The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
BRATTLEEORO LOCAL.

>. Pratt and TO E. r. Pratt Franklin
runabouts to be delivered April /.
Road Comm .3a.Cne.' Warren l.. Walk
er had the road scraper at work on
Elliot street this morning leveling off
the snow.
Eli E. n. Bruce, baker at the Brat
tleboro Retreat, and Miss Ada Eliza
beth Burkhardt, both of Brattleboro.
were married March 6 by Rev. George
4. Tomkinson. They have Just re-
turned from a wedding trip in Massa,
chusetts.
Brattleboro lodge, N. E. 0. p, will
hold its regular meeting Monday
evening in Grand Army hall at 5
Q clock. Willard Bemis will be in
stalled as sentinel to take the place
OF John Pellet, who is cut of town.
Members of Sedgwick Woman S Re
het corps are requested TO attend in
body, the funeral of Mrs Georgia
/ stone on Myrtle street Sunday after
noon at $50. They may take the ears
leaving Prospect hill and West Brat
.tleboro at clock.
H The Empire presents today the World
/ feature, For the Honor of Cd Glory.
or The Stars and Stripes in Mexico. a
drama of conditions as they exist on
the border today. On Monday Betty
\ Nansen in The Celebrated Scandal. So
clety drama, will be featured
4 1t is probable that the hearing in
the case of the state against NJ Hirsh.
charged with aiding in promoting a
lottery, which was set for Monday. will
be continued one week Attorney F.
W, Gibson of counsel for the respond
4 emit, will be unable to be present
i Monday.
In meeting of the independent
Non Partisan party of Scotia, n. Y.
Frank III. Field, formerly of Brattlc
boro, son of Asa S. Field, was selected
without opposition as member of the
board of trustees for two years. The
once corresponds with that of village
4 commissioner in Brattleboro.
1 The New England auxiliary will
noid public card party and social in
i Grand Army hall Tuesday evening
i March IA, at clock for the bene-
Mt OF the n. E. o. P. flower fund.
/ Progressive 500 will be PLAYED and il
is hoped that all win go so that plav-
ing can begin promptly on time.
The Salvation Army supper Thursday
night was marked success, about 100
/ persons being present. Those who
/ bought tickets and could not attend
(
and IN this way about 25 needy per-
sons, mostly children, were provided
1 for The Salvation Army Melted a
/ good sum.
! A Congregational sleighride to Put
| ney, followed by a chic ken-pie sun.
/ per provided by the women of the
church there in the church vestrv
and an entertainment in the town
hall, has been arranged for next Tues
day night. The teams viii leave the
| Centre church house at 400 o clock.
All who wish 10 go should leave their
names with Mrs. E. c. Crosby or Mrs.
{. H. Thompson b. Monday night if
possible.
The social held in the home of Mrs. I
Pelt1er on the Putney road THURSDAY I
evening for the benefit of the Sun
day school was a great success, both |
socially and financially. The bedauilt.
which melted $11.10, went to Frn5 /
Wood of Keene. =. H. who held the I
lucky number, it being %. About .
from the Baptist society attended the
affair, going in big team. Games
and music were much enjoyed by all
and the refreshments We're excellent.
The proceeds were about $3.50.
There was a large crowd at the
masquerade party given in Odd Fel- Y
lows hall last evening under the
auspices of Wantastiquet lodge. I. o. +
O. F., not far from 100 couples beipo
present. 1t was the last dance to be
given IN the old quarters, as the
lodge will move to its new temple on
Green street before April l. About
20 couples were i'll costume ana the
prizes gold watch chain and hand
painted rose jar, were awarded to
DoTr W. Allen and Mrs John L.
Tasser Leitsinger s orchestra fur
nished music and refreshments were
served.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet CVan
Doorn) Brown was held in her late
home on Williston street at 2 o 'cloek
yesterday afternoon. Rev f. Q. s.
Osgood Of the Unitarian church of
ficiated and Edwin H. Miller of DUN.
merston sang two selections, Some
time We Understand and Abide
with Me. There We're many beautiful
floral remembrances. The burial
took place in the family lot in Pros.
poet Hill cemetery. The bearers were
Charles r. Simonds, Fred G. Brown,
George NJ. Clay and Walter Gilbert.
Among those in attendance were Mrs.
Gertrude Van Doom Burton of New
Bedford, Mass, and Attorney Charles
IL. Hosford of Me1ndoes, this state.
The New South will be the subject
Of the stereoptieon lecture by Rev.
ID. E. Trout in the Universalist church
tomorrow at $50 p. m. The lecture
treats of the growth ard development
OF the southland since the Civil war.
visits are made to Washington and /
Mt. Vernon, Richmond, Yorktown,
charleston, the old city of st. Au-
gustine, and other places in Florida. t
New Orleans and other southern
cities. There are views of Tuskeqee
Institute, the homes of George Wash.
lngton and Thomas jefferson and n /
study Of the great industries, cotton, |
tnrpentine, rice, sugar, ETC., and the
raising of different kinds of fruit