The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-07
NEWFANE.
The Late E. A. Whitcomh.

Elmer \. Whitcomb. late proprietor
of tile Newfane Inn, whose death from
bronchial pneumonia was reported last
week, came here about four years ago,
bought the Newfane Inn, which he con
Quoted in a very acceptable manner,
having the best of success. He former
~ was connected with the Ottawa
House. Cushings Island, Me-, Myrtle
Bank Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, b. W.
l., and the Glen Springs, Watkins, n.
J., also Boston and New York city
hotels His friends spoke Of him in the
highest terms and described the
'youngster,' as he was affcctionately
called, "amiable,. pleasing and quick, >
and one upon whom they could always
depend. lie had the happy faculty Of
making friends with everyone. The
/ town has lost one of its most prominent
4 citizens and one who will be missed
/ greatly.
/ He was o member of Blazing Star
lodge, +. and a. NJ. of Townshcnd,
/ which took part in the funeral service
( at the Inn last week Thursday after
noon at clock. The burial took place
4 IN Woodlawn cemetery. The flowers
were many and beautiful. showing the
respect of his many friends Mr.. Whit.
comb, leaves wife, Augusta Cameau
I Whitcomb, brother, Frank l.. Whit
comb leaves a wife, Augusta Campar
mother, Mrs. George Whiteomb. of
liallston Spa. \. u. besides numerous
, friends.
Mrs. Nathaniel Wilder is visiting
relatives in Turner's Falls
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox is now caring
for Mrs. John NJ. Kenney, who is i'll.
Schools here will reopen next Mon
day If no new cases of influenza are
reported.
Those who are ill with influenza
seem to be improving and no new eases
have been reported the past few DAYS.
Mrs. Georgia Railway was called
Monday to Springfield. to the home of
her son, Arthur Railway, by the scri
GUS illness of his youngest son.
Misses Agnes and EVELYN Kehor.
who We're employed though the summer
/ at the Newfane Inn returned TO their
home in Norton Mills, this state.
Mr.. and Mrs W. IT, Newton re-
turned Monday from Toronto. where
they had been for a visit of three weeks
IN the home of their daughter and her
husband, DIR. and Mrs. Clifton u. Howe
Mrs. Fred Smith OF West Brattle.
boro, who has been at the home OF her
son, Hurdis Smith, to help care for
him. returned Thursday TO her homo
rs Mr.. Smith is recovering from in
tiueaza
Hugh Wellman came by automobile
from Syracuse the latter part of last
week to visit his mother, Mrs. !. D.
Pierce. His daughter, who had spent
the summer al Mr. Pietce's and is TO.
covering from an illness, returned home
with her father
Mr.. and Mrs W. +. Jacobs. who came
TO attend the funeral service of Elmer
\. Whiteomb. late proprietor of the
Newfane Inn, returned last Friday 10
Boston. Francis Leo Whitcomb. Of
Waterbury Wa. who came to attedd
The funeral Of his brother, returned
home SATURDAY.. Mrs. 4. r. Camean
mother of Mrs. Whiteomb, who came TO
attend the service returned Tuesday ia
Middleton, Mass.
The late George T Angel the former
cditor of Our Dumb Animals and
founder Of the Humane society in Bos
ton, used to print in large letters az
the top of a column in each iss,le of
The paper when "la grippe was so
prevalent many years ago "Sprinklc