The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-28
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. A. N. Kelsey spent Wednesday /
and Thursday in Brattlchoro
Lester Ingram of Boston, came home /
last week for a two weeks vacation /
Mrs. Harry H. Wood and two chill, !
dren have gone to Wcstmoreland, y. II.
where she found a position.
The meeting of the Ladies Bencv
olent society viii he omitted next week
Wednesday being the fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs Dexter Stone and Miss
Florence Stone dincd with Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Dexter Tuesday, returning
to Brattlehoro i'll the afternoon.
Frank G. Smead of Springfield, Mass.
has bought Mrs. Sumner G. Shepard :,
farm. Some planting he has had done
and will be here next week for having
II. L. Circuit, who was in town Mon
day and Tuesday. has gone to Provi
dence, Il. L., to stay few weeks Since
leaving here last month he has visited
: New York, Philadelphia, and Atlantic
/ City.
1 The Woman s Mission society win
meet next Tuesday afternoon. July ;,
with Mrs Sidney Jones' This will he
an outdoor or box meeting. if the
weather permits. Each one is invited
10 bring her lunch in box. There will
also be box program. All who are
interested are welcome at these meet
ings.
The Marlboro Branch school closed
last week after a successful year with
Alva II. Noble Of Brattleboro as teacher
During the term Just closed there were
20 pupils; average attendance 1923.
Pupils having perfect attendance were
IIulda Goodall, Margaret Ingram, Sid
uev IIcbert. Lester johnson; having
no absences. Abbie GoodclI and Edith
Collins; without hardness, Florence
Lane, Florence Carruth. perlev IIebert
absent one day, Doris Adams, Alice
Goodell. Grace Hebcrt and Lester He.
bert. Abbic Goddcll passed the state
examination and received her certificate
for free advanced instruction. Dur
ing the term the pupils took much in
terest in collecting wild flowers. Alice
iGoodel brought in the first specimens
Of 10 flowers. Grace Hebert and Lesli,
Burch each s, Margaret Ingram anC
Doris Adams each Z, Hulda Goodell 6
Pcrlcv Hebcrt ), other pupils a few
each, making in all 50 varieties found
Mr. Noble has gone to his home il
Brattlcboro for vacation.
The village school. which has beer
in charge Of Miss Edith NJ LandmaI
two years and has done successful work
closed the spring term Friday after
noon, when Miss Landman entertained
the pupils at Mrs. Alice \. Bailey S witt
games and supper on the lawn. Til,
past term there have been II pupils
II of whom had no marks, namely
Aldine Bingham, Bertha Bingham Loi
Bishop, Ethel Blood Amy Moore. Pau
Bishop. Ransom Blood, Fred johnson
Kendall Morse, Bernard Stone, Ravmon
Stone, Harold Sparks, Douglas Sweene,
and Charley Wade. The only mark
on the register were , ID days of al
scnce, which is remarkably good tern
: record Three pupils had perfect at
tendance throughout the year: Ken
,. dali Morse, Amy Moore and Charlie
Wade Douglas Sweeney entered schoo
the fourth week of the wear and ha
| perfect attendance from that time
the spelling contest there was ii
/ between RAYMOND Stone and Alici
1 Bishop. Each received % cents. Their
4 were contests in attendance and deport
Il ment the last Is weeks. Aldine Bling
ham. Raymond Stone and Harol
! Sparks each received prizes in botl
1 A fine map Of the world, i'll a case an
/ mounted on roller, was purchased fc
/ the school with the money made b
an entertainment in February