The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-04
BRATTLEBoRo LOCAL.

A new hydrant IS being installed on
South Main street near the corner of
Reed street.
Wilson Brothers sohl Buick model
% B car to the Clark brothers of West
Dummerston Saturday.
Friendship circle will meet tomor
row, Tuesday, afternoon in Odd Eel
lows hall. Supper at 6.15.
Arthur Carter took $50 chickens,
which he Matched in an incubator, to
his farm in Putney yesterday.
The Twentieth Century club of West
Brattleboro will meet with Mrs. c. NJ.
Hamilton Wednesday afternoon.
Frank L. Burnett has bought lot on
Western avenue, owned by G. F. Thorn
as. 1t is south of John r. Ryder s
house
The body of Mrs George Liscom was
taken from the tomb at Prospect Hill
cemetery today and buried in the West
Brattleboro cemetery.
n. H. Arnold will give a talk on
ballooning under the auspices of the
Woman s guild of the Episcopal church
at the home of F. w. Childs IL Ter
race street, Tuesday evening, May ),
at s o'clock. A small admission fee
will be charged.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the young people 5 meeting in
| the UniVersalist church last evening.
! The meeting was lead by Mrs. Harriet
| Bemis, and Miss Marion Simonds play
| ed mandolin solo, accompanied by
Miss Minnie Leitsinger on the piano.
! There was brush fire near the cot
tage of Charles II. Cakes on the Yer
mont shore above the suspension
bridge yesterday afternoon that came
so close to the cottage that it was nee
essary for several men to put up q
stiff battle to prevent the cottage be-
ing destroyed.
Rehearsals for the band show, The
Misft Man, are in full blast Coach
Gilbert is very much pleased with the
chorus work, both in the volume and
acting. There will be chorus re
hearsal at the armory tonight, and a
cast rehearsals on the Auditorium stage
tomorrow evening.
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton OF Brattle
boro will have charge of four devo-
tional services to be held in connect
ion with the 10th annual meeting OF
the Vermont Congregational confer
eDce and 96th annual meeting of Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society il
Rutland, May 10, 20 and p.
The funeral of William fHaigh, who
died Saturday morning at his home OF
. Walker place, will be held at the home
tomorrow at $50 o clock. Rev. George
+. Tompkinson, pastor of the First
Baptist church will officiate and the
burial will take place in the family
lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Miss Mary f. Schumacher superin
tendcnt of the Memorial hospital il
having a bungalow built on Ames hill
in the rear of the +. l.. Hildretl
place, back from the road. This spo
commands a beautiful view, an,
i Mount Manadnock can bc seen easiI,
j from there. Work was begun on i
Friday.
The annual meeting OF the Connect
4 cut River Power company OF New
Hampshire was held this forenoon Il
the Office of Lawyer E. J. Temple il
Hinsdale The following director
were chosen: William W. Brooks o
y Boston. +. J. Temple Of IIinsdale
Charles \. Harris. Clarke c. Fits am
4 Harold Z. Whitney of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Ebert Young delightfully."- Ell
/ tertained Ii young women at a May
4 day party Friday evening at her HON
Z on South Main street. Progressiv
4 five hundred was played. The roys
prize was won by Mrs. Walter Surge
and the consolation prize by Nj,
Phoebe Clark. Miss May Cook was ii
4 queen of the May. y buffet LuucEev
was served by the hostess.
Tony Canal was fined SO and cost
\ the total being $>3.3s, at Putucy Sa
I urday for hunting without heens
n Charles Demont, who was with Can;
& at the time of his arrest by Gan
n Warden George z. Alexander of Sa,
4 tons River, had no weapon with hi
Z and the case was mol pressed upo
& payment of the costs of $50. Judl
Frank T.. Barber held court in ii
4 kendrick House.
The funeral of William Sitting, wi
4 died Thursday afternoon at the hon
of his daughter, Mrs. Christoph
4 Babb of Pine street, was held Satu
INA day afternoon at 3 clock in st. Mic
. ael IS Episcopal church, Rev. Nels
II Kellogg officiating. Abbott Richmo'
II sang two selections. The beare
II were William Northgraves, Wesl
II Irish, George Sercombe and Hyla
II Tasker. The burial took place
II Meeting Hill cemetery.
II The auction sale of horses and t
II equipment of the stable and truck
II business conducted by Gilman & ST
II held Saturday, did not attract r.
ord crowd. Fifteen horses were 81
some of them at good prices, and ma
II wagons and much other general equ
II ment of such a business were dispos
II of.
II Three persons were received il
II membership in the Congregatio
church yesterday, one by letter q
two by confession of faith. At
Friday night meeting it was voted
receive eight into membership on S