The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-23
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The n. E. O. P. has decided to post
ponc its picnic until Labor day.
After Sept. l the labor unions will
hold their meetings in Grand Army
hall.
Napoleon Consineau Miss Margaret
Waldron, both of Holyoke, Mass, were
married Saturday afternoon by Justice
Carl S. Hopkins.
The First Regiment band will give
concert on DIR. J. L. Rathbone's lawn,
corner of Prospect and Central streets,
at 0 'clock tomorrow night.
The Woman s society of the Baptist |
church will hold its annual lawn party
and sale of ice cream at the band con
cert on Prospect hill tomorrow even
ing.
Members Of the Grand Army are re
quested to meet in the vestry of the |
Methodist church Tuesday evening at
80 to attend the golden wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan c. Howe.
Allen Bracket entertained Il friends
in his home on Clark street Saturday
evening, it being his 18th birthday an
niversary. Each guest presented him
q birthday present. Games were en-
joyed and refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served.
Glass No. u of the Baptist Bible
school was entertained Saturday after
| noon in the home of Miss Mary f.
! Horton and Miss Benore Ayers, there
being "a members present. The women
/ brought their sewing and the after
noon was spent socially. The hostesscs
| Served refreshments.
At the Princess theatre today the
comedy triumph, Are You a Mason?
will be the attraction, featuring John
| Barrymore supported by an all-star
east. Tomorrow the 100000 photo
play serial The Diamond From the
Sky, will begin. The sum of $4,000 is
offered for suggestion for this pie
1 ture.
Mrs, Harriet B. Howard is writing
4 the life history of Mrs. Sarah Powell
H Giddings for publication. Mrs. Gid.
dings, who is the author of several
H well-knoWn books, among them being
In the Euemy's Land, has made ar
rangements with Mrs Howard to do
this work She is an elderly woman
and IS in i'll health.
Principals and officers of the public
Il schools of the state of Vermont arc
earnestly requested to notify the prin-
cipal of the Austine Institution for the
Deaf and Blind, at Brattleboro of any
child of school age whose hearing or
| sight is defective, or of any child who
is deaf and dumb. Mentally deficient
children are not admitted to the institu-
ton. II. G.. Throckmorton principal
DIR. +. r. Lynch caught a pickerel
at Spofford lake the last of last week
on the south shore, which weighed
eight pounds and measured 80 inches
in length. On his way to town very
early one morning recently, he saw a
wild cat with two kittens near the old
saw mill turn. The old cat was on top
Of the hill and the young ones were
trying to get up the bank. The howl
ing which the mother was making was
anything but pleasing.
Morgan Sherman will take a team
s picked from the Brattleboro local
league to Walpole, \. H., tomorrow to
play game with the Walpole team.
The occasion Is Old Home day at Wal
pole. The local team win be composed
of Johnson, pitcher; Plumb, catcher;
Chase, first base; Bernard Dunlevy,
second base; Blake. shortstop; l. Dun
levy, third base; Knight, left field;
Thayer, center field; Filion, right field
Dr. Henry Tucker recently received
complaints OF offensive odors from the
vicinity of the Mosher & Tucker sta
bles Investigation developed the fact
that the house sewer leading frCm tn,
Judge building and other buildings il
that vicinity had become cIogged ant
hid burst The work of repairing Uhi
damage is in progress. DR.. Tucker be
licves that with this in repair :he OF
fensivc odor will be done away with.
The reception to be rendered tomo
~, l., RTo+I,Il;z4 al,
to Mr.. and Mrs Jonathan Howe of c;
nal street on the occasion of the 50t
anniversary Of their marriage will |
! public. While it is in charge of Il
Odd Fellows, the Methodist society, Il
- Grand Army and Woman s Relief corp
- all friends and acquaintanees of NJ
ri and Mrs. Howe will be welcome. TIL,
b will received in the afternoon from
VI to 5 O'Clock in their home on Can
n street and in the evening at the ehur
q from 40 to 9 o clock.
N Guy Brothers Ministries drew only
E fair sized audience Saturday night
q the Auditorium. The first part, en-
E tied Night Before the Battle, represe
81 ted fortress, the men wearing S
M diers' uniforms. There was some f;
81 singing. but the first part was not ne
ii IL as good as the olio. Tascott show
@ some remarkable muscular devclopmt
q and performed some feats which prov
q his unusual strength. Hill and Arnt
81 put on an expert dancing act that "
n hummer. Tobin in rubc act p
n formed many difficult stunts, such
81 standing on a rolling ball while bala
q ing Il lamp ON his head and iuggli
~ three Indian clubs. He created M
u laughter. Off fer the Party was
n sketch which introduced n male quar-
HI and G. r. Guy, the latter doing so
bell ringing, and the show closed W
some notable acrobatic work by St
b and London.