The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
BRArrLEBoRo LOCAL.

Mrs. George Stone Monday afternoon
from 3 to 5 o'clock.
The ninth grade are planning to go
on sleighride to Newfane this after
noon and have supper.
The boarding house at 10 Chaplin
street has been reopened, Health Officer
Henry Tucker having given it a
complete fumigation.
The selectmen have fenced off a part
of Elliot street in front of the Grange
building and have had signs made no
tifying all that they pass at their own
risk.
The Christian Endeavor meeting In
the Centre Congregational chapel to-
morrow evening at g o'clock will
have for its subject, Immigrant
Forces. The text book of the mission
study class will be used as a basis.
The next game in the Masonic bowl
ing tournament will be rolled Tuesday
evening between teams G and ID and
the last of the first series of games
will be Thursday night when teams ID
and. + will roll. Another series will be
started Immediately.
There will be Il public installation
of officers of the n. T.. O. y. Monday
evening at SO in Rod Men 5 hall. The
members are requested to bring their
families and invited friends. Refresh
ments viii be served and the women
in the lodge are expected to furnish
cake.
Free moving pictures to illustrate
work done for the care and prevention
of tuberculosis Will be shown in the
Auditorium next Tuesday evening at
7.I5 O'Clock. under the auspices of the
state board of health. No admission
fee will be charged aud no collection
will be taken.
The lecture ut the Congregational
church Sunday evening on A Stroll
Through Old England will be given by
Rev. II. Il. Miles. Mr.. Miles took a
walking trip through England and will
he able to speak from first hand know
ledge. The lecture will be illust rated
by 100 beautiful colore6 slides
An indication of the way business is
holding up locally is found in the fact
that the Carpenter company has been
on a 59-hour week basis since early
last fall and sees no prospect of having
TO curtail the present rate of produc-
tion. Never before in the history of
the concern has its business warranted
running % hours a week during the
month of January, which is ordinarily
considered Il dull month.
Even if Que of the fire department
steamers which was being used yester-
day afternoon TO iiood the proposed
skating rink on Little river did break
down the rain this morning is likely t,
finish the job. About everything but
the breaking up of the ice in the rive
has happened to delay the final com
p!etiou of that rink, but it is hopes
now to have it is readiness in a day
or two, weather permitting.
Prof. Il. r. Baumgardt, VINO will give
stereoptieon lecture Thursday at ,
clock under the auspices of the UnioI
entertainment course committee, ha
spared no pains nor expense to make
this lecture an artistic treat. The il
luStrations are all from celestial mega
tiNes taken with the latest giant tclc
scopes The lecture will be held il
the Centre Congregational church. I
canvass for tickets is being made
which is in charge of Miss Doris Smith
They may also be secured at Root
Pharmacy, Stockwell s store in Yves
Brattleboro and at the door.
-. Everett Alden has received or
of the new medals issued by the wa
department at Washington TO veteI
ans of the Civil war who furnis
their credentials to show their quail
iication for the honor, says the Toi
rngton, Conn, Register of Jan. Il
Tho medals are of bronze, having upo
one side the inscription: 1.-THE Civ
War, 1861 1865, within u wreath q
laurel leaves, aud the other side
head of Lincoln in relief, with the il
scription, With Malice Toward None
With Charity For All The medal
suspended from bronze pin by a ril
hon of blue and gray Mr.. Aide
was member of Company +, 4th We
mont regiment, and formerly lived
Brattleboro.
The name Of George l.. Dunbar
of this town will be presented to til
American Embassy association of Ne
York for election to the national az
visory committee of that body, by ID
Henry ID. ilolton of Brattleboro, tn
only Vermont member. The object q
this association is the acquisition b
our government of suitable building
that will combine Office and residenC
for the American ambassadors to TO
ci2n countries. II believes that Il
President should not be limited in h
choice of ambassadors for Imperial
posts to men of great wealth, who hay
to maintain their positions at the e
pense of their private fortunes.
this connection President Wilson
quoted as saying: 1t is great phi
that the country has to ask such sac'
fees of those who are invited to SER
Abroad service which every W
becomes more exacting and importar
The sacrifice of time, of means and
opportunity at home is very serious +
any but men Of large means ana lie
ure, and the diplomatic service is u
necessarily hampered.'