The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-26
RRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The women of the Universalist society
will serve d May breakfast in the church
vestry Wednesday morning from to Q
o'clock.
Boys Of the upper grades Of the public
schools are laying a cement sidewalk at
the Chase street school under the direc
ton of Edward NJ Fecney. supervisor OF
manual training,
The cement driveway south of the new
federal building and the greater part OF
the arcaway in the rear is being taken
up because of its imperfect condition and
will be rclayed by the contractors of the
building,
Tho class party and entertainment by
| the freshman class Of the high school.
| like thc other class parties for members
nf the class aud the high school faculty
only, will be given tomorrow evening III
/ the parish house of the nltarIan church
In 4 meeting Of the high school Ath-
letic association Yesterday Principal
| f.. g. Smith was elected manager of the
track team and Edward Moran was
elected captain. Moran is a sophomore
and has had the distinction of having
been football captain and track captain
in his sophomore year.
Carl Noetsch, member Of Company
1. " \. G., who has been on guard detail
/ "sUmeW here in Vermont, was brought to
i Brattlcboro yesterday afternoon i'll a
Ford automobile. i'll with scarlet fever.
He was taken to his room on South Main
street, where he is under the care OF DIR.
Harry y. Greene and a trained nurse
from Springfield, Mass.
Charles 4. Stockwell, who has been
chauffeur of the automobile combina-
tion apparatus since Aug. Is, 1914.
has resigned from the department and
viii leave the fire station as soon as
his successor has been appointed and
has become familiar with the duties
of the position. Mr.. Stockwell has not
decided what he will do III the future
The body of William L. Herbert. IS
who died in Springfield, Mass, Monday
was brought to Brattlebore this morn
ing for burial in St Michacl's Roman
Catholic cemetery Mr. Herbert, who
was formerly a resident of this town
had been i'll four months with a compli
, cation of diseases. He leaves three sis
tiers. Miss katherine and Miss Beatrice
: Herbert Of Brattleboro and Miss Mary
Herbert of Springfield, Mass. and ons
i, brother, Joseph Herbert, who is a mem.
Der of Company and is stationed al
Fort Ethan Allen. The body was accom-
panied here by his sister, Miss Mary
Herbert, and an aunt. Mrs. Thomas Me
e'rath of Springfield, Mass.
Today and tomorrow are Red Cros,
f days al Houghton & Simonds's store, tn,
firm contributing 10 per cent of al
leash sales TO this society. In the centel
/ of the store on the first floor is n bootl
s where the membership committee has ar
: ranged TO have some member of the loca
branch i'll charge to sign any who wisl
: i'll this way to help thc Red Cross work
J. Becoming members of the Red Cross so
: ciety does not involve any special worl
S on the part of those who Join, but simple
h shows their interest i'll the work whcl
S the society is carrying on. Miss Esthe
}. lCroweH was in charge of the booth ,tlfi
Il morning, and this afternoon Mrs How
ard Farwell and Mrs. Harry Freeman
= Iwere in charge. Tomorrow morning Mis-
IS Marjorie Crosby will be at the booth t
take subscriptions and in the afternoo
Mrs. Arthur F. Simonds will take charg,