The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Measles are reported in the family Of
August Anderson.
The auction of horses at the stable Of
Frank Larrow Saturday was the largest
sale of the kind ever held in Bratteboro.
st. Michael's Court, c. o. r., will
hold a dance and card party Tuesday
evening, April ), for the members and
friends in Red Men 5 hall.
Tickets for the concert, preceding
the ball to be given in Festival hall
/ April 25, under the auspices of the tel
4 ephone operators, are now on sale at
{. F. Thomas 5 drug store.
/ Charles F. Spring put his automo-
/ bile III service yesterday. His chauf-
feur is John Macarthur, who has had
much experience in the employ of
Manlev Brothers.
Archie F.. Rich of 13 South Main
street and Lula a. Prouty of 80 Elliot
street were married Saturday evening
at o clock by Rev. Thomas W. Ow-
ems. pastor of the Methodist church.
They will live in Brattleboro, Mr.. Rich
being employed by the White River
Chair company.
Company / and the band viii open
the new armorv with a public concert
and dance Thursday evening The full
military band viii give n concert from
to $50 and there will be dancing un-
til II. The music for dancing viii he
furnished by the band and orchestra
This is the largest hall in town and
has a fine dance floor. The hall is avail
able for private parties and for all So
cial affairs.
The Passing of Peg and Bill, a
railroad story by Arthur Wallace
Peach Of this village, was printed in
the Springfield Sunday Republican for
April s. In the same issue was print
ed a poem by Mr.. Peach entitled The
Smm. Mr.: Peach has written a large
number of poems. which have appear
eel in the leading publications. They
are rich in sentiment and show ex-
ceptional literary talent.
The funeral of Mary Raymond Patch
the l1months' old daughter Of Mn and
Mrs. Lowell Patch, who died Thursday
4 evening, was held yesterday afternoon nj
> O'Clock in the home at 30 Washingt on
street. Rev. +. s. Harrison, pastor of Ia,
q Baptist church at West Bratteboro. oil
ciated and the burial took place in Meet
ing House Hill cemetery Mrs Patch,
q parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Totman. anC
other relatives from Greenfield and Put
ncy came to attend the service.
4 letter from Martin Carpenter OF
Omaha, who lived in Esteyville wher
4 q boy, saws that he and his wife were
not far distant from the cyclone. They
were so near that they saw it go past
and did not know but that they woulC
3 be struck. The cries and means of tn,
: injured and distressed were terrible
: Martin Carpenter was a son of Darwin
Carpenter and brother of Henri
Carpenter of Greenfield. The latter
wife is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
II. l.. Nichols of West Guilford.
: The breaking of the big cable WITT
70 which efforts were being made ycstcr
"a day to raise the big compound engin,
that went into the Connecticut rive
70 at tho Williams siding north of Eas
q Putnoy last week Sunday forced IN,
., gang Of wreckcrs to stop their effort
: yesterday until a new cable can b.
ID brought from Boston. This is expecte,
,r TO arrive today, and then renewed eff
N forts to raise the big machine viii
1t be made. No trace of the body o
s. Fireman Willis Perrett was found.
te The meeting of the Windham- Uniol
:. association OF congregational minister
was held this morning at the Centr
~ Congregational church. Rev. Mr.. Car
- ter of Newfane was chosen moderator
:, The devotional exercises were conduct
"a ed by Rev. Mr.. Ward of Westminste
70 and the moderator preached the sci
mon on the Message For Our Time
Papers were read by Rev. Henry Lam
of West Brattleboro, on the Socia
Message of the Modern Pulpit, an
Rev. Mr.. Pratt of Bellows Falls ID
Id Merrill of st. Iohnsbury gave an az
s. dress ON The Religious Conditions
70 the State. Dinner was served Mt moo
o. IN the chapel by the women OF tn