The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The schools closed this noon until
Monday. Monday will be the begin
ming of the winter term of school.
This is the last day on the turkey
contest at the Brattleboro Baking
company store. All votes must be
turned in by o clock tonight.
AT least one robin has been caught
by the early winter. E. H. Lee of
West Guilford reported this morning
that he had seen a robin flying from
tree to tree near his house.
Tomorrow, Thanksgiving day, the
postoffice will be open from a. m to
II IN. The carriers will make the
early morning delivery only. The usual
holiday collection will be made.
Several of the employees of the Hol-
stein-Friesian Register company spent
last evening with Miss Anna Lillis at
her home on Maple street. Games
were played and refreshments were
served.
Emidio PeIlegrino, stone mason.
fell down stairs yesterday and sus-
tanned a fracture of his right shoulder.
He was taken to the Melrose hospital
where DIR. E. Il. Lynch reduced the
fracture.
The holders of tickets who secured
anksgiving baskets at the Princess
theatre last evening were as follows:
Mrs. f. C. Moffct, 81 High street; Mrs.
ID. II. Smith, % Green street; Mrs,
Dundon, Ia Elliot street.
The Catholic Order of Forestcrs held
its ladies' night meeting last evening
in Red Men 5 hall, with Il large num-
Der present Cards were enjoyed by
some, while others spent the evening
dancing. Leitsinger 5 orchestra fur
niShed music.
Last season, for the first time, the
system Of reserving all seats for the
matinees as well a~ the evening was
| iuaugurated by Lyman II. Howe, and
/ it worked to perfection. 1t seems tt
| be more satisfactory TO have Just the
seat one buys ratner than to be foreee
to crowd and jostle as is the ease whel
the seats are not reserved,
Some citizens Of the town who are
lpaying rent but shoyelng the side
walks in front Of their places of resi-
dence complain that there are walk
in front OF properties owned by prom
tinent residents Of the village who art
strong for a " Better Brattleboro'
that up to this morning had not ha,
a shovel touched to them this winter
/ The sale OF reserved seats for Lyman
4 II. Howe 5 travel festival opens tomor
row Thanksgiving day. morning ut tn
box office. In years past there has al
i, ways been a brisk demand for ticket
for Howe. This year the deman
seems to be as strong as ever. Espe
cially is the call for matinee ticket
from out Of town patrons more tina
ordinarily large Evidently they az
preciate the opportunity of seeing thes
pictures in the afternoon rather tina
being out late at night.
On and after Dec all outwar
bound steamship passengers will hav
to pay an emergency government wa
tax, according to instructions receive
by Agent David 5. Carey from steam
ship companies. There has been
head tax on al incoming passenger
4 for some time but now the government
i has discovered way to increase it
receipts by putting a tax on the out
/ going passenger tickets. The new Ia
7 will call for the collection OF 81 On a
tickets which cost from $40 to $50,
!, a. lttA On tithHtS from NBb ~ ~Dt III
p a 50 tax on all tickets which cost So
or over.
:. Since the snow put Il stop to outdoc
activity at the country club goo
. many members have taken to walfin
to the clubhouse for supper. Not
t few are planning to settle the
= Thanksgiving dinner 10y walk to Ii
club tomorrow afternoon and althoug
Il no plans for q formal entertainer
e have been made it is expected tn;
there will be dancing in the clubhou,
d tomorrow evening. The fast that the
@ is II we'll cleaned sidewalk as far /;
Linden Lodge makes the walk cor
:, parativelv easy one. The club resta
i. rant is on more efficient basis tina
ever before and it is having conside
able patronage in spite of the close
!, the automobile season.