The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-02
BRATTLEBoRo LOCAL.

The women of the Congregational
church will hold their annual Thanks
giving s;tTe Tuesday, Nov. "a, in the
chapel.
The Hooker, Corser & Mitchell Go.
states that the present layoff of hands
at their overall factory for two weeks
involves only few girls in the coat
department.
Open cars were run yesterday on
the street railroad. 1t has been several
years since the weather on Nov. l per-
nitted the company to even consider
such a thing.
Mrs. Henry A Chaplin, who recently
moved from Forest street to Maple
street, fell in her home Saturday and frac-
tTed one leg just below the knee The
floor had just been waXed and a rug on
which she stepped slipped.
FloRance Ferriter has bought and taken
possession of the restaurant on Main
street of which Michael j. Sherry has
been the proprietor for some years. Mr.
Sherry'S health is not of the best and
he plans to live on u farm for a time.
Miss Dorothy Miller and Frank Mil
Ter gave Halloween party Saturday
The usual Halloween games were play
ed, refreshments were served and each
guest was given paper JACKIE lantern
as souvenir.
Members OF Friendship circle will
meet in Odd Fellows hall tomorrow.
A covered dish luncheon will be served
at clock to members only Five
hundred will be played from > 10 )
o clock. Members are requested to
carry something for luncheon
large shipment of Oregon pine
passed through Brattleboro last week.
ON ITS way TO Toronto from Vancouver
by way of the Panama canal and New
London. This routing gives an idea
of the extent to which transportation
routes will be changed by the opening
OF the big ditch
Robert Coombs, son of Mr.. and Mrs
X, +. Coombs Of Thomas street. enter
tanned nine children in a delightful way
Saturday evening. Various Halloween
games were played, after which refresh |
ments We're served. The favors at the
table were small iack-o-lanterns. black |
eats and tiny baskets OF homemade |
candy.
While Il big motor truck loaded with
the engine mat operates +. +. Good |
now saWmlH was crossing the bridge
in Guilford near the residence of |
James II. Thayer Saturday night one
of the rear wheels broke through. A !
hole about five feet square was made. |
but the rest of the bridge held and il |
was possible to get the load off with
out more damage The sawmiH is to
be set up in Guilford and was brought
from Sunderland, Mass.
Between 40 and POO members of the |
Brattleboro Country club attended the |
Halloween celebration at the clubhouse I
Saturday evening and the occasion was |
one of much merriment. The interior /
OF the house was handsomely decorated I
while on the piazza were mammoth |
Jack-o lanterns and on the lawn was Il |
witch s cauldron. The program was |
entirely informal and consisted of the |
usual Halloween stunts. Many OF those |
present were in costume and this added I
IN no small measure to the general iol- /
litv. The refreshments consisted OF /
pumpkin pie, cheese. doughnuts, coffee |
and sweet cider. The gathering was |
the first of a series planned for the /
fall and early winter and reflects much |
credit on the entertainment committee /
Of which Mrs. L. ID. Green is chairman. |
Predictions for 50 days are that |
men without winter SHIFTS vii uppd ono /