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

Sheriff G. L. Mann and Deputy Sheriff
Frank Welman report a very successful
fishing trip in vicinity Of Newfane yes
tcrday
Noyes Alfred Haskell of Sullivan, Me-,
and Miss Vida May Leighton OF Stuben,
Me, We're married late yesterday after
noon at the office of the town clerk by
Carl ), Hopkins, justice of the peace.
Residents Of Williamsville were so in
censed Sunday over the steady stream of
fishermen who paraded through the street
that some OF them seriously discussed the
plan OF invoking the old blue law To pre-
vent further desecration - of the Sab
bath in that village.
The annual inspection of Company |
will be held in the Armory this after
noon and evening. The inspecting of
hccr is Capt. Leonard j. Mygatt, U. s.
A.. aud il is expected that Col. John
son and Adit. Gen. Tillotson will be
present. All the government property
will be inspected.
The funeral of William Haigh was held
this afternoon at go o'clock in the home
on Walker place, Rev. G. +. Tomkin-
son officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. \. l.. May
uard sang Gathering Home and Saved by
Grace The bearers were his sons. Capt.
William r.. Walter H. and Percy J.
Haigh. and a nephew. Rev. J. G.. Haigh.
Burial took place in Prospect Hill GENE
terry.
Mrs. Albina l.. Sumner of 4 Esta-
brook street fractured her right
wrist Saturday afternoon. She was at
tempting to pull piece of wire from
large roll of wire, having her foot
ON the roll. when She lost ihcr hold
and slipped, striking heavily on the
wrist DR.. Tucker was called and re
durcd the fracture.
w. X. Ware Of Chesterfield adver-
tiscs for sale in another column his
valuable summer resort property, Lake
side, at Spoford lake, where. large
aud increasing business is carried on
each year Mr. Ware recently return
cd from an extended trip to Cuba and
through southern states, and since then
visited several days in Boston.
The district school convention held yes
terddy afternoon in the chapel OF the
Centre Congregational church was not
productive of a large attendance, but
was profitable for those who attended
DR.. II A. Durfee Of Burlington, state sec
rotary. was present and spoke and the
meeting resolved into one in which sun
day school problems were informally dis
cuS~cd.
A big crowd saw the performance
Mutt and Jeff in Panama. in the Audito
rium last night The play caused an
almost continuous round of laughter tul
two aud "a half hours, and for most per
SONS the musical comedy was even bette
than the previous performances. and the
iuimitablc characters, Mutt and jeff, wer,
Ill l3 b.. pf h.
and the chorus
A chimney fire this morning called fire
men with the combination wagon to tin,
home OF Mrs Elizabeth VI. Guild on lin
den street The fremen dumped the cor
tents Of two pony chemicals into TIA
chimney and believed they had cNtir
puishcd il. but at II 40 they were Gale
there again and it was necessary to tea
away some Of the slate close to the chin
ney, where the fire had got into the raj
crs
4 number of Mrs. Jesse johnson
friends pleasantly surprised her Sa
urdav evening. IT being her birthda
anniversary, with n covered dish pa
~. A bountful supper was serve
and the guests stayed until Il lat
hour. Cribhagc and crokinole weI
PLAYED and Mrs. Goh~on received se'
cral pretty gifts. Miss Johnson c
Beverly, Mass, was one of the guest
The annual meeting Of the Brattl
huru Woman 5 club will lac held tomo
row afternoon at $50 in the Congr
gation;l chapel In addition to tt
election of officers the club will
asked to vote upon an important re
ommcndation from the board, uamel
that the Brattleboro club should lo
the general federation OF women
clubs. II is earnestly hoped that the
will hc a large attendance of member
Rev. Delmar T. Trout, secretary of &
Civic Improvement league, which undo
took To see that the cleanup movemc
in the village was carried out said tod
that by the latter part of this week me
bcrs of the league would make tour
inspection and later take drastic me-
urc- wherever such are necessary. \
Trout said that he had seen few pla'
where apparently not much work in
cleanup line was done Friday and :
ur,Iav. the two days designated for 4
work. but many improved their premis