The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-18
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. Frank +. Bruce.
The South Newfane company Of |
Green Mountain Boys meets weekly at |
the vestry on Tuesday evenings.
The Christian Endeavor contest
which was started Jan. win close
April /, when the results will be an
nounced.
Mrs. c. E. Brown and father, Deacon
Ebenezer NJ. Stratton, went Saturday
to Brattleboro to spend a week or more
with relatives.
Mrs. James A. Bruce, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs c.
+. Brown, left Saturday for her home
in SuTield, Conn.
Mrs Fred w. Morse was at home ov-
err Sunday, and returned Monday to
Brattleboro for another week, to have
her eyes treated.
Passion week will be observed by
holding meetings in the vestry Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings, preceding Easter Sunday.
Miss Ella J. Stratton returned Mon
day from week s visit in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Mary Ingram and daughter, Thel-
ma, returned to their home the same
afternoon.
| An unusual sight, group of eight
| large grey squirrels was seen recently
at play on Mrs. Frank Mass s place
across the branch. Robins. bluebirds,
and nuthatches have been seen.
Ernest Wade, who bought of William
\. Brooks the old shop and engine
house of the John L. Morse mill, has
taken down the buildings and removed
the lumber to the land which he
bought on the HILL above'J S. STRAIT
ton s, where he plans to build home
during the spring months.
The Ladies Benevolent society will
meet next Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. F.. A. Kelly at the parsonage. The
time will be devoted to making surgi.
cal dressings and those having material
E not previously sent in are invited tC
bring them. At the meeting at thieves
try last week, besides the routine OF
work and business, a short missionary
program was given. The mite-bo2
opening produced s. and some boxes
are still out.
Nebraska newspapers state that thi
winter there has been a greater snow
: fall than during any previous winte
e since official records have been kept
p or more years. Publications of Marcl
J. II tell of snow storms that blockade,
It the railroads and mail trains and pre-
vented the moving of produce and live
, stock for several days on some lines
: The West River valley is not the onl,
e locality affected by unfavorable wealth
er conditions.
At the bi-monthlv meeting Of tn
Baptist church early this month,
i vote was taken adopting the every
member canvass and bi-pockct "a
doublo) envelope as helps in gather
ing funds for church home expense
and the general benevolences the con
- ing wear The adoption of this pIa
puts the church in line with resolution
endorsing this system. which wer
- passed at the annual meeting of tn
re Windham County Baptist assoeiatio
x of churches at West Halifax last SCI
TENDER. The single envelope plan ha
=. been in use as an able assistant fo
Sc ten years past. Wherever used, the b
pocket envelope is claimed to be niue
,e more efficient, especially in bringing /
9 missionary dues earlier in the yea
and avoiding the rush which has bee
6 customary in August and March eac
til year. for conventions and missionar
o. obligations respectively.
=. Mrs. William 7. Dole entertaine
To- Tuesday afternoon, March Q, the Law
renee (Mass.) Woman s club at IL
IN. Merrimac Valley Country club. TT
n, Lawrence Daily Eagle said: ''TI
EN- meeting proved to be one Of the mo
- brilliant social functions of the We:
an and was largely attended by membe
a. and guests. Routine business w;
l6. transacted, and several legislative bill
.rk We're discussed and endorsed. The
ice bills had reference to pure milk suppl
"A a school for Predetermined, state 60
n; troll of county jails, and the establis
ment of iails for different classes
~. criminals as, for instance. one for h
rs: bitual criminals and another for voun
'SI err and less hardened ones The lectu
g. of the afternoon was given by Jol
u.s. s James Chiekering, of New York cit
} upon Oriental Rugs. After the lectu
y all repaired to the dining room. whe
. dainty refreshments were arrange
tie Mrs. Dole was assisted in serving
. Misses Louise Dole, Anna Wilde. 3,
al tina Grimes, Harriet Partridge and NJ
int rion Gould.
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