The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-02-17
NEWFANE.
Sketch of Alvin Gates.

Sketch Of Alvin Gates.
Alvin Gates, who passed away at his
home Feb. Z, at the age OF 20 years and "a
days, was born in South Wardsboro, Jan,
| II, 1871, son of William and Betsey
Gates. At the age Of 10 years he came
TO Newfane 10 live with his parents and
had since resided here. He. enlisted in
Company /, Sth Vermont Volunteers, Nov:
2S, 1851. and July 8. 1865, was mustered
out OF the service. After the war, he
bought the mill and shop now owned by
Harlow Howe and engaged IN manuiactur.
ing wood seat chairs and scttees, supplying
dealers in Brattleboro and surrounding
towns. lie gave up the chair business in
| 1880, and for number OF years was en-.
gagged in the grist mill business. lie sold
his mill TO j. w. lIosford in 1856. He
then become an employee of the Central
ermont Railway company.
In 1870 Mr.. Gates married Jennette j..
Grimes, daughter OF Luke and Laura
Grimes, who survives with one son, Bert,
engineer ON the mail train. MIR. Gates is
also survived by one brother, LORENZO en-,
Gates of Athol, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella
Hosley, of Waloomsac, n. Y, and Mrs,
Viola French of Brattleboro. Mr.. Gates
was member Of Birchard post, G. A. r.,
by whom the funeral services were con
Quoted ut the Congregational church
Thursday at II o'clock, Rev. n. S. Moore
officiating Mr.. and Ms. o. II. Wright
sang three beautiful selections, The Home
land Way. Morning Land, and Jesus
Whispers I'm With Thee. There was n
profusion of beautiful flowers. The bear
ers were members OF the GIand Army.
Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. Those
present from out of town were Bert l..
Gates of New London, Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace French, S. G. Brown and son, Ray.
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Chase and
George ,Jillson of Brattleboro, Mr. and
Mrs. Merritt Huntley, p. Connam, Mrs.
Charlotte Coombs and Mrs Robert Coombss
of West Dummerston, and Mrs. Harold
Amsden of Worcester
II. A. Carpenter was in Brattleboro
Monday on business.
Miss Ruth Allen is i'll and unable TO
return to her school,
Richard Wheeler of Williamsvile recent
" visited his relatives.
Seth White and bride recently visited
at his sisters. Mrs. Hermon Eddy's.
Prof. George X. Cherrie came Saturday
to spend few days with his family.
W. b. Park and son, Richard have
moved back to their home on West street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Benson of Bondville
were over-Sunday guests of his brother,
Morton p. Benson.
Newfane grange holds a box social in
Union hall this evening. Everyone is cor
daily invited to be present.
Mrs. G. +. Davidson was the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Lulu Osgood, in
Townshend from Thursday till Monday.
Mrs. Arthur Farnum went Sunday TO
Wilmington to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd. Mrs. Farnum returns home
today.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet with
Miss Emma Sibley Thursday afternoon at
. o'clock. 1t is hoped there will be good
attendance,
Miss Gladys Newton, who has been
spending a few days with her uncle and
his family, II. d. Newton, returned TO her
home in Springfield Wednesday.
Mrs. Phoebe Davis celebrated her SD
birthday anniversary at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Loela Parsons, Tuesday. She
was very much pleased at receiving a
shower Of birthday postcards.
A sleighing party from Brattleboro
came to the Newfane Inn Monday night
where bountiful supper, prepared by
Landlord Smiley, was enjoyed by the Jolly
crowd before returning to their homes.
Lincoln Memorial Sunday was observed
by the Congregational Sunday school last
Sunday A program prepared especially
for the occasion was used. A collection was
taken for colored school in the south,
which was built especially in memory of
Lincoln's work for the freedman.
The service Sunday evening at the Con
gregational church will be a Willard Me
mortal meeting, conducted by the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union. Prin-
cipal Roy Joceyn of Leland and Gray
seminary will give an address on Conser-
walton Of Womanhood. There will be spe..
cial music for the occasion. 1t is hoped
that the attendance will be good and the
offering substantial to help pay expenses.
Mrs. Rosetta Kenney was pleasantly sur
prised Monday, her S0th birthday ami
versary, by receiving a shower of over $50
birthday postcards A beautiful box of
English violets was received by Mrs.
Kenney Saturday night from her brother
who lives in Worcester. The oldest and
persons who sent messages writ |
ten by their own hands to Mrs. Kenney
were Mrs. p. c. Moore of Newfane, and
Marshall Newton, sixth, Of Winstead, a
direct descendant from Lieutenant Mar
shall Newton, gunsmith, who was in the |
French and Indian wars. A gun of his |
make which originally was six feet in
length is in possession of local descendants !
and has been used by five generations.