The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
NEWFANE.

The village school was not in session
Tuesday and "Wednesday
Mrs Della kenncy went to Brattehoro
Friday for weeks outing.
Rev, + W. Wiswall Is expected 10 oc'
oupy the pulpit next sunday.
Mrs, D. 4 Benson. who has been III
for several days, is improving.
The play. Uncle Silas, will he presented
this evening. Everybody come.
Mrs. VIII lIescock aud son, Ralph vis.
| tied at Henry licsoock's Sunday.
MIS-. q. u. johnson is convalrseeut aud
expects Ia he home IN two weeks.
Allen Hammond was guest OF his sis,
ter, Mrs. Grace Rhoadcs, Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Higgins returned
to their home in Havcrhill, Mass, Thurs
day.
Miss Laura Rice is spending the latter
part of the week with relatives in Bmttle,
| boro.
Walter Tuthil of Grafton has been Wis
itng his uncle. Ransom Rhoades, tins
week
Mr.. and Mrs Il. ID. Newton and Miss
! Harriet Newton spent Sunday on New
fame hill.
Miss Ruth Streeter spent from Satur
day until Tuesday with her mother at y,
| ID, Perres,
Mrs. Addie IIo,ford Of Greenfield was
guest of Mrs =, c. Moore from Satur-
day until Monday,
Mrs. Evelyn Starett who has spent the
summer at Glenmere, returned to her home
/ in Athol, Mass. Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Wakefield Of Wards
boro visited Mr.. Wakeiield's aunt, Mrs.
| Z. c. Moore. Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society will serve a
hullcd corn supper in the church dining
room Friday evening. Oct u,
Mr.. and Mrs 4. II, Fanum spent Sat.
urlay and Sunday with Mr. Farnum's
sister Mrs. Grace Head in liadley. Mass.
Mrs. W. II. Eager. who has been spend
ing the summer with her mother Mrs
II. \. Kenney returned Saturday to her
home in New York.
Mrs Mary Wilson has recently enter.
tanned Mrs. Emma Cummings and child OF
Freeport X, L.. Mrs Cameron of Long
Island. Mrs l. Packard OF keene, \. IL,
and Mrs Sarah Brown of Brooklne,
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Newton are guests
this week of Mr. Newton's brother, Il. ID
Newton. Mr.. and Mrs Newton have
been enjoying an extended trip IN their
automobile through the state of New
York
The dat, of the Grange fair has been
set for October Is and 10 The first night
there will be supper and short entertain
ment. The second night there will he a
dance. Homemade candy and ice-cream
will be on sale.
Delegates from the local union to the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
State convention TO be held in Morrisville,
Oct. II and Is are Mrs. Charles Hiscock
and Mrs +. A. Dewitt; alternates. Mrs.
Eliza Butterfeld and Miss Emily Sibley,
At the last grange meeting all the mem
beers whose names begin with II 10 NJ IN
elusive were appointed on the supper
committee for the Grange fair. Mrs Wi,
son Winchester. Mrs. Henry Wilson and
Richard Park will have charge OF the ice
cream.
Everybody is asked to bring exhibits to
the Grange fair. Don't forget the poultry
exhibit. Prizes will be awarded at the
fair this year for the best exhibits in each
department. The prizes will be awarded
by O. r. Wright, +. A. Dewitt and Leon
Whitney.
At recent meeting of the Christian
Endeavor society, delegates were chosen
to represent the society at the State con,
vention TO be held in Randolph. Oct. 3,
and ). The delegates chosen were Miss
Ruth Gray and Miss Nellie Hamilton.
The alternates. Miss Harriet Newton and
Miss Mary Platt. The society voted TO
pay one-half of the expenses incident TO
the journey.
A very pleasant time was enjoyed by
those who attended the Leaf social last
Friday evening in the church vestry. The
social was in charge of the Misses Ruth
GRAY and Nellie Hamlin, social committee
of the Christian Endeavor society for Sep
TENDER. The rooms were very prettlly dec
grated with autumn leaves and wild asters.
On one side of the room were about - diff
ferent kinds of pressed leaves and each
one was asked to guess their names. Mrs.
G.. f. Davidson guessed the most and re
ceived as a prize. sunfiower pincushlon:
Four leaves of kind were given ont and
the persons having leaves alike sat to-
gether and composed poem about their
particular kind of leaf The poems were
then read and popular vote taken as to
which Was the best, The apple tree. was
awarded the prize, which consisted OF
four small bouquets of flowers Refresh
ments of cocoa. cake and sandwiches were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brainard left
Fitchburg Mass. Monday for New York
en- route to their home in Pitaluma, Cal.
where they have lived about % years. They
came east to attend the annual Grand
Army meeting in Rochester. n. w., and
to visit friends in New England Mem
bers of Mr.. Brainard's family live in
Fitchburg and vicinity. Mrs. Brainard
was native Of Newfane. Her father
was DR.. Philip Edminster, who practised
here several years and died in this town
Mrs Edminster was a daughter of County
Judge William r. Shafter of Townshend,
one of the founders of the Windham
County Savings bank. The residence of
Mrs administers brothers, Judges Oscar
and James Shafter, in California. was the
family to that state, Owing to business
affairs in California which required Mr..
Brainard's attention their visit was
shortened Mrs. Branard was greatly
disappointed at not being able to see her
old friends in Townshend and Newfane.
The following article taken from the
Rutland Evening News will be of interest
to local people as Mrs. Cole was a New
fame girl Wallingford, Sept. 19.-Mrs.
Henry c.. Cole died this morning at Z
o'clock after two weeks severe illness.
Mrs. Cole had been in very poor health
for about two years The funeral will prob
ably be Thursday and will be private.
Elizabeth Mortified was born Dec. 3, 1898
and her native place was Newfane. She
was a daughter Of Jonas j. and Laura
Holland Mortified She was married to
Henry c. Cole Jan. 1, 1856, and eight
years later Mr. and Mrs. Cole came to
Wallingford She is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter Miss Anna Cole; three
grandchildren, Mrs. f. c. Mcintyre of
Rutland, Mrs. F. d. Harlow of Duluth,
Mimi, and Mrs. H. B. Townshend of this
village; two great grandsons, children of
Mrs. Harlow, as well as one brother A.
A Merrifield of Boston. and two sisters.