The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-22
WTLLIAMSVILLE

y. r. Lewis went friday 10 I0ultney
on business.
Miss Flora Jones of Townshend is
visiting her sister, Mrs Walter Harris
John Clark and son, Harry, have
been spending few days at their home
here.
Mrs. F. N. Crossman and little
daughter, Evelyn, are visiting in North
Amherst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Harris of West
Townshend spent Sunday in the home
of their son, Walter Harris.
r. The stores and postoffice began Mon
day to close at p. m. and will con
tinue to do so until Sept. l.
f Miss Helen Lewis and guest. Miss
Ruth Spaulding, came from Bratteboro
to spend Sunday at Miss Lewis s home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Brooks visited
in Brattleboro few days recently
with their son, w A. Brooks, and fam
lily.
The children in the seventh and
eighth grades of the grammar school
went to Newfane Friday afternoon to
attend court and visit the jail.
Edgar White met with painful ac-
cident in the mill of the West River
thumb below the first joint on the left
hand. He was taken to Dr. Gordon 8
office for treatment
Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Halliday, Mr..
and Mrs b. C. Halliday and two chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Halla-
day left Wednesday morning for their
new home in Madison. Wis. The best
wishes of their friends go with them.
Mrs. Ralph Martin came Friday
from Albany to visit her cousin Mrs
F. Z. Willard Mrs. Willard aunt,
Mrs. Nellie Martin, who has been here
several weeks, went Monday to her
| HON in Port Jervis, n. Y. Mrs. Ralph
| Martin accompanying her.
Mrs. A. NJ Merrfeld, who has been
| spending several weeks with her daugh
| ter Mrs. Floyd j. Fairbanks, in Brat
| tleboro, and who recently was operated
on in the Memorial hospital, came Tues
! day to the heme of her mother, Mrs.
| Samuel Morse in South Newfane, and
| Will spend some time there until able
| to return to her home here.
| H. A. Williams, Mrs. j. w. Williams
and Mrs Z. H. Richardson went to
Newfane Monday evening to attend a
|
work for which subscription was
taken in this town several months ago
with very satisfactory results, the
money to be used for the benefit of the
children in town for corrective work
The Universalist Leader Of May 18th
contains the following: ''The death
of Mrs. d. A Ball at West Paris, Me,
| May % brings sense of loss to wide
circle of workers and personal friends
| With only a slight break Mrs Ball
had been the efficient secretary of our
Sunday School convention since 1901
and by her faithfulness and eager in
terest she brought our schools INFO line
for the support of the japanese girl
in Blackman Home and for other mis-
sionary calls. Eida Viola Wadsworth
was of Universalist stock, a descendant
of General Peleg Wadsworth of Rev
olutionary fame, and related to the
poet Longfellow She was born in
Hiram, Me. A normal school graduate
she taught in Connecticut and at Chel
sea, Mass, and was one of the teachers
who helped Mary Anlin the Jewess
girl, from Russia to discover in Amer
lea "The Promised Land = Mr.. anC
Mrs, Ball lived in Augusta but she had
gone to West Paris to seek a recover,
of health that was much shaken by
illness in the winter Services wert
held in the West Paris Universalist
church, conducted by Rev.> Clarence
Eaton and Rev. H. A. Markley.' Mrs
Ball made many friends here when
Mr.. Ball was pastor of the Universalist
church here 20 years ago and their
sympathy goes out to their old frienG
and pastor in his bereavement.