The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

In superior court at Greenfield yes
terday decision was reserved in the dI- ,
vorce case of William Starks of Charlie
mont against Dora Starks of Readsboro.
Desertion was the ground for the libel.
Six members of the lodge Of n. f. o.
P went to Greenfield last night to at
tend the big class initiation. The de-
gree staff of Union lodge performed /
the work in the presence Of supreme of
fcers Of the order.
The children s chorus will assist in
the Sunday morning service in the Cen
tire church. Members of the chorus are
asked to be at the chapel at 1918 sun
day morning.
Miss Emma Lundberg gave a
/ bridge party yesterday afternoon ut
/ the home of her sister, Mrs. F. l.. Bur
/ nett, at u Brook street. There were
! four tables and prizes were awarded /
/ Miss Ruth Dewitt and Mrs. W. s.
/ SteaTns. Luncheon was served.
Miss Pearl G. Gibson 2eceived today |
from Charles r. Howry, acting chief |
| Justice of the court of claims Of Wash /
ingtOn, D. c., an appointment as com
missioner of the court of claims /
throughout the United States for the |
term of five years, to take effect March |
20 of this year.
Roy Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs, I. l.. /
Moore of 3 Elm street, left today for
Newport, R. l., to report at the naval
training school after a 12-days visit
with his parents. He has recently been
promoted to first petty officer and will
receive his ship assignment for cruising
within Il few days.
The meteorological summary for the
week ending March 20, taken by F. r.
Vaughan at 16 High street, is as fol
lows: Thermometer - Maximum, 63
plus, the 10Th; minimum, II plus, the
18th; mean, 37.2 plus. Barometer-MaX-
imum, a0.90, the 18th; minimum, 1867,
the 18th; mean, 1921. Precipitation,
I .98 inch. Atmospheric pressure reduc-
ed to sea level.
Y The reception committee which has
I just been appointed for the concert
and ball TO be given by Beauseant com
mandery at the Masonic temple the
evening of April 9, consists OF G. NJ.
. Clay. F. B. Putnam, W. II. Lane, DR..
d G. r. Anderson, c. II. Niles, 0. F. Ben
j. son. Kittredge HaSkins. !. 6. Estey, W.
!, b. Vinton, DR.. c. S. Pratt, NJ. c. IIough-
: ton and J. II. Estey.
The final games in the Vermont
S Wheel club s pool tournament viii be-
gin next week, the class winners being
Greene, Voetsch, P. Croweu, A. s.
Thompson and G. Jones. All but one
of the billiard classes have been settled
and it is expected that the match be
: tween Shumway and Dr. Barber tonight
\ will decide the remaining one. The bill
; lard class winners thus far are c. A
Harris, E. E. Perry, March and c. r.
Crosby.
= All construction work of the Boston
& Maine railroad not required for safe
ty or to meet other very urgent de-
mandS of the road has been stopped
but the following important pieces of
construction work will 90 on: The big
ear shops at Billerica, the classification
yard at Mechanicsville, \. Y. the con
struction of the line from Springfield
- to Bondville and the extension of the
Connecticut River line to Brattleboro
With them will continue the establish
of block signals and the elimination OF
the more important grade crossings
such as those in Lynn.
Several strangers arrived in town
yesterday afternoon on the train reach
ing here about $50 from the south anc
began to look about for carriages t,
take them to the hotel or other places
Among the number were elderly womeI
who were not prepared for rain or tn,
mud even if they had been famiIia
with the town or able to walk the dis
tances. Several of the men solicited in
formation from bystanders but tn
women were left to more uncOmfOrta
bic fate, that of waiting at the station
until some of the public carriage
should arrive there at more conven
lent time-for themselves.
The electric ear leaving South Mai
= street at o clock last night was dc
I tanned some time at the corner of Pin
and Central streets as n result of leaN
ing the rails. The $50 car from Yves
Rrattleboro met the same fate, const
quently the people at the south en-
were without service between the hour
of 6 and Z clock On three other ot
casiOns within few days the ears hav
been derailed, causing Inconvenience
to the patrons and strenuous labor fC
the employees.
Mrs. F. L. Smith s Sunday scho,
class of the First Baptist church hel
its annual business meeting and ban
quet at Mrs. Smith 5 home last ever
- ing. There were 20 present. A fou
III, course dinner was served. Place care
were used on which was the followin
quotation: Be present at our tabl
Lord, Be here and everywhere adore
. These mercies bless-and grant thu
= we may feast in Paradise with Thee
Following the dinner was the busine
session with the election of these o
ficers: President, Miss Marjorie Gro
by; Vice-president, Miss Charlotte Ba
B rett; secretary, Miss Ila Nickers: trea
urer, Miss Ruby Thurber.
DonneU e. Davis hava con1,c+a5 &