The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-05
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL,

Today the Princess theater presents
Kitty Gordon in the new World Brady
Made production, The Crucial Test. To-
morrow Francis \. Bushman and Rever-
IL Bayne will appear in the Metro
feature, The Wall Between.
There will be an informal reception
to Rev. and Mrs. Richard H. Clapp in
the chapel of the Centre Congregational
$50 0 clock. All the people of the
parish are cordially invited.
The music at the Unitarian fair to-
morrow afternoon will include songs
by Miss Hutchins, who is a guest at
Linden Lodge, Miss Marion Green, Z.
H. Miller and Mrs. $. +. Lawton, who
will give her songs in costume.
Leamond .Jillson of Guilford. whose
right leg was amputated at the Me
mortal hospital following a collision be-
tween . motorcycle which he was rid
ing with Martin Zimmerman behind him,
and an automobile driven by John Man
| ley, ir., July 2, was discharged from
the institution Sunday.
The decision to abandon the Valley
fair this year is far reaching in its eff
fccts. The Twin State Gas 6 Electric
Go. had Just finished its annual job of
opening the trolley track from Pine
street to the fair grounds and the street
department had gotten well under way
the first material effort of the season to
better the condition Of Canal street.
| Mrs. Bridget Shea, who died in Hol-
| yoke, Mass, Saturday, was sister of
/ Maurice Scanlon of Brattleboro. She
/ had been a resident of Holyoke more
| than 40 years Besides her husband
/ Maurice Shea, she leaves two sons, five
| daughters, four brothers aud one sister
! The funeral was held at the house Mon
! day morning, followed by high mass of
requiem iii Holy Cross church.
Miss Alice L. White, principal Of the
Montgomery (Ala.) Industrial school
for eclored girls, who has been a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Clapp, gave
a specially interesting talk concerning
the school at the Christian Endeavo.
meeting in the Centre Congregational
chapel Sunday evening. Miss White
! has devoted her time to the work Of
the school 80 years and finds great sat
isfactiOn IN the results that have been
accomplished The girls are taught
cooking and various manual arts and
the graduates remain loyal friends OF
the institution.
One of the strongest photoplays that
has been booked this season at Island
Park is The Last Chapter, which will
| be presented tomorrow evening with
Carlyle Blackwell in the leading part
When Richard Harding Davis wrote
The Unfinished Story it pleased his
humor to leave the story unfinished
but later he and the Favoritc Playe Is
completed the tale. bringing the heroine
into the hero s arms, hence the title
The Last Chapter. 1t is repletc with
stirring incidents and Is an absorbing
story of love, excitement and adj
venture.
Mrs, Harry Smith of Lawrence street
who received news recently of tn,
death of he sister son. Private
George Benfeld of Garston, Liverpool
who was killed in France while fight
ing for England, has Just received {
clipping from an English newspaper
containing a picture of the young man
land a letter written BIZ another private
b. Davies, who was wounded in tn,
same action in which Benfield wa:
killed. Both were South Lancashires
Private Davies writes: eve were il
the big push. and both his company ant
my company made the charge 1t wa
a pitiful sight to see the boys going
down. / only saw him before we wen
tup to the place, and he was going Il
show me some photos. but we wer,
called in right away. We wished eacl
other the best of luck, hoping we woult
; come ont of it all right. but it was no
J, the case. Benny was a lad who did hi
bit we'll and was one Of the first t,
90 over the top.