The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-23
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The First Regiment band has begun
weekly rehearsals for the winter.
Rev Henry Lamb of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service
at the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
o clock.
Osmar Fits will entertain several
of his young friends at a Halloween
Frolic at the free kindergarten rooms
tomorrow, from 3 to 80.
The ladies auxiliary of the y. f.
O. =. will hold a silver social at the
home Of Mrs. Ada Niles on High
street Wednesday evening.
Rev Chalmers Holbrook of Deer
field Center, y. H., will occupy the puL
.pit of the Centre congregational
church next Sunday morning in the
absence of the pastor.
The regular meeting of the ladies
auxiliary of the n. Il. o. +. will be
held at the home Of Mrs Annie
Bracket 80 Clark street, Friday eve
ming, Oct 81, at $50 o'clock.
The ladies' auxiliary of the n. F.
O. r. will meet Friday evening at
80 clock at the home of Mrs. Ida
Stodtard and all members are request
ed to attend prepared to sew.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Centre Congregational church will
hold a Halloween social in the chapel
and parlors Wednesday evening, Oct.
%. The young people of the parish
are cordially invited.
Giovanni SIM. who was struck on
the head by falling drill on the Yer
non street job Tuesday, is suffering
with Il fracture of the skull besides
several long scalp wounds. 1t is eX-
pected that he will recover although
his condition is critical.
Class No. 10 of the Baptist Bible
school met with Mrs. Oscar Mack of
Willistou street Wednesday afternoon.
Nineteen members were present. The
evening was spent as usual in sewing
and in a social way, after which sup
per was served.
Miss Flossie Ober was given a sur
prise party at her home on Green
street last evening, it being her birth
day anniversary. There were - pres
cnt. including the clerks III j. +.
Mann 5 store and Mr.. and Mrs. Mann.
Refreshments were served and the
evening was spent in playing games.
Miss ODER was presented an ivory
hand mirror.
The program at the Grange meeting
Wednesday evening included songs by
the choir. discussion of the question
Would Woman Suffrage Benefit the
Farmer ; Wife! Speakers. w. NJ.
Robbins, O. T. Ware, II. w. Sargent
II. l.. Frost, Mrs. Carrie McNeigh, Mrs
II. s. Dearborn and others; recitation
by o. T. Ware. The first and seeonl
degrees will be conferred at the next
meeting, Nov. >.
Mrs. Julia Rice Miller has picked
ripe red raspberries and Lawtol
blackberries every day since Sept. !
on Oct 10 enough for pie. Their
are still many blossoms. and greer
fruit On Oct. 2l she gathered bou
quet of dandelion and strawberr,
blossoms from a spot that was whit
with blossoms and one big ripe straw
berry. She hopes to gather enough
for a shortcake before snow flies.
The 10th annual meeting of tn
Vermont Society of Colonial Dame
opened this afternoon at 3 clock i
the banquet room Of the Masonic ten
pie. a banquet will be served in tn
parlors Of the First Baptist church TIL
evening to the members of that socict
aud the officers Of the Vermont Daugf
tiers of the American Revolution
whose conference was held yesterda,
and of the Daughters of 1912, who's
annual gathering was held this morn
ing.