The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-12
NEWFANE.

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Virgil Ranney is visiting at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Adams, in Providence,
II. |.
About 40 attended husking bee at
Guy CIRCUITS on Newfane hill Friday
evening.
@. \. Parker of Boston has been in
town for a short stay, a guest at A. &.
IIarveys.
The Christian Endeavor society is
| planning TO hold social the evening of
| halloween.
The topic of the Christian Endeavor
meeting Sunday evening is True Pa
triotism. George Il. Bush leader.
] Over $50 attended the district meeting
., The banquet was served by the
IU.NH III.
Electric lights have been installed in
the home of Mrs. Abbie Fish Morse. The
4 wiring was done by H. c. Gerry of
| South Newfane.
The flower committee for decorating the
church for October consists of Misses
Marguerite Jones, Margaret Higgins and
Elizabeth Maher.
Mr. and Mrs J. d. Maher and Miss
Margaret Maher attended the Whining
/ ton fair last week, Miss Maher remain
| ing for a visit in the family of her
brother, Claude Maher.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ira E. Higgins have
] been in town enjoying a short vacation
at the farm they bought recently on West
river from +. a. Dewitt They returned
! Monday to Providence
Robert G. Loomis of Putney one Of
| the witnesses for the Boston & Maine
| railroad against the Connecticut River
/ Power Co, for damages, spent Tuesday
| night with his aunt Miss Ellen Ware.
Mrs. J. l.. Martin has closed Ben
| cassen cabin for the season Mr.. and
| Mrs Samuel Cam and Mrs Mary Per
kins are still at their summer homes on
| the hill, planning to remain until Nov. 1.
Rev. f. b. Hyde viii have for his sub
| ject Sunday morning, The Passage of The
Years. a message for youth, middle-age
| and advanced years Special preparations
! are in progress for making the service
effective.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Woodward Cam.
who have been guests of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Cam, on Newfane hill
two weeks. returned Friday to their
home in Freeport y. " making the
trip in their automobile.
Mrs. Mary Maher recently heard from
her grandmother. Mrs. Phoebe Knapp. in
Los Angeles. through an aunt, that she
is comfortable since she was stricken
last spring with paralytic shock. and
is improving somewhat.
Mr. and Mrs. George Solandt have re-
ceived an announcement of the recent
marriage of his brother, Andrew Park
Solandt of Connecticut, who has visited
| Newfane several times, making many
| friends in town. Congratulations are ex-
| tended.
Rev. F. VI. WiswaT occupied the
! Congregational pulpit Sunday and gave
a most convincing sermon on the demand
for the prayer meeting which has existed
| from the earliest days of Christianity and
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ent time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Convey, formerly
| of Newfane, who have been living a
! few years in Laconia, y. H.. moved last
week 10 Fishers Island. Mrs. Covpy's
| mother, Mrs. Luella Parsons. and her
sister, Mrs. Charles Sumner Wilson. who
had been living with them, have gone TO
! live in SaXtons River.
Mr. and Mrs Roy G. 2. Monroe were
given a surprise party at their home
| Monday evening in celebration of their
eighth wedding anniversary. Mr.. Monroe
was given a little notice by a friend as
| they had planned 10 attend the movies
in Brattleboro that evening. They had
started when he told his wife they had
| forgotten to take his musical instrument
which was necessity as he was to prac
tice during the evening with the band
| there. of which he is i member. When
| she entered their home she was sur
/ pflSeu 10 una company assembled.
| about 40 being present to offer congrat-
ulations and good wishes. The evening
/ was spent with games and music Re
freshments of sandwiches, cake and cof-
( fee We're served.
The w c. T. L. met Friday afternoon
and all were glad to welcome Mrs Hes
cock, the president, after her severe i'll
ness. The appointment of local superin-
/ tendents of departments We're made as
| follows: Sunday school, Mrs. G.. w.
| Railway; flower mission, Mrs. Hazel
| Robinson; medical temperance, Mrs.
| Margaret Wilcox; social. Mrs. f. G.
Benedict soldiers and sailors, Mrs. Anna
| Bush; scientific temperance instruction
and literature. Mrs. Eta F. Hescock
| prison and Jail, Mrs. +. b. Hyde legis-
lation and press. Mrs. @. f. Davidson;
anti-narcotics, Mrs George Foster
| Christian citizenship Mrs LoviSa
Downs. The program consisted of read
ings on loyalty and obedience to law.
with testimonies from eminent men
| against the modification of the Volstead
act.