The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
SOUTH NEWFANE.
A Statue by Larkin Mead in Memory
of an Old Friend.

! Miss Blake and Miss Jessie Blake af-
ter spending two weeks with Mrs. Ella
Willard left for Somerville, Mass, Tues
day They will reach their home in Min.
neapois before the end of the month,
During their trip east, in Chicago and
Boston they are investigating the best
methods of placing and protection OF
choice statuary In cemeteries preliminary
to the erection of monument to the
memory of their father, the late John ID.
Blake at Minneapolis. The statue, the
Recording Angel, in Italian marble, by
l.arkin G.. Meade has arrived from Italy
and is an exquisite pie OF workmanship.
80 perfect is it in all its details that 1t
seems as if a puff of wind might dlsar-
range the delicate fiufiiness OF the wings
and draperies. Mr.. Blake and the sculp-
tor. Mr. Meade, were intimate friends as
Young men in BrattleboTo and until the
ties of friendship were severed by the
death of the former, and it is in accord
ance with Mr. Blakes' long-eXpressed wish
that this appropriate piece has been
chosen for his monument.
Willie Howe is away for weeks va
cation.
II. Julian Morse came in from Boston
Monday afternoon.
Frank Moss went to New York We'd
nesday to remain until Saturday.
Miss Grace Pierce returned from Hills
bore and Amherst, Mass Saturday.
Miss Perry and Miss Fife Perry of
Agawam are visiting in town this week.
Miss Mary Moss of Newburg n. y,
is the guest of her brother, Frank Moss.
Mrs Ruby Howe Morse returned from
a visit to Springfield, Mass, Saturday
evening.
Mrs Edith Brown Bruce of Claremont,
n. H., and son, Graham, are at Z. Il.
Browns.
Miss Matte Metcalf is with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs John MetcaIf, for her
vacation.
Mrs. Carrie Perry of Dover and Mrs.
Viola Morse visited Mrs. G. E. Brown
last week.
The clear cooling westerly wind Tues,
day morning was most welcome after sew
eral hot days.
William Bailey, an employee of Spring
field (Mass.) street car company, Is here
for a short vacation.
Miss Aline J.. Hanscom of East Somer
u,
Il. Milton Dexter at Dexter hail.
j. Wesley Kelsey of Claremont, N. H.,
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Linus
w. Bingham and other relatives this week
Miss Emma Powers and Edward |
returned to- their home in Brooklyn Sat
urday.
Miss Marion Simm returned to her
4 of SYand.
ing week with Mr.. and Mrs. E. Milton
Dexter.
Frank G.. Morse, jr, arrived from Phil
parents Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.. Morse at |
Liberty hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt of East Somer
vile, Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Harrison Aldrich at Fern Bank from Fri
day until Monday
Mrs. Adah Morse Woods of Jamaica
Plain, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs. William
A Morse of Brattleboro are spending the |
week with their mother, Mrs. Emerson |
Morse.
Rev. Charles Bruce Fisher of Barn.
stable, Mass, after visiting his father. j.
Henry Fisher left for Nottingham Sat
urday Mr.. and Mrs Ira M. Ingram &C
oompanied him as far as Wilmington.
Bert Williams met with a serious ac-
cident, cutting the heel cord above the
right foot Tuesday while cutting brush
on the Marlboro branch road. DIR. White
was called to dress the wound. Bert is
with his mother, Mrs. Matte Williams.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold its
third annual sale of useful and fancy ar
ticles at the vestry Thursday evening,
Aug. 22d. Ice cream and cake will be