The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A special meeting of the Epworth
league will he held in the league
room in the Methodist church tomor-
row evening at $50.
Trouble with transformer prevent
ed the first car from West BrattIeboro
being operated and made the second
one late this morning.
A demonstration of the Postum eere-
ais Is taking place at Freeman Scott 5
grocery store today, and it will con-
tinue through tomorrow and Thursday
= Louis Parmenter of Bellows Falls s
brea king in as a substitute mail carri-
er. He recently took the civil ser
vice examination here and received
the appointment. He viii move to
Brattleboro.
A. w. Sweeton, county agricultural
agent, is in Putnev today. The car
which the Windham County Agricul-
tural association has bought for his
use through Manlev Brothers agency.
has arrived and he will put it into use
Immediately.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church will hold a business
meeting at the home of the president.
Mrs. {. ID. Smith, Cedar street, We'd
nesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. 4 large
attendance is desired.
Those who attended the performances
at the Princess theater last evening saw
an unusually good bill of pictures and
musical comedy act that was more
than ordinarily clever, the performers
being The buttons, two very funny
colored folks who are on the bill again
fer today. Another strong picture bill
is also on the program
David William Mahan. who died
Sunday afternoon at his home in
Keene, y. H., of heart failure after n
long illness, was the father of Harley
and Brook Mahan of this town. Mr..
Mahan was born in Pillsburg, p. O..
and had been a resident of Keene 21
years. The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock.
In accordance with statute requir-
ing that savings bank books be veri-
fed in May by some person not con
nected with the banks, John B. Bar
/ rows has been engaged to verify the
books at the Vermont Savings bank,
William A. Shumway at the Brattle-
boro Savings bank and Oscar F. Ben
son at the Brattleboro Trust company.
| John j. Clune received a telegram
/ Sunday stating that his brother-in-law
James Flynn, %, died suddenly Satur-
/ day at his home in Chicago. Mr.. Flynn
/ was known to many Brattleboro peo
/ pie, having visited it Mr.. Clune s home
/ his last visit here being about two
years ago. He was employed as q
sales manager by the American Tobac
60 company. He leaves a wife and
young child The body will be taker
to his former home in Iowa for burial
The attraction at the Auditorium
for three days beginning Thursday vii
be Avery Strong Stock company, on
of the leading repertoire companies o.
the New England circuit, presenting
number of good comedies and dramas
Among the plays to be presented her
are Beyond The Law The Final Set
Element, The Girl of Eagle Ranch, !
n Texas Ranger, Lena Rivers, and Fo
Mother S Sake. The company makes
! feature of the number of specialize
presented between acts and incidenta
to performances.
The case of Herbert G. and Franl
E. Barber against Watson S. Frencl
and Farley +. Crown, which has bee
tried in county court at Newfane tn
past two days, will go to the jury thi
afternoon. The testimony was sui
mitted Saturday and yesterday, an
arguments and the charge to the jur
were made this morning. The cas-
grew out of a note given to the plair
4 tiffs by Watson S. French which wa
endorsed by Farley F. Crown and mad
q payable at the Vermont National banl
French and Crown claimed that tn
note was written without interest an
i refused to pay it when the wore
with interest were found interline
4 There has been evidenc of eontradi
tory nature as to by whom and when II
words were written in and upon Il
decision of the jury will rest the ter
Z porary disposal of the case.