The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

the sale of his milk route to G. E.
Farnum
The regular meeting of the Ladies
Enterprise society will be held with
Mrs. F. P. Hopkinson, Cherry street,
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Among the new automobile owners
in Brattleboro are Glenham Jones, who
has a Hudson runab?ut, and States
Attorney o. B. Hughes, who is driving
a Ford
The Woman's Relief corps will hold
picnic at Island park Thursday af-
/ ternoon. The women are asked to carry
food, plates, cups, knives, forks and
spoons.
The special attraction today at the
Princess theater is the three-act Broad
way star feature, From Headquarters,
featuring Earl Williams and Anita
| Stewart
James Joseph Reidy, an eleetrotyper,
and Miss Eva Lucier, both of Holyoke,
Mass, were married yesterday after
noon in the office of the town clerk bv
Justice Carl s. Hopkins.
An important meeting of Pocahon-
tas council, D. of p, viii be held
Thursday evening and because of the
unusual business to be transacted it
IS hoped that every member will be
present.
Captain and Mrs G. A. Ribble have
come from Newport, this state, to take
charge of Salvation Army work here.
They succeed Captain and Mrs. Phil
hips, who take charge of the corps in
Norwich, Conn.
Members of Protective Grange and
their families viii hold q picnic tomor-
row afternoon and evening at the home
of the master, Walter NJ Robbins, on
Western avenue, Coffee will be 1u.
nished to all.
The iron fance near the Carpenter
H Organ Co. Is plant on Elliot street,
which has been too low to safeguard
pedestrians since the laying of the new
cement sidewalk, has been raised to
proper height
Fred H. Harris, Onslow Thompson
and Joseph c. Estey viii 90 to Ben
nington tomorrow to participate in the
tournament to decide the Vermont
state golf championship. The event
i will take place on the links of the Mt
Anthony club.
The iitney that runs from Winches-
ter, n H., by way Of Hinsdale to Brat
tleboro came into town yesterday with
IS passengers. The seating capacity is
/ 10, including the driver. The machine
I left Brattleboro this morning with a
load of 2s400 pounds of Merchandise
Tuskegee Institute singers VIII ap.
pear in plantation melodies, negro folk
songs and dialect readings in the First
i Baptist church Thursday evening at S
clock The concert is in the interest
of the Tuskegee Normal and Indu5:l iaI
Institute, of which Booker T. Washing
ton is the principal.
i George Pierce Kimball retired and
Mrs. Dora Pearl (IIaskeIl) Winslow.
both Of Brattlcboro, were married yes
terday afternoon in the parsonage Of
the Methodist church by Rev. Thomas
". Owens. They are to make their
home in Brattlcboro. Mr.. Kimban for
mcrly was employed by the White Riv-
G: Chair company.
Up to yesterday afternoon there had
been issued from the office OF the town
Iclerk In Brattleboro 100 licenses for
hunting and fishing, IT'S for fishing and
six hunting licenses. Many of the
i hunting licenses were taken out Fri.
day and Saturday and early Monday
IN order that the owners might take
advantage of the holiday yesterday.
Robert Fits attained the age of 81
yesterday, and last evening he was
given a surprise birthday supper at the
Brooks House by his father. Attorney
Clarke G. Fits, at which were present
/ of his classmates and intimate
} friends. Each of those present present
cd him some special gift and collective
F. " they gave him gold ring. G. G.
| Fits acted as POSTMASTER. The quests
& present were Ralph hartman Of Ban
gor, Me, G. Lyon of Holvokc and
; Clarence Merrill, !. T. Estcy John
Trottcr Godfrey Crosby, John HamiI-
ton, Julius T. KEech, Russell n. Kucch.
Appleton Miles, Stanley Fits, Morgan
sherman, Laurence Sherman and John
Pellet, ir.
There was large attendance ut tho
Methodist basket picnic on the cream
cry Hat and ali were enthusiastic over
the success of the occasion. A tennis
court and eroquet ground were provided
Tor diversion in addition to the base
q ball games and races, and the dav
9 passed very pleasantly. In the morn
ing Miles Hill S baseball team won
from Harold Morrill, 8 team, for small
5 boys, and in the afternoon Mason
sharp team defeated RAYMOND
. Adams 5 team Is to 13. The sack race
] was won by Harold Morrill, the 100.
@ yard dash for girls by Miss Marion
J. Boorn and the 100yard dash for vouno
: men by Mason Sharp. The "kiddies,
!. found amusement In = nean,t raco