The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-26
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. !. l.. Whitaker spent several
days last week visiting in Brattleboro
Mrs Minnie Bolliger of Brattleboro
called on friends in the village Sunday
afternoon.
The social which was planned for next
week by the Woman S Mission circle
has been postponed.
Ernest T.. Bailey of Greenfield. Mass,
made a short call at home Monday and
returned after dinner.
The Ladies' Benevolent society will
meet next Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Milton a. Bingham.
Albert Goodell went by automobile
Tuesday to visit his brother in Athol,
Mass, with S. +. Bartlett.
Fremont Harris of West Brattleboro
is spending the week with his grand.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Smead.
Fred johnson s family, who have
lived at Doolittle's lumber camp, were
burned out one afternoon last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman l.. Osgood and
daughter, Pauline, left Monday by au-
tomobile for their home in Baldwin
Place, y. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil c. Stratton of
Springfield, Mass, and son, Louis,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Shepard,
returned home Saturday.
Walter left and family moved Tues
day from Leon = Power s house to the
place recently vacated by Mr.. Styles
in Williamsvillc.
Miss Evelyn Setter and Miss Dorothy
Setter of Mortified seminary came
home for the weekend with their moth
er, Mrs. Setter, at Liberty hall.
A number of large motortruck loads
of chair stock from Dan Hale : mill at
West Dover went down the line last
week. Most of the products from this
mill are shipped by way of Wilmington.
Mrs. Erwin G. Sparks and her moth
er, Mrs George T. Manchester went
last week TO Fair Haven to visit friends.
Mrs. Manchester left there Saturday
for her home III Buffalo, n. y. Mrs.
Sparks returns home this week. Miss
Matte Mctealf has kept house for the
family in her absence.
The resurfacing Of the state road
between Williamsyille and this village,
followed by the roadmaehine and final
raking off, was completed Monday.
Road Commissioner johnson should be
commended for having all loose stone
piles removed from the roadsides
promptly on Tuesday. This gravel work
extends to the foot of Stove hill.
Liberty Sunday was observed in the
Baptist church Sunday and "a Liberty
meeting for Wednesday afternoon at
the vestry was arranged, to be adj
dressed by A. n. sherman, regarding
Liberty bonds. Patriotic music also
was arranged for the occasion On ac.
count of the storm Wednesday, how.
ever, the meeting was postponed to Fri
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Ballou has had an unusual
lv successful season this year with hei
summer boarders at her home at Brook
side. She has entertained 30 guests
some for long and some for short vaea
tions, from various parts of the country
many of whom have spent other sum
mers with her. Mrs. II. NJ Ripley, who
comes early in June. was the lasr unt
to leave, on Monday. when she went It
Boston for the winter.
Tho delegates and visitors who re
ported the Baptist Conference at tn,
Bible school hour Sunday were Mis-.
Aldine Bingham, Mrs. NJ A. Bingham
Miss Matte Wade, Rev. c. Walter Bish
op. and Mrs f. :. Willard. Mrs A. NJ
Kelsey read a missionary letter. Franl
l.. Stratton and Mrs. Whitaker also wer,
AZ the conference. Paul Bishop CAV,
his report at the Christian Endeavo
meeting Friday evening.
Miss Dorothy Emerson of Lynn
Mass. who has boarded with Mrs. Mar,
Ballou at Brookside for a number o.
summers, this year was called home I'M
expeetedly to assume a new position
in her work as instructor in househol,
arts. Miss Emerson is one of the II
demonstrators recently appointed b,
the government to assist Mr.. Hoove
IN food conservation. Her headauar
tiers will be at Portsmouth, y. II.
While an unusually large amount o
gardening was done during the sum
mer, enough it would seem to suppl
each family from their own plot wit
the common vegetables, there is a goo
demand for various kinds, especiall
Squashcs, turnips and cabbages. whic
are not adaptable TO all locations Al
interesting and successful experimen
was made by Mrs. c. A. Mason. VIII
raised excellent potatoes from five hill
planted with potato parings Their
were five or six fine table potatoes fror
each hill. None were smaller than
good sized hens egg and mostly the
were las large as one Is fist. - or o
good, medium size.