The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-16
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The women of the Methodist Epis.
copal church held a well.patroni2ed food
sale in Retting block Saturday evening.
The Daughters of Pocahontas held
dance in Red Men : hall SATURDAY.
evening. Hines 4 Dugan furnished
music.
The next regular meeting of the
Sunshine society, Branch No. /, will be
held with Miss Edith Gilkev. 4 Chaplin
street, Friday, June 23, at $3.50 clock.
Horton 5 real estate agency has
sold for Peter Johnson his house and
extra lot on Fairview street TO Walter
II, Robinson of Waterbury, VT, and
Hattie l.. Waite of Brattleboro.
Flag day was observed Wednesday
by displaying the national colors upon
many buildings about town. 1t was the
l34th anniversary of the adoption of
the stars and stripes as the official flag
of the nation.
The last meeting of the w. c. 7. L.
before the usual summer recess from ac.
tive work was held in the rest room
Monday afternoon. Only routine bus,
mess incidental TO closing the season S
work was transacted
The coming week will see the force
of workmen on the Fort Dummer mills
increased to about So During the pres.
emit week large amount of brick work
has been completed but only about an
eighth of the brick work is finished.
The program of the commencement
exercises of Rensselaer, Polytechnic in
stitute at Troy, n. Y. includes a thesis
by Edward Murray Frost formerly of
Brattleboro. Mr.. Frost S paper is a
Il nd nf a Gtn
reinforced concrete office building 80
by 100 feet.
The local trolley road experienced
a run of bad luck this week having had
four ears derailed. Monday evening
the system was tied up for a short time
BY ear leaving the rails on the com.
mon. II was necessary to transfer pas
sengers for three hours while force
of workmen with iackscrews put the
ear back on the iron.
Children s dav was observed in the
Universalist church Sunday morning
with a special musical program and the
pastor, Rev d. +. Trout, gave talk to
the children which was illustrated by
various objects. Seventeen children
received baptism. The church was dee
GRATED with flowers and foliage, the
scheme being green and pink.
County Fish and Game Warden
Marvin j. Howard of South London
derry was in Brattleboro Saturday pre-
pairing to make Sunday tour through
this part of the county In search OF
violators of the six-inch trout law
Last week Mr.. Howard prosecuted 4. 7.
Sparks of Newfane for taking SIN snort
trout in a Marlboro stream. Justice
Morse of Newfane fined the fisherman
81 and costs for each trout.
Salvation Army services will be
held as follows: Sunday Il a. m, sun
dav school. 3 p. m, praise service, p.
M. revival service. week days, every
night except Tuesday at $ ?. m. AT
engagements are being made for visit
in the near future of the Mt. Hermon
brass quartet. Friends who nave our
contribution boxes are hereby notlled
that these boxes will be called Tor IN
about two or three weeks and we small
appreciate it very much II they are
ready when the collector calls.
Leslie Ernest Allen of Brattleboro
and Miss Lora Ella Labelle OF south
Vernon were married Memorial DAY Dy
Rev. F. A. Wells at the Methodist par
sonage. The single ring service was
used, and the bride wore a gown OF gray
cloth. Mr.. Allen is son OF MI anu
Mrs James T. Allen. The family came
10 Rrattlehoro from South Vernon few
weeks AGO. when Mr.. Allen, ST., and
NJ Allen. IT., bought the grocery store
of RI s. Goodenough, where they are IN
business. Mrs. Allen is a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Labelle OF south
Vernon Mr.. and Mrs. Allen are house
keeping at IS Frost street.
The churches will Join IN a union
service in the Centre Congregational
church this evening at s o clock at whlch
Rev. A. f. Legg, eastern field secretary
IF the vounp people IS missionary move
mont win give an illustrated lecture on on
The World in Boston. The speaker VIII
aiso show some views of the MISSIONARY
nonference recently held at Silver Bay
n Y Mr.. Legg is convincing SPEAK,
or and has message TO give on tne
naed and value of missionary educatloh'
There will be no admission lee put an
Offering will be taken. lie VIII con,
dnct a conference on the teaehinS, o %
missions in the Sunday seh0ol az 4,oo
o clock this afternoon IN the SonEt
gational chapel to which an oGnu al
school teachers and oliiceIs anu
others interested are invited
A large tent has been plfneneu o4
Prospect hill, at the corner Oh Iihe s an
Central streets, in which sospel NH Tho
ings are to be held for :, tl lne ND
eyangelists in charge are h. b. Ilapp a and
p. W. Thurber, with MIS-. oia abau ara
Miss Bowers to assist. Whlle tneS az az
Ioaatod at one side of the town, tne
tont can be easily reached by trolieS'
ss tbe cars pass the lot. 1t IS annouic,,
al t hot the tent will be well-lighted ana
ea tsa r.a III seated. and all will be wei,
oona at tbe services. The meetings VII
1 oo;n tomorrow evening at ITO any any
W Et;nne throughout the coming wees
conont Monday and Saturday evenings
NJ and Mrs. Clapp have conquctgu
.,,ao+;ngs in Elmira, \. y, ana Na Nh
NToss before coming here. MI. IuI t
~ IL a native of this state. ana lan'
Summer was connected with tent cum
nanv in Burlington.
THE grade schools of the l It ofter.
"a school district will close TINS aTV1 10
noon The ninth grade exercises WI
Ilop I - +bo Raptist church at ) 'cl9ck
nei 5 +ba nrooram as given in last Weeh
q rn pf ,n will be carried out. Inc ny
a 1Ini ~ commencement exercises VIII pJ
sc -: tnmorrow afternoon at cL?ch
Eth the class day exercises on 'ne r non
.obnoi lawn. The baccalureate wis
nj; iI he preached by Key: +. HHnisconai
n @l Of the Methodist d4;ora Ipt Church
.bnrch. in the Congregations Tho col.
Sunday evening at oor ,elOiR; ne will
entrance s SonFd Of fRe Main street
building Monday Inc e 9 9be auditorium
sEesss y t'4s sddss evening" j P
~ o n Robb of Washington, H.o,,
Charies, u. nc address. The exercises
fss hs w evening" w ffs general E Re Fn PR
9 9f t6f b %n The sass Of Gr5 1SSs Gd
not eat ~ an T epidemic of measles ana the