The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-05
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Two persons were received into mem
bership in the Congregational church ar
the communion service Yesterday
The late Carol f. Macomber. mu.
seal director, was under contract 10
direct the opera, The Mikado, which the
First Regiment band had decided to put
on in Brattleboro this season.
Carl G. Austin of White River june
ton, well known here, has been elect.
cd president of the New England Fat
Men 5 dub of which there are mum.
her Of members in Brattlcboro.
Arthur Il. Clapp, president of the
Brattleboro Trust company, has been
suggested as a suitable person to sue
rced tho late Dr. +. II. O'Connor as
president Of the Valley Fair associa
ton.
Fifteen persons received the hand
OF fellowship in the First Baptist
church yesterday morning, including
10 who had been baptized slnce the last
communion two months ago. and five
who united by letter.
The task OF digging the trench for
the water main in Vernon street is
now nearly completed. Through the
''cut il has been a slow Job as every
foot had to be blasted The trench
j. being filed in with dirt.
\ regular convocation Of Bingham
chapter, No 30, Order OF Eastern Star,
viii lie held at Masonic Temple Tues
day eycniIig, Jan. q, At 80 o clock.
Members Will hold an informal recep-
tion in the ladies parlors from , to ;
clock =. IN.
There was n large attendance at the
Young People meeting at the Univer-
salist church last evening. Several
mandolin selections were rendered by
Miss Marion Simonds and Miss Flora
Tuthill, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Minnie Leitsinger.
Prof Wager Of Mount lIermon con
Quoted he service ar the Home for the
Aged Yesterday afternoon and preach
ed in the First Baptist church in the
evening. Prof j East Harrison of
Mount Hermon will conduct the ser
vices nj tho Home the next two sun
days.
The Salvation Army is arranging for
rumnagc sale to be held in the hall
on high street Monday and Tuesday
Jan. Il and - ANY friends having
clothing, furniture. etc, TO contribute
may send a card addressed TO Captain
O 'Bricn. Salvation Army, and they will
br called for and thankfully received
Miss Della NJ. sherman entertain
ed class No. l.. j. T.. Hall s class, OF
the Baptist Bible school, N her nome
on spruce street Saturday afternoon
and evening At 6 % clock hot sup
pcr-was served, and some Of the mer
came to supper. The afternoon was de
voted 20 sewing aud sociability. II
las a very pleasant meeting
Miss Theresa Burke was thrown from
sleigh mt the corner Of Canal ant
Pine streets Saturday evening about
$50 o clock. but was not much in
urcd. She had driven the horse own
cd bv b. =. Michelman down Mapl
street and the horse became startle,
near the corner of Maple and Cana
streets. causing the accident. The hors
was caught on Canal street wlthou
having done much damage
The annual meeting of the Sunda.
school of the Unioersalist church wa
held Yesterday ana the following OF
Geers were elected: Superintendent
Mrs. Elizabeth 7. Bailey; LIST asst. Mis-
Eva Cooper; I'd asst, Mrs. Harriet b,
mis; al asst, Miss Harriet r. Rallion
SECRETARY, Miss Pauline Morris; treas
urer, Fred Spaulding; executive con
mttce. Mrs f. =. Bailey, Rev. ID. ]
Trout. Mrs w. C. Stone, Henry |
Shipman and Verne II. Winchester: q,
ditor, Charles G.. Staples.