The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Peter. infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Nephew of Fort Dummer
heights, died this morning OF bronchi-
It's. The child would have been a year
old tomorrow.
Large delegations from both Column
Eian and Brattleboro Masonic lodges
expect to 20 TO HusdaIe the evening
of Thursday, April II, TO attend, on
special invitation, a communication of
Golden Rule lodge of that town. The
work of the evening will be on the
Master Mason degree.
The funeral of Lorenzo Streeter, who
died Tuesday morning at his home, II
Walnut street. was held this mornin.
at 10 o clock at the house. Rev. r. W
Owens. pastor of the Methodist churcl
otiiciated and members of Sedgwic
post, @. \. r., were the bearers. Al
fred Thompson sang Abide With NJ
and He Lcadeth Nc. The body wa
taken on the 11O1 O'Clock train thi
morning for burial in Marlboro. \. r
At a meeting of the st. Johnsbury
Commercial club last night it was an
nouuced that Caledonia county has
raised sufficient funds for a govern
ment agricultural expert for the coun-
ty and that such an official would he
gin his work April 10. Nothing definite
has been heard yet as to the name of
the man who is to be the expert for
Windham county, but news from the
New England adviser is expected
daily.
Mexico, Our Sister Republic, viii b
the subject of the stereopticOn lectur
in ho NJ a
Sunday evening at clock. TIL
lecture was prepared by Rev. A. c
/ Wright, who lived in that country ,
years. He has travelled extensively b
rail and on horseback and knows III
/ people intimately, their language, thei
J customs. their capabilities and thei
needs. The slides are of the best quail
/ ty and finely colored.
A grass fire on South Main stree
I got into some brush yesterday after
noon and frightened the neighborhoo
so that telephone call was sent t
/ the fire department for help. The con
\ bination wagon went up and helpe
on the job of putting the fire out. Ar
\ other fire occurred yesterday afternoo
in the rear of Crosby block among the
NJ pile of boxes, crates and papers an
straw that are permitted to aceumuiar
there. Water and the contents OF /.
pony chemical saved the situation.
The manner in which the Rexall pee
| pie respond in time of distress to tt
needs of those who handle their good
was shown during the western floods
The president of the company went
the stricken cities with his check boo
and unlimited authority and provide
for the relief of all Rexall druggist,
and clerks and their families. tt
Rexall druggists elsewhere in the cour
try, one of whom is c. E. GRAHAM o
this town, were glad of an opportunit
to contribute to the fund. The Rexal
people never miss a chance to loo
after the wants of their statesmen j,
times of calamity.
The annual convocation of Fort
Dnmmer chapter, No. II, R. A. M.
was held in Masonic temple last eve
ming when the following officers were
chosen: Excellent high priest, o. f
Benson; king, K. ?. Darlington; scribe
A. L. Pettee; treas, Fred w. PUN
nam; Sec, William A. Shumway; C
of H., A. j. Hildreth; p S., V. W
Boyden; r. A. c., William Worsnop
NJ. Of Sd ", A. l.. Billings; NJ. of e
", p. F. Crown; NJ. of 1st V, S. A
Daniels chaplain, Kittredge Haskins
stewards. NJ. c. HougtOn and George
NJ. Clay; tyler, J. Albert Taylor; trus
tee, j. Albert Taylor; corporator Of
the building association for term o.
three years, III. F. G. Toedt Refresh
ments were served at the close of the
j meeting. n ER IlaS