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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
S. A. MILLER FUNERAL TOMORROW.
Body Coming from Omaha. Neb.-Maso1
at Committal Service. n

The. funeral of Sidney A. Miller, who
died in Omaha, Neb., June Is, will be held
at Bond & Sons undertaking rooms to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock, Rev.
F.. Q. s. 0sgood officiating.
MIR. Miller was born IN Dummerston
July 20, 1926, a son Of Asa and Sally
lBemisl Miller, and was long associated
with his father in the carriage making
business in Dummerston and Brattle.
boTo. His first wife was Emily Dicken-
sop, who lived but short time after
their marriage. His second wife was Mrs
Ada Balch Wheeler, who died in 1911.
Of four children born of this union only
one survives, Harry C. Miller, one of the
cashiers of the Stock Yards National
bank at South Omaha, Neb, who had ten.
derby cared for his father for many
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Miller and twin
sons will accompany the body here and
the, burial will take place in the family
lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The only other relatives are Miss
Genevieve NJ. Slate and Mrs. H. H
Thompson of this town, nieces of Mr.
Miller.
Mr.. Miller formerly was a member of
Columbian lodge Of Masons, and was de-
mitted to the Omaha lodge in 1888
Members sof Columbian lodge will con-
duct the committal service at the grave
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
PRIVATE gibson
HELPS STRING WIRE
Writes from France to His Parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. d. Gtlson-Says
This Is Great Life

A letter from Private William ellison
of Company 1, 103d US. infantry in
France, just received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis, D.. Gilsonsof Brock street. reads
as f6alb~s: NJ 1sss s.
Dear Mother and Dad
l have not written to you for about
week. The last letter / wrote
think was last Friday. / sent it as a
Mothers day letter instead of waiting
until Sunday. Sunday Invent to. the lit
tile French church here in the. fort,
whore my platoon has been staying for
the past 10 or IL days. 1t is a great
place. We have. alleYRays under the
ground and the stairs 90 way down 65
steps. We have been doing detail work.
| shave been putting up wire. and have
scratched my hands quite bit.
Il suppose everybody at home is the
same as, ever. Lam feeling fine and
hope you are. Whe is getting drafted
from Brattleboros The sun is getting
good and hot now, and some of the fell
lows are getting well tanned. I am a
little red; hope to get tanned up before
the summer is over.
The priest of the church here is a sol.
der and also doctor He is learning
to- speak English; speaks pretty good,
too. He has to say some things over
two. or three times before you can get
just what he means. He has a little
book with both French and English in
it. Tonight was listening to him speak
ing some of the English words. What
sticks him the most is that he cannot
saygthe 9TH as in .sthe.'' He ALWAYS
says ode or 81 Sc, but / wish / could
speak French as good as he does Eng.
lish.
received yours, dated, April / and
April Il and was very glad to hear
from you. Had been looking for letters
for some days and tonight they came
Am glad you like the souvenir 1 sent
you. When come home will bring
| some more.
May 26.-Today is Sunday over here
in France. We got up round 5 clock
and had the intention Of going to
church, but right after breakfast the
| sergeant picked about half the platoon
for detail SOL went on. detail instead
of to church. We took corned beet
sandwiches with us for a lunch. We
moved to little town a short way
| from that fort we were in. Tonight
we had baked beans for supper and be
| lieve me they tasted some good.
/ Tonight went over to q Y. M. G. A
| near where we were working anG
bought q couple of bars Of chocolate
and some cigars. This is great lie
One day you are smoking cigars 6ni
good cigarettes and the next day yot
may be going along the trenches ben,
way over or ducking the big Jack John
sons; Yes, 1 weigh more now than whez
1 was houe,- about 1873 pounds. Mus
close now. Hope to hear from you soon
With love from,
WILLIAM.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
WEST BRA A. {! !!

Mrs. Frank B. Richardson, who has
been i'll, is improving.
Leon Smith OF Greenfield came TO
spend the weekend here with his faE-
lily.
Charles Pettee of Dorchester, Mass.
is spending few days here at A. f.
Hills.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
with Mrs. Charles Stockwen tomorrow
afternoon.
The next regular meeting of the Home
Study club will be held with Mrs. Har-
old Perry Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Barber Of
Greenfield were guests over Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Barber.
Miss Ruth Anderson, teacher of music
in the academy, went Saturday to
Greenfield, where she win be employed
during the summer.
Armand Harris, who had been board
ing at Edward Martin . several months,
has gone to the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. g. G. Harris.
At the free clinic held in the Melfose
hospital Saturday morning for children
of pre-school age, the seven children
were operated upon by DR.. Lynch, as
sisted by DR.. Hunter.
Mrs. Kennedy has finished work for
Mrs. Edward Martin, where she had
been employed doing house work since
January, and has returned to the home
of her daughter on South street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark OF Ludlow
visited Saturday at Hoyt H. BARRIERS
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber and children went
to Ludlow Saturday. to remain over Sun.
day. They will return today, making
the trip by automobile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
PRANK COSTS cATcHER's EYE
Services Of Red Kuhn Lost to Uncle
Sam by Playful Swapping Of
Ordinary Towel.

