The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-31
NEWFANE.


Mrs. Abby Pond is still critically
Frank Porter is gaining and is now
able to be out.
Mrs. Cora LeMay is at work for
Ohm r Whitaker, who has been i'll.
5. e. Brown Of Brattleboro has been
a guest of his daughter, Mrs. X. f.
Maher
Will Hazelton, jr., is very i'll with
pneumonia and is being doctored bv
Dr. f. L. Osgood of Townshend.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bills of Williams
vile spent Sunday at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Cherrie
Miss Maude Howard and Ebert How
1rd attended the funeral of Joseph B.
Read at his home in Slab Hollow last
week
Members of the Grange met this
week Wednesday with Mrs. Karl f.
Maler to tie a quilt which they had
| pieced and will give to the Red Cross
'ociety.
Prof G. K Cherrie expects to re-
| urn home soon. as the museum in New
| York city where he is engaged as a
| naturalist has been closed on account
If lack Of coal
Miss Anna Hoffring of West Wards
| boro has bought of j G. Tibbetts the
| home place in that village which was
occupied by him and his family before
coming to live in Newfane.
Miss Violet Bills succeeds Austin Grape
as carrier of the pupils from New
| zane hill to the village school. Mr.
Grape was obliged to give up the serv-
ce on account of the sickness of his
horse
Mrs. Charles L. Hescock was called
last Friday to South Wardsboro by the
serious illness of her uncle, Fred Under
wood, proprietor of the Underwood
House, in that village, whose death oc-
cured soon after her arrival
Mrs. Dana Perry, who has been i'll
IS gaining and is now able to be about
the house. Her sister, Miss Emma
Moulton, and Mr.. Perry s mother, Mrs
Mann of West Dummerston, have been
IN the home to assist during Mrs
Perry s illness.
The first train through from Brattle
boro since the blockade reached South
Londonderry about clock Tuesday
afternoon. On account of the heavy
snow the condition of the railroad i
such that il will be some time before
regular train service in the West River
valley viii be established.
Mrs. 4. H. Farnum and Mrs. G. X
Chorrie entertained the Larkin clut
Saturday afternoon in the home of Mrs
Farnum. The time was given to Rec
Cross work. A conundrum supper wa.
arved b a darkey from Dixie Land
Twelve were present at the meeting L
ENJOY the pleasant social occasion
About % men dined at the Windhan
County House Tuesday en- route. to ia
naica, where they had engaged to worl
for the American Realty company TIL,
first Of the week Is workmen who ha(
been at work in camp there were seer
asslng through the village on foot OF
heir return to their former occupation
n homes.
Last week Wednesday a number o.
men in the town remembered Mr.. an,
Mrs. George O. Downs, who are a
their home across the West river. b,
,etting them up a wood pile The pre-
yious week members of Newfane lodge
) No. -. l. o. 0. F.. replenished tn
| wood pile for Earl F. Davis, who hat
been i'll a number of weeks, but is nov
N the gain.
At the last meeting of the Farmers
hub in the Union school district tw,
questions were discussed, How mucl
ioes 1t cost to keep one COW for
, ! year! and Which team is the more bene
1elaI to the farmer, oxen or horses
Refreshments of sandwiches and te
? were served. Their next regular meet
f ng will be held at the school house q
D Friday evening of this week.