The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

-Four cases of chickenpox are the
only cases of contagious disease in
town. All of them are light eases.
Sunshine society, branch l, held its
regular meeting yesterday at Island |
park and enjoyed picnic. There was
a good attendance.
l.. II. Thomas of Saxtons River, who |
has taken position in the Estey shops |
has moved into L. l.. Whitney 5 house
at ~ Chestnut street.
Miss Evelyn Durham will give
theatre party tonight to eight of her
young lady friends, to attend the pre-
sentation of The Firefy.
The ladies' auxiliary of the n. E.
Q. Z. will meet with the president,
Mrs Ida Stafford, on Elliot street to-
morrow evening at 40.
IL. T. Weatherhead has had Engineer
Gilman lay out 10 attractive building
lots ON Western avenue. which he is
now offering for sale at attractive
prices
An error was made in the list Of
officers of the Baptist Christian En-
dcavor society. The president is Merle
Corhctt instead of Charles Palmer, as
given the reporter.
Mrs Gale 5 class. No. TO- of the
Baptist Bible school will hold their
regular monthly meeting in the chapel
Friday afternoon. A large attendance
Is desired as there is work to do
| The Austine Institution for the deaf
and blind opened its second year Tues
day under very favorable conditions
/ rwenty-nine pupils are enrolled at
present and several more are to enter
/ within a few days.
4 The ladies' aid society of St. Mich
4 ael Episcopal church win hold their
I first meeting of the season Friday at
/ . p. IN. ut the home Of Mrs f. w
\ Gipson on Western avenue. A talk
entitled The Delinquent Girl will be
given by Miss Anna Louise Davis.
\ The y. +. O. p. will hold its next
regular meeting Wednesday, Oct. s,
the grand lodge having granted a dis
pensation to omit the meeting Of Sept.
"a on account Of the Valley fair. All
members are requested to take notice
Of the change.
The annual reunion of Company B,
10th Vermont regiment, and Company
X, 9th Vermont regiment, will be held
in Prattleboro next Tuesday. Members
of the companies will gather from
many towns and cities in this section
at the rooms Of Sedgwick post, aud
dinner viii be served by the Woman :
Relief corps.
The North End auction bridge whist
club held clam bake at c. \. Har
ris 5 cottage at Spofford lake yester-
day afternoon. Each couple invited
another couple as their guests, and 30
were present The bake consisted Of
chickens, Holsters, clans, corn and
sweet and Irish potatoes. 1t was a
first class bake, and it is needless to
say that the party did justice to it.
In the evening cards were played, and
the party returned home before the
shower.
4 temporary track was laid across
Bridge street just east of the railroad
track last night and one Of the Hol-
, brook, Cabot & Rollins corporation S
dump cars was moved across TO a tenn
porary trestle that has been constructed
over the foundations of the old Crosby
elevator. The material drcdged from
the bed of the river preparatory to the
construction eff the bridge for the Bos
tom & Maine tracks at the mouth OF
, Milestone brook viii he placed in this
car and moved to various places over
the foundations where the material viii
I be used to fill the cellar. Another hoist
ing engine has been placed in position
at the side of the track and i'm another
/ day or two dredging operations viii he
in full swing