The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-28
NEWFANE

Harold Whitaker visited his sister.
Miss Florence Whitaker, aMcndav in
the Memorial hospital. in eBrattleboro,
where she is recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis.
The Sons of Veterans have been
obliged once more to postpone their
meeting for installing of officers for
the year, on account of bad travelling
and so many being i'll.
The regular meeting of Newfane
! Grange. which was to be held this
week Wednesday has been postponed
9 week because of the illness of so
many Of the members.
During the illness of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. r. Wright, Arthur Warren and their
son. Walter Wright, have had charge
of the work in the postofIice and Mrs.
Theodore Silken has assisted in the
home.
Mrs. Alice Micott has received news
| from her daughter and husband, Mr..
ard Mrs John A. Marley. that after
an unavoidable delay they have opened
their home and begun housekeeping in
/ Hartman, Tenn.
re disaster of fallen roof under
/ the great weight of snow Sunday led
others to take warning and on Mon
/ Hay several FASTENED to shovel snow
! from their roofs in order to prevent
similar experience.
Miss Anna Ambrose, assistant in the
! telephone office. was called to her home
Tuesday by the illness of her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs Homer Am
! brose, and brother. Homer Ambrose.
ir,, who have influenza.
Miss Anna Goodenoueh spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs. Gus
tena Goodenough On account of the
holiday Washington S birthday. Miss
Goodenough did not return to Spring
field until Monday afternoon.
Seth Arthur Pratt of North View
mouth, Mass, came Saturday night to
remain for a time at Davidson Naples
during the cold snowy weather, and his
many friends in Newfane and vicinity
welcome his coming Very heartily.
Karl F. Maher was able to assume
the duties on rural route No Tues
day after nearly a weeks enforced va.
cation by illness. Owing to the heavy
snow storms the roads are not vet
open so he can cover the entire route
The barn on the farm of Miss Ellen
Ware who lives Just across the river
from the Salmon Hole bridge on the
Townshend road, fell in Monday night
under the weight Of snow and was a
total loss The horse and COW stabbed
under the floor of the building were
rot injured.
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox. who haC
been at Gerald Allbee s four weeks
returned to Davidson Naples Wednes
day afternoon preparatory to answer
ing call from Athol. Mass. where
she went Thursday morning to do nurs
ing IN the family of Robert Lincoln
| formerly of Townshend
Roy Pike was taken TO the Brattle
boro Retreat last week. He was al
inmate Of the house of correction unit
it was given up and the lad was sent
home to his parents. who have since
had the care Of him until a recent con
! sultation Of doctors recommended hi,
commitment to an asylum
The deep snowstorms have called
into the county two parties to enjoy
their snowshoes and skis. Both wer,
registered guests at the Windhan
County House. The first were Arthur
n. 1FeeleV ana Dr Thomas COTlen OF
Worcester Henry B. Montague. Robert
! p Montague, Fred f. Corbin. Luther
| Clements of Southbridge, Mass. Tn,
party Of six remained four DAYS anC
among their trips one was taken t,
| Newfane Hill. The other party Of tw,
were ". G. Hawkes. ana r. O. Leacl
of Erying, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. John White and fam
ilv have been i'll Mrs. White 5 mother
Mrs. Putnam, Of West Wardsboro. cam,
to care for the family and later Mr.
White s sister, Mrs Frank Adams o
Townshcnd, came to HELM care for them
Besides the entire family of Mr.. White
Homer Ambrose and Wayne Ingram
! many more cases of influenza arc re
ported in the union district. All tn
family OF Prof. G. X. Cherrie. excep
himself, have been i'll and Mrs. Cher
RE very i'll Darwin Howard. Flber
Howard and Miss Maud Howard ar,
i'll. Notwithstanding 50 many are il
the school has not been closed in In
union district.