The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Fred Smith is assisting Miss
Phillips in the telephone exchange
while Miss Wright is taking a short
vacation.
DR.. Charles NJ. Goodenough has been
making interior repairs ON his house
in this village, occupied by Miss Loen-
"a Davis
Mrs. Luther Houghton of Brattle-
boro and Miss Elizabeth Ross of Dor
chester were recent guests of Mrs. A.
C. Harvey.
w. B. Park has increased his poul-
try business, having this spring be-
sides the usual number of chickens,
80 turkeys.
The Fl. f. Howe place below the vii
lage has been sold to VIII Hazelton,
who will move there to live after MAX
ing some repairs.
Mrs. Guy Grout left Saturday for
New York city, where she attended
Wednesday the wedding Of her sister,
Miss Lizzie Flynn.
About 80 couples attended the dance
at the Inn Friday evening, music for
the occasion being furnished by Wood s
orchestra of South Londonderry.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Betterley of
Dumemrston hill spent Tuesday with
| their daughter, Mrs. John Whitaker
who is recovering from her illness.
! Albert Jefts, who has been i'll several
weeks at Ira Moulton 8, was able to
90 Friday to South Londonderry to
visit his daughter, Mrs. b. w. Prouty.
Wilson Winchester and family re-
turned from weeks visit in the
home of his brother, Perley Winches-
ter, Sunday night by way of the
White mountains.
George Cobb of South Londonderry
was guest of his nephew, Landlord
A. w. Rawson, the latter part of last
week. Mr.. Benson returned with
him by automobile to his home Sun
day.
Albert Phillips and sister, Miss Ma
bel, Miss Marion Wright and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Marsh of Townshend en-
ioyed an outing Sunday to Lake War
rem, returning home by way of Spot
ford lake.
William Rand is making extensive
inside repairs on the house he bought
last fall of Treasurer F. A. Dewitt
DOrmer windows have been put in, and
he will paint the buildings after re-
pairs are completed.
Mrs. John T. Whitaker is improv-
ing. She was so much better that Miss
Catherine Mcdonald, her nurse, left
the latter part Of last week to visit
Mrs. w. t. Bruce. a few DAYS before
returning to Brattleboro.
Mrs. w. n. Persons. who has been
visiting a son and daughter in Utica
and Carthage in New York state, is ex-
1 ~ l.. - 81.
was accompanied by her niece, Miss
Fife Lowe, who will return with her.
/ Raymond Brown of Brattleboro, who
with two other young men from that
place had just returned from a motor
cycle trip to New York city, spent a
few days of his vacation with his sis
ter, Mrs. Karl d. Maher.
Mrs. C. A. Nichols left Saturday,
having news of the death of an uncle,
who died in the home of her brother in
ILunenburg. The funeral was held in
the old family home in that place Mon
day. Mrs. Nichols win remain for a
visit with relatives.
Miss A. Estelle Paddock, secretary
of the publication department of the
j National Y. w. G. A, with headquar-
tiers in New York city, and Miss Dora
:. NJ. Robinson, professor in a school in
North Carolina, came Friday to spend
the month of June at Davidson Ma
pies.
Jailer NJ. P. Benson received a tel
ephone message Tuesday night an.
nouncing the death of his wife's sis
; ter, Mrs. Carrie Taylor of Manchester
who had been i'll since last summer
Her death occurred in hospital il
= Rutland following an operation which
e she underwent recently. Mrs. Benson
went Sunday to the home of Mrs. Tay
e Tor in Manchester.
Prof. G. X Cherrie, who returned
: home last week from his trip to Soutl
0 America, is making a good recovery
from his illness and is able to be ou-
i door. During the voyage he was very
. i'll and unable to take food for /.
days. The school children in the unio1
: district near his home have promise OF
}, q treat in listening to an account Of
: his trip Friday afternoon.
Walter NJ. Newton, contractor o.
: Dover, Del, who has been previously
F; referred to in this column as having
). built by government contract a cemen
lighthouse in the middle of Delawar,
bay, is now engaged in building +;
+: circular concrete barn, the dimension
I of which are so large that it require
: much technical knowledge as well a
!. engineering skill to complete the struc
! ture without disaster. Mr. Newton i
J. confident of success and his draftin,
|. of the building has been approved b,
J, the national association of cemen
;: manufacturers. The barn will be Z.
l. feet in diameter and at the highes
!. point viii measure 81 feet from tn
I. ground Actual construction progress
d is now in process. Walter M. Newton
g is a son of Marshall l. Newton, VIII
= was a native of this town, q son 0
Isaac Newton, who reared a family 0
d ten children on the farm now owne
g and occupied by w. w. Persons an,
!. family. His mother was Miss Alic
: Ward, daughter of the late Calvi
: Ward of this place.