The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-23

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Several from this town attended lawn
party in Mortified Saturday evening, at
which ex-Gov. David l. Walsh was the :
speaker.
Charles A. Bailey of Hyde Park, !
Mass, has been a recent visitor at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. |
j. Bailey.
Marcellus Major of .he New Hampshire
college training school was a the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Major,
over Sunday
Mrs. j. r. Cooke and little daughter
Margaret, of Ltchfeld, Conn. came
Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Purcell
H W. Brigham of Winchester and
daughter, Miss Maud Brigham, of
| Washington, d. c., were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Temple.
G. A Robertson has been housed as the
result of strained cords in his right leg.
The strain was received Monday when he
stepped in hole ON the canal bank at his
mill
Leonard Waters cut severe cash
near his knee with an axe Monday eve
ming, while removing bark from a log.
A physician was called to close the
) wound.
Mr.. and Mrs Burton Holman of Nut
, ley, n j.. and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Stearns of Boston are at the Liscom
homestead on the Brattleboro road for
a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs F. H. Fuller and family,
Kenneth Hale, and Mrs w H. Booth,
visited the latter's husband at Camp
Devens last Sunday. making the trip in
Mr.. Fuller's automobile.
0 The cool weather the first of the
week was the cause of much worry
q, among the farmers; and although light
frosts were reported in several places
S no material damage was done.
M. S. Leach, wagon manufacturer
It has contract for building five large
automobile truck bodies. Mr. Leach
!. has made a speciality Of truck bodies
and he has met with much success.
y Several fremen were called out to fgh
a forest fire in the big woods in Pisgal
Friday. The fire is thought to have ha,
= its origin from dead tree which wa
> struck by lightning the day previous.
IL Mrs. G. +. Robertson has received let
II ter from her nephew, John Hinchey, VIII
is in France, stating that he has bee
n gassed, but has not been wounded as re
/ ported. He is now in a base hospital
!. The young men of this county VIII,
: have become 81 years of age since Jun
), will register at the Office of the loca
r., exemption board in the courthouse a
IA Keene, Aug. "a, between 7 a. m. an,
9 p. m.
The supervisors have posted the chec
~ lists for the primary election Sept
The supervisors will be in session in til
no selectmens room on the following dates
re to correct the lists: Saturday evening
Aug. "a and 81, and Monday evening. Sep
.
All the school in town will open fo
the fall term Tuesday Sept g. TIL
"A board of education has decided to elm
a. mate the agricultural course in I'll
high school and substitute an Englis
- course. The manual training and dc
~ nestle science courses will be continue
: as heretofore
ill Mrs Ann Callahan, II. died recent
in in the Dickinson hospital in Northaml
ton from burns sustained "a hours b.
of fore in her home in Easthampton, whe
tn her clothing caught fire from g;
stove. She was born in Ireland an
lis was married in Boston. Her husban
as who was seaman in the navy, died
New Orleans of yellow fever mar
ion years ago. Mrs. Callahan leaves OF
old son, William. Her home was in Hin
dale q years, but the past 2s years 81
Id. had lived in Easthampton.
nix The body of Edgar Deyo of Prov
dence, a resident of this town mar
Md years, who died Friday, was broug
q l.. Al.
in ST. Joseph Is Catholic church Tue
an day morning at Q o'clock. The burr
los took place in st. Joseph's cemeter
Mr. Deyo was 80 years of age. He hi
lu' been in failing health several montl
No. The immediate cause of his death. no
ever, was broken blood-vessel in
on, head. He leaves two brothers, 10
OTIS and Joseph Deyo, and one sister, NJ
Joseph Paradeau.
an' On Wednesday afternoon, members
70 the home department of the Congrel
tional church gathered at the home
spl- Mrs. Bryant Thayer on Canal strC
mas for an outing. An original poem, co
otn posed by Mrs. Eugene Wellington, "
on read by Mrs. A. H. Fisher. An arti
ght by Eugene Field was read. An exc
red lent luncheon including ice cream, v
served and group picture of the ga
and oripg was taken. After singing G
1ge- BE With You Till We Meet Again,
. party disbanded, having spent V,
pleasant afternoon with Mrs Thay
i WEST WARDSBORO.
Mr. Billings is a guest of his sist
4 Mrs Corser.
Miss Cora Fits is visiting at
I home here.
n Mrs. j. A. Streeter went to the