The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-08
NEWFANE.

James Brown spent sunday IN town.
Mrs. Clara Smith of Chester is visit
ing at D. A. Benson IS.
Miss Maude Railway was at home
over Sunday returning Monday to Yer
non.
Mr.. Frank Whitaker of Brattleboro
was a weekend visitor with Mrs Del
bert Rhoades
Mrs. T. =. Childs returned Friday
from visit of two weeks in New York
city and other places in that vicinity.
Norman Wheeler has been spending
a few days at the Newfane Inn, return
ing Wednesday to his home in Spring
field.
Lucius Martin of Winhall has bought
the VIII Bruce farm below the village
and will take possession at once. Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce came from Massachu-
sets Wednesday to close the deal.
Miss G. Sadie Smith. court reporter,
is remaining in town during the recess
of county court, taken because of the
promotion of presiding judge, Leighton
| r. Slack. to the supreme bench. She is
busy writing out copy during her stay
| here
| The honor roll committee has report
ed complete list of names for publ
cation. The solicitors for the fund to
| cover expenses are Mrs. John w. Will
liams, Mrs. John f. Morse, Frank
Fisher, F. A. Dewitt, Lewis Higgins,
Hubert Cherrie and VIM. H. Newton,
and they will begin the drive for $l75
on Saturday, May 10. Following are
the names appearing on the roll:
Bailey, Roy s.; Betterley, Hugh j.;
Brown, Leonard b.; Cherrie, George f.
Cherrie, George X; Cherrie, Joel A.;
Grape. Glvnn A.; Cunningham, Patrick
H.; De Witt, Ralph B.; Field, Charles
F.; Goodrich, James H: ingram. Floyd
IL Ingram, Lester c.; Ingram
Marshall R.; Kelsey, May s.; Knapp
Harry E.; Lewis. Clarence k; Maher
Margaret L.; Merrifeld, Samuel A..
Morse, Harold c.; Mundell, William p.
Pratt, Raymond E.; Reed, George h..
Rice, Charles D.; Rowe, Charles F..
Rowe. Henry; Smith, Harry D.; Sparks
John L.; Stevens, Elmer A.; Temple
George c.; Thayer, Howard A; Washer
Harold F.; Wheeler, Richard A; White
Robert j.
The W. c. Il. Z. parlor meeting il
the home of Mrs. g. E. Davidson wa
well attended and the program oil
NATURALIZATION was we'll carried on
and aroused much interest concernin,
the work among foreign born citizens
| The address by Mrs. Eta NJ. Heseocl
| made clear the aims Of the union in tn
plan to raise one million dollars as
Jubilee fund and the address by Rev
4 r. D. Childs was a revelation of tn
need of work among the foreign Dor
mothers in this country The collection
/ taken for this purpose was a good be
ginning toward the amount asked fror
/ the Newfane union. Other parts on tn
/ program were entertaining and til
/ serving of refreshments added to tn
4 social enjoyment of the occasion.
! The New York Evening Post Q
April % contains an. interesting articl
written by DR.. Marshall A. Howe, fol
merly Of Newfane, on Sea Weed. A
exhibit in the museum shows a wealt
of unused material for modern artist
and decorators. Interesting specimen
were pictured. DR.. Howe has been
student of marine algae for 20 yeal
I and during much of the time has bee
connected with the Botanical Garden
l He has conducted expeditions to Flo
4 ida, the West Indies, California an
Il Bermuda for the Gardens, has collecte
4 many specimens and written numb'
| of books on the subject. His work hi
I been mainly that of research and co
sequently he has had comparatively Ii
tie to do with the mounting and pre-
ervation of the plants.