The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-28
NEWFANE.

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Miss AIaude Railway was home from
Vernon fer the weekend.
w. r. Park had a seEere attack Of
acute indigestion Saturday night.
Edison Derry went to the Memorial
hospital in BrattIeboro Tuesday for treat
ment
Nj. and Mrs. d. \. Benson have opend
Unecda Rest, their summer home, and are
settled there for the season.
r. w. Harvey, county agricultural
agent. will meet with the Farmers club IN
Union district Friday evening.
Two pupils from Mrs. Raymond
Pratt's school in Brookline attended the
| spelling contest in Bellows Falls Tuesday
A telephone has been installed at
James Ritchie's, 12-13: one at Theodore
| Sekins's. PA, and one at Mrs. William
| Rand's, 1912.
II. ]. Batchelder has been housed by
! illness the past week but is able to be out
again Mrs. Batchelder improves slowly
! from her severe attack of rheumatism-
Mrs. J. c. Howe and Mrs. ]. f.
! Smiley of Brattleboro were guests
! Wednesday of Mrs. W. p. EameS and
| Mrs. f. W. Underwood.
Mrs. Ella Underwood, who has been
spending the winter with her niece. Mrs.
| Charles Hescock, went Wednesday TO
| Greenfield Mass to visit relatives short
time.
The dance last Friday evening was
well attended. SiXty-eight dance tickets
were sold and a good sum was realized
! from the supper served under the auspices
of Newfane Grange.
Miss Charlotte Dewitt had charge OF
the Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday
evening and proved very efficient. 1t was
her first experience as leader. There was
an unusually large attendance.
| Mrs Eugene NorthrOp and Miss Alice
| Gardner sisters of Mrs. William X. Rand,
who came Saturday to attend the funeral
Of Mr.. Rand. returned Monday to their
homes in Three Mile Bay and Cape Vim
cent, \. y.
Newfane Grange is making arrange
ments to go to putney for neighbors
night June .. The next meeting of New
fame Grange will be open to the public
and a stereopticon lecture Viii be given
by the superintendent of the Randolph
Agricultural school.
The Barber & Bemis travelling troupe
which gave an entertainment Saturday
evening in Union hall. was well patron
lied by the public and closed their eve
Ining'S program by a minstrel program, an
additional feature to which most OF the
Iaudience remained.
i ne l DEiStldu IHUHdhDE SutittA WI
hold a geographical social in the churct
vestry Saturday evening. Each person
ATTENDING is requested to represent some
geographical name. \ souvenir Will bt
lpresented to the best one. \ short pro
gram will be followed by games. Light
Refreshments will be served and d silver
lettering will be taken.
The following relatives from out o
1 town were present at the service: !
nephew. Fred Nuzzy, and wife of Spring
field, Mass; Mrs. Emma Rand, Mrs
Hattie Clark and son. Ray Rand. anC
/ his wife from SaXtons River and Athens
Mrs Eugene NOrthrop of Three Mile Ia!
and Miss Alice Gardner of Cape Vincent
Ny.
The Newfane Sunday school was rep
resented at the convention in TowushenC
Thursday by the pastor, Rev. +. +. Hyde
the. superintendent, Charles l.. Hcscock
the secretary, Mrs. f. VI. WiswalI. TIN
teachers. Mrs. Georgia Railway. Mrs
Eta Hescock Mrs. G.. f. Davidson, Mrs
Lena Dewitt and Mrs. Mary Maher, ais
by Mrs. Abbie Morse. Mrs. Margaret VII
cox and Miss Viola Morse.
The funeral of William r. Rand wa
held in the home Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock and was largely attended. Rev. +
= : b. Hyde oliciated. Charles L. He~coc
4 sang Hiding i'm Thee and Nearer, Sti
testified to the esteem in which he wa
. held by friends and relatives. The buriJ
: took place in the family lot in OakWoO
. cemetery in TownShend, the town wheI
{ he was born and his early life was spen
The spelling match in WillamsviIle Ia,
- week resulted in a victory for the New
|. fame village school. as Charlotte DeWi
~ and Onnie Bills represented Newfane
= the county contest in Bellows Falls Tue
= day. The contestants from Uniou SchO
y were Amy Circuit, Gladys Morse al
= Marshall Cherre and from the villag
- school were Charlotte Dewitt. Ouuie Bil
Z and Mildred Eddy. Mss Onnie 1911
r, stood fourth in the COUNTY contest al
:. Charlotte Dewitt seventh.
At Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Perry of Hyp
- luxe, Fla. have arrived at their Sumln
"a home. Rest Cottage. on Newfane hi
e having stopped en- route to visit frien,
in Norwich. Conn. Mrs. Mary Pcrkil
= arrived Saturday and has opened h
to home. The Nutshell for the season. Nh
lc Perkins spent the winter in Trenton, \ q,
= Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Conn of New Yur
who built their cottage on the hill la
e fall, were the first To open their SUNNI
70. home, arriving in the month of Apr
G Their sons wife and child are guests
, their home for the summer. Mrs. J.
49, Martin and family Of Bratticboro Spc
c the Weekend at Bcnca>Son Cabin.
H. SOUTH NEWFANFE.
Ernest Adams is now i'm Newton. y
ge The village school was closed Frida