The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-01
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

heV. l. NJ. Compton Will conduct the
) clock Sunday afternoon services at
the Home for the Aged through the
month of April.
L. NJ. Carpenter of Retting place is
having large sale of the up-to-date
metal mail boxes, for which he holds
the local agency.
Pocahontas council d. of p, win
hold a social Thursday evening in Red
Mems hall. Progressive fve-hundred |
will be played. The public is invited.
Mrs. Fred Tuthin of Cedar street |
held a social for the benefit of the Uni |
versalist church yesterday afternoon at |
her home, which was a very pleasant |
affair. Five-hundred was played.
Roy Arlington Ward of Athol, Mass,
and Live Adell (Huse) Peaslee of
Orange, n. H., We're married yesterday
at the town clerk Office by Carl S.
Hopkins, justice of the peace.
The listers began their work today.
All who have lists to make out are
asked to bring them to the selectmen s
office, which will be open from to
y, and l to in the afternoon.
Up to this morning 384 dog licenses
had been issued by the town clerk.
This is the last day that dogs may be
licensed without paying an additional
amount. Last year 427 dogs were IL
censed.
The hearing in perpetuam which has
been in progress several days in the Office
Of the county clerk in the case of George
c. Averill against the Vermont Valley
railroad a dispute over the boundary
lines of their properties, has been adj
iourned to April 20, when more witnesses
will be examined.
Donnell & Davis are having their
millinery opening today and tomorrow.
| Their south window is very attractive
in purple, showing hats of that color,
and profusion of violets. Their
north window is devoted to the display
of children 5 hats, of which there is
an elaborate assortment.
The prize of $40 offered by Principal
+. B. Smith of the high school to the
class selling the most tickets for the
recent production of Princess Chrys-
anthemum went to the freshman class.
| The other classes followed in this or
der. juniors, seniors, sophomores. The
money will go to the class treasury,
which. like all other class treasures, is
always in depleted condition.
Oscar B. Ireland, second vice presi-
dent and actuary of the Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance company, who
died yesterday in Springfield, Mass.
from pneumonia, was well-known to
many of the older, residents of Brattle-
boro. Mr.. and Mrs. Ireland were fire.
quent visitors here. weeks at a time,
when the Balestier estate near F. Z.
Dickinson s was occupied by the Bal
estier family.
\ bulletin Just issued from the head
quarters of the First Infantry Vermont
National Guard, Office Of the Inspector Of
rife practice Barre shows the result Of
the third team match in the competitive
indoor practice. Teams in order of stand
ing. with totals, are Company G, S91
Company +, S07; Company 4, T93: Com
ipany d. 716 Company +. 6S7; Company
. |, G72; Company NJ, 661; Company H.
f65S; Company l., eli; Company X. go;
Company c, 429; Company B, not shoot
a.. ing.
Charles G. Fisher, 4S, native of Brat
tlchoro, who moved to North Adams
; Mass, while hoy, died in Albany y. Y
Monday. He had been employed there a.
a travelling salesman for a large grocery
, concern the past seven years. At one
time he was proprietor of a grocery store
/ in North Adams He leaves his wife anc
, his father, Stanford NJ. Fisher of Norti
Adams. The funeral will be held tomor
ROW afternoon in North Adams and tn,
= burial will take place in that city NJ. f
: Fisher of West Brattleboro was an uncl,
u of Mr.. Fisher,
Those who are obliged to frequent tn,
, railroad yard and the railroad station hop,
Il. l.
J., the near future. Heavy timbers have beer
laid along the edge of the platform t,
?, prevent, in part some of the flowing Sc;
! Iof mud from getting onto the platform
and Station Agent Ashby has promise,
> Road Commissioner Warren l.. Wake
, that he will get two carloads of cinder
- and have them dumped there. Thi
should at least increase the density of tn
: pudding and may even make it goo
: thick paste.
& The funeral of Mrs Lucy T. Eli
d who died Saturday afternoon at tn
8 home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl "
Woodward of South Main street, wa
held yesterday afternoon at , o 'clOc
in the home, Rev. Delmar Z. Trou
pastor of the Universalist church, off
ciating. The bearers were John an
:. Charles Ellis of Willimantic, Conn
=. nephews of Mrs. Ellis, Earl w. Woo
q ward, and Sidney May. The burial too
.. place in Prospect Hill cemetery. Tho.
- from out of town We're John an
~ Charles Ellis of Willimantic and VI
and Mrs. William Wood Of Springfield
Mass.
m The special communication of Colur
IN bian lodge, No. So, f. and A. NJ, la
ed evening was another event of speci
ne interest and brought out a large a
rd tendance. Past Master w. f. Hubba
was acting master and the importal
"a stations were filed by Master Maso
oe raised during his term of Office, inclu
,;r ing Past Master Sanford A. Daniels
nd senior warden, Present Master Arth
#. L. Billings as junior warden, Robe
e. e. Duhhlee as senior deacon ana "a