The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
NEWFANE.


visiting Edison Tiff at Mrs. Edison
Derry s.
Milton Halliday of Providence was
a guest Of Mrs. Lovisa Downs Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Farnum and
daughter, Ruth, went on trip to Rut-
Hand Friday
John n. Underwood of Putney was at
the home of his brother, f. w. Under
wood Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Wiswall have been at
tending Old Home week in Marlboro,
N. H., his native town.
| Mrs. Fred Randall and daughter
Eleanor, went Tuesday to Dover to
spend two weeks with relatives.
Miss Malvina Bills, who has been en-
gagged as waitress in Hoadley's cafe in
Brattleboro, returned home for vaca-
ton Monday.
Treasurer T. A. Dewitt returned from
his trip to Dakota in the interests of
the Windham County Savings bank
Sunday night.
Mrs Hattie Cox of Brooklyn, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Hadassah Dexter Van
Ostrand, died recently after several
operations for cancer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Houghton of
Dummerston, Mr.. and Mrs. George Haw-
kins Of West Brattleboro were Sunday
guests at George B. Bush s.
Mrs. Lillian Emerson has rented a
flat on School street in Brattleboro,
where her goods have been moved, and
the family will go there to live in
about two weeks.
Mrs W. E. Robbins and little daugh-
ter of Springfield are summer visitors
at George Bush s. Mr. Robbins is now
in New Haven, where they viii 90 to
live about Sept. l.
2 Mrs. Nelson Kennon of Greenfield
celebrated her S9th birthday anniver-
$ sary August II by taking an automobile
, ride to Dover and around through
Wardsboro, calling on friends there and
5 i'll Newfane.
DIR. Abel J. Grout took his father
-, Joel Grout, his uncle. John Grout, hi,
aunt, Mrs. Mandana Bills, and daughter
; Miss Fidela Bills, for an automobile
ride Aug. II to Orange to visit theii
: relative, Mrs. Mary A. Pike
= Rev. F. NJ Wiswall will speak Sun
= day morning in the Congregations
: church III the absence of the pastor
y whose vacation will end this week
=. Rev. Mr.. Mock and family, who ar,
! away through August, are expected t,
= return home soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Pratt came b,
automobile the first of the week to visi
his mother, Mrs. NJ. r. Pratt, and sis
ter. Miss Nellie Pratt, who returned t
Deerfeld with them on Tuesday for
:. visit. Mr.. Pratt is now proprietor of
hotel he recently opened there.
Postmaster and Mrs. Frank A, Bur
~ dit of Putney were guests Sunday il
= the home of his cousin. Will T. Bruce
"a Miss Ada Burdette of Fort Wayne an,
d her sister, Miss Lolita Burdette o
Plttsburg, who had been visiting in tn
le home of their cousin, w. T. Bruce. re
u turned with their cousin, f. A. Burditt
! and Mrs. Burditt bv automobile Sunda
10 TO their home in Putney, where the
E. will remain for a visit
Miss Malyina Bills has been engage
: TO teach the grammar school in Jamaica
- Miss Mabel Hazelton the school in til
q" little red schoolhouse in Wardsbor,
G Mrs. \. II. Farnum the village schoC
r. IN West Dummerston. Miss Ruth Fa1
- mum the Bridge school in West Dun
i" merston. Miss Clarke of Chester in tn
union district in this village and Mi:
Mildred A. Palmer, who is home for
vacation, the village school here Mis-
Grace 0 'Brien of Waterbury, this stat
n has been engaged to teach in Brooklin
y large number were present Sunda
morning at the service in the Congrt
IS gatlonal church and all were please
err to have an opportunity to listen to ID
of Abel j. Circuit, who gave an able aud il
he structlye talk, especially to those {
1t, school age as regards right ways
re- living, basing the subject upon VIII;
4. Christ said. In the evening the congr
on cation was addressed By Rev. Verne
W. Cooke, pastor of the First Congr
an gational church in Willianantie, Com
II. who had been in town with an autom
a bile party who attended on Sunday IL
he conference at Mortified and came L
NJ especially for this service
no Miss Elfie Dexter of West Brattl
vs.. boro, Mrs. w. O. Howe and son. Can
ks ton ID. Howe, of Morrisville. motorc
to Amherst, Mass, last week Wedne
day to visit their aunt, Miss Matili
White, who is 81 years of age and a
though entirely blind retains her mem
rv to a remarkable degree. On the
Id trip they passed through Deerfel
where their ancestor, John Catlin, 10
his life in the desolation of that tow
er by the Indians in 1904. One son W;
as killed in the meadow fight, another al
nr- three daughters were captured and tv
Ill of the latter were killed on the marc
ms by the Indians One daughter, Hanna
ID was away from home at the time
nv the massacre on visit to Northam
iii ton. She married Thomas Baseom. Fro
de this marriage Avery Dexter of Ward
4 boro and Chester Dexter of Troy, n. y
m were descended. The Judds of this |
= calitv also were their ancestors.
re- Guests the past week at the Newfar
OIL Inn: Miss Alice G. Davidson of Phil
delphia is spending a week there c.
Coffin of Montclair, n. J., stoppe
there while touring Vermont By bicycl
r. NJ. Carpenter Of Plainfeld, n. T.. IN
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore of Stunt,
la came by automobile. H. n. Putnam
the Vermont forestry service Of Burlinj
ton f. c. Frost of Rome, Italy. is
"a guest at the house A. n Ellis, II. !
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