The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
NEWFANE.
To Place Fountain on Park.

A'hSiihDNio "NiC DICSOhL anu JOihSh
heartily in the plans for the future,
especially for the plan to provide a |
public drinking fountain for the vii |
lage park A good sum is in hand
towards it and efforts will be made
during the summer to increase the
fund, both by contributions and by
other means. A fountain committee
has been chosen as follows: Mrs. G. Z.
Davidson, Mrs. T. A. Dewitt, Mrs. c.
W. Mock, Mrs. G. l.. Hescock, Mrs. f.
NJ. Wiswall, Mrs. j. II. Convey and
Mrs. Z. &. Benedict, by whom investi-
cations are being made concerning
the style of fountain to be chosen, but
no definite choice has yet been made
Suggestions will be willingly received
by the committee. After the singing of
an original song by Mrs. Belle Butter
field Of Wilmington the meeting was
adjourned to the call of the president.
Miss Mildred Eddy is having whoop
ing cough.
Miss Stannen of Barton is a summer
guest at the Newfane Inn.
Charles L. Hescock cut the grass on
his father s home place last week.
Rev. Paul Haynes and family from
New Jersey are at their summer home.
Miss Edith Clark of Jamaica spent
Friday night with Mrs. A. II. Farnum.
The adjourned term of county court
began in Newfane Tuesday morning,
July IS.
J. II. Convey was engaged last week
| in making outside repairs at Davidson
Naples.
Little Vivian Severance of Hough-
tonville is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Harry Edwards.
Miss Matte Fisk Of Springfield ar
rived Monday night to spend her
usual vacation at the Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Fay came Sat
urday from Worcester to spend the rest
of the month with Miss Mabel Phillips.
Mrs. Fred Smith left Friday to visit
two weeks with her brother III Boston
and other relatives in Cambridge.
Judge and Mrs. Miles came Tuesday
and are guests at the Newfane Inn
for the rest Of the spring term of
the county court.
! Newfane Grange is invited to meet
with Wardsboro Grange July "A, when
State Master Cadv is expected to visit
there. Other Oranges in this locality
j have been invited.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wheeler OF
Springfield came Saturday to spent
their vacation at the Newfane Inn
4 They were accompanied by Mrs
Wheeler S sister, Miss A. L. Barrett
Miss Ruth Wheeler, who was q
guest last week Of her uncle, J. H. Tn
!. derwood, at the Townshend Inn, visited
/, relatives here before returning to he
home in Williamsville
Miss Gertrude Brown of Brattleboro
who is guest of her sister, Mrs. Kari
Mahcr, entertained several Of her New
fame friends at the home of Miss Ma
bel Phillips Saturday afternoon.
Prof. and Mrs NJ Park Osgood OF
Cnderhill, who are spending part oil
their vacation in Townshend and East
Jamaica, were guests of Mrs q. +
| Davidson the last of the week.
The mock trial last week Thursda
evening in the court house, under tn
auspices Of the Rebekah lodge, was
very pleasing entertainment and con
! sidering the rainy evening was wei
i patronized.
hHilfl iitNfpNh VI "tSL toI At bltbtii
and his brother. Robert who is hom
/ from the University of Vermont 70
@ the summer vacation, spent Sunda
Q with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
. II. NJ. Hescock.
George Batchelder of Westhamptoi
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j
$. Batchelder, the last of the week, hi
mother and young daughter, Lora, re
!, . turning home with him by automc
bile Sunday.
Mrs, A. II. Farnum returned from tn
summer session Of the normal school a
~ Castletou FridaT evening. There wer
. 225 teachers prescat, all being wome
except three. Mrs. Rena Morse, VIII
teaches in Wiliamsville, and Mrs. Fal
- mum were the only teachers who al
, tended from this town.
~ 4 food sale will be held July % i
the church dining room at 1 in the al
1T ternoon under the auspices of the w {
" t. L., under the care of a special con
mittee consisting of Mrs. Lena Dewitt
n. and Mrs G.. T. Davidson. The fco
IF will be given By different members c
the union and the entire profits will /
q added to the fountain fund.
Inc severance family or eight chi
s dren, descendants Of Charles SIEVE
G. ance, held a reunion at Samuel Wi
wall g last week Thursday. There we
Ii 20 present including all the childrC
Except Mrs. Gladys Lewis of Putnam
tn vile (Nt.) Those from out of tow
I'd were Mrs. Will Allen and two childrt
of Northampton, Mr.. and Mrs. Haro
nd Smith and two children of RandolI
oy and Mrs. Archie Wheeler and lit
e- daughter, Viola, of West Townshen
Those from out of town were all CUES
a of their sister, Mrs. Harry Edward
ne while here. II was the first time tn,