The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-15
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Announcement was placed on the
board in the high school room the past
week that Clyde w. Horton, mem
Der of the graduating class, had missed
but one word in spelling the past year.
Attorney Charles S. Chase, who
made an automobile trip to Manches-
ter recently On business, says that
the worst road on the entire trip was
Main street in Brattleboro and that
the town of Winhall had by far the
best road.
The village commissioners have en-
gagged George Croll to do such carpen-
try work in strengthening the ladder
truck building on Elliot street as may
be necessary to prepare it for the in
stallation Of the cells for the lookup
Swain Johnson, employed on the
farm Of +. l.. Houghton in Putney, fell
out of an upper barn door Saturday
afternoon and was badly hurt. He was
brought to the Memorial hospital. He
has several fractured ribs and may
have fracture of the skull.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held
their memorial service yesterday after
noon at $50 O'Clock in Odd Fellows ,
hall. The service was carried out by
the Rebekahs, and about 200 were
present. After the service they went
to the cemeteries, where they deco.
rated the graves of the deceased mem
bers of the orders.
John Wueslaski 20, a Polish farmer
of Guilford, was arraigned in the mu-
nicipal court this morning by Con
stable w. H. IIiglcy of Guilford
charged with assault ON his wife He
admitted having struck her and finally
having put her out Of the house be
cause of her refusal to get meal for
him. He paid "A fine of 50 and costs
Of $3.50.
The annual meeting and outing of
Brattleboro chapter, ID. A. r., will be
held in Vernon June - at the new
Grange hall, with the Vernon womcI
as hostcsses. The meeting will be a
basket picnic, and dinner may be
bought of the hostesses for small
sum if desired. Members may take
guests. Those desiring to buy their
dinner are asked to notify Mrs G. r
Crosby at an early date. The train
leaving Brattleboro at 1910 stops al
Vernon.
Miss Jessie L. Hawley entertained
the younger members of her piano
class and their parents at her home
rs Chaplin street, Saturday afternoon
Those participating in the pupils re
citai were Irma Williams, Rose John
son. Ruth Johnson, Helen Chamber
lain, Osmer Fits, Leighton Noyes
Kenneth Morse, and Marjorie Eames Of
Newfane, who with her mother motor
ed here for the occasion. The guest
were served cake and ice cream in TIL
summer house.
The Methodist church observed Chill
drcn : day yesterday and four girl
were baptized and three united wit
the church. There We're handsome dee
orations of laurel and chorus Of ,
voices sang. The program include
songs by the school, recitations b
Florence Spaulding, Marjorie Adam.
Minnie Jondro, Margaret WellmaI
Julius Mason, Fern Nourse and Elsi
Nourse, a girls exercise, remarks b
the pastor, Rev. T. w. Owens, co
lection exercise, hymn and benedictiol
The Boston Globe of Friday coi
tanned an account of the graduatin
exercises of the Cambridge high an
Latin school, with pictures of the hol
or pupils and those having parts /
the exercises. The first honor pup
and the class valedictorian was Be
nard Knwlton, son of Mr.. and Mr.
John l.. Knowlton, formerly of Bra
tIeboro. Young Knowlton will ent'
Harvard in the fall. In this connec
ion it is interesting TO recall that NJ
and Mrs. Knowlton s older son, Lau
iston, had the highest rank in tt
graduating class Of the Lowell, Mass
high school three years ago aud WI
elected valcdictorian. Both homo
won were notable, as the classes
the two cities were large and of abo
equal size.