The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

ing.
Beginning Sunday evening, the hour
of the Christian Endeavor meeting in
the congregational chapel will be Z
o clock instead of 6.
Mrs. Georgia Sears entertained five
tables at fve-hundred at her home on
Main street Wednesday evening. The
first prize was won. by Pearl Clapp.
The regular meeting Of the New
England auxiliary, which was post
poned from last Friday evening, will be
held this evening in the home of Mrs.
Ida Stafford, Elliot street.
The Easter music at ST. Michael s |
Episcopal church win be repeated at |
he morning service Sunday. Alison
Dugan, violin, Arthur Brasor, cello, |
and Sewall Morse, cornet, will assist.
About IS members of Wantastiquet |
lodge, |. 0. o. F., expect to leave on
| the 0 clock train Monday morning to
participate in the anniversary celehra
tion of the order at Springfield, Mass,
that day
Direct news from Mexico City was
received ia Brattleboro by cable today
in the form of substantial order to
the Estey Organ company, instructions
being TO make shipment by way Of
! Vera Cruz.
The regular meeting of the Sunshine
society, branch one, will be held with
Mrs. Emily S. Edwards, Prospect street,
Friday afternoon, April "a, at $50
o clock. AS this will be observed as
international day it is hoped there
will be good attendance.
The annual meeting of the Woman S
Exchange viii be held Monday after
noon, when reports of officers Will be
given and new officers will be elected
The governing board will meet at )
O'Clock and the regular exchange meet
ing will be held at $50.
The mission circle of the Universal
ist church will hold its meetings in
the church parlor Thursday afternoon.
April %. Devotional meeting at ;
0 clock. 4 brief sketch Of Our Japan
Mission will be given by Mrs. F. c.
Sargent. Watchword Usefulness.
, Mrs. Lucy w. Cox has greatly i'm
proved the front of the plumbing and
t stove store now occupied by w. j..
Pentland, jr.. by putting in large plate
glass windows. Other improvements in
3 made also, and Mr.. Pentland now has
; an especially well arranged display
room.
Il | JOHu d. OluHe mas dIEdnHFu another
e athletic program for tomorrow even.
+ ing in the armOry. The star attraction
will he a sparring bout between Carl
+ Morris, who was one of the principals
. in the previous program, and Eight
. ling Bill Curry of Providence. They
q will 90 10 rounds. Danny Lynch anC
h Willie Cramer, both local boys, will put
: on a preliminary of four rounds, an,
e there will be Indian club swinging ant
< parallel bar work.
\ change in plans on the part o
i the relatives of Mrs. Edith Bemis o
# Lowell. has resulted in cOuntermand
IS ing the arrangements for her funera
r here this afternoon. The funeral an,
h burial will take place in Lowell. Mr.,
lie Bemis met her death in the fire whic
Q destroyed an apartment block in tn
IS Allston district, Boston. She was tn
N widow of Willis T. Bemis, formerly O
a Brattleboro, who died about seve
Ia years ago and whose ashes were burie
here.
Mary Stewart, the picture play, wi
be given at the Princess theatre Tue,
day afternoon and evening, April .
70 for the benefit Of the Sunshine societ,
branch one. There are three reels q
pictures adapted from the drama h
Frederick Schiller. 1T is a superb pr,
duction, portraying the last 10 years c
the great struggle for the Englis
- throne between Mary, Queen of Scot
and Queen Elizabeth. The tragic fat
- of the beautiful Mary and the plot
-s which preceded it form story Of gril
IIping intensity.
Brattleboro lodge, No. 102, T. &
NJ, held its last meeting before IL
annual last evening. There was an a
tendance of so or more, and in son
respects it was the most interestir
meeting of the year. The regular O
fcers filled their several stations, al
in addition three past masters, W.
ellison, NJ. c. Houghton and c.
CroweH, took part in the work.
comforting the Master Mason degree
four candidates four senior deaco
took part. A. L. Pettee, Harrie
Chase, Hugh Niele and II. C. Freema
A special feature greatly enjoyed W
the giving of the lectures of the {
gree by Past Master F. r. Vaugha
the stereoptcon being used for thro
ing illustrations on the screen.
choice buffet luncheon was served
the banquet hall.
Relatives in town of Miss Flora
lhgley, who has been in Californ
three years, have received this week
express two one-half boxes of "Sl
kist'' navel oranges from a gro
owned by an acquaintance of NJ
IIigley near the city of Riverside. NJ
Higley has visited this grove and Sc
both the blossoms and the fruit M
the trees. The oranges are unsua
large and of delicious flavor. L
July she wrote of the process of il
cation of this grove. The water
turned on for three successive d;
| and nights. just before the water
let in they 90 over the ground will
plow and make two or three furrC
each side of every row of trees.
match the outlets in the little ca
that runs along the highest side of
= field. Someone has to be there
watch 1t to see That the water docs