The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-26
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church will hold a regular bust
ness meeting in the church vestry We'd
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The first of series of dances ar
ranged by the entertainment committee
of the Brattleboro Country club will be
held in Odd Fellows temple tomorrow
evening.
The Epworth league will have a
sleighride tomorrow evening, leaving
the Methodist church promptly at $50
and going to Winchester, where they
will have supper.
News was received yesterday of the
death somewhere in France of Pri-
vate Harry Croll, who was member of
Canadian regiment. He was nephew
| of George L. Croll and cousin of
David Croll of Brattleboro.
Cecil Farr, -, Of West Chesterfield,
\. H.. is in the Melrosc hospital with
bad fracture of the left thigh, the re
suit of a coasting accident Sunday
morning. This is the fourth time the
lad has had fractured bones in his leg
DR.. G. B. Hunter is the attending ply
stefan. ABBA.
The Wahse Camp Fire girls gave an
enjoyable Christmas dance last evening
in the Armorv, for which Leitsinger' s
orchestra furnished excellent music
There was very large attendance.
The patronesses were Mrs. L. E. Perry,
Mrs. {. \. Harris. Mrs. A. F. Schwenl1
and Mrs. \. T. Roberts.
The BODY of Mrs Richard J. Clancy
Of Springfield, Mass, was brought to
Brattleboro sunday afternoon. The
funeral will take place this afternoon
at , o clock in the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs George Croll of Pine
street. Rev. d. +. Trout of the Univer-
sahst church will oficiate and Rev
J. Fredrik Virgin of the Episcopal
church Will take part in the services.
Several Of the boys and girls of the
Baptist Bible school, with Fred :
Knight, went Christmas morning to the
Mclrose hospital and the town farm
. where they sang Christmas carols
which were much enioved at both
places. 1t has been the custom to &C
!. each year to the Memorial hospital ant
the Home for the Aged, but on account
OF critical eases ut each place it seemed
best not to 90 this year.
The ice on the Connecticut river OF
" p0site Brattleboro was in prime con
- dition for skating Sunday and man,
, venturesome youths took full advan
n tage Of it. John Marley. with his pro
- peller driven Ice boat, put in a busy da,
free from the restrictions imposed b.
. the traffic officer who had objected I
l. the use of the craft on the streets be
y cause of the impression that machin
= gun company had attacked the village
Il l.. X. Barber has received a lette
re from j. ID. Bradley, owner Of the BraC
id ley farm. stating that a letter has bee
r received by him from w II. Williams
NJ. d. ", of Sunderland, Mass. i
I'd which DIR. Williams wrote the follow
ne ing: Il have made an eXaminatio
of your herd of Guernsevs of Brattlt
boro, Vt, subject to examination of tn
tuberculin test, and failed to find an
evidence OF tuberculosis The herd
an exceptionally clean, fine herd
in The primary, Junior and intcrmadiat
departments of the Universalist Sur
day school gave Christmas conce
ed Sunday evening, rendering a pIeasir
or program of rcctations and songs.
Ell supper for the primary department WI
rt served in the vcstrv Friday at
y = lbN ~ I'll ttI Nultl Il 'lttUI dlttl 1HFlS
IN mas tree was cnjovcd and Santa Clal
distributed candy, oranges and apple
no to the great delight of the children. II
hG entertainment for the adult membe
81 took place the previous evening, begi
To- ming with free supper at s. Vocal S
~ los were rendered by Miss Mira
"a Childs and Miss Jean Blodgett, a viol
~ solo by Albert Dugan, piano solo
is Miss Malva Roberts and recitations
Miss Viola Brayman. Games help
,ba round out the evening
vas y very interesting Christmas eonce
The was given by the Sunday school of t
of Advent Christian church last event
he and was very well attended. The f
lie lowing program was much appreciate
her Chorus, q Little Town of Bethlehel
scripture reading, Earl J. Taylor,
-- sistant superintendent; prayer by t
pastor, Rev. +. 5. Hewitt; chorus, Ha
the Herald Angels Sing, Mendelssoh
recitation, Christmas carol, Iva Jenl
song, 1t Came Upon the Midnia
he Clear, primary departments; reeitati
Oar Gifts, Richard West, Lauren Und
wood, Charlotte Taylor, Bertha Tayl
Fremont Slater, Lawrence Thom
recitation, Glory to God, Lewis Thom
cit recitation, The Little Ship, Good W
Leslie Spaulding; song, 0 Come All
Faithful, male quartet, Earl j. Tayl
Rev. +. $. Hewitt, Ned Doubleday,
he +. Blanchard; recitation, | Love
Hear the Glad Bells Ring, Freder
lain Houghton; recitation, The Star
g ri Bethlehem, Roy Mandigo; recitati
- My Wish. Grace Thomas; reeitati
the A Little Speech. Roger Taylor; readi
fire. recitation, Christmas Stars Ruth Sla
has Gladys Mandigo, Marion Underwo
Co Charlotte Taylor, Helen Darling, T
, tina Taylor; recitation. The Wise NJ
~ Ruth Slater, Marion Underwood, CT
REX vs. Mandigo; carols of the matte
ute Ruth Darling, Russia; Ruth lio
news France: Grace Thomas, Norway; CT
O +oI Mandigo. Italy; Stella Belden,
:. many; Isabelle jerks, England;
Spaulding, America; and Iva ,Iel
NY representing the church and carry
X or the conquest Sag. Each sang the c