be
ordered, makes trips regularly, twice 2
week in winter and each alternate day
in summer; the baker calls every Tues
day; the meat man on Tuesdays and Fri
days; the fish man who also carries fruit.
on Tuesday; the grocer Thursday Why
the butcher, the baker, the candle-stick
maker" should all come in one day-in
other words why the fish man should per-
sist in calling the same day as the butch
er, nobody seems to know. Certainly it
is not for the best accommodation of Gus
toners nor likely to insure larger trade
Comparatively few people have ice con
stantly, and a day or two later in the
week would suit customers quite as well
and possibly increase sales.