The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-28
NEWFANE.

Earl Hamlln was at home over Sunday.
Mrs. w H. Goodnow went Monday to
Boston to visit week.
Arthur Gray was home from Erving from
Saturday to Monday afternoon.
The number Of prisoners in the county
Jail is reduced this week to II.
Mrs Lucy Tuttleeof Spofford spent a day
last week with her sister, Mrs, Wayne In
gram.
Miss Laura Rice returned home Friday,
having spent a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Mary Piper in Brattleboro.
Edwin Jones, who has returned home
from Brattleboro, is somewhat improved
from the illness he had while there.
Mr. and Mrs NJ 2. Benson were in
Manchester from Friday to Sunday night,
owing to the illness of Mrs. Benson's sis
ter.
Frank Dickinson of Putney came Satur-
day to spend a few weeks as sawyer at the
J. c. Tibbetts steam mill. He is boarding
at Davidson Naples.
Mrs. w T. Bruce and little Eleanor and
Evelyn We're in West Townshend Tuesday
in order that the Bruce twins might at
tend the birthday party of Hugh Switzer,
their cousin
Mr.. and Mrs Claude Naher came from
Readsboro Monday to visit a few days in
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs j.
ID. Maher. Mrs Barlow of Wilmington,
mother of Mrs. Maher, and her sister, Mrs.
Fowler, and son came by automobile with
| them, returning home the same day.
Miss Edith Landman and sister, Mrs.
Mabel Howard, of Londonderry We're in
Brattleboro Saturday and Sunday to at
tend the Methodist conference Miss
Iandman returned to her school duties
Monday morning. Mrs. Howard remained
| for visit with Mrs. Davidson. before re
turning home. SIS
| The Congregational church was filed
! Sunday, about 40 members of the Odd
Fellows lodge and about half that mum
Der from the Rebekah lodge being present
! in body. The pastor, Rev Charles w
! Mock preached an excellent sermon, tax
ing his text from Gen. 40, And the
Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy
brother? And he said, I know not, Am
my brothers keeper" Special music by
the choir included an anthem | Was GlaC
When They Said Unto Me.
About 30 attended the party given Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Wilson in their new home
Friday evening. Many from the village
went in the big teams which left early il
the evening. For entertainment game o
800 was PLAYED. Refreshments wer,
served. Mr.. Wilson began arrangement
to rebuild his house which was destroyed
by fire last fall, before snow came and Mr.
Durrell of South Newfane, the carpenter il
charge, has yet little more to do to com
plete the two-story house of eight room
into which they moved about four week
ago.
| The Union Hall Helpers held their ar
| nual meeting with Mrs. L. S. Ballou Sat
urday afternoon Mrs. Davidson was chose
| moderator These officers were elected
Pres, Mrs. d. S. Baliou; vice pres, Mrs
G. E. Davidson and Miss Nellie Pratt
sec, Miss Mary Newton; treas, Mrs. Al
bic Underwood; executive committee, Mis-
l Laura Rice, Mrs Lizzie Gray and Mis-
4 hJennie l.. Underwood. The meeting wa
II well attended and the business matter
considered were voted to be left in I'll
hands of the executive committee, VIII
were authorized to make necessary repan
in the dining room in Union hall, also
contribute toward wiring for electr
II lights.