The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

DR.. F. R. Newell shot a fvepoint
buck Saturday night on Newfane hill
1t weighed $50 pounds.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet in the league
room for a business meeting Wedn esday
afternoon at ) O'Clock.
Matthew j. Rose and Mrs. Frances
Healy, both of Springfield Mass,
were married Saturday morning in the
town clerk Is office by Justice of the
Peace Carl S. Hopkins.
John Leon, aged nine months. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frost of Birge
street, died Saturday evening after a
short illness with spinal meningitis. The
funeral arrangements have not been
made.
The Sons of Veterans and Woman S
Relief corps will join Sedgwick post,
G.. A. r. tomorrow evening at 7.30 in
Grand Army hall to celebrate the 55th
| anniversary of Lincoln s Gettysburg
address The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend.
The Student Activities society held its
| first meeting of the year this morning
| in the high school. Lawrence Barker
was elected president to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Edward B. Moran.
Allen Davis was elected manager of the
boys basketball team and Miss RATHER
inc Denning was elected manager of the
| girls basketball team.
A coOnskin coat, pair of gloves, package
of laundry and loaf of bread were taken
from Major L. d. Taylor's automobile
late Thursday evening. Major Taylor
left the car standing in front of his
home on Oak street earlier in the eve
ming and when he went to put ii in the
garage for the night he missed these arti-
cles. The next day they were found in
the ward at Hugh Harweods on the cor
ner of Oak and Chase streets.
Yesterday was observed as Rally day
at the First Cniversalist church with
appropriate services. There was a large
attendance at the church service, when
special music was rendered A. j. Dugan
assisted with the violin and accompanied
Miss Miriam Childs, who rendered solo.
Rev. d. Z. Trout gave an interesting and
inspiring sermon. At the session of the
Sunday school Miss Dorothy Shorey
PLAYED a violin solo. The attendance in
Sunday school was somewhat smaller
than usual on Rally day. due to the in
clement weather.
Three small children. their ages rang
ing from to years, apparently inno-
cent of what the outcome might be
placed old pieces of iron and spikes on
the railroad track Just below the Vernon
stat ion. last Friday When the 9.l3 pas
{ senger train from Brattleboro reached
that point the train kept to the rails
all right, but the engineer noticed some
thing was wrong and sent man back te
investigate, The rails were slippery and
the jar of the train caused some of the
: articles to slide off, possibly preventing
: a serious accident.
Although the Victory Boy and Victor,
: Girl campaigns throughout the state vii
be continued through Wednesday night
the campaigns in Brattleboro will clos,
tonight, as originally planned as tn,
!, leaders feel that the work here win b.
: completed by that time. An open fielC
: canvass is being conducted today. eacl
member of the various teams being giver
\ opportunity to 90 into any section wher,
. they feel that they will be able TO secur,
. additional pledges. Complete figures
+. showing the result of the drive here vii
be announced tomorrow.