The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-22
NEWFANE.

Dr. Clifton d. Howe is home from To-
ronto university for the holiday vacation.
Miss Winnifred Maher is home after
spending several weeks in the home OF her
brother, Claude NIaher, in Readsboro.
Mrs. A. w. Pratt came Wednesday to
spend Christmas with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Goodnow, at Elm Hail.
Mrs Lillian R. Crowthers of Windsor is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
H. A. Carpenter Her husband will come
to spend the Christmas holiday at Mr.
Carpenters.
Miss Ella Clark, teacher in the union
district, closed a successful term Of school
Friday afternoon. She viii spend the
holiday vacation at her home in Chester
and will return for the winter term be-
ginning Jan. ?
L. II. Fisher of Walpole, Mass, who
bought and repaired the Burditt shop
below the village with plan to run a
gristmill there, is i'll town for short
stay, but will not remain in his home
here at present.
| The annual Christmas observance by
the Congregational Sunday school will
| be held Monday evening i'll Union hall.
| The committee in charge will have an
| interesting program by the children, aft
| er which the presents from the trees
will be distributed.
The burning of a large quantity Of
edgings at the Tibbetts steam mill in
order to make room in the mill yard
| seems a sad waste when so many are
paving high price for wood. The
cost only of drawing the edgings away
IS too good an opportunity to be missed
The Christian Endeavor society held It's
annual fair in Union hall Friday evening,
and considering the stormy night it was
well attended The District School was
well received, each actor taking well the
part assigned The costumes were an,
tique, representing the styles OF 30 years
iago. The method of teaching and customs
in rural districts at that period were well
| and aptly portrayed,
The temperance address given by
Rev. c. II. Smith, Sunday evening, hello
the earnest attention of all present, a.
serious truths we're presented in new
way, using the familiar words ''Wher,
Vermont Comes in, - that have recently
been the boast of Nermonters. He gave
a hasty review of some of the tragedie.
that have lately occurred in this STATE
: resulting from intoxication. The DANCE
of the liquor traffic in license towns b,
means of the automobile was pointed
4, out and the lesson pressed home tha
Fermonters need first to know TIL
strength and cunning of the enemy
second, to be prepared, and third, t,
stand firm and with courage until tn
Victory over wrong is won.
Following is list of the pupils VIII,
: were perfect in attendance during tn
fall term of the village school: Marjori
b. Eames, Mildred j. Eddy, Margare
Higgins, Grace NJ. Rowe, Margaret s
$ Nichols Ronald l.. Breslin, William II
t Breslin, Robert f. Davis. Frank J
;. Circuit, Kenneth l.. Circuit, Wayland II
a Nichols, Gilbert L. Pike, frankie
: Rowe, Laurence X. Tibbetts. Thos
a absent only one-half day: CarIotta I
: Nido, Raymond II. Mack, Charles G
It Mock, Edison c. Teffts. Those absen
f one day: Dorothy I. Davis, Mildred 5
q Mack, Florence Nj. White q. Paul Ber
r son, Delmer \. Rowe, D. Allen Rvde,
Il Charlotte Dewitt was perfect III al
t tendance during membership. Fran
c Dewitt missed one day since member
# ship. Number of pupils, %; ayerag
e daily attendance, 27.3.