The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

DIR. Z. r. Lynch has broken ground for
an addition to his house on Canal. street
A service with Sunday school viii be
held in the Oak Grove schoohouse Sunday |
at 4 o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs J. Edward Wilson
took place in Holyoke Wednesday Mrs |
Wilson formerly lived in Brattleboro.
A meeting of the Brattleboro Co /
operative Savings and Loan associa-
ton will be held tonight at 8 clock |
Charles r. Crosby has bought pair of
grey horses of X +. Mosher to use on |
the grain delivery wagon, to replace those |
lost in the Howard & Yearly stable fire
| Wednesday morning
The Ladies' circle of the Universalist
church, with Mrs. Lyman Goldsmith and
/ Mrs. Sarah Dickinson in charge, served an
| excellent ehicken-pie supper to large
number last evening in the vestry.
/. The Brattleboro Baking company will
give away Nov. - a 1o-pound turkey
| free to the boy or girl who brings to their
shop the most White Satin bread labels
between now and that time These labels
are found only on the wrappers of the
bread
Lovers of clog dancing much appreciate
the Princess theatre offering of Niblo and
Spencer, man and woman, who are in
class by themselves and who will be at the
theatre the rest of the week. The Million
Dollar Mystery was shown again yesterday
with its thrilling scenes, and was seen by
large and interested audience.
The next regular meeting of Brat
tlehoro chapter, d. A. r., viii be held
in the home of Mrs. H. F c. Toedt,
30 Green street, Tuesday afternoon,
Nov. 10, at , o'clock. Mrs j. e.
Lawrence win give a paper entitled
The News Our Great Grandfathers
Read. A large attendance is desired.
Mrs Daniel Manning was given a
complete surprise at her home on
Crosby street last evening, when a
number of her neighbors called to
remind her Of her birthday annivcr-
sary. The evening was spent socially,
Misses Anna and Dorothy Manning
rendering solos Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by the
guests.
The case of II. S. Stevens of Keene,
n H., against +. F. Blood of Put
ney, which is on trial in county court,
probably win be concluded late this
afternoon The case of the Brattle-
boro Gas Light Co. and the Twin
New London Northern and Central
Vermont Railway companies, a case
concerning the question of eminent
domain on Brattleboro property, is set
foi trial Monday.
One of Underwood & Underwood s
popular stereopticon lectures, Germany
\ in Times of Peace, win be given il
the Centre Congregational church Sun
day evening at 80 clock. The lee
ture is in great demand, and the firm
4 writes that the slides must be return
Il ed without fail immediately after use
4 The lecture covers the territory from
81 the Baltic sea to the Bavarian Alp,
and is fitting introduction to the on,
j showing Germany in Times of War
q which viii be given later.
The white elephant party in th'
q Congregational chapel last evening
b attracted a large number and was ;
IS Very pleasant occasion. Ii was il
h charge of Mrs. c. G. Fits for the Wo
man S association. The receipts wer
4 $40, over 80 being received at tn
= door, over So being taken at tn
- candy table and the balance comin
from the sale by auction of tn
= white elephants, articles contribut
ed by members Of the parish. H. +
Jordan acted as auctioneer. Refresh
s ments were served.
The committees from the various Of
CARNATIONS which are working 70
the Red Cross relief fund will NEE
this afternoon in the rest ROOF
\ at 3 clock. Henry R. Brown ha
! kindly offered to have all the wor
cut out at the Hooker Corser
1 Mitchell factory, and it is expeete
that this work viii be ready to civ
out the first of the week There
someone at the headquarters in Amer
i can building every afternoon at
o clock to arrange about the work.
The different qualities of hose wei
clearly illustrated at the fire Tuesda
3 night New hose was brought from or
of the manufacturing plants in the villas
to help out the meager supply owned
THE department. From the minute wat,
was turned into it until it was taken l
it leaked at nearly every foot. This CO.
dition impairs the value of the hose vel
much as the pressure is materially r
duced, and where it is necessary to run
line through building not on fire, as WI
the case that night, the damage to pro
erty is materially increased because of Il
leakage OF water.
quick settlement of the loss
Fl. G. Barber s buildings by reason
the fire on Flat street Tuesday mig
was made Mn. Barber owned the ca
riage house occupied by Mosher
Tucker, which was burned, and he
the owner of the Mosher & Tuck
1livery stable building, which W
scorched. Special Agent Arthur W.
lis of Montpelier yesterday adjust
the loss on the carriage building
total, and both adjustments were $;
isfactory to all concerned The
surance was in the Queen Insuran
company, through S. A. Daniels