The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-15
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Bowers have
from 81 Highland street 10 II
Celtral street
Brattlehoro is not the only place that
is afflicted with numerous eases Of
measles. In Cairo, H., during a recent
week, Gas eases Of measles were re-
ported, with -four deaths.
Tie meeting Of the directors of the
Red Cross society has been postponed
from Wednesday 10 Thusda@ after
noon at , o clock in the federal build
ing, on account OF the absence OF Os-
car F. Benson.
Troop :, Boy Scouts. viii not meet
this evening. Tomorrow evening there
VIII hc q mobilization Of al Scouts Of
Brattlohoro in the Armorv at 7lJ
@ clock. whore they viii drill under
Lieut.. Roy +. Miner OF Company /, \.
y. c., in preparation for the Memorial
day parade.
Just before the bah game at Island
park Yesterday afternoon Il small deer
swan from the island to the smaller
island III the Little river. Resting here
IA few moments the animal plunged in
and swan to the base of Wantasticue.
mountain and then climbed the bank
and disappeared i'll the woods.
Two more meetings in Windham
county viii be held this week in the
interests of increasing the crop acre
age. The speakers Will be President
Horton ID. Walker of the board of trade.
y. w. Swceton, county agricultural
agent, and Supt. II. f. Motlitt of the
union school district. The first of these
meetings will be held tomorrow even
ing III South Vernon aud the other Sat
urday evening in Guilford
Mrs. Mary c. Clough, wife az David
| +. Clough, died SATURDAY afternoon at
the home OF her daughter. Mrs. Arthur
Jacobs, after being i'll l6 weeks. The
! funeral was held Monday afternoon at
II o clock at the home, Rev. +. Q. $.
! OSgood officiating. Besides her husband
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Hattie
IJacobs and Mrs. Daisy Buzby, and two
grandchildren, also two sisters, Mrs.
Matilda Altar and Mrs, Minnie Oui-
mette.
Two former Brattleboro bows. sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. john l.. Knowton of
! Cambridge, Mass, are among the
lyoung men selected for the reserve Of
| fiecrs training camps. Laulistoa T..
Harvard Is, Tech 'l6, who ha lad a
position near Pittsburg, Pa, has gone
TO Fost Magma, y y, which is the
camp for that section. Bernard w.
| Harvard Is, has gone to Plattshuge.
IN. y. He is enc of the Youngest
5chosen His 10 weeks previous train.
ing at plattsburg had much 10 do with
1flisy selection, IL
The body OF Mrs. Marv j. Corscr
twilo died ih~ Schenectady Saturday
Imorning. was brought to Brattleboro
on the clock train Yesterday and
n private burial service was hold 81
the grave in Prospect Hill cemetery
Rev. r. II. Cl8pp, pastor Of the Centre
Congregational church, officiating. The
Eastern Star committal service was
conducted by the officers who were ii
the chairs when Mrs. Corscr lived il
Brattleboro. Mr. and Mrs. W, II
Corser and Mrs. John SNYDER ant
I daughter, Helen, all of Schenectady
lcame with the body.
| The MAY term of the United State
court will open in Windsor this after
noon, Judge Harland +. Howe prcsid
> ing. The general arrangements for tn
session are in charge of United State
; Marshal Arthur r. Carpenter of Brat
tleboro. Among the grand jurors VIII
have been summoned are jerome \
| Amidon, Fred Dunklec and II. r. Iau
, of Brattleboro and +. f. Walker Of Be-
! flows Falls. The list Of petit Juror
lcontains the names Of John b. fIitcl
cock of Westminster, 4. II. Holden q
; Londonderry, George +. Miller Of Gui
ford, w. 3. Warren Of Halifax and |
y \. Whittemorc Of Guilford.
> The annual meeting Of the w. G. T. |
was held Yesterday afternoon in tn
rest room with a good number RESPOND
ing to the roll call The old board {
Officers was reelected with the cxccl
l. tion of two new vice presidents. The
!. are: President, Mrs. Mary +. Tucker
g vice pres, Mrs. Frank Tucker, Mr.
>, Eugene Clark, Mrs. Belle Colt Sc,
j Mrs. A. j. Currier; treas, Miss Add
Fay; auditor, Mrs. F. f. Perry. II
, treasurer s report showed 4 gratifyir
balance in the treasury with all bill
= paid. Fourteen new members has
= been added to the union during Il
year. The net receipts OF the rnmmae
q sale were $50.
r An entertainment will he held in Il
le parlors Of the Universali~t chwt
is Wednesday evening, May IT, Admi-si,