The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

" VI DcOLtIIe mas ~ men cutting
timber on his job in East Dover.
Waldo Rouillard of North Hinsdale
has bought Chalmers $50 car of the
Vermont Auto Sales company.
The Brattleboro Civic Improvement
league will meet tonight at O'Clock
in the home of DR.. Henry D. Holton
Mrs. Martin Austin received a tel
egram this morning telling of the
death of her sister, Mrs Howard Spen-
Ger of Oswego, n. Y.
A. G. Spencer, who was manager of
William Hodge in The Road to Hap
piness, who was in Brattleboro last
season, died of pneumonia last week
in New York city. He was a promi-
nent figure in the theatrical world
The Princess theater this week is
offering one of the largest and best
programs offered at this theatre Fri
day 5 production, The Alien, with
George Beban in the leading role, is a
photo-produetion of special excellence.
At the Empire theater today War
rem kerrigan will be seen in new Sc
rial, The New Adventures of Terence
0 'Rourke, which is a startling series
Of incidents of love and adventure.
The first episode of two reels starts to-
night. It is considered strong at.
traction.
Mrs. E. B. Corbett of West BrattIe
boro has invited class No. II of the
Baptist Bible school to her home for
sugar eat this evening Members are
| requested to go on the car leaving
Main street at 10 and to carry plain
meat sandwiches and cups. Husbands
of members are invited.
J. A. Farrell who pleaded guilty in
| the municipal court Saturday to the
| larceny of a suit of clothes from a pa
i tient at the Brattleboro Retreat aud
was fined 800 and costs. was unable
| to raise the money. He was taken 10
the house of correction at Rutland by
Sheriff G. T. Mann Saturday night. He
will be confined there for 324 days,
less time off for good behavior.
The funeral of Mrs. Wilber B. Che
ney was held today. There was a
prayer service at the house, Central
street, at 1890 clock this morning
Rev. George E. Tomkinson, pastor OF
the First Baptist church officiating
The body was then taken to North
field, Mass, where the funeral ser
vices and burial took place this after
noon.
The Epworth league of the Metho.
dist church will hold a social Wednes
day evening in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Shaw on Forest street. 4
lcordial invitian is extended to all 4
special effort is being made to in
crease the attendance at the Sunday
evening meetings. All members are re
70 4barT
both to the social Wednesday evening
and the meeting next Sunday at p. m
The annual meeting of the Brattle
boro Trust Co, was held this morning
and the old board of directors was re
elected, as follows: A. B. Clapp, NJ. }
Moran, G. A. Boyden, d. p. Dewitt
J. L. Stockwen, +. w. Gibson and A
f. Roberts of Brattleboro, John Z
Gale of Guilford, C. S. Howe of Hins
dale, O. E. Randall of West Chester
field, E. A. Melendy of South London
, derry, F. L. Houghton of Putney
Adm F. Miller of Dummerston, DIR
, George II. Gorham of Bellows Fall
and Martin A. Brown of Wilmington
! The directors elected these officers
President, A. B. Clapp; vice president
J M. J. Moran; treasurer. Charles A
: Boyden; assistant treasurer, John R
t Ryder.
The Postmaster general has di
rected that application for the vacan
postmasterships ct Dummerston ant
East Putney be invited from the pa
irons of those offices. Applicants mus
be of legal age and able and willini
to provide q convenient location an
proper means for transaeting the bus
! mess. Two copies of an application
! in the applicant own handwriting
! addressed to the first assistant post
: master general, would be mailed a
: once to E. F. Sharp, postofice inspeC
tor, Pittsfeld, Mass, in order tha
Q they may be included in his report t
r the postofice department. Failure t
h receive any applications by Feb.
: may result in the discontinuanee Q
0 the offices.
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