The playful, swapping of a heav,
bath towel cost Uncle Sam good sol
der and deprived. promising major
league cntchet from participating In
any more baseball games. Red Kuhn
of the Chicago White Sox was loung.
Ing In the barracks at Camp Travis
Tex, when the troopers started scuf.
fling. One had bath towel with Q
heavy fringe. Red said something
and his companion snapped the towel
the fringe striking him In the right
eye. The army sturgeon found that the
fringe had struck the pupil with
enough force to destroy the sight per.
manently. Kuhn was given an honor.
able discharge from the army. His
sight was gone and he was of no use
as fighter His baseball days are
. over, but he's not disheartened. "I'l
come out albright" he said. Hi
home Is In CALIFORNIA; -..-.a1=.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
personal.

Miss Una Rice has returned from a
visit with friends in Keene, N. H.
Miss Dorothy Pratt is spending two
weeks in Athol with her aunt. Mrs.
John Murdoch.
Miss Margaret Martell of Boston
spent the weekend in town, returning
to Boston this afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur p. Simonds and children.
Julia and Robert, went Saturday to
Southington, Conn, to visit relatives
Leo F. Haus has taken position as
substitute mail carrier in the postof-
fee. He began work there this mora
ing. -
Walter Morgan of Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, s. c., is here to spend
.15-days' furlough at his home in West
Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gray of Pitts
field, Me-, are guests Of Mr.. and MrssN.
G. Houghton. !. Mrs. Gray is Mr. Hough-
ton Is, sister, - es.-s'e -
Mrs. A.'c. Aldrich! and daughter, nor-
othy, of Brookine, Mass, are visiting
in town and ia Vernon with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Staten.
| Miss Charlotte knight of West Brat
tleboro began work this morning for the
Brattleboro Publishing company, learn
ing to. operate a. linotype.
| Evan Goodale and Albert Morris of
Boston came by automobile and visited
fover Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID.
Goodale of Western avenue.
Lieut.. Everett L. Olds, who is sta
| toned at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ca,
in the machine gun crew of the ord
/ nance department, was at his home on
Chaplin street from Friday night to
last evening. -
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Sherman of
4 Charlemopt, Mass, were guests over
4 Sunday of, her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Johnston of Cherry street. Mr..
Sherman returned this morning, but she
will remain during the week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
Sporting Notes.


The Boston and Philadelphia teams
bettered their positions in. the National
league race, and the Cleveland and St.
Louis clubs in the American league
struggle during the past week. The
leader in each circuit-Chicago in the
National and. Boston in the American
successfully maintained it's place at the
front. The Cubs won four and lost two
games, while the Red Sox won FIVE and
lost three. counting yesterdays defeat
in ST. Louis.
The purchase of First Baseman
Wheeler (Doc) Johnston from the Mil
waukee American association club was
Eannonnced Saturday by the Cleveland
club of the American league. He re-
tported yesterday. Johnston leads the
American association batsmen He
played on the Cleveland team for three
seasons previous to 1914 when he was
with the Pittsburgh Nationals from
which he was bought by Birmingham
of the Southern association. Milwaukee
obtained him from Birmingham.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
PERSONAL.

| Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Reed of Jackson
vile are visiting in the home of their
son, G. w. Reed
Arthur Anderson, clerk in j. E.
Mann s store, is having q, week g vaca.
tion, beginning today.
A. w. Gowing and Irving Krueder
q. s. N, spent the weekend in Brat.
tleboro visiting Harold Elliot.
Mrs. W. R. Thomas of Putney road is
i'll in the home of her parents, Mr.. and
fF1FH Mat3Vi9West p1atsglPloi
Della McDonough, of New York are Wis
iting at T. A. McDonough s on Linden
street.
Mrs. Clifford Ward and children of
New York city are guests of Mrs.
Ward 'Sfather, G. W. Cushman of High
Lawn road.
Dir. I. s. Edwards and Arthur p. 81.
fmonds left Friday for Camp Upton, Ne.
on a fishing trip. They will return the
last of the week.
Daniel Crowley of the Harvard radio
school spent the weekend in town with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Crow,
ley of Clark street.
/ DR.. Everett E. Light of Brooklyn was
a visitor in town over. Sunday. DR.
Light formerly was on the staff oil
physicians at the Brattleboro Retreat
William sHaigh Of Cornwallon-the
Hudson is visiting at his home on Lin
den street, coming to attend the wed
/ ding of his sister, Miss Minnie Haiph
and Lieut.. Philbrick.
! Lucien Harris Of Greencastle, Ind
who had been visiting here with hi
aunt, Mrs. w. w. Walker, left today 70
! New York and Atlantic City, where h
will spend three weeks.
/ w. B. Vintons and son, Howard. Re
turned last night from Brooklyn, wher
Howard Vinton went to take entranc
/ examinations for. the engineering de
partment at Pratt Institute.
Miss Charlena Bemis has finishes
work for the Holstein. Friesian associa
ton. She will go this week to Brock
ton, Mass, to take a position in tn
office of the Fred 8. Field Shoe Mfg. CT
j Mr.. and Mrs. Austin w, George an
daughter, Martha Virginia, went yes
terday by automobile to- the home o
i Tobn ,wroS npn UT ana M e
do.s 20 "o' - nupert 10 stay a icy
s. -
MIS-. herman Odeii, Mrs. Henry Ode
Ana MISS Agness DdeH of Franklir
q, came saturday afternoon by al
tomobife to the home of George [
Odell. Miss Agnes will remain her
4 for visit.
Il Miss Edith Esterhrook of poston ;
. expected today from Northampton
Mass, where she has been attending
reunion Of her class at Smith college
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
Sc PRICES INCLUDE THE WAR TAX
raids. and the French make it darned

raids, and the French make it darned
hot for them.
yesterday and today we fellows
have had great SPORT the letter con-
tinues. 1.-THE Y. NJ C. A. man let us
have set of boxing gloves, baseball
and bat, gloves and football. We all
had to box or wrestle yesterday after
noon, SO / wrestled with Chester Lane.
Chester Lane is a Brattleboro boy.) /
dom like boxing myself, so preferred
wrestling, Today we had little gas
mask drill. We are using the English
gas mask as well as the French. / am
going to try TO get my picture taken in
nay helmet. aud gas hnask an1y se1d il
home to you folks. -
Private Lind also wrote his mother a
letter of personal nature on Moth.
ers' day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
LETTER FROM PRIVATE LIND.
Brattleboro Boy Says Germans Hav'
Raided Place where He Is.

Mrs. August s. Lind of Pleasant
street has received recently letter
from her son, Private Carl Lind Of
Company F, 101stv ammunition train,
American expeditionary force, in
France. He says he is in fine health
and tells of receiving several boxes. ~
am expecting most any minute to hear
someone yell all out and into the dug
outs, he writes, as the Germans have
ralded this place and several other
places OF late. We can see air fights
while the Germans try to 60 on their
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
I. ADJUSTMENTS.
rhotoplay Offerings.

The million-dollar photoplay spec
tacle, A Daughter of the Gods, featuring
Annette Kellerman, will be shown to.
day at the Princess stheater. Tomorrow
Ann Pennington in Sunshine Nan and
the third chapter of The Eagles Eye
will DO the attraction.
J Today the Empire presents Virginia
Pearson in Stolen Honor, 4 William
Fox society drama, and the Ford Educa-
tional reel. Tomorrow Carmel Myers in
The Girl Ia the Dark and Too Much Hen
ry, comedy, with Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew; will be the attractions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
DIAMOND
NOTES
Mckenzie Is developing into quite
a slugger.

