The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-19
BRATTLEBORo LOCAL.

The women of the Universalist
church will continue their rummage
sale this evening
Rev. L. Q. $. Osgood will conduct
the chapel service at the Retreat Sun
day afternoon at 3 clock.
Mrs. Emma Jacobs is having her
house on Canal street wired for electric
nights. +. NJ Goodenough s men are
doing the work
Members of the Woman s club who
have not yet contributed recipes for
the new cook book are asked to send
one or more to Mrs. A. w. Rockwell
before March l.
Miss Flossie Ober is entertaining her
Sunday school class of the Baptist
church tbs afternoon in her home on
Green street. Supper will be served
snd the guests will be presented SOU
venirs.
Fort Dummer colony, No. los, T. o.
7. f., will hold a silver social in Grand
Army hall Monday evening. A short
entertainment will be followed by
games and refreshments. The public
is invited.
Mrs. Harriet l.. Bancroft celebrated
her seth birthday anniversary in the
home of her son, Carmi II. Bancroft. on
".
some beautiful flowers and several
friends called during the day.
The funeral of Miss Dorpha Stat
ford, who died in Schenectady, N. Y,
Thursday night, will be held in the
home of her sister, Mrs. d. P. Good
win of Elliot street Monday afternoon
at o clock. Rev. George f. Tomkin
son will ofiiciate.
r. WnIaS ,,;n
ceptlon 10 the misses and masters
dancing classes at the Armorv Tues
day evening, Feb. % At the request
cf the parents of the children, the re.
ccption will begin at O'Clock and
there will be general dancing at $50
Captain Worthington of the Saliva
tion Army will start a rummage sale
IN the hall, IS High street, next Mon
day afternoon, continue as long as the
goods last. Anything in this line the
army VIII be pleased to receive and
viii call for il if notified. Telephone
723-W.
w. a. Braman of West street was
walking home early last evening in
tho road when he was struck and
Knocked down by q horse. The driver
OF the animal was blinded BY the
driving snow, as was Mr. Braman. DR..
Harry p. Greene found that Mr.. Bra
man had one fractured rib as the re
suit of the accident.
The second meeting of the creditors
of the bankrupt estate of the late w.
). Brown of Wilmington will be held
before John Z. Gale, referee in bank
ruptey, in the county clerk s office at
Brattleboro March /. A hearing on
the petition of the creditors for per-
mission to sell the real and personal
property of the estate will be held at
this time, the hearing being scheduled
for p. m.
Quonekticut tribe of Red Men held a
smoke talk Wednesday evening. followed
by chicken pie supper for the tribe and
paletace friends. Guests from out OF town
were Grand Sachem Alexander Ross OF
Barre, Grand Senior Sycamore E. c. Bar
rett OF Montpelier, Grand Representative
+ r. Marshall of Beecher Falls and Hen
~ f Common of Boston A number of
short talks and music were included on
the program Mr. Connor, who is a rep.
resentatlve OF regalia company, enter
tanned at the piano
The second of the socialS under thp
auspices of Leo council. Knights of
Columbus, was held last evening in
the rooms of the council There were
20 tables in use for the card PLAYING
IN the early part of the evening and
dancing followed until midnight. Re
freshments were served. The prizes for
the best scores of the evening were
whole hams and were won by Mrs.
Nellie Rocket and John p. Fenton
The next social will be held next
week Friday evening.
Europe of the Allies will be the SUD
lect of the stereopticon lecture BY
Rev. ID. +. Trout in the Universalist
church Sunday at 7.30 p. m. The lee.
ture and views constitute a study of
TINS great struggle from the side of
the Allies, taking one to the territory
where conflicts have taken place, and
among many other scenes are pictures
of the ruins at Louvain, Rheims, Liege,
etc. 1t is a careful ANALYSIS of The
situation from the beginning of the
war, illustrated with many slides. The
public is welcome.
few boxes were all that were left va
cant after the audience at the Bob OFT
Musical Comedy Company performance got
seated last evening. The drawing power
OF this company this week has been ex-
ceptional. Large houses and satisfied pa
irons have been the rule. Last night was
amateur night, when local boys had an OBJ
nortunity to don any stunt they desired,
IN competition for prizes, based upon the
volume Of applause Ralph Donovan won
iirst prize of 50 with Charlie Chaplin
net which was the real thing Frank Rose
took second prize of 81 with clever bit
OF clog dancing and walking on his hands
The matinee and evening bill today is No
body Home, and full houses are assured
For the next two weeks the company will
play in Pittsfeld Mass.
The Durham greenhouse, Is Linden
street, is now open to the public. Cut
flowers and plants fresh every day. Par
ticular attention paid to funeral designs
and sprays, both large and small. Car
nations, 60e and roc doz; roses, s1.25|
and $3.50 doz Miss Nellie Weeks. who