The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
A flock of wild geese was heard
flying northward over the village this
morning about $50 clock.
The Ladies Enterprise society will
meet with Miss Opal Hudson, 81 MapiA
street, Wednesday afternoon.
F. II. Miller, manager of the H. NJ.
/ Ward deer park in Halifax, has hired
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Emerson of Brat
] tleboro for year, beginning April {.
/ The last of the Vermont Wheel club
ladies nights will take place in the
club rooms Thursday evening of this
week. Dancing will begin promptly at
/ $50 90
! Tie break in the l6-inch water main
! at West Brattleboro, which was dis
covered late Saturday afternoon, was
repaired so4 that the water was turned
on last evening
The second in the series of monthly
concerts viii be given tonight from
/ 30 to 10 o'clock in BARRIERS music
store, giving a good opportunity for
music lovers to enjoy a pleasant even.
ing
\ party of boys and girls pleasantly
/ surprised Miss Frances Lillis of Maple
street, Friday evening in honor Of her
birthday anniversary. Games and mu-
Sic were enjoyed after which refresh
mcnts were served. Miss Lillis received
many gifts.
T, The Woman 5 Relief corps will hold
sewing meeting Wednesday, March
-. Those who wish 20 remain for the
evening may prepare for themselves 4
lunch. The women have prepared q sill
yer social for the evening. 10 which
the public is cordially invited.
Grand Warden T. J. Bagley of Bel
lows Falls was present last evening AZ
the meeting of Brattleboro lodge, ~
Z. O. T., but owing to illness the ini-
tiation which had been planned for last
evening was postponed TO April 9. The
card party set for April 9 has been
postponed to. April %.
--rnr-ruwn a Hudson. Mas. mas Just
placed orders for two pieces Of Sea
grave motor driven fire apparatus One
is ladder truck and the other a hose
wagon. As was the ease when Brattle-
boro placed an order for motor driven
apparatus the Seagrayc company was
chosen to deliver the goods after sew
eral types had been inspected
The maple sugar supper in the Meth
4 odist vestry last evening was patron
i lied by about 100, a number large
q enough to make a serious raid on the
reserve supplies of everything that had
4 been provided for the meal Brand
4 new maple sugar was one of, the big
= features of the menu, which included
] also beans, cold meats, rolls doughnuts
and pickles.
The carelessness of some boys is be
vond comprehension. Yesterday after
noon two boys. old enough so that they
ought to be able to realize danger
q when it stares them in the face, went
! out on the ice in the Connecticut river
= and stood near the downstream edge
to fish at. the mouth of MILESTONE
brook. Persons in The Reformer office
assumed authority to order them of
and within an hour the ice on which
they had been standing foated out int
deep water.
In The Ohservant Citizen column o.
hesl}oston Post yesterday appeared til,
a following: =" And here S another spfy
old New Highlander: Judge James N
Tyler, rigorous at the age of 81, ha.
Idfjust been elected president of the Yer
mont National bank of Brattleboro t.
fill the vacancy caused bv the dealt
Of his much younger predecessor, DR.
II. ID. Holton. Although Mr. Tyler ha
arrived at the age that many retire
he nevertheless feels much younee
than his years and enjoys very goot
health. =
long felt want will soon be realize,
in ST. Michael's Roman Catholic parish
when st. Michaels Athletic assoeia
ton will prove a reality. 1t will b,
merely a parish organization for ever,
member who is promoter of athletics
The slogan is Zone go all co. Whel
the basketball season opens, it is hopet
to have rooms and a suitable gymnasi
um, where the young and old of tn
parish may indulge in the various gym
nastic stunts to their heart s content
So it is the oft repeated wish and ear
nest desire of the pastor, Rev. ]. T
Rand, and his assistant, Rev. T.
Mcmahon, the director of the associa
- ton, that each member of the paris
=, will he self constituted committee o
one to help along the good work. Il
the near future it is hoped that tn
H Young women will be able to participat
II in gvmnastic training.
III Concert 80 to- 10 this evening a
III Barber s Music Store.