The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.


today at the Princess theater, four
act Paramount production featuring
Betty Bellairs.
The first meeting of the Brattleboro
w. G. I. Z. after the summer vacation
will be held in the rest room Monday |
afternoon at $50 clock, and large
attendance is expected
Ralph Howard Bissell and Miss Mil |
bred Effie Burt, both of Keene, n. H., |
were married this morning at Linden |
hurst by Rev. Roy M. Houghton, pas
tor of the Centre Congregational |
church.
Bernard L. jerks has bought the Mrs
Elizabeth Joslyn place on the Drummer
ston road for home. He took posses
sion Monday. Mr.. jerks will continue
his work for the White River Chair
company.
Marie Walcamp in The Test of a
Man, a strong and exciting two-part
railroad drama, is one of the best fea-
lures of the program at the Empire
theatre tonight Tomorrow the last of
the Who Pays series will be shown
The Vermont state W. C. T. L. con
vention opened yesterday in Barton
Among the speakers was the national
pIGSIutuiy AlleS @Allld bOIuOu. Inc bEdI-
| tleboro union is represented at the con
vention by Mrs. G. l.. Wellman of Pine
street
The Knights of Columbus baseball
/ team, winners of the pennant in the
Brattleboro league, are scheduled to
/ play the Wilmington team at Island
park Saturday afternoon. These teams
/ opened the new baseball grounds in
| Wilmington last May and the Whining
/ ton team won the game by one run.
Those in charge of the Washington
street playground plan to give the
| children an automobile ride Of an hour
1 Saturday of this week, beginning at
p. NJ. Those who are willing to give
H their time and the use of their automo-
| biles are requested to signify their
Il willingness by calling the telephone
number 22I-W.
Frank Darling of Montague, Mass,
who was helping at the Bradley farm
III the corn cutting yesterday was hit
Oh the head by the hood of the blow
er in the silo when it fell. Darling
was IN the silo and the hood fell some
distance striking him a glancing blow
on the head. He was not seriously in
| jurcd and will be able to work in a
few days.
| This is peach week in Brattleboro.
Every store that sells fruit has bush
/ els, or has had bushels, of this lus-
cious fruit. \ carload sold in advance
to different dealers, reached here yes
]. tcrday morning and teams were busy
all the morning hauling the fruit to its
destination. Besides this carload ev-
cry express train during the day
brought many baskets of peaches.
The funeral of Don A. Wilder was
held yesterday afternoon at 2.3o o clock
in the First Baptist church, of which
lie had been a member. Rev. George +.
TomkinsoH, pastor of the church, off
ciatiug. J.. II. Miller sang two select
ions. \ delegation from Wantastiquet
lodge, |. o. 0. F., attended, The bear
ers were Dr. w. r. Nogcs, Arnold PEI
let, George Brooks and Charles Palmer
! The burial took place in Meeting House
Hill cemetery.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs f. J. Slo
cum of 10 Laurel street. II years old
while playing with other children in
4 the yard at his home Tuesday evening
4 broke both bones in one forearm, in tn,
! same place where he broke his arm L
4 weeks ago. He was on his hands am,
B knees and in the darkness put his hant
4 in q hollow place in the yard. Dr.. II
L. Greene reduced the fracture in tn,
Memorial hospital.
A guessing contest conducted by the
manufacturers of Acorn ranges at TIT
B store Of the Quality Furniture Co re
suited as follows: The first prize of {
B half dozen silver knives was won b,
a Z. A. Learnard of West Halifax, who's
guess was LOO. The second prize.
& set Of dishes, was won by Hosea Fish
4 er of West Halifax with a guess o
81 ,125. The third prize, a half dozel
1 orange spoons, was won by c. b. Gil
81 lette of Danbury, Conn, who though
II the jar contained l 0i4 acorns Tn
d lowest guess was 70 and the highes
IL $500, while 1.102 was found to be tn
81 correct number.
E1 The women of the Unitarian churc
) held their annual fair yesterday after
4 noon from to 6 in the parish hous
1 and had good patronage during tn
& afternoon. The annual supper will i
Il served Friday evening at 6 clocl
q followed by a dance. The tea room
q where ice cream, cake and tea weT
3 served, was in charge of Miss Eliz;
q beth White; the fancy table, whic
contained large display of hand
\ work, was presided over by Mrs. o.
4 Estabrook Mrs. +. O. S. Osgood an
Mrs. p. K. White were in charge {
the apron table; the flower table W.
B arranged by Mrs. S. E. Lawton; IL
- table containing fruit and iellies W;
in charge of Mrs. J. d. Barrows; Mr.
III Jean j. Vanderveer was in charge
II the candy table; the toy table, whio
Il was placed in charge of Mrs. E.
II Smith and contained an attractive di
II play of toys, was from the S. a. Smir
IlfMfg. Co. s plant.
HI The following program was given
HI the meeting of Protective Grange We
II nesday evening: Song by Grange choi