The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Mrs. F. D. Weld is entertaining the /
1904 birthday club this afternoon.
The Ladies Entc~ .se society will
hold its regula. NEE ing with Mrs. F. :
L. Purinton, 81 Maple street, Wednes-
day. Dec. Is, Of 3 clock.
Charles William Vogel, ?, son of Mr. /
and Mrs. Adolf Vogel Of Cross street |
died this morning of whooping cough. |
The child was born in Bennington.
The Vermont Auto Sales company, |
of which Barney Mead is the local
agent, has placed an order of 81 Chal- |
mers six, 80 horsepower cars. the fiji
to be received in Brattleboro next
week.
At the Empire tonight Warren Ker-
rigan in A Shrek in the Night, an in
teresting drama, is the feature. To-
morrow Miss Julia Dean in Judge Not,
a six-part Broadway drama, will be
shown.
The funeral of Justin L. King, who
died Sunday, was held yesterday af-
ternoon at 100 clock from the house,
| Rev. H. H. Shaw of Marlboro officiat-
| ing. The bearers were J. G. Stafford,
A. Wells Stowe, n. II. Spencer, and
Marshall Twichell of Athol, Mass. The
burial took place in Marlboro.
Miss E. E. Sessions, representative
Of the Kurn Hattin Homes, will speak
| before the Mission circle and friends in
the Universahst church next week
Thursday Dec. Is, at $50 p. m. Miss
Sessions never has spoken in this
church and plans have been under way
for some time to have her present the
work of the Homes before the Mission
circle.
Officers of Webster lodge of Perfec-
ton, a. \. S. r., viii be elected at Il
meeting in the Masonic temple at )
clock this afternoon. A supper will BE-
served at 6 clock At 100 the consti-
tuition of Webster lodge will be per-
| fected by members of the supreme
council and officers will be installed By
Rev. Henry L. Ballou, SD degree, as
sistant grand prior of the suprem
council.
The supper and sale held by Brattle-
boro chapter, d. A. R., in the Unita-
rian parish house last evening was
largely attended and Melted the chap
ter goodly sum. The beautiful parish
house added much to the attractiveness
of the occasion. The only decorations
used We're flags, symbolic of the order.
The committee in charge feel very
grateful to all who helped to make the
gathering success.
The Salvation Army S Kettle is to be
seen every day and evening on the
front steps of the town building in
. charge Of one of the faithful members
of the local corps. Ensign Thomas \
Mcmahon and Lieut.. James Munsey
the local officers in charge, are making
an especial effort this year to helI
give the poor merry Christmas and t.
this end have solicited contribution;
through the mail.
| In the meeting of the Mutual Ail
association Wednesday the secretary
2 reported % calls for help received il
: November of which Il were filed; tn,
supervisor of attendants reported 3
patients under care, and 126 calls wcr,
, made; nine attendants were employed
222 days; the district nurse reported q
) patients under care and 131 calls wer,
!. made.
The first of series of five Masoni
e socials was held in Masonic temple las
s evening. Dancing was enjoyed by abou
I 25 couples and there was card playing
e The error in The Reformer yesterday
i IN announcing the sociable for tonigh
was due to the fact that the notice a
brought into the office read ''to
n morrow without specifying any date
: and as it was brought in after Tues
+ days paper was issued the natural sup
Z position was that it was intended to b.
4 printed Wednesday, whereas it was in
tended for Tuesday.
is Between 200 and $50 members and la
" dy friends of the knights of Columbu
$. in Vermont attended banquet at tn
Is Hotel Bardwell in Rutland last night
r given in honor of Supreme Knigh
= James A. Flaherty of New Haven
c Conn. Among the guests were Stat
1t Deputy Charles F. Mann of Brattle
boro and Past State Deputies Thoma
Magner of Burlington and J t. Ruddc
of Bellows Falls. Previous to the din
1t ner there was large meeting in tn
n hall of Rutland council, knights of &c
T. lumbus, which was addressed by Nj
Elaherty along fraternal lines.