The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-29
Walter A. Rand Killed in Action.

Mass, papers, from the lieutenant colonel |
of Mr.. Rand's regiment. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. T.. A. Rand of Hartford, |
Conn, and was a member of battery ID, |
l02d field artillery. He attended the |
high school in Turner's Falls and left |
that institution in his junior year. He
was at one time employed by L. A. Tup-
per & Co., and by the National Express
in Greenfield and enlisted at the
outbreak of the war Mr.. Rand was a
member of Manton E. Taft camp, Sons
of Veterans, of Turner's Falls. Besides
his parents he leaves two brothers, Frank
II. Rand of Hartford, Conn, and Near H !
Rand of Woonsocket, R. l.
Mrs. Herbert Hall of Adams, Mass,
is a guest of Miss Mabel Hall.
Miss Matte Fisk of Springfield is a
summer guest at Newfane Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Randall returned
Monday from a visit with relatives in
Springfield (Vt.).
Miss Florence Whitaker is. at the
home of her father, John F. Whitaker,
on Newfane hill.
Mrs. Gilbert Batchelder of Bridgeport
is expected Friday at n. NJ. Batchel-
der s for short visit.
Mrs. Frank Lang and daughter of
Bridgewater, Mass, visited the first of
the week at Charles Hollands.
\ wood furnace is being put into the
Congregational parsonage, X. L. Fitch.
of Townshend having the contract.
Rev. F. NJ Wiswall has bought the
John IL. Convey place on the Townshend
road, just outside the village limits
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Convey of Laeonia
| are in town this week, having sold their
home in Newfane to Rev. F. NJ Wis
wall
Mrs. Fred Smith of West Brattle-
boro has been visiting her sister, Mrs
B. L. Morse, and at the home of her son,
Hurdis Smith.
Mrs. Elsie Steadman, who has been
spending several days with Mrs. G. A.
| Winchester, has. returned to her home
in East Northfield
| Mrs. C. NJ. Goodenough and daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Goodenougb, recently
visited at the home of Mrs. Good
enough S son, George Goodenough, in
Athol.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Batchelder
and daughter, Lora, who spent several
weeks in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. j. Batchelder, returned
Wednesday to Northampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Hayes of Middle.
bury were guests from Tuesday to Fri
day last week in the home of his sister
Mrs. Homer Ambrose. Mrs. Ambrose
returned with them for visit at their
home.
| West River Rebekah lodge will pre-
sent the play, The Farmerette, Satur
day evening, Aug. 81, in Union hall
lee cream will be on sale Part of tht
proceeds will be donated to the Rec
Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Moulton of Eas
i Dover have been visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. F. NJ. Wiswall, and in tn,
home of Emory Howard. They ais,
called on other friends during thei
stay in town.
Mrs. c. A. Winchester gave part,
Wednesday afternoon to several it'll
girls, the occasion being in honor o
the fourth birthday anniversary of he
little granddaugh Nora. Light re
freshments were served at the close o
a happy afternoon.
About 80 friends and neighbor
gathered at the home of Moses Grou
on Newfane hill in honor of Mr. Grout
birthday anniversary Friday evening
Games and music were enjoyed and re
freshments of ice cream and cake wer
served
Miss Alice Drugs has finished he
] summer s work at the central telephon
exchange and returned the first of tn
t week to her home in Winchester, n. II
t where she will attend the high sehoo
this fall. She Isl succeeded as assistan
in the telephone Office by Miss Alyc
: Sprague of Jacksonville.
!, Robert G.. Pratt of Boston was 6
= New Elm hall last week to visit h
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
7 Goodnow, making the trip by mote
/ cycle He had been called to Unite
e States war service and notified to joi
the company at Camp Upton, va
thank, n. Y, on Wednesday of tn
It week.
Richard A. Wheeler came from E
d wing, Mass, to register Saturday. L
! visited relatives in Newfane -Saturda
! and spent Sunday at his home INV
Evansville. He returned Monday to h
electrical work in Erving, where
. will remain until the opening of Il
fall term of school at Dean academ
Z Franklin, Mass.
The second meeting of the Farmer
e club of the Union district was held
p the schoolhouse Saturday evening. {
account of the severe thunder show
n only 35 were present. After the bus
r. ness meeting the entertainment COZ
!, mittee presented the following pr
gram: dialogue, Pulling Sam IS loot
reading, Patriots, Doris, Morse; di
II logue, A Practical Use for Peddlel
v Refreshments of coffee and sandwich
d, were served. The next meeting, viii
r. will be election of officers, will
III held Friday evening, Sept. 6, at t
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