McKechnie Is developing into quite
a slugger.
Like most pitchers. Sothoron is
"hick" with the bat.
The Braves and Athletics are all
out of step In the big procession.
Marvin Goodwin. former Milwaukee
hurler, is now serving with Uncle Sam.
Umpire Evans thinks that Miller
Higgins has a star in young Herbert
Thormahlen.
Seven clubs in the National league
are glad that Earl Hamilton Is Join
ing the navy. -
At least some Of the baseball play
ers would rather be In the army than
In shipyard. III
"Phils to act as shock team" reads o
head line. Shocking would have been
the better word. - !. - y 7
49,
Schultz is one of. the most graceful
fielders In the majors and still scent
to pack the batting wallops
Nunamaker is doing all the catching
for the Browns and he, has been doina
good work with the willow.
-, -
= Fred Merkle's playing at first base
for the Cubs has caused a lot of IA.
vorable comment among the fans.
s.i-r ~.
Paul Crissman. pitcher of the North
western university team. has enlisted
at the Great Lakes naval training sta.
ton.
lack Wheat's return to the Brook.
lyn batting order has made vast DIFF.
ference in the playing and spirit OF the
club.
Fillingim Is spitball pitcher ant
was obtained by Boston from the In
dianapolis club of the American as
ISOLATION. IS
-
McGraw has three regulars who arr
in the 400 class or near to 1t. Nc
Carly, Doyle and Burns are all hitting
the ball hard.
Charley Deal is playing great gam,
for the Cubs. The third baseman II
fielding at a great clip and his bat
ting is timely. :. ss-..~ -.-..--
$3.50
Ty Cobb is usually leading, or clos
to the leaders, at this time Of tn
year. Sickness has kept him iron
showing his best.
Connie Mack does not expect Rub
Schauer to Join his club this year
Rube was a holdout. but latest report
have him in the army;
Bradley Hogg, 4he new pitcher o
the Phillies.A is keeping up the goo
record he established In the Pactd
Coast league last season.
Pittsburgh suffered a blow whe
Earl Hamilton left the club to join tn
navy. The southpaw was on the roa
to wonderful record when he Dc
parted.
4 = 81, 49, -
\ American Soldiers league in franc
! has 30 ball teams and Is divided Int
1--WE sections OF, six clubs each. A
official schedule has been prepared an
+ the winners In each section will pla
series for the pennant.
i Harold Janvrin. Red Sox and world
series star. IL captain Of the Cam
i Devens baseball team, Aver, Mas
He Is trainingito become an officer an
his friends predict that he will era
4 off a arat .liautouo ncv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL.

A. R. Rice, who closed his lunch room
several weeks ago, reopened it this morn
ing.
The information bureau will be open
at the federal building, tomorrow after
noon from 3 to 5 clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Silas d. Holbrook
of West Brattleboro was held Saturday
afternoon at $50 o'clock in st. Mi
chael's Episcopal church, of which she
was member. Rev. w. F. Madely Of
ficiated. Mrs. Katherine Utley and Miss
Helen Martin rendered three selec-
lions, Jesus, Lover of NY Soul: Peace
Perfect Peace; and the anthem. Here
and There. The bearers were Carl =
Cain, WILLIAM J,5Cain, w. j. Pentland
and gy H-Babb. The burial took place
in Guilford.
The following is from. the Boston
Transcript Of Saturday: Associates Of
Rev. Guy c. Lamson, who will retire as
general secretary of the American Bap-
fist Publication society on June 81, have
given HIM complimentary dinner at the
City club, Philadelphia. 1t is understood
that DR.. Lamson win accept an impor.
tant business position in the fall. The
society has had an unusually successful
year under his clever management and
his leaving is regarded as a distinct loss.
DR.. LaInson is well known in Boston. as
he formerly represented the Publication
society in this city, DR.. Lamson il 4
son of Mr.. and MIRA. C. B. hanson Of Brat
tleboro and formerly lived in Guilford.
{.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
PLAYERS ARE NUMBERED.

II is being reported as a note !
worthy matter that baseball
players In the big leagues are
being numbered this year for
convenience In travel. They are !
no longer permitted to carry
trunks with them, but must take
along such effects as they desire
on the road In suitcases. These
suitcases are numbered, not
named.
There Is nothing particularly
new about this. Scorers have
{. used the idea for years, as a
matter Of fact, says Milwaukee
Sentinel. That Is the only feas-
ible way that scoring can be
done.
OF course some Of these sensi-
tive players. may not like the
idea of being identified like GRIM
inals. but they have been for a .
long time, just the same.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

The Elereest % the Elements.
Your wife has probably jnterfered
with more Of your plans than ever did
rain. fire or cold weather." says the
!. Howard COurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
National League.

National League Games Today.
st. Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17

Gas range, child's crib, glass front
closet, lawn seat, carpets, straw mat
ting, baby carriages Sales room Elliot
cor. Elm sts.-zAdv "A
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
RATTLEBoRo DAILY REFoRN1ER JUNE IT, 1918 qff
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today
Boston at st. Louis ess
New York at Detroit
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Washington at Chicago
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
BOSTON WON GAME.

