The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-24
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

St Michael's Parochial school closed
Wednesday for the Christmas vaca-
4 ton.
Those of the pupils of the Austine
/ Institution who are TO spend Christ
mas at their homes left yesterday.
4 Rev Henry Lamb of West Brattle-
! boro will conduct the chapel service at
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at )
o'clock.
Tomorrow. Christmas day, the let
/ ter carriers will make only the morn
ing delivery and collections. The ru-
raj carriers will cover their routes as
usual.
Harold Evans, driver of the station
| sleigh for F. A. Larrow, was thrown
from the sleigh last evening and one
/ leg was injured. Solomon Nesbitt drove
the sleigh today.
Although Sunday would have been
the regular pay day for the Central
Vermont employees the day was ad-
vanced to today so that the men could
be paid off before Christmas.
There will be a double program at
the Empire today and tomorrow Ho-
| bart Bosworth, the eminent star, will
| be seen in a special feature and G. II.
! Roman will lecture on an interesting
| three-part picture.
Brattleboro lodge, n. E. o. P, win
hold its regular meeting Monday even
ing in Grand Army hall at $50. Of
ficers will be elected Members are
requested to take notice of the change
of time, which is made in order that
they may attend the municipal Chris
mas exercises
News has been received by Rev. +.
/ S. Hewitt of the death yesterday morn
| ing of his wife S mother Mrs. Lucinda
| Patt. Mrs. Hewitt was called to Provi-
dence, r. L., about two weeks ago by
i the illness of her mother and remained
to assist in caring for her. The funeral
will be held at the house today.
In the Methodist vestry tonight at
6 clock a supper will be served to
4 the Sunday school. church members
and all attendants at that church, to
Il be followed by a Christmas tree. At
Il 80 clock a service will be held in
the church, which the whole church
family also is invited to attend.
Today the Princess theater will pre-
sent Frederick Perry in the William
Fox production, DIR. Rameau. This is
one of the strongest dramas produced
and Mr.. Perry surpasses in this picture
his work on the speaking stage. To
morrow a special program will be
given. The Slavery Student will be
the feature with Viola Dana in the
leading role.
Eli Lee of West Guilford, who lives
on the cross-road leading from the
Jacksonville road, found a strangely
fashioned little creature in the cross
vool in, Of
tleboro. He calls it a lizard. 1t is
about seven inches long, black with
yellow spots or each side extending
to the end of the tail. 1t crawls like
an alligator and has little toes re
sembling human fingers.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Butter
field, who died Wednesday night in the
! home of her daughter, Mrs. George w.
| Brooks of 20 South Main street, will
| be held in the Baptist church in Chcs-
| ter Monday afternoon at l o'clock and
| the burial will take place in Chester.
| A prayer service will be held in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Monday
| morning at go clock conducted by
| Rev. George E. Tomkinson, pastor OF
the First Baptist church.
/ George w. Bailey, Brattleboro s
strong man who IS also state champion
H in wrestling, is in New York this week
II as q participant in the international
II wrestling matches, Tuesday night hi!
II opponent was Wilhelm Berner, a noted
II German wrestler. After a long strug
III gle, in which neither man gained fall
II the match was declared a draw. Last
II night Bailey and Lundin, known as the
II Worcester Swede, fought to a draw
II Bailey is booked for one more mattel
II this week. DR.. Roller, with whom Bal
II ley has had some lively mat and fish
! arguments, is one of the contestants a
y New York.
q The show window at l.. II. Barber I
g music store is again attracting the at
$ tention Of Christmas shoppers by il
Is artistic decorations In the foreground
q midwinter is represented, showing
u large gate, the entrance through whicl
y leads to a fine display of musical in
" struments. Perched on one side of tn
q gate is a squirrel, and on the other
q fox is seen. Just inside 5 a kewpiC
n dressed to represent Santa Claus, dis
II tributing presents from a well-lade
n Christmas tree, and other small tree
" are used about the window. In the rea
IL is suspcY deo, from lattLcework
"a huge red and green Christmas be
- which is swaycd back and forth b
~, ribbons as if it were being tolled. Thi
is done by fastening the ends of tn
/ ribbons inside two victrolas which ru
] by electricity.
/ Lenihan S barber shop will be ope
\ until IL q clock TONIGHT and will clos