The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-08-25
NEWFANE.

Judge worden was in town few
DAYS this week,
MIS-. Forest Boyd is Il guest of Mrs,
A. II. Farnum,
The Rehekahs ARE planning for q
play Ia he given sept 20.
i. q. Taylor of Brattleboro was Ia
town Wednesday ON insurance business
Miss Matte Fisk OF. Springfield Is
spending her vacation at Newfane Inn.
The Young man who occupied the pul.
nit SUNDAY was entertained az Newfane
lnn,
Mr. Moves of HYDE Park was guest
of his friend, r. u, Newton, over sun
day,
Mls. NJ. T.. Benson aud daughter,
Carrie, nre in Springfield for week 5
visit
Don forget the dance aud concert
10 be- held in Union hall this FRIDAY
evening,
Ncwfanc grange will present the com.
edy drama, Pas Picnic, at Union hall
Aug, 30,
Mrs. Templetou of Someryille. Mass,
came "Wednesday to visit her uncle, II.
II. Smith,
Two school teachers came Tuesday to
Davidson Naples for part OF their
vacation.
Miss Ruth Streeter and Mrs. Streeter
of Amherst have been guests at David,
son Naples.
Miss Nellie llnmlin is assisting at
the County House during the absence of
Mrs. Benson.
Clifton Worden of Springfield, Vt, a
.haK If VI \
there last week.
Harry Bowker of Syracuse, \. V,
called AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Underwood last Friday
At the food sale on Saturday there
will be on sale hulled corn, baked beans,
pies. cakes. brown bread, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R.-Pratt and Miss
Nellie Pratt visited in Bellows Falls
from Thursday until Monday
The church vestry has been papered
and painted this week through the
Kindness of Mrs. W. II. Goodnow.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Batchelder came
Wednesday to visit friends. They
made the trip in their automobile.
Mrs. Della Kennev went to Williams.
willie Tuesday to spend week or two
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wheeler.
Mrs. d. :. Ballou went Monday to
North Adams, Bennington and Will
mington to visit relatives and friends.
The next food sale Of the W. c. T. L.
will be held al the church rooms tomor-
row Saturday afternoon at o clock.
Rev. c. II. Merrill, so well known
throughout the state, will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday morning and even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Grout and
daughter, Margaret, returned to their
home in Wilmington Tuesday. W. J..
Eamcs took them in his automobile.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot MAY of East
Dover were guests Saturday at Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Smith 5, who were for.
merly neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. May.
The fourth annual rock fry was held
Saturday in the usual place. Forty
guests partook of bountiful supply of
potatoes corn. beefsteak. fish, pies and
bread. 4 very ENJOYABLE time was re-
ported.
George X. Davis spent his slst birth
dav in Peru where he and % of his rela'
tives enioyed picnic during Old Home
week. Mr.. Davis was remembered with
postcards by 40 of his relatives and
friends who reside in seven different
states.
The Ladies aid sale of fancy and
useful articles, ice-cream and food al
the church rooms on Friday was a sue
cess, although the attendance was small
owing to the rain, The unsold fancy
articles and quilts are at Mrs. Butter
field s. The aprons are at Mrs. Pierce 8.
Edward Fisher, director of music at
the Conservatory of Music at Toronto,
- l..
johnson. Mr.. Fisher went to Toronto
20 wears ago and founded the conserva
tory. Toronto was then city of 10000
inhabitants. Today the population is
100000.
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Eames and
daughter, Marjorie. and Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. A. Benson went Friday to Saratoga.
Mr.. and Mrs Eames, Miss Marjorie and
Mr.. Benson returned Sunday. Mrs.
Benson and Mrs. Viola Chase, who went
to Saratoga with Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
of Londonderry, will remain for few
DAYS longer.
Apropos to ice water supply at the
railroad station furnished by the w. {.
II. L. the following may be of interest
in the emergency of the giving out of
the paper cups provided by the society:
cups from pieces of paper
Take q piece of clean paratnn or VIII |
ing paper to inches square, fold cor
nerwise. Garry one point to the middle
of the opposite side and fold down, then
fold the other corner in the same way |
making straight line of the upper side
of the folds; then fold over these one |
of the points remaining and the other |
point the opposite way and you have a
cup that may be used several times If
made of waxed paper.
Martin Bixby of South Haven, Mich,
has been a guest at Newfane Inn this
week. Mr.. Bixbys father was Ezekiel |
Bixby. former resident of this town,
residing on the farm now occupied by
F. NJ. Wiswall Mr.. Bixby's wife, for
mery school teacher in Ohio, was
native of Paulet, whose family name
was Hanks, who claimed relationship to
Abraham Lincoln s mother, Nancy
Hanks. Mr.. Bixby's son and daughter
were educated at Kalamazoo college,
he daughter taking further course at
Chicago university and after six years
.eaching a post graduate course at 90
umba. She is now a teacher in Mil.
vaukee. The son of Mr.. Bixby a real
estate and insurance broker in Supe..
,ior, Wis, has attained the height of
) feet inches and has formerly led in
athletics.