The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-11

influenza at .Nahor Sage's in Wards
boro. This is the reason why he has
been absent from his barber shop SO
long time,
A telegram came to Mrs, T. d.
Childs Sunday night telling of the
death of her eldest sister This news
fastened the departure of Rev. and
! Mrs Childs from Newfane. On Wednes- |
day morning they started for Roches-
ter, Mass
| Two bronze tablets bearing the name
of Jonathan Park and "a brief history
of this early settler in Newfane as well
as the names of donors of the eAedra,
were placed on the granite slab Mon
day. Both old and young pause toI
read as they pass by.
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox returned Sat
urday night from a visit in New York
city visitor who boarded with Mrs. Ell
her son and family An Immediate call
came to her for service as nurse and
Tuesday she went to care for Mrs. \
r. Edwards. who is very i'll.
The village school closes this week.
. Miss Anna Finlan, the teacher, VIII
spend part of the Christmas vacation
in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
before going to her home in Bennington,
where she viii remain until Dec. -,
returning then in time for the opening
of the winter term.
George B. Bush and W II. Newton
were elected Sunday by the church a
delegates TO the Interehurch County
convention to be held in Brattleboro
as soon as arrangements can be made.
These, together with the appointed del
egates. Mrs f. i, Dewitt and Rev. f.
VI. Wiswall. are instructed TO choose
n altemates if necessary.
The closing sermon sunday by Rev
/ I. d. ChildS was from the text, He
makcth all things new. and was treat
h ed in his usual scholarly way. He i'm
n proved the opportunity 70 give further
: information relating to the new move
II mcnt for interchureh work. The heavy
snow prevented = large attendance, but
) many were present TO say good bye.
:, The Ladies Aid society met Wednes
2 dav afternoon with good number o.
n members present. The special work 70
the day was tying quilts for Mrs. Ber
10 tina Stevenson of Hartford. Conn, wh'
ia was well known IN Newfane two sum
t mers ago as Miss Bertha Hineklev. +;
k city visitor who boarded with Mrs. FL
win Jones. also with Mrs. William
Rand.
ii The 10th wedding anniversary o
Mr. and Mrs Karl Maher was celcbrat
: ed Monday evening by a surprise visi
from their Rebekah friends. The oe
casion was the more enjoyable becauS
so unexpected Refreshments wer
served by the visitors and a gift 0
gold coins testified to the esteem j
which Karl and Mary are held b
their friends and neighbors.
The Christian Endeavor society wi
hold its annual Christmas sale Frida
r evening, Dec. 10, in the church yestr,
b There viii he a fancy work table.
rummagc table, and a parcel post tabl
will be supplied BIZ members who nav
ut moved away A social time Will /
; enjoyed and all are invited to atten'
No admission fee will be charged. RI
freshments Will be served.
The Farmers meeting in the Unio
"a. district was held Saturday evening an
co in addition to the usual program {
nd readings, recitations and songs, IL
re question for the evening discussion wa
tho Shall we feed our COWS grain this VIII
ter. and if so. what is the most econon
os. zeal ration! Refreshments of sane
ds wiches and coffee were served. TT
~ next meeting viii be held Dee. - wht
lr the question to he considered will b
old Which requires the greatest skill,
.t oil produce a crop or to market it,?
,dy The following from the New Yol
,i9- Times of Dee. VIII he of interest
tie Newfane readers as DR.. Packard is
sh- brother-in law of Dir. Marshall.
Howe, formerly Of Newfane and no
nus, curator at the Bronx park in New Yol
itch city: 1.-The marriage of DR. Edwa
ass; Newman Packard and Miss Mary Ri
feet sell Belts took place on Saturday. No
20. in ST. stephen 5 church, West 81
un tyninth street Rev. James B. Wern
not of Norwalk Conn, officiating. II
in ceremony was followed by a reeepti
at the homo of the brides brother-i
- law, DR.. Merritt Heminway Merrima
II West Seventy-first street. Aft
Jan Dr. Packard and his bride W
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