The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-04-09
NEWFANE.
Village School House Destroyed BY
Fire Saturday Night.

Village School House Destroyed B.
Fire Saturday Night.
This village was startled by the cry o
fire and the ringing of the church bell a
about II o'clock Saturday night, when tn
school house was found to be ablaze. Th
Odd Fellows had held a meeting in thei
hall over the school room that evening
and in some way the building caught fir
shortly after they left the hall, probably
from defective chimney Mrs. Micott
who lives alone short distance from the
school house, was the first to discover the
| fire and she had the presence of mind tc
| blow dinner horn which aroused many
and to ring the church bell which called
a large crowd to the scene, besides calling
up several others. The Odd Fellows lost
everything they had which was about
5000 worth of property. There was $3.50
insurance on their goods. The Rebekahs
lost all their property also, except Their
charter which was saved by George Bush
who climbed up to window on ladder
and reached it. The school building had
insurance of $500.
Not thing was saved in the school
room. The carriage and blacksmith shop
owned by A. III. Farnum was saved only
by the prompt efforts of an army of men
who worked with a will keeping the side
next to the burning building wet. 1t was
fortunate time for fire, as there was
no wind and plenty of water in the ditch
close by.
It is expected the next term of school
will be held in the little post-office build
ing between Newton's store and the sta
ton NJ. r. Pratt is now giving the
building a fresh coat of paint and it will
be made as comfortable as possible so
that school may begin at the usual time,
April 10.
The school house building was form
erly the old academy on Newfane hill
when the shire of the county was located
there. The academy was incorporated
Oct. 81, 1901, as the Windham County
Grammar School and fourished for about
Is years. 1t was afterward used for dis
to Fayetteville, now Newfane village.
X. E. Taylor of Boston is visiting in
town.
Ward Eager of New York is expected
tonight.
Mrs Nelson Grey has been assisting at
the county house of late.
w. G. Ballou was away on business
trip the latter part of last week.
Pearl Greenwood of Williamsville is
spending few days with her cousin, Ruth
Allen.
The Woman's Relief corps will meet
with Mrs. d. S., Ballou next Saturday,
April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hescock went to
Brattleboro Thursday morning to spend
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Underwood of Putney
spent Sunday with Mrs. Charlotte I'm
derwood and family.
Nothing has been heard from the es-
capped Gail birds since they crossed the
river into New Hampshire.
The annual thank offering meeting of
the Homeland circle will be held next Sun
day evening at the church.
Miss Sadie Underwood, who is working
in Brattleboro, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Underwood.
H. A. Carpenter was in Jamaica last
week on business and visited some old
comrades and looked up some complicated
pension cases.
Mrs. Charlotte Higgins and son Lewis
and Mrs. Abbie Higgins Underwood at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Ira Higgins in
Brattleboro Monday.
Miss Mamie Redfeld who has been
staying at her grandfather's, H. A. Car
penter's, returned to her home in Wards
boro Thursday morning.
The milk question has raised some ex-
element in the village. 1t is now in or
der to whitewash your milking stool and
have three changes of garments for each
day.
Mrs. H. A. Carpenter went Saturday
to Bellows Falls to care for her daughter,
Mrs. ID. A. Rider, and to take charge of
her youngest grandchild, John Carpenter
Rider
Examinations for the position of fourth
class postmaster will be held at South
Newfane, April "a. Applicants should
forward their applications so as to reach
the commission seven days before the date
of the examination. All wishing to take
this examination should secure and exc
cute the required blanks at once.
A special meeting will be held at Union
hall next Thursday, April Is, when i'm
portant business will be transacted All
in Union hall in any way are
requested to be present. A motion will
be made to see if they will lease Union
hall to the Odd Fellows for long term
of years, giving them full control Of the
hall.
Alva Crandall has been building a new
chimney on the court house this week.
This is the third time this chimney has
been rebuilt within two years. The snow
sliding off the roof has caused the chin
new to come down twice. 1t has been
built by Brattleboro parties heretofore but
we have great hopes it is there to stay