The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Daughters circle will meet to-
morrow evening at 7.30 in the parlors
of the Universalist church.
United Spanish American War Vet
Grams, d. S. Curtin camp, No. 3, will |
meet in the armory tomorrow night at
o'clock.
The regular meeting of the Sunshine
society, branch !, will be held Friday /
afternoon at $50 o'clock with Mrs. |
Charles Akeley of 224 Canal street.
Henry G. Clark sent this week to
Brighton, Mass, II valuable head of
cattle which We're quartered in the
sheds destroyed last night, when 300l
out of 400 animals persisted in the
flames
The Princess theater win present to
day Ernney Whelen in the Metro pro-
duction, Tables Turned, or Her Reck-
oning. Tomorrow Marguerite Clark in
the Paramount production, The Prince
and the Pauper, will be an attraction.
A special meeting of Protective
| Grange will be held tomorrow even
| ing. This will be a farewell meeting
to the worthy master, Frederick H.
| Spaulding, jr, who will leave Satur
! day for Reading, Pa, where he has a
position.
~ L. SheTIy mas taken pOSSSSSlOn OF
the store formerly owned by Arthur f.
Roberts on Main street and the business
will be conducted the same as before
under the management of Floyd L.
j Johnson, who has been with the firm
several years.
DR.. NJ. w Adams of H. R. c. Wat
son s Edgeview farm in Brandon is i'll
town to make arrangements for placing
the stallion Reynard, 1924 A. M. R., in
the stables at the Valley fair ground
for the season of 1916. The horse will
be shipped to Brattleboro next week.
Today the Empire presents The Out
law s Reform, a World feature with
Jeanne Mcpherson; in five acts. Ed
ward l. Boyle, the blind singer and en-
tertainer, is a favorite and will be
seen and heard for the last time to-
night. Tomorrow, Holbrook Blinn in
The Butterfly on the Wheel will be the
Iheadliner.
| The leap year party, complimentary
to the club members, held at the Yer
mont Wheel club last evening, was a
} VERY enjoyable affair, about 60 couples
being present. Leitsinger's orchestra
of six pieces furnished music for
dancing until midnight, while some en-
, ioyed cards and billiard and pool play
ing. A buffet luncheon was served.
Mrs. George w Hooker has present
ed to the Brattleboro Free library nine
. valuable volumes. Three are Clarence
Kings Systematic Geology, three bu.
reau of ethnology publications, and the
/. others The Fisheries and Fishery In
. dustries of the United States anG
, United States geological surveys. Sew
eral of the books are beautifully illus
! trated.
& Michael Wall of Walpole, n. H, was
/ unable to pay a fine of So and costs oil
g $3.50 in municipal court this morning
r after pleading guilty to a charge Of
first offense intoxication. lie wa,
e taken to Newfane Jail in default o.
\ payment He was taken off traiT
6 last evening. One other man, charge,
+ with first offense intoxication, left {
n watch as security for fine of 50 anC
4 costs.
r Joseph 6 Gagnon of Lewiston, Me.
; known to cue experts as Lewiston
Joe, - will give an exhibition of peck
e ct billiards tonight in Buzzell's pool
lroom. He will play at first l25-bai
|, match with local top-notehers and theI
q win do some trick and fancy shots fo
/ the entertainment of the visitors
Gagnon has made high run of 81
Il balls in a match game, which is som,
!, run The program will start at 7.l5.
Rollin S. Childs has presented
to Stark lodge of Odd Fellows a
4 Bennington life-size portrait of hi
N brother, the late Asaph p. Childs
a. painted by the late Robert G.. Hardie
; artist Mr.. Childs was noble grand o
o Stark lodge 50 years ago and the pic
s ture is given in commemoration of hi
h service in the local and grand ledge
le of the order and was hung at Benning
s ton today, the anniversary day of Cd
Is Fellowship.
n There is opportunity for about Is
le persons to attend the supper i'll Cd
s. Fellows temple tonight at 63
re o clock, aside from the delegates
III the missionary meeting in the Bal
re fist church, for whom the supper
e, prepared. Those having the matter
III charge would be pleased with generol
public patronage. Tomorrow Dime
70 will be served in the Baptist chap
he by the women of the order of Pilgri1
- Fathers, to which the public is invite
~ Mrs. Martha A. Houghton, rs, Wi
ow of Rufus H. Houghton of Halifa
. died Monday night at the home
he her daughter, Mrs. Frank Kingsie
On of 339 Federal street, Greenfiel
ne Mass. MIS-. lAouSntoh was notAfo
III Halifax. and had made her home
FL Greenfield for about % years. Besid
$: her daughter, she leaves a son, L.
rs Houghton of Sheffield, III. The funer
ur will be held at the home on FEEDER
G. street at 9 o'clock tomorrow mornin
Rev. Arthur Rudman of the Nor
Parish church will officiate. The burr
will take place in Halifax.