The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-09
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returned home Tuesday.
Merton Harding of New York is stop
ping at the County House.
Judge j. l.. Martin and daughter came
Tuesday night and will stay few days.
Allie w. Bliss of Athol, Mass, is at
Newfane visiting relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
Mrs. Mile Marcy and daughter Edna,
are staying with Mrs. Marcy's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Ballace.
John Pierce is at home again for
few days His wife is improving. Mr..
Pierce is talking of selling his place.
Mrs. Clifford Shaffer Of Hudson, n. Y.
witt two children, is staying for several
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Benson left today
for q carriage drive to Londonderry, Ches-
ter and Andover, They expect TO be
away two weeks
Ward Eager OF New York city, who
has been i'll two weeks with the measles,
is much better and is expected to come to
Ncwfane Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Wright took in the
excursion Saturday to Block Island They
expect to spend week with their son,
Bert Wright, who lives at Fishers Island
Word has been received of the illness
of Kenneth, son of Frank and Lena Lang
of Newport, K. |. 1t was case Of
diphtheria but we are glad to report the
boy is recovering
The Newfane baseball team was in Brat
tlcboro Saturday afternoon for a game
with the Athletics. The game was a close
one but was finally won by the Athletics
by a score of IL to 10.
The Newfane Rebekah lodge held its
regular meeting here Monday evening. |
There was a large attendance, including
large delegation from Brattleboro and the |
result was very pleasant time.
Word has been received from Fred .
Johnson's family, formerly of this town
now Of Wnghts, Cal, that they were
spending several weeks at Rock Arch,
Santa Cruz, Cal. We are glad to hear OF
their prosperity.
On Saturday, Aug. TO- at ? p. m. Birch
ard post and the Woman's Relief corps
viii meet at Newfane. The w. Il. G.
will meet with Mrs. Abbe Goodnow and
he Postal Union hall for the purpose of
mastering in three new members
Newfane grange will give an entertain
ucnt Friday evening, Aug. l6, including
pcalling, singing and the farce Thirty
Minutes for Refreshments. Ice cream and
axe will be served. The entertainment
o be followed by social dance.
The pension claim of Martha A. Harvey,
widow of Charles L. Harvey of West
n. H., was allowed last week !
trough the Carpenter agency. The case i
,as complicated one as Mrs. Harvey
nd been married three times, to her last J
usband in 1860.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard II. johnson of
dickinson, n. d., are spending a few d
,ccks in Vermont. They are now at H. q
Batchelder's Mr. johnson is connected
18th the First National bank of Dickin- =
III. His mother was a Carpenter, a :
ascendant of William Carpenter, who 3
rme over from England IN 1893.
The piano recital of Wednesday even d
lg was the largest social event of the y
INNER. Over 100 people were enter
,ined The music by Mrs. Kerner was r
specially fine. Mrs. Blanche Pratt sang |
a acceptable selection and the speaking I
y Mrs. Eta Batchelder and Willie Har- h
" was as usual very good in selection
3 toward the fund for painting the par d
mage. s,
Most of the summer guests have now
rived at the Newfane inn. They in b
ude Mr. and Mrs Norman Wheeler, s,
,eir daughter, Hattie and child, Mr.. and c.
Irs Norton with Catherine, Rodney, n
arbara and friend, Miss Weeks, Mr.. and
Irs. J. E. Beach and Dorothy, Mr.. and a
Trs. viii Harding and Miss Daisy Hard \
g, William Earl of Boston and Miss h
arl, Mrs. Dudley, Daniel Fisher and h
larence Rogers of Boston. o.
Evidently the curve near the Salmon a,
ole bridge is proving to be Jonah for
lie trainmen of this division as on Mon ri
~ both engines, So and 81, were off s
lie track The extra freight engine was @,
srailed going up about 1870 and when r
lie mixed came. back at p. m. it en- n
favored to help the extra and left the n
on near the same place. The mail train Fl
ought up the wrecking car but it was h
Early 10 p. m. before the track was
ear. The extra followed the mail and n
me back that night. The section hands =
ID been at work on the curve and it is W.
ought they had not had time to prop ~
ly adjust the track. \,