The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-12
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There will be a meeting of the Brat
| tlehoro Civic Improvement league in
| the home of Dir. H. d. Holton tonigh,
at 80 clock
Frank l.. Wellman of Guilford is
loading today a car of cider apples foI
| shipment to Sterling, Mass. 1t is the
first car he has loaded this year.
Class No. II of the Baptist Bible
! school will meet next Wednesday af-
| ternoon with Mrs. 9. R. Crosby. g
High street, for a social and sewing
meeting.
| Twenty-three passengers left Brat
tleboro this morning on the Central
Vermont excursion to Boston at 80
| The excursion tickets are good today
on any Central Vermont train
Mrs. Chester l.. Fisher fell early this
morning and struck her forehead
against the handle of bureau, in,
| flIeting an ugly cash. DIR. Harry F.
Green took several stitches in closing
the wound.
The Ladies Aid society will hold a
special business meeting with Mrs
Mary Mike. 40 Prospect street. Tues
| day afternoon at O'Clock. Every
member is asked to be present as there
|
A free lecture on Christian Science
will be given in the Auditorium to.
| night at 0 clock, to which everybody
| IS invited. The speaker will be vii,
| liam Il. Rathvon of Denver, Col, Il
member OF the board OF lectureship of
| the Mother church, the First Church
| OF Christ, Scientist, Boston.
There will be matinee of The Mis-
leading Lady in the Auditorium Satur-
| day, Oct II. This matinee is given in
response to a frequently expressed de
! sire OF many and especially to suit the
| convenience of the suburban and cut
ot-town patrons who 90 not find it con
Nenient to attend in the evening.
Three men were arrested. in Brook
line Saturday by Deputy Sherffs Ben
son and Wellman. Each was charged
with drunkenness and two pleaded
guilty before Judge Frank f. Barber
of the municipal court who held court
at Newfane and were fined IS and
costs each. The other entered a plea
of not guilty and was found guilty.
He appealed.
The funeral Of Mrs. John l.. John
son took place Saturday afternoon at
, clock i'm the Swedish Lutheran
church. Rev. +. A. Peterson officiating.
Fred c. Adams sang two selections,
Sometime We II Understand and We
May Not Climb the Heavenly Sleeps.
The bearers were, Andrew kugge, John
Frederickson, Fred Johnson. Emanuel
johnson, Andrew Johnson and August
Anderson. The burial took place in
| Prospect Hill cemetery.
The day is coming and may not bc
far distant, when someone automo-
bile or team that has been left stand
ing in front Of the fire station will be
thoroughly wrecked. The fire appar-
atus is heavy and the drivers are not
| afraid to hit any other vehicle if nee
| essary. 1t is curclcssness on the part
of drivers of teams or automobiles to
| leave their vehicles directly in front
Of the fire station and :; might not
be bad Judgment on the part of those
| in the fire station to occasionally warn
| drivers. 1t might save bad accident
some day
An old and dccrepit horse owned by
a Mrs. Newton OF North Himsdale, \ .
H. and driven into town by her SON
in-law, attracted the attention Satur-
lay night of Humane Officer II. J. Al
len. The officer was about to take
Ole yard when the driver promised
sh&t he never would let the animal bc
seen IN town again. and he was al
lowed to drive the horse home A large
trcwd assembled. On Friday Mr.. Al
| len went to Ncwfane and killed Il horse
owned by a Mr.. Eddy. 1t was afflicted
With CHAMBERS.
Following the death of Frank w.
eiipson of BruttIeboro in Cleveland. O..
late in September the Bradley. Ill.,.
lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was
| 4 member, adopted resolutions of re
Spect. 1t was resolved that in testi-
| mony of its loss the lodge be draped
II mourning 50 days, that the sincere
ondolence Of the lodge he rendered to
he bereaved family and that copy
| If the resolutions be sent TO the fam
| lily. Mr.. Gipson was a charter member
Eof the Bradley lodge of Odd Fellows
and of the camp of Modern Woodmcn
OF America in kankallee. Ill.
The third case Of diphtheria in the
family of J. Barbette Of South Main
street has been reported to Health Off
Ger Henry Tucker. These are the only
cases that have been reported since
Sister Superior Joseph of ST. Michael 5
idIofhidI sclOOI was taken III With the
| disease. These cases are directly trace
| able to that case as one of the children
was pupil in that school. The school
was closed Il week, after the case of
the Sister Superior was reported, but
| has since been re-opened. One case
i of chicken pox in the family of Julius
G. Newton on the Putney road was re-
| ported Saturday.