The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-18
BRATTLEBORo LOCAL.

Wednesday. Friday and Saturday Of
this week are cmber days observed by
the Roman Catholic church.
The mid-winter reception for f.
Wales 5 children 5 classes will be held
in the Armory tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock.
The New England auxiliary will
hold a regular meeting Monday even
ing mt S O'Clock with Mrs. A. J.
Bracket on Clark street.
L. II. Barber has put out more pi-
amos as Christmas gifts this year than
any other Christmas season in the i
wears that he has been in business.
T. Wales s annual Christmas dance
viii bc held ut the Armory next Fri
day evening Leitsinger's orchestra, c.
VI. Dugan conductor, will play. The
public is invited.
Emerson Foote Batchelder of Con
way and Miss Helen May Stone of
Shelhurne Falls, Mass, were married
Yesterday afternoon by Carl :. Hop
kins. justice of the peace.
Mrs. q. O. Russell of Washington
street gave a party at her home yes
tcrday afternoon from , to o clock
with eight babies and their mothers
present. lAtllfSIil''UlS lbI the llllt
ones and their mothers were served.
r. II. Vaughan 5 standard thermom-
ctcr mt his residence on High street
registered one below. On Nov. ~ the
mercury went down to two below
zero. which was the coolest November
morning of which Mr.. Vaughan could
find any record.
The Estey organ shops will close
from Christmas eve until the Tuesday
morning following New Years day.
This is a shutdown of three days
longer than usual at the holiday time
and part of the time is used for TAX
ing complete inventory.
The funeral of Marjorie Dunbar,
Young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. w.
Dunbar of - Thomas street, who died
ion the Memorial hospital yesterday
morning. will he held tomorrow morn
ing az II o'clock in the home of the
parents. Rev. George f. Tomlinson,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
viii odiriate and the body will be
taken to Newfane for burial.
Arthur Whitcomb. no home, surrcn-
drred 10 the police i'm Springfield,
Mass. Wednesday, and was taken to
Boston. 1t is claimed by the officers
that he confessed to breaking open he
safe of DR.. James w. Tobiu, vctor-
mary surgeon living ut 3G2 Newbury
street and the larceny of $500. DR.
Tohin was in practice in Brattlcboro a
number Of wears ago. The alleged
robbery in Boston took place about
two years ago.
The last picture at the Princes,
theatre Of the Million Dollar Mystery
except the solution, which will not hC
shown probably for month, was civ
en- last evening. This picture has beer
followed by q large audience through
out the entire serial. Iudora is the
next large serial which will run, be
ginning next Wednesday. The vaude
Vile. Eagan and DeMar. in "a singing
talking and whirlwind dancing act, i
good.
I'm the Centre Congregational churcl
tonight ut 40 clock the regula
midwcck service will be held in tn
main room instead Of the vcstry am
Rev. Il. NJ Houohton will give a store
opticOn lecture entitled Home Mission
and Public Welfare. 1t is lectur
ON the social aspect of home mission
and is prepared by Herman r. Swarts
which guarantees its excellence, he be
ing the general secretary of the Cor
greaationul Home Mission society.
is divided into seven sections: The &
cial message of Christianity; scott
construction through pioneer mi'
sious; the new rural life; the hacl
ward races; home missions in industri;
rcutcrs: the social service of the mi
,ionary church to the foreigner; tn
social call for men and money. II
views include rough frontier tow
with saloons, reindeer team in Alaska
rural churches, Indians, negroes. vii
of MeNico. church surrounded with p
sorts, immigrants, the civic theatre
FawtuckCt, paintings, Bible scenes ct