The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-19
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.


to her brother, George Broc kington,l
who intends to build there another seal
son.
The public service commission is
holding a hearing today in Readsboro
on the petition of the Readsboro Chair
Co. against the Hoosac Tunnel & Will
mington railroad.
A party of Is people went by auto
mobiles yesteday to Colrain, Mass, to
attend the annual Stacy family re-
union, held this year with members of
the family in that town.
Andrew H. Allen of Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, entered this morning for the
state tennis tournament to open on the
courts of the Brattleboro Country club
Monday morning at 10 o clock.
Class No. II of the Baptist Bible |
school is invited to a silver social in
the home of Miss Lenore Ayers and
Miss Mary f. Horton, Williston
street, Saturday afternoon from 2 to
O'clock.
The first ball game Saturday on the
fair grounds will be between Fort
drummer and the Athletics, the league
leaders. The Wheel club and Knights
| of Columbus teams win meet in the
second game.
The third and fourth degrees will be
conferred at the next regular meeting
of Protective Grange Wednesday even
ing, Aug. 25. Refreshments will be
served. The women of the Grange are
requested to carry cake.
| A very enjoyable afternoon wac
spent yesterday at the Washington
street playground, the occasion be-
ing the birthday anniversary Of Mrs
| Arthur Robbins, who has been actively
interested in the playground and the
lcare of the children the past two years.
| Icecream and waters were served
Sixty five children were present, also
| several mothers and several visitors
Miss Alice d. Butterfield gave several
very pleasing vocal selections.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Howe, who
moved back to their Canal street resi-
dence from Walpdle, n. H., early in
July, win celebrate their golden we'd
ding anniversary Tuesday evening, Au-
| gust p, in the Methodist church. with
Il public reception. The affair will be
in charge of the Odd Fellows, Grand
Army, Woman : Relief corps and
Methodist society. Mr.. and Mrs Howe
viii be at home from 3 to ) in the af-
ternoon to meet any of their old friends
who do not find it convenient to attend
the reception in the church.
About 80 were present at the Grange
picnic yesterday afternoon and evening
at the homo of the master, Walter NJ
Robbins The afternoon was spent
socially, the younger members enjoying
eroquet and games ON the lawn. After
supper, which was served on the broad
vcranda lighted with Japanese lanterns
selections on monograph and singing
by the Grange choir were enjoyed
County Agent A. w. Sweeton gave AZ
interesting address and report of tho
field meeting of the Windham County
Agricultural association in Westminstc
{ Tuesday.
\ hearing was held yesterday after
moon in Whithed's hall in Vernon il
J the case of the state against JOIN
johnson, charged with a statutory OF
Tense against his niece Edith Johnson
II. The respondent, who is IS, has bec1
Il living in the house with the girl an,
her parents the last two wears A mum
u Der of witnesses were examined an,
P the hearing was private ut the requcs
of counsel for the respondent, Gibso
o Daley. The hearing was not complet
/ ed and will be continued tomorrow
morning at 10 clock. johnson wa
is arrested Tuesday afternoon after a
If inquest and was released under $40
bail.
II The 22d annual reunion of the La
&c rabee Stacy families was held yeste
day with Reuben Stacy on Catamour
\, hill, Colrain, Mass. Between 60 and I
IL enjoyed dinner at noon. Games an
music were the feature of the afte
20 noon. At the business meeting Charl,
lg Stacy of Brattleboro was elected pre-
ident and Charles Learnard of Halifa
20 vice president. 1t was voted to no
J. the next meeting with Mrs. Susan La
in rabee of West Halifax ON the THU
Wednesday of August, 1916 Relativ
;, were present from North Adams, She
f burne Falls, Greenfield, Halifax al
of Brattleboro. Mr.. and Mrs NJ j. La
ne rabce, Walter Bartlett and Miss Eft
Crosier attended the reunion from tn
it town.
~ News was received in Brattlebo
' yesterday of the suicide by shooting
- e. G. Eberhardt of Mishawaka, In,
: vice president and general manager
- the Mishawaka Wooden Mfg. Co., ma
-. ufacturcrs of the Ball Band footwe;
~ for whom the Durham Brothers Co.
Brattleboro are the New Engla
no agents. George L. Durham left
or MishawaSa today to attend the funel
40 tomorrow. Particulars of Mr.. Eb,
an hardt s death have not been receive
He was remarkably congenial me
CO.. an active church worker, well-to-
no financially and competent in busine
&c and for a number of years he had be
is the principal speaker at the Dunh'
xiv Brothers Co. s annual school for sal
FIJI men. A few years ago an autOmob
in which he and his son and 9TH
roo were riding was struck by an autor
81 bile and his son was killed. Since til
III it had been noticed that he had not
ar peared the same as before
Dad The theatrical season at the Auditc