The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-14
BRATTLEBoRO LOCAL.

row evening al ii. NJ. SWeetland< S Oh
Canal street.
Friendship e..ole viii meet i'll Odd
Fellows hall tomorrow evening. Sup
per will be served at 6.15 as usual.
d. p. Dewitt has bought through the
Vermont Auto Sales company a Chal
mers 6-40 big roadster ear painted an
attractive maroon color.
The Wesleyan basketball squad will
be at the Brooks House tonight on
their way to Hanover, n. H., to play
the Dartmouth basketball team.
The IL o clock train from Brattleboro
northbound this morning was delayed
two hours at Dummerston when a con
Meeting rod on the engine broke.
L. w. Amidon of SO Canal street
has 4 black minorca pullet that laid
an egg which measured IA inches by
81 inches and weighed three ounces.
A regular meeting of Bingham chap
ter, No. 30, o. E. S., will be held to-
morrow evening. The past matrons
and past patrons night is postponed
to March 81.
Charles Harris, 81, native of Brat
| tleboro, died Friday in the home CT his
brother, John Harris, in CRANKY, Mass.
| Mr.. Harris had been a resident of
CRANKY many years.
| Brattleboro lodge, n. f. o. P, vii,
| hold regular meeting this evening in
/ Grand Army hall at s clock. A so
cial hour in charge Of the entertain
ment committee VIII follow.
Bingham chapter, o. E. s., will hold
/ a regular meeting tomorrow evening.
/ Supper will be served to the members at
i 6.15. The addenda, floral service,
i which was postponed will be given at
/ that time.
4 The birthday social of the Christian
Il Endeavor society of the Centre Con
/ gregational church has been changed
4 to Thursday evening instead of Tues
i day evening. All young people of the
q parish are invited.
4 DIR. L. d. Richie, who has been 10
Gated at Wilmington the past five
1 years, has moved to Brattleboro and
/ opened a veterinary hospital at %
| Pine street. He is a graduate of the
Collins Veterinary college.
Today the Princess theatre will pre-
sent the Paramount production, The
Case of Becky, featuring Blanche
Sweet. Tomorrow a new series will b,
started, Stingeree, each episode com
plete story. One episode will be run
each Tuesday.
The Tenement House Evil, secon,
installment of the big serial, Graft
with Hobart Henley and Jane Novak
4 also Myrtle Gonzales in a drama an
Billie Richie in two-part comedy
the program to be seen at the Empir
tonight
The funeral of Mrs C. A. Trip, VIII
died Friday night, was held this morn
. ing at 1890 clock at St. Michael
\ Episcopal church, Rev Nelson kellogg:
u rector, officiating The burial took plac
4 IN Prospect Hill cemetery. Those frol
out of town who were present WEI
Z Mrs. Eliza G. Gibbs of Glens Falls,
Y, and George E. Han of Boston,
I The men of the First Baptist chure
Z presented a valuable coo1sSin coat
n Rev. George E. Tomkinson, the paste
- at the Bible school service yesterda
The presentation speech was made |
Supt. L. w. Hawley, and Rev. NJ
I'd Tomkinson, who was surprised by Il
ne gift, put on his new ''robe'' and MAJ
a fitting response.
a Bob OFT and his musical comedy col
! pany will begin = week s engageme
IL in the Opera house tonight with Sew,
: Hours in New York. The bill for I
= morrow, matinee and night. is On Il
= March, book and lyrics from the p,
- of Matthew OFT, who has given t
&c musical comedy stage more good thin
:, than most writer's. Eighteen catcl
- musical numbers are introduced in t
o. play. The company carries speci
- scenery and an abundance of handsor
~ costumes.
in The Brattleboro Ministerial uni
e. met in the Congregational vestry til
sll morning for regular meeting. Re
he Thomas ". Owens was chosen moder
MI tor and Rev d. E. Trout offered pra
er. In the absence, ON account OF
funeral, of Rev Nelson Kellogg, "
= was to have given a paper, Rev.
u Q. S. Osgood read paper on the il
a Of Abraham Lincoln. The sermon W
u preached by Rev. +. S. Hewitt on t
n text, Preach the Word. Besides tho
q mentioned Prof L. A. Butterfeld W
g present.