The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-22
BRATTLEBoRo LOCAL.

q tryout yesterday afternoon after the
storm had stopped and climbed the
hill IN EsteyviIle and all others that
were attempted. Chauffeur Charles
Stockwel said the machine did all |
that was asked of it without any fuss
The employees of the New England |
Telephone company at the local office
held their annual Christmas party last |
evening in the American building. The |
rooms were prettily decorated with |
numerous blue bells and Christmas |
greens. A cobweb party was the in
teresting feature Of the evening. all /
present finding gifts at the ends of
their strings. Music on the victrola |
was enioved. Refreshments of sand |
witches, coffee and cake were served.
The annual supper and entertain
ment provided for the Sunday school
of the 4Fniversalist church, with the
exception of the primary department,
was held last evening III the parIors
of the church. Supper which included
a varied mend was served at q o'clock
and social hour followed, after
which the entertainment was enjoyed.
This consisted Of piano solos by Miss
Rhoda Berry, soprano solos by Miss
Ruth Brown and Miss Ruth Stowell
readings by Miss Mabel Spaulding. u
piano duet by Miss Hazel Switzer and
Miss Hazel Clark and a short talk by
Rev. pelmar T. Trout, pastor of the
church The supper, entertainment
and Christmas tree for the members of
the primary department will be held
this afternoon.
| Herman d. Ralli0n. 81 who died re-
L. I, III
was the father OF Miss Harriet f. Raj
| lion, teacher in the Brattleboro high
school. He was in the grocery business
| and was one of the best known citi-
zens of the city. He served the city
as councilman several years, was a
knight TemPlar, treasurer OF the Uni
versalist society and a member Of the
Norwich board OF trade. Besides his
wife, who was Miss Emma Croker of
! Norwich, he leaves two daughters. Miss
{ Rallion and Mrs. Charles 4. eager, IT,
/ The Norwich Bulletin published pic
/, ture of Mr.. Raiion and said of him:
I'' MIR. Ralhon was OF n pleasant and
genial disposition through which he
gained many warm friends. He was
a loving husband and father and took
a deep interest in his home life. He
devoted much OF. his time to his bus
mess and was highly respected by those
i'll his employ. Mr.. Rallion was a man
of sterling character and high ideals
and his death is Il severe loss to not
only the members o. his family. but ia
this community as we'll.
Miss Mary J. Bane and Miss Jessie
l.. Hawlcy presented a number of their
pupils in Il song and piano recital at
their home at Is Chaplin street. Satur-
day afternoon. The program vas as
follows: Piano duet, Frederick Knight
aud Miss iiawley; piano solo, Margaret
Rive: vocal solos. To You (Speaks
Someone CQuayle}. Miss Edith kiddel
| Of TownShend; piano solo, Gertrud,
Iioslev; piano solo, John Durham; vo
! cal solo A Dfcam (Bartlett1, Mis-,
Susan Sapp; Piano solo. Allen Rice
/ vocal solCs. Bliss draper, A Perfec
Day (jacobs Bond, Miss Nancy Nit
| chelt Of Walpolc: piano solo. lrm:
Williams; Vocai solo, Honeysuclde VIM
| (Chadwicks. Miss tlorcnre Howard O
| ToWnshend; piano solo, double number
| Fyelvn Mann; piano solo, double mum
| Der, John Mann; piano duet. Tn
| School Flag (Spauldingl. Miss Mar
| garct Robbins and Miss Hawlev; yo
| cal solo, In Loves Garden dewitt
| Miss Violet Fiddler; piano solo. double
| number. Harold Haskell Of Townshend
| vocal solo, Creole Swing Song (Denza
| Miss Alice Nolan OF Bellows Falls
| piano SOLO. Marjorie Pier; piano sole
/ Melodie in G tPCrtcr), Miss Grac
= Convey; piano solo. Kenneth Morse
= piano solo. Doris Wyman; vocal sole
A Little Dutch Garden (Colburn
Miss Elizabeth BTasor.