The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The signal for no school this after
noon was sounded at 11.30 O'Clock
Wilbur Renfrew of West Brattleboro
has bought six-30 Chalmers touring
car through the Vermont Auto Sales
Co.
A large number from here are plan
ming to go TO Vernon Friday evening
to attend the fair given by the Yer
ION women in Grange hall 4 chick
III pic supper will be served. Several
| sleighing parties are being formed to-
| lrive down.
| The attractions at the Empire to-
| lay are The Shot, a two-part drama
! With Doris Pawn; Joe Martin Turns
| EN- Loose, two-part animal comedy
| IN which the animals are all let loose
~ q monkey and have the whole
own to themselves, and Prankful
Ponies, Q trained pony act.
| The Princess theater today will pre-
| }cnt Elsie Janis in the Paramount
production, Nearly Lady. Tomor-
row Geraldine Farrar in Carmen will
| be the attraction, with special music
| by a fve-piece orchestra. There will
be one matinee, beginning at go and
two evening performances at us and
S.45.
In the meeting of the Mutual Aid
| association Wednesday the secretary
! reported 70 calls for help in December.
! All for sickness were filed The super
| visor reported So patients under care;
| 1872 calls were made; 10 attendants
were employed 26l days. The district
nurse reported 81 patients under care;
| l46 calls were made
George W. Newman of Keene. who
was one of the victims of the Next
can massacre near Chihuahua
Monday, was well known by basket
! ball players here and is remembered
| by many patrons Of the game He came
here several times with basketball
teams from Keene and once with the
Dartmouth college team.
The rest room management will hold
a rummage sale in the store recently
vacated by R. H. Amidon on Main
street, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 81
and Jan. %. Contributions are solic-
tied from anyone interested in the well
fare of the room and may be left at
the store, or if Mrs. Frank Tucker,
telephone 144W is notified they will
be called for.
Irving Akley, who is employed by
the Vermont Last Block company, and
Miss Eva Mather of Marlboro were
married in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George ID. Reed of 1872 Main street
last evening. Rev. George f. Tomkin-
son, pastor of the First Baptist church.
performed the ceremony at 7.15
o 'clock, using a single ring service.
There were no guests, outside the
Reed family. The bride. who is n
! lglBb of Nr ATrc IJorha-+
Mather of Marlboro, is a niece of Mrs.
J Reed and has lived with her recently.
| After q wedding trip the couple will
r keep house on Birge street.
Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, observed last
evening as gentlemen S night b. pro
viding an entertainment in the Unita-
rian parish house. The audience room
was filed and all present enjoyed the
occasion thoroughly. The entertainer
was Frank sherman of New York
who gave representations in song and
story. Mrs. A. p. Carpenter accompany
ing him on the piano. Mr.. Sherman and
his audience were in fun sympathy
. with each other and the various mum
y bers were heartily appreciated, the
Irish dialect numbers being particu
larly pleasing The impersonator prov
E ed himself to be an artist of rare abil
= ity. Refreshments of ice-eream and
. cake We're served.
n The Durham Brothers company an
n nual school for statesmen opened thi
d morning and win close tomorrow nigh
h with a banquet ana enter ainment il
The Brooks House, All the statesmen
- are present The following srle mel
md wives are here: Mr.. and Mrs. ]
I a. Greenwood Of Chester, f. G. CT
son Of st. Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs /
I NJ. Graves of Providence. r. l.. Nj
1 and Mrs. c. p. Mcfarland of Provi
4 dence, w. F. Dunlevy Of Brattleborc
! Mr. and Mrs. ". \. Greasy of Bevel
\ IT, Mass. W. w. Jones Of Burlington
I Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Parker Of Concorl
n. H., r. w. Lowell of Waterbury
4 Conn, w. y. Collins of Springfield
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. F. Prince o
1 Auburn, Me, Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Mi
Ter Of Worcester, c. II. Powers Of Or,
I no, Me-, II. f. Barber of New Yor
city, r. w. Adams of Dover, J.
A Barney of Waterville Me- E. H. Bra(