The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The New England Telephone & Tel |
egraph company has installed a public
telephone booth in the Brattleboro
Drug company s store.
The Brattleboro branch of the Wo-
man S alliance will hold its annual
meeting in the Unitarian parish house
tomorrow afternoon at o clock.
Leonard r. Hingrove of Franklin,
Me. land Freda Mae Bragdon of the
same town were married Sunday by
Carl S. Hopkins, justice of the peace
The baby meet which was to have
taken place Saturday afternoon on the
common, was postponed on account of
the storm until further announcement.
Louis Henry Grenier of Worcester,
Mass, and Miss Evelyn Gertrude
HbOughton of the same city were mar
ried Thursday by Rev. Thomas w. Ow-
ems, pastor of the Methodist church.
Members of the Woman s Relief
corps and friends will hold a picnic at
Island park Wednesday afternoon. In
addition to bringing food, each one is
asked to bring plate, knife, fork, cup
and spoon.
About - women of the Methodist
society will 90 tomorrow to N0rthield
to attend the missionary pageant. The
party will leave the church promptly at
$50 a. m, and returning will leave
Mortified at p. H. 1t is to be a
basket picnic and each is expected to
provide her dinner and supper. The
| trip viii be made by teams.
| The members of the Methodist Sun
| day school and friends enjoyed a pie
| mic at Central park Saturday. They
were to leave here on the 800 train.
| but on account of a wreck north of
| this town they did not go until 10
| o clock. The boys spent the time in
races, and bathing in the river. A bas-
! kct dinner was served. About IS
were present. Only the last OF the
hard shower which lasted all the after
noon here reached Vernon.
Herbert Barnum Secley, who died in
! NcinC n few days ago, inherited a large
/ part of tho $4,000,G00 fortune left by
his grandfather, +. T. Barnum, the
great Snowman. 1t is said that he spent
Il large part Of his inheritance in an
,tlort to become a turf king. He gain
ed notoricty all over the country by
giving dinner in honor Of the APP
preaching marriage of his brother ut
which the Little Egypt dance was in.
troduccd. Seeley had often been a Wis
itor in Brattlcboro and at Spofford
lake
Extensive improvements on the Prin-
cess thcatcr stage will be made this
week. New wings and draperies and
"a naW box set Will be added. During
the time these improvements are being
made the vaudeville acts will be sus-
pended. but the moving picture pro.
gram VIII he enlarged rcspondingly
ihc big feature today is The tive-recI
feature The Gamblers, while on Thurs
day another big reel entitled A Mil
lion Bid viii be the special attraction
1t is expected that the improvements
win be completed by the end OF tn
! week.
Richard Kiddcr, who lived in Wards
boro in his hoyhood, died in Worcester
Mass. Thursday of anemia. At one
time, many years ago, he was a ear
pentcr in Brattlcboro, but for a long
time he had been machinist in Wor
ccster. hcing proprietor of a machine
| shop employing from % to 80 hands
/ Tie was a brother of Herbert Kiddel
and Henry Kidder Of Wardsboro. The
! funeral was held Sunday and among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Frant
kiddcr Of Wardsboro, Mr.. and Mrs
George Kidtcr Of Mortified. Mass.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Myron White, vii
liam X. Sparks and Mr.. and Mrs. l.
T.. Holden ANA daughter, Gladys, OF
BrattlcbOro