The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-20
BRATTLRBoRo LOCAL.

cards announcing that it viii hold
open house to all members and ladies
Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, beginning at
l S o'clock.
There will be q missionary meeting
Thursday afternoon at $50 in the Con
4 gregational chapel, to which all women
4 of rhe parish are invited. The pro-
Il gram will take up the first two chap
n tiers OF the study book, The Child in
H The Midst, which are entitled Tie
Child in Its Helplessness and The
Child in the Home.
/ Two candidates were initiated at the
regular meeting of Bingham chapter
last evening and two applications
lwere accepted. About IS were at the
supper, which was served before the
meeiing Tt was voted to hold a mill
tary whist party in the near future
for the benefit of the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home fund.
The vacant store in the Brooks |
House building on High street, for
merly occupied by w. I. Mooney, has
been secured for the Red Cross head |
quarters. This will be open from $50
to 5 O'Clock Monday, Thursday and
Saturday afternoons until February l
for receiving finished work and for the
| distribution of materials.
The funeral of Mrs A. A. Blanchard,
who died Saturday, was held yesterday
afternoon at clock in the home on
Estey street. Rev. D. Z. Trout, pastor
of the Universalist church, officiated.
n The bearers were the three sons, Will
I liam, Edward and Harley Blanchard
| and ]. Howe of Hinsdnle. The burial
took place in Morningsidc cemetery
Il j. +. Dillon of Cambridge, Mass, J.
/ FL. Boardman of Somerville, Mass. and
J. f. Mae Adams of Chelsea, Mass,
were OF 4 meeting in the parlors of the
| Brooks House this morning to which
farmers of this locality who sell milk
by wholesale had been invited. They
presented propositions for the purchase
of milk to be shipped to Boston, but,
| no definite arrangements were made.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunklee of
| Greenfield, Mass, will observe their
golden wedding anniversary Saturday,
| Jan. so, from 5 to 5 and TO o, when
| they will be pleased to meet all their
| friends at Fort Square. Mr. Dunk
| lee formerly was a photographer in
l Brattleboro, He is brother of Mrs.
Thomas F. Betterley and Mrs. Prescott
Eames of Brattlehoro and the late
Scott Dunklee OF this town.
II G.. s. Stockwell, who was seriously
injured about the head Monday by be
Il ing thrown from his sleigh near the cor
Il ner of Oak and High streets and was
! taken to the home OF Henry b. Allen,
II where he has been since, is slightly i'm
| proved. 1t develops that the ear drum
Il was not ruptuTed as was at first be-
/ ieyed and it is thought that he viii not
lose the hearing in that ear. There was,
II however, a rupture in his ear.
Persons who have to pay an income
II tax arc required to make returns on
il or before March l. George F. Spill
ane. income tax deputy, is ut the
Brooks House, room -, where he will
remain the rest of this week to receive
III taxes and assist those who need infor-
nation in making returns. He will be
in Burlington next week and will al
ternate between Brattleboro and Bur
lington until March /, remaining 4
week on each visit.
The funeral of Charles George Walk.
er Of East Dummerston was held this
III afternoon in the home at 100 o'clock
Rev. f. @. s. Osgood, pastor of the
church OF Brattleboro, off
iii ciating. f. II. Miller sang Sometime
| Well Understand, Lead, Kindly Light
l and Beautiful Isle OF Somewhere The
bearers were Robert r. Walker OF
Brattleboro and John L. Walker, nar.
Ill old A. Reed and Ralph III. Hall OF
| Dummerston. The burial took place in
~ Dummerston Center.
O. E. Butterfield of Wilmington as
auditor is hearing evidence in the suit
of Leslie E. Stratton of Williamsvillc
against Holden & Martin of Brattle
&c bore. Tho suit was brought to recover
q balance alleged to be due the plaintiff
i'll on lumber account. The book account
of the defendant company is helms
~ pleaded as an offset to the claim o.
Il 'Stratton. G. S. Chase and W. II. Daley
appear for Stratton and T. l.. Barbel
:. and A. p. Carpenter for Holden s Mar
=, tin This suit in various phases ha'
Ibeen before the courts for some time
Miss Winifred Walbridge of Guilforc
n was thrown out of her cutter nea
Hoadley's restaurant yesterday after
!, noon when the runner caught in tn,
Ed car track. She clung to the reins il
Is an effort to stop the horse until tn,
animal reached the Park building, an,
nd then she was forced to let go. TIL
We horse was caught on Clark street afte
al clearing itself from the cutter, whicl
was badly wrecked. Miss Walbridge
ID, who had been dragged through tn
nd slusb and water, was very wet, but wa
Of not seriously injured. The horse. eS
eept for cut on one hind leg tina
oa was not of serious nature, was no
-os injured.
OF The annual dinner Of the Wester
IDS New England Chamber of Commerce
will be served at $50 o clock Feb. l
nv in the New Kimball hotel in Sprins
Il. field, Mass. The principal speaker
he will be William Howard Taft, formc
me president of the United States an
nf President Ernest Fox Nichols Of Oar
mouth college. In the afternoon of thG
day at . clock there viii be COZ
ference of members and there will /
several speakers. The seating capacit
r of the banquet room is only $50 an
rd Tug a.e.Npoio p - ri.