The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Yesterday was the Feast of the As
ctnsion. Mass was celebrated at ) and
> 0 clock and benediction of the most +
blessed acrament at 100 in the even
ing in st. Michel's Roman Catholic
church.
$. +. Douglass has been placed in
charge of the Bart S Kon-StructIt toys
department at the S. A Smith Mfg.
Co s plant, which has been under the
oversight OF w +. Bartholomew, who .
left several weeks ago and has not re-
turned.
Daniel Riley, laborer, appeared in
the municipal court this morning and
pleaded guilty to a third offense of in
toXication. He was fined So and costs
of $50 with alternative sentence of
30 days. In default of the money heI
was committed to Newfane Jail:
The Bible class and Mrs. Eugene
Akley 5 class Of the Universalist Sun
day school enjoyed a social time from
3 to : O clock yesterday afternoon in
the church parlors. The members Of the
classes with invited guests made par
ty of 40. Refreshments were served.
Capt f W. Gibson has received no
tice from Col Ira l.. Reeves that Capt.
W. p. Springer, assistant inspector of
small arms practice, will inspect the
range OF Company | June 9 and in the
evening the company viii drill and re
ceive instructions from the inspecting
| officer.
Today the Empire pre~ants The Pre-
rious Packet. a Gold Rooster play in
/ five acts, featuring Ralph Kelland and
/ Lois Meredith, and The Haunted Can
vas. an episode of the Iron Claw serial,
/ in :Wo acts. Tomorrow Ella Hall and
/ Bob Leonard will be seen in a pleasing
feature.
The new railroad station attracted
| much attention last evening when the
fentire building was Illuminated for the
Ihenefit Of inspecting railroad officials.
! The date for the opening of the station
! depends entirely upon the time of the
receipt and installation of the furni-
! ture and fixtures.
Beaseaunt commanderv, X. T., has
accepted the invitation Of Rev. Nelson
! Kellogg 10 attend service at St. Mi
rhaei's Episcopal church Sunday even
! ing. The members of the commandery
win assemble in the Masonic temple
| in regala at o'clock that evening to
march to the church in a BODY.
County Agent Arthur w. Sweeton
viii give a spraying demonstration at
the farm of o. J. Hale, in the edge Of
Halifax, beyond West Guilford, Mon
day afternoon at 2.30 o'elock. Various
nozzles and insecticides viii be used
to give a correct idea of just how to
| proceed to prevent the ravages of a
multitude of insects. Everybody in
terested is invited.
| Two features are being shown today
I "a ,.I, Tn
| banks in Double Trouble, a melodrama-
| tic comedy produced by Griffith, and a
! special keystone comedy, The JAM
| tor S Wife 5 Temptation. both Triangle
plays with special music. Tomorrow as
an added attraction Triangle Key
stone comedy. The Hunt, with Ford
Sterling will be shown.
The illustrated lecture last evening
in the Auditorium of the First Bap-
fist church by Rev. George f. Tomkin-
son for the benefit of the social com
mittee of the Christian Endeavor socie-
ty netted about @25. There was a very
satisfactory attendance. The lecture,
which was illustrated by over 100 Ian
tern slides, covered descriptions of the
Yosemite national park. Pike 5 peak
the Hopi Indians, Grand Canyon of
Arizona and many other interesting
features of the middle West.
Many complaints are received by the
postal authorities that pamphlets and
, other advertising matter containing
Postcards blotters. etc. fastened to
gether with clips and without wrappers
are found in the mails with clips miss
ing and the enclosures scattered as t.
render it impossible to reassemblC
them. The clips are also injurious t.
4 h., u
| thorities do not desire to take drasti,
action without warning regarding thi
1 nuisance to them. but are sending on
4 warnings and requests that the use O.
clips be abandoned on postal matter.
The United States civil service com
/ mission announces that open competi
tive examinations will be held III Brat
tleboro to fill the following vacaneic
in the federal service: June 2l-AS
! sistant shop superintendent at $6
| day; assistant biologist, department
| Of agriculture. $1,000 translator-tari1
| assistant, 81 200 to $l,40O June - -
General mechanic, Indian service, 1920
| clinical director, government hospita
! for the insane, $4,000. July "a,
| sistant sanitary engineer, public healt
| service, 81. 900. More detailed informs
tion may be secured from the secretar
at the local post office Applicatio
blanks may be secured from the L.
Civil Service Commission, Washin,
ton, D. c., or the district secretary j
| Boston.
| Under a recent order of the secol
assistant postmaster general, folIowir
notice Of a change in the policy of Il
French postal authorities parcels co
tanning tobacco, cigars or cigarett
sent by donors living in foreign cou
] tries for the armies in the field and Il
. military hospitals or ambulances a
admitted free of customs duty, provid
they are addressed directly and excl
sively to the minister of war who is
have charge of their distribution. T
address Of the fighting or santa
unit to which he wishes to send the +;
I+irlpS written thereon nv the dom