The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-29
NEwFANE.

S. Bowen
Mrs Margaret Wilcox started Monday
for her new home in Pittstown, near Al
bany, y. y.
4. l.. Holland returned to Newfane
Saturday after spending a month with
friends in jamaica
Topic of the Christian Endeavor meet
ing Sunday evening viii be, Better
Speaking, Mrs. Ida Higgins. leader.
Mrs Lizzie Worden went 10 Brattle
boro Saturday to spend Thanksgiving
n the home of her niece, Mrs. Eta Puff
fer.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. p. Monroe and
-on. Carlton, went to Springfield, Mass.
Saturday to spend a few days with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Allen of Brat
+leboro have been spending a week in
the home of their son, Dorr w. Allen.
and family.
Robert Davis is i'll with pneumonia
His aunt, Miss Margaret Maher, a Red
Cross nurse, who is at home on n vaca-
ton, is caring for her nephew.
Mrs. Grace Plat Smith of Oak Bluffs,
r. l., came Wednesday to visit her
aunt, Miss Fannie Newton, who is fail
ing gradually and now confined to the
bed.
The friends of Miss Ethel Mack gave
her Il pleasant surprise last week, when
they presented her a warm sweater new
shoes and rubbers, which she greatly APP
preciated.
Little Elizabeth, daughter of Rev and
Mrs. F. b. Hyde. is i'll with bronchitis.
IIazen. infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Winchester, is gaining from an
attack of bronchitis.
Mrs. Ella Underwood, aunt of Mrs.
c. l.. HeScock, after spending a few
weeks with her, went Monday to Green
field TO the home of her niece, Mrs. Ches-
ter ID. White. where she will remain
during the winter.
The committee for arranging the
Christmas program consists of Mrs.
Grace Rhodes. The mems class has.
been asked to procure suitable Christmas
trees and the adult womenS class to
serve as candy committee and to assist
in trimming the trees.
a praise service will be held in the
church Thanksgiving evening. Rev. F.
b. Hyde will have charge of the pro-
gram. After the service a social hour
will be observed in the parlors when a
mound party for the pastor win be held.
Everyone is invited. Light refreshments
viii be served
Last Saturday Il men, neighbors and
friends of Henry Mack, went to the
woods some with teams and others with
axes. and cut trees, drawing the wood to
his house and preparing il for the stove.
amounting in all to about 10 cords, thus
showing Il kind spirit worthy of emula-
ton.
The Christian Endeavor meeting Sun
day evening was a praise service, in
charge of Rev. L. b. Hyde. In conclu-
sion Mrs. Abbie Fish Morse reviewed
the third chapter of the mission book on
I'll TlFrgh Of hn
society. reported that more than 100 per
cent on the efficiency chart has been
achieved by the Newfane Christian En-
deavor.
Townshend and Newfane branch Red
Cross officers met in Newfane the eve
ming of Nov. ID to make plans for car
rying on their work Miss Edith NJ.
peckman, assistant director of Junior
Red Cross for the New England division.
was present, also DIR. c. s. Leach of
Brattloboro. Miss Helen NJ. Sanders0n
and Miss Clara f. Hoffman. public
health nurses 1T the close of the meet
ing local officers of the society served
light refreshments.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold its annual fair in the church vestry
| Saturday evening. Dee. 3. The following
committees have been appointed: Apron,
Miss Ella JenniSon and Miss Matte
Wilder: fancywork, Miss Amy Reed.
! MIS-. Hazel 1ODlnSOn, entertainment,
| Mrs Mary Maher. Mrs. HYDE and Mrs.
/ Ida HIGGINS; candy. Ruth Monroe, Mar
/ garet Higgins. Elizabeth Mahpr; food.
/ Miss Emma Moulton. Mrs. Lila Wis
wall: decorations. Marguerite Jones,
/ Florence White and Margaret Higgins.
| The Newfane friends of David VIII
/ lard, who is so we'll known at home and
! abroad. were happily surprised last Fri
/ day TO receive q call from him as he was
passing through the place with Maj. and
/ Mrs. Childs on their way to Peru for a
! short stay. Mr.. Wizards last previous
/ visit to Newfane was more than three
years ago, when plans for the Field Me-
| mortal fountain were completed. During
/ the intervening years he has been in
| Paris and northern Africa but has kept
| in touch with home folks by letters
| which have appeared in the columns of
the Brattleboro papers.
The village school will hold fair in
! Union hall Friday evening. Dec. 10, for
the purpose of raising funds to buy nee
essarv equipment to make their school a
| standard one Vegetables, fruits, etc,
are requested to be contributed by all
| interested in the school and comfort and
| welfare of the pupils, articles in good
| condition are desired to fit out the white
! elephant booth, also useful and fancy
/ articles for the other booths. The neat
and attractive booklets made by the pu
pills and left from house to house
throughout the village are worthy OF
commendation.