The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-03-13
.NEWFANE.

James Underwood is loading car with
potatoes this week
The W. c. r. U. met with Mrs. David.
son Friday afternoon.
Miss Persons went to Carthage, y. u,
this morning to visit her brother.
Mrs. c. A. Nichols and Mrs. G. Ii.
Batchelder have been visiting in Brattle-
boro.
o. r. Wright has been acting as sta
ton agent during the absence OF w. e..
Ballou.
Mrs. Coleman of Windham is visiting
her daughter, Nina Coleman, at William
Bruce's.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. $. Eames of Brattle-
boro spent Tuesday with their son, w.
p. Eames.
Charles Nichols went to Bernardston,
Mass. Monday for visit with relatives
and friends.
Coasting is very fine here. Even some
of our veterans were seen out Tuesday en-
joying the sport.
Daniel Fisher of Brattleboro was in
town last week and is looking much i'm
proved in health.
The Newfane grange conferred the first
and second degrees on nine candidates last
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Jones and Mr.. and
| Mrs Roy Jones OF Brattleboro spent Sun
day with L. II. Jones.
The roof of Mrs. NJ. NJ. BLISS barn
was partly crushed in by the weight OF
snow upon it last Saturday.
Bert and Alton Smith of this village
were in Jamaica Saturday to attend the
funeral of their uncle, Andrew Works.
Mrs. f. C. Emery of Orange, Mass,
came Wednesday to spend week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. W. Rand.
Clarence A. Nichols is in town again.
| He is looking much better and it is hoped
he will be able to take charge of the
creamery again soon.
The regular meeting of Birchard post
will be held at Newfane Saturday after
noon The Relief corps meeting will also
be held at that time.
| The down train reached Newfane one
hour late Saturday with only one car and
broken steps. The other car was de-
rallied above Newfane.
Mrs. Moore met with the children at
the church last Sunday afternoon and or
ganized Junior Christian Endeavor So
cety. The officers will be given later
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candy pull in the church vestry next Tues
day evening The young people will use
their money to purchase sink tor the
church vestry.
Next Sunday evening the Mission Study
class will give a review of its study on
China in the audience room OF the
church. A collection will be taken. for
Chinese missions. Everyone is invited.
George Fl. Batchelder has purchased
the interest of Mr.. DeWolf in the store
and post Office at Westhampton, Mass
Mr.. Batchelder will probably move his
family there as soon as Mr.. DeWolf va
Gates.
Charles Kilbum Of Putney was here
Wednesday to get the miscellaneous prop
erty left him by his brother, Henry A.
Kilburn. The income from the estate
to amount to between $1,000 and $4,000.
Only about % from this vicinity attend
ed the comedy, The Stolen Will, at South
Londonderry last week on account OF the
storm of Friday. After the play dancing
was enjoyed and supper served. Those
who went report an enjoyable evening.
The play is to be repeated tonight.
The members of the grange will hold
their first session of school Friday even
ing, March 20, at s o'clock in Union hall.
All members wishing to attend will come
dressed as children. As there will be a
recess all the girls will bring lunch
for two.
John Kenny attended the meeting of the
board of selectmen in Williamsville Tues
day to consider the bridge question. What |
material it will be made of is not yet de-
c,ded. Follett's bid of $4,000 for stone
arch looks rather high. 1t may be de-
cided to erect an iron bridge.
! The Newfane lodge, l. o. 0. F., has had
a new and substantial stairway put in
the schoolhouse building, leading up to its
rooms. The work was done by j. G.. Hill. |
The lodge is now in a prosperous eondi-