The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-01
NEWFANE.
NEWFANE.

Harold Ward visited in WILLIAMSBURG
during his grandmother absence,
Frank Kidder of Wardsboro visited
his aunt, Mrs. X. 4. kenney. recently
Miss Mary Benson il assisting Miss
Florence Derry at Moore Free library
Leon Pike has been attending the
camp meeting in White River Junction.
Mrs. Mary Knapp of Dorchester,
Mass. visited her cousin, Il. II. Jones'
Tuesday,
Fred Underwood is to he ianitor at
| the court house during the coming term
of court
Mrs. Della Kennev returned to her
home Tuesday after a few days spent IN
Williamsville.
Earl Davis expects to take possession
OF the Windham County house before
court cOnvenes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin and son
visited last week at A. 7. Edwards s
and Bert Wright 5.
Mrs. Viola Chase and Mrs. ID. A. Ben
son are expected TO reach home tomor'
row from Saratoga.
Miss Maud Railway, who has been
assisting AT Moore Free library, has re-
turned to her home.
Mrs. Leon Pike and two children
went Thursday 10 Pike s Falls to visit
friends and relatives.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Pierce and Marcus
Wellman visited IN Londonderry from
Sunday until Tuesday
Rev. n. $. Moore has supplied the
| church in Jericho the last two Sundays.
He returned home Monday.
Rev. T. ID. Davies of Londonderry, a
former pastor will occupy the Congre'
gational pulpit next Sunday.
Miss Katharine Martin of Brattle-
| boro was guest of Mrs. Fred Under
wood during her stay in town Friday.
W. II. Goodnow of Cambridge, Mass,
arrived mt the Elms Saturday night for
short visit among relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Cora Kendall. a niece of Mrs.
Rosetta Kenney, and daughter. Ella. of
| Worcester. were guests of Mrs. kenney
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Batchelier, who
have been visiting friends in town, re-
turned to their home in Westhampton,
Mass. Thursday.
Miss Nav Lamphere. who has been
| working at Newfane inn, has returned
home. Her place is taken by Miss May
| Fountain of Windham.
Mrs. Annie Templeton, who has been
visiting at II. II. Smiths, went Satur-
dav TO Wardsboro to take her niece
| Elizabeth, home with her.
The concert held in Union hall Friday
evening was enjoyed by those who were
present. The attendance was small.
The program rendered was fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parsons, who
| have been visiting in Brattleboro and
| Connecticut. returned to their home
SATURDAY. accompanied by their daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Sumner Wilson.
The play. Pa s Picnic, given by New
| fame grange, was a success financially
! and socially. There was large audi
enee and good number stayed to the
| dance. Ice.cream and cake were served.
The picnic planned by the Sunday
school was held across the river from d.
r. Wright s Saturday. The attendance
was good. The dinner was served on
the basket picnic plan. All report fine
time.
The play. Rebecca 5 Triumph. which
was to have been given in Union hall
last Thursday evening by a east of
characters from Londonderry, was not
presented to the great disappointment
of large number of persons.
The delegates appointed to the Wind
| ham County Conference of Congrega-
tional Churches to be held in West
| Townshend Sept. 6 and are {. l.. Hes
cock, Deacon Whitaker X. D. Newton,
Mrs. +. j. Butterfield and Mrs. G. L..
| Hescock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l. Bishop, who
have sold their home in Springfield, Vt,
came Wednesday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Charlotte Underwood, and family
and went from here to Springfield,
Mass, Thursday morning to their new
home at 2O2 High street.
Guests at Mrs. Charlotte Higgins e
the past week have been Trennor Judd
and daughter, Florence, of Blanford,
Mass, Mrs. Goodrow. a sister of Mrs.
Higgins, and daughter, Emmeline, and
Mrs Trowbrdge of Chicago. Alvin
Higgins and daughter, Maud. of Maine
are also guests at Mrs. Higgins s.
w. p. Eager, former Newfane
young man, who has been engaged in
stock brokerage business in Wall street
for the past 90 years. retires from busi-
ness Sept. 1. Ward II. Eager, a broth
er, and John r. McConvIlle, cashier for
w. p. Eager, both of whom have been
associated with Mr.. Eager for several
years, will succeed to the business of W..
p. Eager and company. The firm name
will be w. H. Eager and company.
Rev. C. H. Merrill, d. d., secretary of
the Vermont Domestic Missionary So
ciety, supplied in the Congregational
church Sunday, giving comprehensive
summary of the work sought to be ac:.
complished in the last year. Some of
the principal points were: Helping the
country parish to increase pastor s sal.
ary to minimum of 800 and parsonage,
as a matter of Justice and necessity to
meet the living expenses of ministers, a
salary more commensurate with their
long years of preparation for preaching:
aggressive work of summer students and
of the Young women evangelists en-
ploved for 20 wears. DR.. Merrell men
toned as one illustration of the made
ouacy of five dollars annual subscrip-
ton from persons well able to give
more, that when eggs are 60 cents per
dozen the value of the subscription
mentioned would be two hen S eggs per
week. Although in some respects the
state reports had not been usually en-.
couraging in the past year there had
never been so many church members as
in 1910 and the number of Congrega-
tional churches was a greater per cent
than in any other state except Con-
necticut. Although DR.. Merrill had not
come with any expectation of asking
for missionary offering he consented
at the request of the committee that the
home missionary apportionment for our
church should be presented, stating that
for years the church had fully met such
apportionment, greatly to its credit.
The offering will be held for two weeks
or more to allow additions/to be made
to it. DR.. Merrill accompanied national
officers of the society to the Pacific
coast during the year and saw results
of encouraging expenditure for estab.
fishing and maintaining churches all
throuoh the west