The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

evening for the purpose of making the
annual abatement of village taxes.
A regular meeting of the N. E. O..
P will be held Monday evening in Red
Mems hall at s o'clock. It is ex-
pected there will be class for initia-
ton.
The annual meeting of the Windham
County Agricultural association will
be held in Festival hall, Tuesday,
April Is, at IL clock. Officers will
be elected and other business of i'm
portance viii be transacted.
About 80 from Brattleboro went to
Bellows Falls last evening and attend
ed the second and last night of the ba-
zaar held there in the Armory for the
benefit of the baseball team The ba
zaar was successful and those from
Brattleboro reported good time.
Six tables were in play yesterday af-
ternoon at the card party in the public
kindergarten given under the auspices
of the Woman S club for the benefit of
the kindergarten fund. The prizes
were won by Mrs. John C. Dewitt,
Mrs. L. f. Holden and Miss Ruth De
Witt. Refreshments were served.
Lyman II. Howe will return to the
Auditorium Saturday, April IL, with a
new program of animated pictures, in
GLIDING the exclusive noval spectacle,
the United States Navy of 1915. by au-
thority of the secretary of the navy,
Josephus Daniels. There will be both
matinee and evening performances.
The Dickinson farm has finished the
season S run of sap and there has been
made in that sugar bush 30S gallons
OF maple syrup from AGO buckets. Ow
ing TO the fact that the sugar bush on
that farm has Q southern exposure it
Is possible to start and finish the sea-
son s run earlier than on most farms
DR.. ". W. Weeks of Springfield,
Mass, who will speak in the First
Baptist church Sunday evening, is a
personal friend of the pastor, Rev.
George Tom6inson. He is an unusual
preacher and wherever he has been
pastor the seating capacity of his
church has been entirely taken up. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
A. E. Merrill of the selectmen, who
is in charge of the work of replanking
the Connecticut river highway bridge,
has laid new stringers under the plank
so that it has been possible to spike
all of the floor planks down. This will
do away with the rafting of the
planks when automobiles cross the
bridge and viii save also much wear
and tear.
Lewis Cleaveland Stiff and Miss FL
len Florence Boman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gustaf Boman of so Birpe
street, were married this morning in
their newly furnished home on Pine
street by Rev. Z. A. Peterson, pastor
+of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church. The ceremony was performed
at 8 o'clock and there were no attend
ants. Only relatives and intimate
friends were present. Mr. Stiff is en-
.ployed by the Estey Organ Co.
Frank VI. Pier Of the firm Of Felch
& Pier, while In Andover Yesterday
met with an accident in a sawmiIl that
severed one tendon of his left wrist.
The injury was dressed temporarily by
DR.. George \. ROBBERS of Chester. for
merry of Brattleboro, and Mr.. Pier
came home. DR.. George r. Anderson
in the Memorial hospital last evening
dressed the injury and Mr.. Pier went
to his home this afternoon. The ac-
cldent viii incapacitate him from work
few weeks.
\ statement recently published in
the Rutland and reprinted in The Re-
former credited Chandler D. Rawson
of Brattleboro with saying that the
9th Vermont was the first regiment to
enter Richmond. The statement is dis
puted by Patrick J. Fenton. veteran
of the 18th Connecticut infantry, who
says that the brigade of Gen. T.. A.
| Ripley, headed by the 18th New Hamp-
shire regiment and including the 18th
| Connecticut Slst. 9Sth and 13ath New
York and the 10Th Wisconsin, were the
| first troops in the captured city after
about 40 men of the 4th Massachusetts,
| cavalry had received the surrender of
the city from the mayor
| Wilson Brothers, who took an appeal
from the Judgment against them o.
tanned by Frank A. Larrow in an
eJectment suit, have Withdrawn their
appeal. They agree to vacate the
premises as soon as possible They have
i been occupying for garage q building
on Flat street owned by Mr.. Larrow
who served notice on them over a
month ago tina the desired the building
for his own use April l. They failed
TO vacate by that time and the eject
ment proceedings We're brought. An
! other suit alleging the converting of
| certain automobile accessories to their
own use has been brought by Mr. Lar
| row against wilson brothers and a
| hearing is set for next week
Before . large audience last night the
following prize winners and prizes
were announced after the performance
by the Gladys Kla-k Co., who gave an
excellent presentation of The Tiger and
the Lamb: Carl Goddard, basket of
groceries; L. j. Nichols, broom and
mop; Fred Prune, bacon; Allen Brack-
eft, wash boiler; Frank Strong, bas-
ket of groceries; Margie Sprague,
steamer; G. w. Wyman, garbage
can; judith Cain, basket of groceries
t. T. o 'Brien, mop and broom; Louise
Cowing, bread box; R. Davis, basket
of groceries; i. H. Streeter, ham; Miss
Massajada, umbrella; E. H. Pike,
enamel roaste-; J. c. Dewitt, basket
of groceries; Edith Birch, preserving