The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-25

Clark Chase, who had spent three
months in florida, reached home Satur-
day.
Miss Caroline Arms of School street,
who spent two months in New York and
Atlantic City, returned home Monday
evening.
James E. Byrne, secretary of the
Democratic state committee, was in Bur
ington Friday in attendance upon a
meeting of his committee, at which time
the distribution of the various political
plums under the new administration
was fully discussed.
Mayor elect j. L. Burke of Burlington
was in town Monday, visiting with his
daughter, Mrs. John 2. Lenahan of
North Walpole, and he took the occa-
sion to call upon a number of local
prominent Democrats to discusse the di-
vision of the political spoils of the
state.
Mrs. Gerald C. Page of 33 Atkinson
street returned last week from the Han
over hospital bringing her infant, upon
whom a serious operation was performed
there several weeks ago. The child is
improving rapidly from the effects of
the operation and is considered entire
ly out of danger now.
Lee D. Hall, who lives with his fam
lily at No. l Pleasant street, was taken
suddenly i'll Friday and during Satur
/ day night developed symptoms of an
alarming character indicating appendi-
citis, for which a hurried operation was
performed during the early hours of
Sunday morning, since which time his
condition has been critical, but hopes
-. 1 6 l..
Easter day proved to be. one of the
pleasantest days of the season thus far,
sandwiched in between a large number
of unpleasant ones. The usual observ-
ance of the day was held by all the To-
cal churches, the floral decorations and
special music being more than usually
in evidence. Large congregations turn
ed out at each one of the churches and
the day proved very enjoyable one to
the masses of the people.
DIR. John n. Collins, son of John J
Collins of No. u School street, has as
sumed the dental business of DIR. c. S
Campbell, who recently died in st. Al
bans and will hereafter practice his pro
fession in that city. DR.. Collins haG
arranged a partnership with DIR. Camp
bell before his death, but now takes
the whole business. He is a graduate
of the Baltimore dental college and has
practiced some time in the office of DR.
j. c. Perry of Shelburne Falls, Mass.
The tailoring establishment in Barr,
block on Westminster street that ha
been conducted two years by JOIN
English & Co., was sold Monday t.
George Brown, who comes here from
Ludlow where he has been employed il
: the wooden mills. Mr.. English ha
2 has made a trade with the Kimbal
: company and will next week become
partner with them in the moving pic
i ture business of the Standard theatr
:. on Rockingham street.
The funeral of Edward j. Howard,
IT retired paper maker of 10 Pine stree
e was very largely attended Monda.
Il there being nearly 100 members of til
# Order of Ancinet Hibernians in lin
a. Mr.. Howard was a man of about S
;" years, and spent the last so years {
!. his life in this town as an honored res
30 dent. During the SOS he was emplo,
t. ed in the paper mill which was the
- located in the village of Bartonsvill
t. and after the destruction of that
~ moved here and was employed man
u years in the various local mills. +
tt leaves a wife and sevraI children.