The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.


y. F. Shea has bought the 45-horse-
power, seven passenger Knox touring
ear of the Jennie NJ. Legs estate.
The First Regiment band will give
reception in the armory tonight to
those who participated in the recent
band minstrel show
The final rehearsal by the Memorial
day chorus viii be held tomorrow even
ing at o o'clock in the Baptist chapel \
The high school orchestra and Mr.. Du-
gan and Mr.. Morse will be with them.
Flags were placed at the graves of I
all members of the Grand Army sun
day in the West Brattleboro, Meeting /
House Hill and Locust Ridge GENE
teries by Sedgwicll Post.
Charles H. Allen has bought Dana I
|. Howard S house on Maple street. 4
Mr. Howard contemplates moving to |
Mortified, Mass. Mr.. Allen will take
take possession and move from Pros
pect street at an early date.
meeting of boat owners will pc
held this evening in the store of +. j.
Fenton & Co. for the purpose of con.
sidering taking action to prevent the
log drive from closing the river to
navigation for weeks at n time. 1t IS
probable that the board of trade will
be asked to take some action IN the
matter.
Local men who have been to Keene
recently are told that John Wren. who
is in Jail there charged with the muir
der of James Stewart Hamilton at
Hinsdale last February, is the most
cheerful prisoner ever confined there.
He refuses to allow his Imprisonment
to affect his spirits.
Workmen have begun the removal
i of slate from the roof of the ell of the
4 Brattleboro House The windows have
/ been removed from that part Of the
/ building and the work of demolishing
/ the interior is progressing rapidly The
crew of men who are wrecking the old
/ Crosby elevator are progressing with
the elevator part 50 that the structure
/ is now many feet shorter than ii once
was.
Thirteen of the Brattleboro high
school track team members viii leave
Friday afternoon for Burlington, whore
they will compete Saturday in the
annual Vermont State Interscholastic
games. The local boys who Will make
the trip and compete in the events are
Sherman, Rice, Bingham, Crosby, San
ders, R. Adams, Angler, w. Haskell,
NJ Haskell, Fits, Cook, Harlow and
Thayer.
The coming season at the Audito-
rum Will open early in August with
The Girl and the Baron, a large and
elaborate musical production, followed
by Excuse Ne, The Spendthrift, What
Happened to Mary, Bought and Paid
For, and many other fine dramatic sue
ccsses. Nine. Evelyn Scotney and
company viii appear again in concert
and the Aborn Opera company are
, booked for the Chimes of Normandy,
also The Bohemian Girl
w. f. Goddard went to South Had
ley, Mass, Saturday to attend the de
; bate between the senior and Junior
; classes of Mount Holyoke college, o.
, which Mrs. Goddard < daughter, Mis-,
! Elizabeth Taylor, as senior, was one
of the contestants. The question was
Resolved. that the cities of Massa
f. chusetts should adopt the commission
/ form of city government as based OF
. the Des Moines plan. Miss Tavlo
spoke on the negative side and has til,
! honor of being one of the best speak
+. ers.
. Hugh Agnew, agent for the +. A
Strout farm agency, has sold Edwar,
. j. NcLane 5 95aere farm in West Hal
+ flax to Albert Howton and son 81
! | kenaston, Sask The sale include
/ everything on the place except som,
linen and antique furniture. Mr.. Ne
Lane, who is an expert painter an,
4 decorator, came to the farm on accoun
). of his health, and he is going back t,
= the city. Mr.. Howton anu son vii
) make speciality of fruit and poultry
raising. There are 500 apple trees OF
the farm.
In he annual meeting of the ladies
aid society of st. Michael 5 Episcopa
church at the home of Mrs. +. w
" Gibson, president, these officers wer
elected: Pres, Mrs 4. G. Walker; vic
pres. Mrs E. w. Gibson Mrs. l
,e Royce and Mrs Kittredge Haskins
r See Mrs c. Sercombe; treas Mrs. {
ne Babb; directresses, Mrs l.. Royce, Mr.
he j. L. Martin, Mrs. Kittredge Haskin
IL Miss McVeigh, Miss Bessie Cain, Mr.
w II. Lane. After adjournment T,
Is freshments were served and yer
e, enjoyable afternoon was spent.
u, The ladies' aid society of ST. NJ
= chael S Episcopal church, who wei
- tOuuucllHS LOU Sdle Oh the ldN
= Saturday afternoon, were given
q pleasant surprise by visit from Mr.
= Everest, a nurse, who is one of tn
early members of the church. She an
her patient are in town for a visit a
- ter spending some time in Pinehurs
= n. c. Her maiden name was Lila Pc
= sons. She was baptized in the churC
by Rev. Mr.. Smith, the second reeto
u -, and Rev. w. II. Collins, who was pa
- tor of the church more than % year
l9I was the officiating clergyman at h
Vi wedding 81 years ago. Mrs. Evere
We expressed much interest in the ehur,
- and its people and emphasized the To-
'n' she has always maintained for it.
oil; The performance last evening broug
NO. the Auditorium season to a close 4
thnmnh nnnninar late ON accnnnt Of n