The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-02
NEWFANE.

w. III. Goodnow returned from Boston |
Monday.
Mrs. j. d, Pierce is spending week
in the home of brother in Vernon.
Miss Clara Winchester has been obliged |
to give up school on account of i'll health. |
Mrs c. A. Winchester has a hen which |
is bringing up her second brood of chick
ems this year.
Miss Ruth Gray, who came home for a
visit the latter part of last week, returned
ito Athol Tuesday.
Robert L. Blood and friend OF. West
moreland, \. H., were guests recently at
Mrs G. A. Winchester's
Mrs. Viola l. Chase left Saturday to
visit relatives in South Londonderry and
to remain over Memorial day.
| Earl F. Davis has Buick automobile
and c. A. Nichols a King, both buying
them recently Of Boston parties.
/ Mrs. G. f. Davidson is in Townshend
/ this week to attend commencement exer-
cises at Leland and Gray seminary.
Dr. Bancroft of Wellesley, Mass, and
I'son, who is a student in Amherst college,
| were guests over Sunday at the Newfane
Inn.
Miss Ruth Farnum, who has been i'll,
has recovered 50 she is attending com
mencement at Leland and Gray seminary
fthis week
George B. Bush improves slowly from
] his illness, but is not yet able to assume
his regular duties as mail carrier on rural
route No. l.
Ward III. Eager and A. r. Underwood,
who went on an early fishing trip Monday
morning, caught 20 trout which weighed
three and half pounds
| Deacon Joel Grout went Friday to visit
his son, Leon, in West Townshend. He
attended the Memorial day services with
Birchard post, G. A r., in Townshend
Monday.
/ Miss Belle Rawson and Mrs Florence
(, Broadbent of West Springfield were
lgnests over Sunday in the home of their
grandfather, Emery Howard, returning
home Monday
! Mr. and Mrs. Ward H. Eager came Sat
urday night for a short visit. with rela-
!, tives. Mr. Eager returned to New York
city Monday night Mrs. Eager viii re-
, turn the last Of the week.
! On account of the commencement at
Leland and Gray seminary, d. F. l.. Os-
good viii not be in town Thursday after
| noon, but will be at Davidson Naples Fri
day afternoon to see patients.
Miss Hester Holden and Miss Edith
! Landman, teachers in this village, who
are graduates Of Leland and Gray semi
Z mary, were in Townshend Sunday to at
tend the baccalaureate sermon.
In a game Of baseball Friday afternoon
, on the village green between the village
' school boys and the boys OF the union
e district the game was won by a margin
/, OF one run by the village school
Engineer Bert /. Gates visited his
D imother the first of last week. His wife
! entered the Memorial hospital in New
\ London last week Thursday and under
I went major surgical operation Saturday.
{ Memorial day was observed this year
: by Orchard post, c. A r., and the w
/ r. G. in Townshend, many from this place
/ going there. Flags We're hung in the
street and from private residences in hon
or of the day
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson Winchester and
, little daughter, Nora. Mrs c. a. Win.
leicester, Miss Clara Winchester and Mrs
Lila Ingram went Saturday by automobile
! Ito Richford, this state, to visit week
! with Perhe Winchester and family.
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Farnum went t.
: IGreenfield Sunday, where he has a gooc
! Ioffer to help in garage. After a tria
lhe will decide whether he viii remain
q there or return home Delbert Rhoade.
s is in the blacksmith shop here temporar
lily.
Mr. and Mrs Walker, their daughter
! Dorothy, and Mrs Walkers sister, Mrs
2 Lucas of New York city, came by auto
Z mobile and We're guests of Mrs. W. II
Knowlton at Maple Row farm over sun
Iday, this being their fourth annual visi
TO Newfane.
5 A large number of the stockholders o
the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad from
is this place attended the annual meetin;
n Saturday in the Brooks House, Brattle
boro, enjoying free ride on the road an'
: an excellent dinner at / o'clock in tn
n Brooks House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Wilbur, their son
e jay Wilbur, and wife and their adopte,
r daughter, Julia, visited friends at David
son Naples Monday, after visiting rela
;, tives of Mrs Wilbur in Grafton Sunday
= They attended the memorial service i
Townshend Monday.
Mrs John F. Whitaker, who recent
y lretrned to her home from Dummerstol
u hill, had a relapse the latter part Of las
week. Although she is somewhat bette
e she is being cared for by Miss Catharin
r, Macdonald, nurse from the Mutual All
society of Brattleboro, who came Friday
y Mrs. Jeanette L. Gates went Frida
r to Brattleboro, going from there Saturda
y with Miss Viola French to stay over Sur
day with friends in New Haven and fror
er there to Lanerch, one Of the suburbs Q
8 Philadelphia, where they Will spend
S. week with Mrs c. NJ Smith On return
ing they will stay week in New Haver
: The schools in this part of the tow
Joined in pre-Memorial day exercises Fr
Il day afternoon in Union hall, with a goo
. number present. The program, in charg
of the teachers, Miss Holden and Mis-
I Landman, was as follows: Song by bot
: schools; prayer, Rev C. w. Mock; fla
7 salute by both schools; reading, Harol
| Whitman; recitation Miss Hazel Rhoades
| flag drill by girls of union district; reaC
ing, Miss Clara Winchester; exercise b