The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-27
NEWTANE.


turn to Mrs. l.. c. Moore's Friday.
Earl Davis made a flying business trip
10 Manchester Saturday aud Sunday.
w. G. Ballou returned Friday from his
trip To Wilmington and North Adams
Bert Morse aud Billy Wilson have fin
ished their lumber job which was a large
contract
Deacon and Mrs. Joel Grout have re.
turned from visit in Jamaica and West
| Iownshend.
Mrs. philura Moore does not seem TO
gain strength very fast and can only sit
up short time.
Newfane lodge, |. q. q. f., will hold its
meeting for the election OF officers next
Saturday evening
Miss Margaret Martin of Brattleboro
was a guest OF Mrs, +, W. Underwood
Friday and Saturday,
Two more applicants for the position
of mail carrier went TO Brattleboro Sat
urlay for examination. They were George
Bush and Ray Jeits,
Mrs. Henrietta Rider and two children
went to her home at Bellows Falls Sat
urlay and Mrs. Carrie Redheld is at III.
A, Carpenters Tor few days.
News is received OF the illness OF Stella
Mcott in Springfield, Mass, OF typhoid
fever. She contracted the disease from
patient ana is now in the hospital.
Edwin Jones's family are nearly all i'll.
Mrs. Jones and her granddaughter Ruth
Allen, are not able to be up and Mrs.
Mabel Allen is under the care of nurse
in Brattleboro.
Rev. n. $. Moore was agreeably SUR.
prised Monday, being called on to unite
in marriage two Townshend young people,
George Boutelle and Martha \. Crane.
The couple proceeded to Rhode Island
for their wedding tour.
Notice has been received by the creditors
of Samuel c. Brown. formerly OF New
fame, OF his petition in bankruptcy. Mr..
Brown had many friends here and was
kind neighbor but seemed to be little
over confident in some OF his transactions.
The annual supper and sale OF the Chris.
tian Endeavor society was held in Union
hall Friday evening and was a very pleas
ant affair. The women were quite sue
cessful in the sale of their goods and fancy
articles for Christmas. The net result for
the society was sl7.
Mrs Edith Farnum, who teaches IN
district No. 4, had Christmas tree at
her school Tuesday afternoon and reports
a very pleasant time. The parents and
children were in attendance and the young
folks enjoyed themselves by speaking and
singing some good selections. Mrs. farnum
entertained with her talking machine, and
with the gifts and music all enjoyed the
occasion
The directors of the Windham County
creamery held a meeting IN tins village
Saturday afternoon. {. \. Nichols VIII
continue the management of the cream
L.. 80. mn 10 a I'm =
ter as under the old arrangement OF three
cents per pound. 1t was decided to dis
continue the plant at East Dover as
skim station after Feb. |, but to use 1t
as cream route in connection with the
plant here.
Birchard post, Woman's Relief corps,
held its annual meeting last Saturday at
G. w. Parsons's and elected the following
officers for 1908 President Stella Frank
lin; senior ice.president, Charlotte Hlg-
gins: Junior vice-president, ID. V. Car
penter; treasurer Alice NJ. Pierce; chap
lain. Martha Grout; conductor, Lizzie
Gray; guard, Anna Bush; delegate, Alice
NJ. Pierce; alternate, Anna Bush.
John Grout has recovered his team that
was stolen Friday. The indication Is that
the thief came from the way Of Bellows
Falls and stopped at Marshall Lawrence
Harlan Howe's and then went into Mr..
Howes barn but concluded not TO take
anything then. He then went on to John
CIRCUITS and took his team and drove as
far as Wilmington where the team was
found beside the road.
The following officers of Newfane grange
were elected at the meeting Wednesday
evening: Master, Carl Maher; overseer,
Oren Wright; lecturer Mrs. lne2 Wright;
steward \. l.. Lockwood; assistant stew
ard, Perlie Winchester; secretary, \. Rad
way; treasurer Arthur Warren; chaplain,
Mrs. F. A Railway; gatekeeper, Roy
Grout; Ceres, Mrs. Ida Higgins; Flora,
Maude Railway; Pomona, Margaret
Maher; lady assistant steward, Mrs. A.
l.. Lockwood; organist, Mrs. Lila Micott.
These officers viii be installed Jan. s,
at which time supper will be served
Although the going was not good the
admirers of Santa Claus were out in large
numbers Tuesday evening in attendance
upon the Christmas entertainment IN
Union hall and the hearts of all, young
and old, were made happy by the bounti-
full gifts which were hung on two large
evergreen trees The little folks enter
tanned the audience by speaking number
of selections appropriate tor Christmas
eve and with the singing by the choir
the evening passed off very pleasantly. ..
X. Wright and G.. l.. Hescoek took the
gifts from the trees which were handed
around by the happy children as the en-
blems of peace on earth and good will to-
wards men.
There were several very pleasant family
gatherings in the village on Christmas
day. At John d. Pierce's on West street
were Hugh and Marcus Wellman and Mrs.
Ruth (Welman) Breslin and her husband
of Bnttleboro. Mrs. Charlotte Underwood
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wheel
err and Mr. Putnam of Williamsville and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Underwood of Put
ney. Timothy Albee's family were nearly
all with him including Mr.. and Mrs; Mar
tin of Northampton, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Park Holland and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Albee of Brookline. James Underwood
and family spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlan Howe and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kenny and Mrs. Gratia Davidson were
at Townshend the guests OF DIR. +. l..
Osgood. Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Wilson
were with Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Parsons
and +. l.. Hamlin's son, George, came
home M. O. Howe's son, Carlton, was at
home and Clifton is expected. Professor
George Cheney of Brooklyn, N. Y, also
came up to spend Christmas with his fam
lily.
The Demorest silver medal contest was
held in Union hall last Thursday evening
with a large attendance and the evening
passed off very pleasantly with the speak
ing and singing by the children and mu-
sic by the quartet composed of o. r.
Wright, Fred Gilbert, Will Bruce and
Mrs, Kenyon There were six contestants,
two boys and four girls: Arthur Cutler,
Edwin Howard, Eta Jefts, Naomi Rose,
Ruth Farnum and Agnes Moulton. The
selections were very well chosen and the
speaking was excellent and showed careful
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