The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There will be meeting of Brattle-
boro chapter, A. G. B. NJ. g., at the
Brooks House this evening at 7.30. All
members are requested to be present.
A service of communion was con-
Quoted at the Home for the Aged yes
terday afternoon by Rev. Richard H.
Clapp and Deacon George H. Clapp of
the Centre Congregational church.
A still alarm at 4.30 clock Satur-
day afternoon called the fremen to
Maple street, where an oil stove had
been toppled over, but before they
reached the place the slight blaze which
| it started had been extinguished. The
damage was slight.
Sedgwick Woman s Relief corps, No.
3, will entertain district No. Wednes-
day of this week. Dinner will be
served in the Universalist church YES
try at II clock, after which all will
retire to Grand Army hall. The meet
ing will open at . clock.
Miss Marion NJ Rice, for several years
a Red Cross nurse in France, who recent
| ly came to America on special mission
and is at the home of her brother, H. c.
Rice, will speak in the Unitarian parish
house Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
| The meeting will be open to the public
and no admission fee will be charged
Officers were elected yesterday by
the Brotherhood class of the Centre
| congregational Sunday school. Edward
&C. Crosby was reelected president
| Other officers elected were: Secretary
and treasurer, George NJ. Clay; mem
bership committee, Walter A. Gilbert,
chairman, George L. Durham and John
| f. Kali.
! Some time ago George ". Clapp of
Brattleboro sent contribution to to-
bacco fund for Belgian soldiers, and he
! has lust received an acknowledgment,
showing not only that the contributions
reach their desired destination but also
that the recipients appreciate and ex-
press their thanks for them The letter
was from Leonard DeNolder, chauffeur
armee Beige, En- Champagne.
! The young people of Esteyville have
| organized a LOYAL Workers society and
meetings will be held each Sunday night
at & o'clock in the Advent Christian
church Following are the officers elect
| ed: President Lewis Cotton; vice presi-
dent, Earl Taylor; secretary, Ruth Howe; ;
treasurer, Arizona Baker; lookout com
mittee, Mrs r. &. Boyd; devotional com
mittee. Miss Esther Brownell; flower
committee, Mrs. Z. Trombly.
Group photographs of the girls tax
ing part in the Red Cross musical com
cry, The Rose Girl. are on view in the
windows of the following stores: Ran
dali & Clapp, Houghton & Simonds,
Donnell & Davis. Twin State Gas &
Electric Co.. J. +. Mann, and Thorn
as $ Pharmacy. The subscribers ex-
change Of tickets opened briskly this
morning and the general reserved seat
sale viii start at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Brattleboro women should take warn
ing from a trick that has been worked
in New York state. Men claiming to
be clothed with authority have demand.
ed that they be shown the stock of
canned goods in various households and
after counting them have stated to the
housewives that the government al
lowed only certain number of cans to
each house and have calmly walked of
with the excess. The government has
made no such regulation, and anyone
who attempts to work such a trick
may be stamped at once as an imposter
Spalding chest weight machine, good
as new. Apply to R. w. Taber. 2. o
Box 494.-Ady. 2O5-206'
Game supper and dance,-annua
vent,-Evening Star Grange, Grang,
hail. Dummerston Center, Thursday
evening, Nov. /. Supper to 9; dane,
Q to 2.30. Lyman S orchestra of Hins
dale.-Adv. 206-20t
RED-BLOODED MEN WANTED.