The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-15
NEWFANE.
Spring Term of School Begins.

Spring Term of School Begins.
The schools in this part of the town
opened for the spring term Monday.
The schools in the village have been
united this term as there are only q
pupils, and Miss Hester Holden, who
had charge of the grammar school, will
teach them all, Mrs Edith Farnum,
who taught the primary department,
having resigned on account of i'll
health. The pupils in district No. 3,
who attend the village school, will be
transferred by Miss Mary McIver.
The school in the Union district taught
by Miss Edith Landman began Monday
with % pupils, the same number as
were in attendance last term. The
school directors have engaged three
teams to transfer the pupils who live
some distance away-W. w. Persons
those who live near his home, George
Goodenough those from the Grout dis
trict and Mrs William Wilson those
who come from Wiswall hill.
There are 10 prisoners in the coun-
ty jail this week.
Mrs Martha Oatman came from Ad-
ans Centre, n. Y, Saturday to be com
Ipanion for Mrs. d. S. Ballou, who is
recovering from an illness.
Haverty & Shaw, who had charge of
inside repairs at the Windham County
House, have been papering and paint
ing the rooms in the Newfane Inn.
H. G. futile is unable to work, hav-
ing been thrown from a load of wood
about a week ago, when he struck on
his back, injuring him between the
shoulders.
Mrs. Edwin Jones returned from
IBrattleboro the latter part of last
week. She has a number of court
boarders. Mr.. Jones has not yet re-
turned home.
Mrs. g. f. Davidson has house full
of boarders at the opening of the spring
term of court. Mrs, Mary Magoon
Smith will work for her through the
court season.
Electricians from Brattleboro We're
in town Monday to connect the wires
at Herman l.. Eddy's and j. c. Tib-
ittss, which places had been equipped
with fixtures for electric lights.
Miss Edith Landman came from Lon
, donderry Saturday to teach the spring
term of school in the union district,
She will board in the home of the
school director, Charles L. Hescock.
| Mrs Louisa B. Downs, who spent the
winter in the home of her nephew, Mil
ton Halliday, in Providence, returned
to Newfane Tuesday night and has
opened her home for the summer.
w. W. Persons lost one Of his pair
of horses Saturday. They were taking
} the horses out to gather sap when they
noticed that one was sweating profuse
| ly and were turning to 90 to the barn
with it when the animal fell dead.
! Rev, F. NJ. Wiswal preached in the
Congregational church Sunday, having
E charge of the services during the alb
sence of the pastor, Rev. Charles W
' Mock, who left Saturday to accompany
6 the body of his mother to Boston
!. where the funeral was held Sunday.
/ Mrs. G.. Z. Davidson received news
), Monday morning of the death of hel
ii only brother, DR.. B. j. Andrews, who
i had been superintendent of the Mary
: Fletcher hospital, Burlington, since 1885
S until about seven months ago, when h
:. resigned ON account of i'll health. Fo
e the past four months no hopes have
r been entertained of his recovery. HI
e was taken back to the hospital abou
c two weeks ago, where his death oc
Cured from loeomotor ataxia. Mrs