The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-31
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The local freight station will be
closed tomorrow, Jan. /.
a robin was seen this morning fly
ing among the trees and across lawns
on Chestnut street.
Lathers are at work in the new rail
road station and next week the plas
tcrers will begin operations.
There will be no watch-night ser
vice tonight in the Methodist church.
The regular prayer meeting will be
held as usual.
Tomorrow, Jan. /, will be the Feast
of the Circumcision. Mass will be eel
ebrated in ST Michael's Roman Catho-
lie church at $50 and 1890.
A case of whooping cough at 213
South Main street, in the family of
James Oldham, has been reported to
Dr. Henry Tucker, health officer.
New Years day being the Feast of
the Circumcision and holy Gay of OBJ
legation. there viii be mathis and holy
communion at 9. 80 a. m, in ST. Mi
chael's Episcopal church.
Clarence Jillson, who is in the en-
ploy of Charles S. Chase, shot a hawk
yesterday afternoon near the river, that
measured four feet and two inches
from tip to tip Of the wings.
w. H. Bond received this morning
the first of the number plates for au-
! tomobiles for 1916. The new plates
have no year date on them. They are of
| dark blue with white figures and ''Vt. -
| Mr.. Bond IS number is 5S3.
A gang of men began this morning
tearing off the metal roof over the
platform at the railroad station to
make way for the contractors who are
nearly ready to put the new roof over
what is to be the new platforms.
That great American dramatic act
or, Hobart Bosworth, in A Little
Brother Of the Rich, a fveact Broad
way drama supported by Jane Novak
and Hobart Henley, will be the attrac-
ton at the Empire today and tomorrow.
The Princess theater today will pre-
sent Betty Nansen, known in Europe
as the :. Actress Royal, " in A Won
an S Resurrection. The four New
Years baskets will be given away to,
night containing q dinner for six per
sons.
In a meeting of troop 2, Boy Scouts
of America, connected with the First
Baptist church, Leighton Noyes passed
the requirements of first class scout
There are only two other first class
scouts in Brattleboro, Stewart P
Stearns of troop / of the Congrega
tional church and Raymond E. Collins
who is now assistant scout master 0.
troop ?.
Capt. L. J. Mygatt of the 9TH Infant
~, Z. S. A., who has been inspector
instructor for three years of the Yer
mont National Guard with headquar
tiers in Burlington, has been transferred
to the 18th Infantry, stationed In th'
Philippine Islands, and will leave 70,
his new station about March i. He i
succeeded as nspeetor-instructor by
Lieut. J. G.. Waterman, 7th Infantry
who has taken up headquarters il
Burlington. Capt. Mygatt has numer
Gus friends among the officers ant
friends of Co. Of Brattleboro.
Regardless of the hard snow storm
which prevailed, Protective Grange oh
served children $ night Wednesda,
evening. Although many We're absen
who otherwise would have been present
those who did venture out enjoyed
fine program. Piano solos were giye1
by Charlotte Knight and Helen DaI
rymple, a song and dance by Bernie
Wells, recitations by Ruth Gay, Ray
mond Wells and Alberta Knight,
reading by Charlotte Robbins, and
goodnight song by Bernice Wells. Thi
was followed by an exercise, Song Q
the Seasons, by several children. To Ell
terrain the children selections wer
given by the kitchen rchestra. Afte
the program the children and grown
ups marched to the banquet hail. wheT
refreshments were served. Boxes c
candy were given to the children an
each child drew prize package froi
large SNOWFALL. The next meetln
will be held January ~, when the ne
officers will be installed.