The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Baptist church has subscribed for
la Liberty Loan bond through the Boy
Scouts
William Akeley of West Guilford
brought to the Richardson market Tues
day two and half hogs, months old,
for which he was paid S203.S0.
A high school dance for the benefit of
the Red Cross viii be given tomorrow
evening in Odd Fellows temple All stu
dents, alumni and friends are invited
The women of the Advent Christian
church will serve a harvest supper at the
home of Mrs. George Dewitt. Chestnut
street, tomorrow evening from to s
O'Clock. The public is invited
Exchange tickets for The Rose Girl. the
Red Cross benefit, will be on sale up to
Saturday night at BARRIERS music store
and Thomas's pharmacy. Those who
have failed to secure tickets may take
advantage of this opportunity.
School girls who have not enough
window cards to cover their districts
i'll the food pledge campaign to be made
Saturday can now secure an additional
supply at the board of trade rooms.
All members OF the Grand ARMY post
are asked to board the ear leaving Pros
pect hill tomorrow morning at $50 to
attend in body the funeral of Eugene
i. Phelps, which will be held in his late
home at 40 Western avenue at 9.l5
o'clock
Mrs. Harriet Bemis entertained 90
friends Monday evening for the benefit of
the Red Cross Yarn club There were five
tables at fiye-hundred The prizes went
to Miss Leah Rathbone and Mrs. Harold
l.. Smith. Miss Bemis served refresh
ments
W. Carey Tyler shot small buck deer
on his farm in South Vernon Tuesday.
1t was helping him harvest corn which
had been left on the ground and was one
OF five which have been seen in the neigh
borhood. County Game Warden F.. II
Aletealf went there yesterday and after
investigating the circumstances issued
certificate which entitled Mr. TYLER to
the carcass.
Road Commissioner Wallace has a crew
of men working on Canal street raising
the sidewalk on the north side to match
the new roadbed which was built last
spring. The sidewalk has been so low
that it was always flooded with water
during storm. Stone for curbing in
front of the Barber building has not ar
rived yet, but this work Will be taken up
as soon as the curbing comes.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry b. Haus have re
ceived word from Mrs. Robert Demers of
Quebec telling OF the sudden death of
Mr.. Demers Sunday. OF heart failure.
He had been in failing health three weeks.
but was about and was able to run his
ear Sunday Mrs. Demers, who formerly
was Mrs. w II. Mitchell Of Brattleboro.
at one time lived i'll the house now owned
by {. A. Boyden on Linden street
In bulletin received BY Postmaster
NJ j. Moran yesterday attention is called
TO the fact that the weight Of parcels
which may be mailed TO soldier boys in
France has been reduced from 20 to seven
pounds This is because the French rail
roads refuse to accept any packages
weighing more than seven pounds
knowledge of the fact will be OF great
assistance To those who wish to send
any articles by mail
Helene Sparks was hostess Yesterday
to Is little friends in her home on Putnev
road when her seventh birthday anniver-
sary was observed. The party was
Halloween party, she being dressed in
costume and the house appropriately
trimmed with Halloween decorations.
The guests. who were invited from 2.3O
to $50 o'clock, each brought pretty
little gift. Refreshments of sandwiches,
Ice cream and cake were enioved, in the
center of the table being birthday cake
with seven lighted candles 1t was
merry party and all had an enjoyable
time.
On the front page of the Boston Globe
TINS morning appears a picture of
a soldier 'pinching' an autoist just be-
fore he was allowed TO enter Camp Dev-
ems at Aver, Mass. yesterday and many
Brattleboro people recognized it at once
to be a likeness of f. c. Burns better
known as Curly" who formerly was
baggage master on the train from White
River Junction which goes south through
Brattleboro at 9.2O in the morning.
Curly was one of the men drafted from
White River Junction, where he made his
home. He is brother of Mrs Henry
Robinson of this town. BY "pinching"
is meant holding up autoists for 81 be-
fore allowing their machines to enter the
grounds