The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-03

tauqua and 1t Is the only form OF en-
tertainment not subject TO war tax.
John H. Watkins has bought Ford
runabout.
Orren C. Robertson has a new Peer
less sedan.
Leon Merritt is driving the auto truck
for the Ashuelot Paper company.
Mrs. w. F. Robertson returned Tues
day from motor trip to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph T. Mctcalf spent
Sunday with relatives in Westminster.
Mrs Owen Quirk of Pittsfield, Mass,
j. listing her sister, Mrs. J. Z. Mann.
Miss Lillian Stone of Claremont has
been visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Mary Mann went this week to
Pittsfeld, Mass, for visit with rela-
tivcs.
H. T. Fisher has enrolled for Y NJ.
G. A. work and expects to go to France
soon.
Mrs. Harold $. Garfield and daugh-
ter are spending this week at Lake
Sunapee
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitzhcnry of
Boston were visitors at A. A. Bailey s
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Cunningham of
Worcester, Mass, were guests Sunday
of friends in town.
Mrs. George II. Pike has returned
from a few weeks visit with relatives
in Balston Spa, \. Y.
w. p. Taylor is reported as seriously
i'll at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Cooke, in st. Adams.
Wallace Phillips is receiving treatment
at the Mclrose hospital in West Brattle-
boro for dogwood poisoning.
Mrs George f. Robertson went Sunday
by automobile to Hydeville, VT, to stay
several days with relatives.
Miss Nellie Redding of Springfield
Mass, is visiting at the home of her par
onts, Mr.. and Mrs. James Redding
A. l.. Sargent and daughter and Mrs
Curtis of Weymouth, Mass, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Snow
Mrs n. o. Maynard and son, Clarke
returned home Sunday, after spending
two weeks with relatives in Colran
| Mass.
+. w. Cotton and family are spend
| ing n two weeks vacation at a sum
mcr cottage in the south part of the
| town.
Mr.. and Mrs John Powers and daugh
ter, Margaret Powers, visited Mrs. vii
liam Fitzgerald at Spofford lake ovel
Sunday.
James 0 'Bren and Misses Nellie ant
Johanna 0 'Bricn spent Sunday will
Mrs. O 'Bricn at their cottage at Laure
Park.
Prentiss Taylor left Monday for viii
mington, Del, where he is to enter tn,
employ of the du Pont company a
engineer
r. L. Fletcher was taken to the Mel
rose hospital in West Brattleboro Mon
day evening, where an operation for ap
lpendicitis was performed.
Don Norm, Harry Lasher and Free
Dcome of the training school at Durham
and Francis Cookery of the Dartmouth
school were weekend visitors here.
Harold Wilder left Friday for Man
chester, where he recently enlisted on hi
way to Fort Slocum. He was given tn
customary sendoif and the usual pres
ents.
The mysterious flags which were fly
ing in Shea's pasture on the BrattlC
boro road few days last week wer
confiscated Saturday with no evil II
suits.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Mann and daugl
ter, Mary, enjoyed a motor trip to Har
over, n r., Sunday, where they visite
Thomas C. Mann, who is attending tn
training school.
John Il. Scott has been appointe
! great sachem of the New Hampshii
? council of Red Men to succeed 7.
> Mann, who resigned when he entere
! the service a few weeks ago
$ Mrs L. H. Davenport was suddenl
e stricken with appendicitis Sunday nigl
X and was removed to the Melrose hospit
d in West Brattleboro, where an oper,
: ton was performed Immediately.
" Gayland Stearns s horse caused qui
e a little excitement near Todd s bloc
Monday evening, when it was frigh
ened by motorcycle and ran sho
distance. The wagon struck the re-
end of J. M. Lamb s automobile al
4 was considerably damaged.
Miss Ruth Metcalf, daughter of N
X and Mrs. Ralph Metealf, is convalescil
at Newport News, Va, from an a
h pendieitis operation. Miss Metcalf c
* listed as a Red Cross nurse sever
weeks ago and was receiving speci
III training for duty in France when tax
j. sick.
ia A hearing was held before the coun
s., commissioners Saturday forenoon
~ garding the claims of B. I. Streeter a
+. W. Brockway of 800 and $3.50
spectively against this town for la
he damages occasioned by changing t
in grade of the highway on Sandersor