The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-06
NEWFANE.

Higgins s.
Mrs. Robert Sargent of Grafton.
Mass, spent the weekend with Miss
| Caroline Bliss.
Mrs. Major Sage, VINO visited at H.
A. Carpenter s, returned Monday to her
home in Wardsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dunbar and
three children of West Townshend were
guests over Sunday at Hermon T.. Ed
| dy's.
Mrs Gertrude Grape went to London
| derry last week to spend few DAYS
with her sister. She returned to New
fame Monday
AT the next regular meeting Newfane
| Grange will observe neighbors' night
They have invited Williamsville Grange
to visit them
Mrs. c. w. Rawson of Springfield
and Mrs Alice Whittemore of Brim-
field, Mass, were recent guests at EN-
cry Howard
| Miss Carrie E. Farrar, Miss Carrie
Merrifeld and Mark Merrifeld of New
York are expected guests at Newfane
Inn the last of this week.
Miss Bertha Watkinson was a guest
of Miss Nellie Hamfn over Sunday.
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where they are engaged as nurses.
Mrs Loella O. Parsons and Mrs. Ella
Wilson came from Bellows Falls for
Memorial day and remained over Sun
day, returning to their home Monday
Afternoon.
Mr.. Jackman, who came recently
from Royalton, Mass, and established
a Strout agency in Newfane with his
~
a large number of farms listed.
Mrs Alice Randall and daughter.
Miss Margaret Randall, who has been
visiting at H. M. Hescock's, returned
the latter part of last week to their
home in Winter Hill. Boston.
A large number attended the dance
in Union hall May. 90 Music was fur
Tnished by Davenport S orchestra of six
pieces. An excellent supper was served
by the Rebekahs, who cleared more
than $50
Mrs. Loella Convey Roadway and little
son came from Springfield, Mass, MAY
%, to spend few days with Mrs.
Georgia Roadway before going to La
COMA, n. H., with her friends who came
to Newfane Memorial day.
Miss Olive Eager went Monday to
Mortified, Mass. to attend the closing
exercises of the 40th anniversary of the
seminary The graduation of her class,
occurring at the same time, was an adj
ded inducement for her attendance
The trustees of the Windham County
Savings bank at their meeting held June
g. declared, semiannual dividend of 216
per cen, making the dividend rate for the
year AZ per cent, the dividend for the
previous six months being , per cent
Mr. and Mrs. John Convey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucius Convey and little daughter
5 Mrs. Alice Harding and Miss Carrie
: Benson. came by automobile from La.
: coma, \. H., May % to attend the ded.
r ication service of the Field memorial
fountain.
5 Mrs. Margaret Wilcox who has beer
seriously i'll in Townshend Since thu
/ shocking news of the destruction of hel
/ home and all its contents by fire, has Sc
, far recovered as to be able to return
! to Newfane. For the present she is stay
a ing at Davidson Naples.
/, Miss Winnifred Maher and frienl
: Miss Ruth Carpenter of Readsboro, s
: G. Broom of Springfield (Vtl, hi.
: daughter, Miss Gertrude Broom of Brat
e Hehoro. were guests Memorial day al
j. ID. Maher g, remaining over Sunday
Miss Margaret Maher, who had beer
home for a two week s vacation. re
turned Monday to Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Creon L. Miner of Guilford Cen
ire Hervey Thomas and Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Wills of Westminster, NJ p. Ben
son, Mrs. John Skinner and son, Raw
mond, of Brattleboro, Miss Carrie Ben
son of Laconia, Mrs. Lena Barrett O
: Brattleboro and daughter, Mrs A. c
! Ward, and Hubert Stebbins of Glare
! mont have been guests at the Windhan
County House the past week.
e Mrs. Frank Wiswall of Marlboro, n
H., who has been spending the pas
week with Rev. and Mrs. Fred NJ Wis
wall, returned home by automobile tn
: first of this week. Her husband, VIII,
: came for her was accompanied by
brother, Owen Wiswall, and the wife o
another brother, Mrs Herbert Wiswal
h all of Marlboro, who came for shor
call and returned the same afternoon.
The school memorial in Union hal
the afternoon of May 90 was very in
tcresting and q good sized audience o
parents and friends enjoyed the ex
:, ercises by the children who did thei
= parts well, showing that the teachers il
: both the village and union schools haC
given them good training. The pro
i grams, in the form of United State
d shield with overspreading eagle .at
7 tached, were the handiwork of the pu
d pills and won much praise for thei
r beauty and neatness of penmanship an,
decoration. The recitatiens and song
+ were conducive to patriotism and tn
/ flag drill was delightful. The flora
S decorations were profuse and at tn
k close of the exercises the children an,
s others marched to the cemetery, tax
$ ing the flowers prepared for the sol
diers' graves