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

100 baskets of corn were husked during
the evening.
Mrs. Helen Newell of Brooklyn is
a guest of her niece, Mrs. A. H. Far |
num- Mr.. and Mrs. Farnum, Mrs. New
ell and Mrs. Boyd spent Sunday in
Westminster
Ira Higgins, superintendent of a state
institution i'll Howard, r. l., and his |
wife, who visited relatives in town and
in Brattleboro last week, returned Sun
day to their home.
j. d. Pierce returned the latter part
of last week from business trip to
Worcester. He attended the wedding
of his nephew, Harry Pierce, in Fran
ingham while away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cushing returned
the latter part of last week from
visit of week with relatives in Bos-
ton and other towns in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Gushing returned to Brattleboro
Tuesday.
Mrs. j. l.. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs Muir.
ray Tucker, their daughter, Jane, and
Mrs. John Tucker of Brattleboro, Miss
Thelma Martin of Winhall have been
recent guests at the Spring farm in
Brookline
DeWeese Dewitt, who spent his sum-
mer vacation as chauffeur for the Mer-
rifeld family, took their automobile
| Tuesday to Dandy to be stored. He
accompanied Mr.. Merrifeld to New
York city for a few days stay.
| The Christian Endeavor society will
give a Halloween party in the church
vestry Saturday evening. A literary
program will be given. There will be
a small admission fee. The proceeds
| will be used for church expenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jacobs, who
have closed the Lakeside Inn at Aver
i'll, Vt, where they spent the summer,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcomb
at the Inn while en- route to Jackson
willie, Fla, where they will stay dur
ling the winter.
There will be a special meeting of
the Woman S Relief corps in Odd Eel
lows hall for inspection on Thursday
Iafternoon, Nov. /, at 2 clock De-
partment President Mrs. Nellie Crow
Hey will be the Inspector The members
lare earnestly requested to be present
lat this meeting.
Judge and Mrs. Walsh and Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith of Norwalk, Conn, were
guests at the Newfane Inn a few DAYS
the first of the week. Judge Walsh
gave very interesting lecture in the
Congregational church Monday evening
upon the world wide war to fair
sized and appreeiative audience.
NJ. Z. Merrifeld, Miss c. H. Merri-
field and Miss c. Z. Farrar, who spent
the summer at the Newfane Inn, left
Tuesday, Mr.. Merrifeld going to New
York and Miss Merrifield and Miss
Farrar to the Brooks House in Brat
tleboro to stay few weeks before
going to New York city for the win
ter.
Early in the summer, while on a
tramp to Newfane hill with a party of
summer visitors, W. II. Newton lost
his watch. After three months had
elapsed Mrs. Newton found the watch
in grass plot near their garden Upon
winding Mr.. Newton was surprised to
find his watch kept as good time as
, before.
r. A. Dewitt, chairman of the Lib
erty loan committee of Windham coun-
~, spoke on the interest of the Lib.
erty loan at the Grange fairs in Wards
boro and Williamsville at the regular
meetings of the Grange He has spoken
/ lin Halifax and Brattleboro. He plans
| soon to speak in other towns in this
county.
The large elm tree damaged so by
fire at the recent burning of the Good
, now home that it mas been cut down
contained two cords of wood The
: trunk to the tree, estimated to weigh
about 1000 pounds, was drawn over tC
the oxbow above Henry Mack s. where
il was utilized to help in filling in Z
! deep rayine by the roadside.