The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-27
NEWFANE.
Changers Surprise L. H. whitney

Changers Surprise L. III. Whitney.
! A party of Newfane Changers bent on
"sumpin dom =. boldly entered the home
of Brother Leon Fl. Whitney on DUAL
| ity hilr' Wednesday evening. Sept u
without his knowledge or consent, and
notified him that although he had ar
rived at maturity he was actually J3
years young. Not every nation was rep
resented. but good company was pres
| ent, and of just the right caliber to make
and enjoy a royal good time. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with large
variety of cut overs, which filled the
house with beauty and fragrance, and
brought pleasure and good cheer to ALL
Games, readings and Rotations fur
nshed the entertainment, and each one
took an active part in the program
cessfulIy carried out by Newfanes pio-
! neer Granger, Aunt Lizzie Worden, as
sisted by Mrs. Henry Wilson of Brook
line.
Following the social hours refresh
Ements were in order, including three
bountiful cakes of unique design, taste
fully trimmed and sweetened and all too
soon the hour of midnight approached,
and the time for departure drew near
Then the kind host returned thanks for
the remembrance, broadening his smile of
gladness with the assurance that every
thing had been done up brown, and
with the usual amount of good, clean
witt s.
Mrs. L. NJ. Carpenter was a guest of
| Mrs H. A Carpenter Sept. II.
Mrs. Leonard Brown is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Stewart Frost, in Worces-
| ter.
II. \. Carpenter was in WardsbOro
| last week visiting relatives. He returned
home Friday night.
Mrs. Randall of Springfield (vt.) is
caring for Mrs. Viola |. Chase, who has
| been i'll the past week.
Miss Marjorie B. Eames returned
Tuesday to Middlebury college to begin
the second year course.
| Next Sunday morning ]. NJ. Miller.
| by request. win render in verse and song
| prayer of his own composition.
Mrs. Arthur Amsden visited friends in
| Holyoke. Mass, last week and attended
the Eastern States Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Batchelder spent
| the weekend at the home of their son,
| George Batcbelder.- in Easthampton.
There will be n dance in Union hall
/ Oct g. Woodard's orchestra will fur
nish music. Supper viii be served by the
Rebekah lodge.
Mrs. Augusta Dingee. who has been
| assisting through the summer at New
! fame Inn. returned Saturday to her home
| in Yarmouth, y. :.
Miss Mildred Lowe, who has beer
| waitress at the Windham county House
J has gone to her home in Wardsboro be-
| cause of a sprained ankle.
Mrs. II. 4. Carpenter. who has beer
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carrie
Bowman the last four weeks, returned to
] her home Saturday night.
Miss Alice Chaplin, granddaughter OF
II. \. Carpenter. has gone to Colorado
to visit her uncle, Charles Chaplin. She
will teach school there a year.
Mrs. Augusta E. Whitcomb returned
| to Newfane Inn Friday after a vacation
of few months at the home of her sis
| ter ut Lake Averill in the northern part
of the state.
Mr.. Nees. formerly of New Jersey but
| recently of Brattleboro and an agent for
| the Twin State Gas & Electric Co., was
| IN Newfane last week TO sell electric light
| stock. He will be in town again soon.
| Last Sunday evening the missionary
meeting of the Christian Endeavor soei-
| ETY. was led by Mrs F. NJ. Wiswall, as
sisted by w. II. Newton. the missionary
superintendent of the Sunday school
who gave an interesting talk on the work
and conditions in India.
Hubert Johnson and sister, Mrs. Al
die Tyler. Lewis Tyler and family, Les
ter johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Ty-
Ter called on ii. 4. Carpenter Sept. IL
having made n trip over the Mohawk
trail thence through Bennington, Man
chester and South Londonderry,
Mr. and Mrs Makepeace of Quincy,
Mass, who, during the last three weeks,
have been touring Vermont by automo-
/ bile. came to Newfane Friday and spent
the night at Davidson Naples, starting
early Saturday morning on their home
ward trip. Their comment on Newfane
was, quiet.
The startling news of the mysterious
death of a man in Nottingham. which
called for the presence of the states at
tOrney, made such n break in county
court that the jury just drawn to hear a
state case, was dismissed without warn
ing and, not waiting for dinner, all were
speeding homeward at once.
Lawyer Thatcher of Shreveport. La.
who has been spending three weeks in
Townshend among the scenes of his boy
hood, came to Newfane Sunday after
noon to call on Mrs. Davidson. who, with
her husband. AIilOn Davidson. was teach
ing in Leland and Gray seminary when
Fred Thatcher was Il student there. The
scenes of 30 years ago were recalled with
interest, and the story of his life work
in Shreveport. where at the age of 10
he began the study of law, proves the
value of patience and perseverance,
After a short visit to Bar Harbor. Me,
he will return to his law practice in Lou
isiana.