Beat st. Louis Al in the Contest at Bos-
tom This Morning.
BOSTON, June 17.-Result of the base
ball game IN the National league here
this morning: Boston 4, st. Louis l..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-17
YEsTERDAY's GAMES.

American League.
Sunday Games.)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-17
AIRPLANE MAIL
Three Letters Were Receive at Nor wich Post Office Thursday Night.

Three letters from Washington conn- ing by the newly inaugurated airplane mail service via New York were re- ceived at the Norwich post office on Thursday evening and were immedi ately sent out by special delivery, Miss Sybil B. Ward of 223 West Thames street being the second person in Norwich to receive a letter by the new route.
 The letters received here were post marked in Washington on Wednes- day, but were delayed as they were in the mail sacks carried by the air plane that broke down in Mary land. The postmark reads: Air Mail Service, Washington, New York, Phil adelphia. First trip" The postage on the letter is 24 cents for the air ser vice and three cents for the train ser vice. The stamp is rectangular in shape with a red back ground the same as the ordinary two-cent stamp but with the picture of an aeroplane in the center in a light blue tint. The amount of the stamp is in figures ir the two lower corners.
 The local post office has not yet re- ceived any of the new stamps but local people desiring to send mail by the air service may put on the re- quired amount of stamps, twenty-sev- en cents, and write send by Air Ser vice in one corner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-17
MAY DAY DANCING IN
 ALL THE SCHOOL YARDS
Festivities For Saturday by School
 ChiIdren--Boy Scouts to Help.


 On Saturday in all the school yards there will be May Day festivities and May Day dancing by the school chil- dren. For the purpose of preserving order the Boy Scouts have been called upon to assign scouts from the various troops to the school yards The as- signments are as follows:
 At the Falls School-Seouts Briggs and Mitchell from Troop 1.
 Broad Street School-F'our scouts from Troop 12
 Mt. Pleasant Street school-Four scouts from Troop 6.
 Day School-Two scouts from Troop 12.
 Boswell Avenue School Roland Harris, Levi Talbot and Benjamin Covey, from Troop 1.
 Hobart Avenue Scohol-Charles and Robert Sage, Troop 1, and Roland Pal mer of Troop 5.
 Broadway School - Bugler Arthur Bothatn of Troop and three other scouts.
 Laurel Hill school-James Dygart and Everett Gee of Troop 5. Bridge District School - William Storms, Troop 6, George Armstrong and Isadore Bruckner.
 Pearl Street School-Two scouts from Troop 6. High Street School-Four scouts from Troop [. Thamesville School-Russell Rath- bone and Horace Bl of Troop 3. Greeneville Schoo-Fcur scouts from Troop 1 of Taftville. | At the Roman steps on Saturday l there will be ten scouts, five from troop and five from Troop 3. They will preserve order. Amy scout whose name is not in the list may report for service at, any school, which he may choose.
 The American Red Cross has called upon the scouts to distribute literature this week before the opening of tht campaign on Monday. The scouts will call at the Chamber of Com merce building today (Friday) be | tween four and five D. rA for the lit erature or on Saturday morning be tween S.SO and 9.30. The scouts art Ao distribute the literature in the vi cinity of their homes and should b. careful not to distribute this litera ture in some other scouts district.
 A 100 per cent participation is de sired in this distribution of Red Cros literature and the scouts are special. instructed not to waste any of the lit l eratIlra
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-17
BIBLE CLASS ANNUAL.
Short Business Meeting Was Followed
 by a Social Evening.

The class in the First Baptist Bible school taught by Miss Grace Stetson held it's annual meeting Wednesday evening at the church in the primary room, which was prettily decorated to carry out the idea of a May day party.
 Miss Helen Woodworth, the presi- dent, conducted the business meeting, at which Miss Laura PecHham report ed the years work of the class, also the finances. The annual election it was voted to defer to the next class meeting.
 The class discussed questions of in terest, including plans for work for the coming year.
 After adjournment, social hour was spent with games, the evening of pleasure closing with serving sand wiches, cake and ice cream, the cream being an appreciated surprise from the school superintendent, Stephen H. Peckham.
 Dainty May baskets filled with can dy and flowers for each one made pretty souvenirs of the evening. The class members are Miss Helen Woodworth president; Miss Laura Peckham, secretary and treasurer; Miss Florence Pitts, Miss Edna Shaffer, Miss Dorothy Holden, chair man of the social committee, to whom the success of the evening is due; Miss Ethel Miller, Miss Althea Lewis Miss Elsie Bromley, Miss Anna Per kins