The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-01
NEWFANE.

Mrs. f. l. Newton of Brooklyn, y.
T., is guest of Mrs. B. E. Morse.
Mrs. Jessie Bradley and daughter.
Ruth, returned to their home in New
Haven Saturday.
Mrs. G. 4. Patterson, cook through
the season at Newfane Inn, has returned
TO her home in Boston.
Mrs. Ella A. Underwood came from
WardSboro Monday afternoon to visit
her niece. Mrs. c. l.. Hescock.
Mrs. George Solandt returned Satur-
day from a visit of a week with her
mother and sister in EnOsburgh Falls.
Reports from various committees were
given at the last Grange meeting, show
ing about $110 was cleared at the re-
cent fair.
Newfane Inn is closed for the winter
and will open again April 1. Mrs. \. Il.
Whitcomb will spend the winter at West
Palm Beach, Fla.
W. B. Frazer has returned from n
visit with his sister in Littleton. \. II.
Mrs. Spencer Fraser and daughter, Con
stance. accompanied him.
Mrs. Juna Plimpton and daughter,
Genie. and son, Ray, of Wardsboro Wis
tied Sunday at the home of Mrs. Phmp-
toms brother. Nathaniel Wilder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robinson are
boarding at Herman Eddy's. Work on
their new home on the Townshend road
| is well under way, but it will not be
ready for occupancy for several weeks.
Miss Fannie B. Higgins returned Sat
| urday to her home in Lexington, Mass,
a fter n visit with her aunt, Mrs. F. W.
| Underwood She is planning to come
| later to enjoy the winter sports.
Mrs. \. II. Farnum and aunt, Mrs.
| Helen Newell, returned Saturday from
New York city. where they had been to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Ray,
sister of Mrs. Newell, and Mrs. Far
NUNS aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude A Maher and
son, Malcolm, of Wilmington visited at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. u. Maher, while Mr.. Maher attended
the district meeting with Blazing Star
lodge in Townshend.
Mrs. Mary F. Meeker, who has been
staying several weeks at Davidson Ma
pies, went Tuesday TO Newark, y. ].
She viii spend a week in that vicinity.
after which she will go to Pittsfcld,
Mass, TO spend the winter.
Worlds Temperate Sunday was OBJ
served in the Congregational Sunday
school oct. %, by general exercise on
Christian citizenship and law enforce
ment, also by the study of the temper
ance Sunday school lesson.
Mrs. Clifton d. Howe and little
daughter, Alice. left Friday to return to
their home in Toronto after spending the
summer at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. II. Newton. AIr. and Mrs.
Newton accompanied them as far as
Springfield, returning home Saturday.
The topic of the Christian Endenvor
meeting Sunday evening is. Better
Thinking. Miss Amy Reed viii be tie
leader. The meetings have been held
through the summer season n little later,
but beginning at this conservation Serv-
ice the hour will be I O'Clock. and con-
tinue through the winter season.
There was large attendance Friday
evening at the club meeting in Union
district. Miss Muriel Grout and her pu-
recitatiOns appropriate for Halloween,
and "reminiscences of early school days
as related by members of the class were
much enjoyed. An oyster supper.
planned by G. +. Grout, was served dur
ing the social hour.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hescock, who
went TO Boston to attend the, wedding
of their granddaughter, Eleanor Randall,
and Deweese w. Dewitt Oct. II, re-
turned to Newfafre Saturday, accompan
led by their daughter. Mrs. Alice Ran
dali. who Will remain with her parents
a few days. On Monday night she went
to East Dover to attend the wedding of
Mr.. Randall's niece, Miss Marion Gould.
On Saturday afternoon a pleasant sur
prise was given Mrs. Lucy Hosley in
honor of her birthday, by her brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Martin.
Friends and neigl bors were invited to
meet her in their home, where they were
served sumptuously at tea and enjoyed
Il delightful social time. The birthday
cake with candles was a pleasant feature
Of the centerpiece on the tea table CON
sisting of pumpkin basket filled with
fruits, which was suggestive of Jack
o1anterns and Halloween. showing how
near she comes To being n real little
witch" Mrs. Ruth Monroe led in the
parlor diversions and Mrs. Martin en-
tcrtained the company with elOcution
and piano music. Birthday offerings
were brought by many friends.
The Sunday evening service of the
Christian Endeavor society was devoted
TO the consideration of the temperance
question and there were earnest talks
BY the men and women. Rev. r. II.
Hyde answered the question, How are
other countries making II hard for lis
to enforce prohibition? w. III. GoOdnow
told what advantages prohibition has al
ready brought to this country; Edwin
Jones gave some of the arguments
against the prohibition amendment and
told how to answer them; Mrs. Alice
Randall gave suggestions on How to
| Make Prohibition Popular; Mrs. Grace
Rhodes told of the part Christian En-
deavor has taken in making this nation
saloonless; J. NJ. Miller gave an account
Of the work done in Hornell, \. y;
George Bush spoke of the attitude of the
medical profession against the free use
| of alcohol as a medicine, also of the
| false reports continually made relating
to the present use of alcohol and the part
taken by ''bootleggers'' in supplying it.
| Mrs. Mary AIaher mentioned the report
so frequently made that the use of drugs
| had increased, but no proof of this could
be given All agreed that the way to
bring worldwide prohibition is to ''edu-
cate, vote right and pray for divine
help"
| COlorado's beet sugar crop this year IS
| estimated to be worth So 100000, based
| on e. rent