The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The surgical dressings committee of
the Red Cross will meet this week on
Thursday instead of Wednesday.
The next meeting of the first aid class
will he held tonight at 8 O'Clock in the
federal building under the direction of DR.
II u. Greene.
The annual picnic of the Advent Chris
tian Sunday school will be held tomor-
row in II. G.. Clark's pasture on the up
per side of Fairview street. All friends
of the school are invited
Fred w Cotton of Tinsdale, y. H., Miss
Lillian {. Newton of Brattleboro and j s.
Lawrence of Grafton have bought bort
automobiles and Charles A. Wright of
Grafton Vim truck of the Roberts Auto
mobile Co.
The regular carriers will make no de-
liverics of mail tomorrow, July T. Col
lcctions will be made in the afternoon
from boxes where mail is collected on
sundays. The service window at the
postotlice will be open from 10 to II
o'clock.
In the story of the long terms of service
of Brattleboro postotfice employees, pub
llshed in The Rcformer Saturday, a trans
position Of figures made it read that AS
sistant Postmaster Charles w. Wilcox had
had "a years Of service in that office. The
fact is that he has served the office 43
years
The three public Fairgrounds opened
Yesterday with good attendance of chill
drcn Miss Lille NJ Wolfram is in charge
OF the Oak Grove playground and will
supervise the Washington street and the
A. 4 4 NJ -
is in charge of the EsteyviIle ground and
Miss Grace Leach Of the Washington
street ground.
\ stray white dog was shot at by a
Brattlcboro officer several days ago and
one leg was nearly shot off The dog got
away, but it has been seen on the street
several times since, including last evening,
with the injured leg dangling. 1t is the
opinion OF those who have heard about
tins case that it Is high time that the job
of dispatching the animal was finished.
D. T.. Bowen of Bellows Falls, chauf-
feur for +. j. Perry of that town. who
was arrested yesterday and held in $500
bail on Il charge of driving ear without
permission or knowledge of the owner,
secured bail late yesterday afternoon
and was released from custody, Bowen,
while driving Mr.. Perry's car at a rapid
rate on the Bernardston road Saturday
evening, went over the bank and badly
damaged the car. George Barre, who
was riding with him, sustained frac-
ture of his right arm.
The Swedish Lutheran church will hold
a picnic and social gathering tomorrow
atte, noon and evening on the Valley fair
/ L. / - |. 1 / L
| have no picnic of their own to come and
spend part OF the day at the above place
'rhc sewing circle will serve coffee, cake
and sandwiches and the men will provide
ice-cream and soda There will be games
and sports, including shooting gallery.
and the grounds will be illuminated in the
evening The proceeds from the sales will
| help strengthen the church treasury Every
| body j, welcome.
There will be two Salvation Army
officers here from out of town Thursday
and Friday evenings, Adjt. L. Larkin OF
the naval and military department and
| Capt. Andeyson,ef the prison department.
who,i> the Probation officer of New York
lefty At the Advent Christian church
! Thursday evening at 80 Capt Anderson
Twill give an address on The Man on
Third Base. On Friday evening at the
Methodist church, beginning at 7.30
Capt Anderson will give a lecture OF
From Cradle to Potter's Field, and Adit
Larkiu will give an address on Work
Among Sailors and Soldiers Adjt Lar
kin is known to thousands of army anC
navy boys rs their big brother, and he i,
a fine singer. 1t j. hoped that many vii
laval themselves Of the opportunity tt
hear these men.