The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The village commissioners In meet
ing last evening considered the matter
of sewer assessments and some routine
business.
The Oak Grove Parent Teacher as
sociation VIII meet at the Oak Grove
building Monday evening at 7.45. A
large attendance of fathers and moth
ers is desired. Rev. j. Fredrik Virgin
will speak and refreshments will be
served.
Is There Personal Devil! will be the
subject of the sermon by Rev. d. E.
Trout in the Universalist church Sun
day at 1870 a. IN. Alison DugaA will play
violin prelude and Miss Jean Blodgett
'-ssill-siIg an effertory solo With violin
obligato.
Quonekticut tribe, No >, Improved
Order of Red Men, will unfurl the
American flag, which is the emblem Of
the order, on Washington 5 birthday
with appropriate exercises which will
be announced later.
The breaking of the turntable at
South Londonderry, making it impos
I.sible to turn the engine around at that
end of the lina, has resulted in the
rather unusual spectacle of the engine
running backward to draw the West
River branch train the entire distance
from South Londonderry on trips since
yesterday morning.
Today was school day instead of
the usual holiday for the children of
both the grammar grades and the high
school. All of the schools held one
long session until i O. clock. This ar
rangement was made in order that the
holiday next Thursday may be extend
ed through the rest of that week with
out undue loss of school time. The
schools will close next week Wednes-
day and not reopen until Monday morn
ing. Feb. 90.
State S Attorney William r. Daley
says he can see no reason why autOmo
bile owners should remove their 1910
license plates because the 1917 plates
are unobtainahle as vet from the sec
rotary of state. Automobile owners
who have applied for their new license
plates have been granted the right t.
use those of last year until the new
ones are received. The state s attor
; ney says that several have removed TIL,
old ones, which is contrary to law ever
under the present state of unprepared
ness of the secretary of the state.
, South America-the East Coast, vii
; be the subject of the illustrated lectur,
by Rev. D. f. Trout in the Universalis
, church Sunday at D. m. The attention
OF men is being directed TO South Ameri
ca as country not only playing a larg
part IN the world s progress, but DIES
n +pr pnIa It1
future. The east coast is the first 0
Il two lectures dealing with this grea
e land. The following Sunday evenin
a the subject will be The West Coast. Tn
/ slides, many of them beautifully co
e ored, reveal the beauties, industrie,
o customs and life of this interestin
y country. Visits are made to Bueno
r Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Santos an
a Para and other cities. Glimpses are gi1
en- of the cattle, coffee, cocoa and rul
. Der industries. South America as r,
!, suit of its marvellous development in r,
- cent years, is revelation to one VIII
% has never studied the country, and a
r. wish to become better acquainted wit
: Brazil, Argentine and the other state
% The public is welcome.
Of The women of the Unitarian churc
will serve a supper at the parish hou>
Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 6 o'clock. Mem
Cold ham, tongue, escalloped potat
of cabbage salad, rolls, cake and coffe
s. Supper 35 cents.-Adv. 299-3(
ne
y The L. c. B. A. will hold a food sd
IN the afternoon of the 10Th, followed /
a card party and dance in the evenin
in Knights of Columbus hall.-Adv.
@ $685.
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