The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-07
BRATTLEBOROLOCAL

The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent as
ISOLATION gave a public whist party last
evening in Knights of Columbus hall.
There were two prizes. awarded, the
ladies prize being won by Mrs. Pat
rick Manning and the gentlemen s
prize by. her son, John Manning Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Mrs. j. NJ. Truell of Highland street
has Just received letter from her son.
Harold j. Evans, in which he writes that
he has just been made corporal of Com
pany F, lOlst ammunition train. He.
also states that they have the best look
ing and finest horses in France, all but
few of them being jet black He further
says that there they have two days of
rain usually followed by two days of
pleasant weather.
+. I. Church of Burlington. who re-
Gently moved here and has taken apart
ments in the Barber building, has
leased the basement on the Flat street
side of the building and will open a
quick-lunch there. Mr.. Church has been
in the restaurant business several years.
| He plans to serve only light lunches for
the present, but if the business war
rants he eventually will do more. The
restaurant will be open for business
Monday morning.
The annual meeting of the Y P. C. u.
of the Universalist church was held in
the church vestry Wednesday evening
at clock. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Miss Marion knight; vice president,
Mrs. Hazel Exner; sec, Miss Ruth Sar-
gent; treasurer Miss Nora Jaquith; on
ward superintendent, Miss Alice Eames !;
postoffice mission superintendent, Miss
Alta Eames. After the meeting light
refreshments were served.
The funeral of Marion Ellen, daugh-
! ter. of Mr. and Mrs, ohm +, Austin,
was held this morning at 9 clock in
st. MichaePs Roman Catholic church.
Rev. James p. Rand officiated and Mrs
Katherine O'Connor Weeks sang. The
bearers were Francis Austin, Maurice
Austin, Edward Boyce and Joseph Pei
lerin. The burial took place in the
Roman Catholic cemetery. Those at
tending from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Toomey of Springfield
Mass, and Mrs. Martin Dunn of Bel
| lows Falls.
Orrison Allard Knights, 40, who died il
his home in Springfield, this state, re
Gently was native of Amsden who
learned the jewelers. trade in the store
of Randall Clapp in Brattleboro, working
here three years Later he conducted
a store in Ludlow and moved from Their,
to Springfield. He made a special stud,
of electricity and for Ii years had beer
superintendent of the electrical department
of the Fellows Gear Shaper factory il
Springfield. He leaves his wife, VIII,
was Carrie Louis Jacobs of New
York city and three children, John,
soldier in France, Marion and Sarah, VIII
live at home His son was recently injdre'
by the explosion of shell and has beef
in hospital in France
! At the annual meeting of .the Stu
, dent Activities society Wednesday tn,
{ following officers were elected for 1918
$ 1919: Pres, Edward B. Moran, 10
' vice pres. Miss Dorothy L. Hubbard
: 10; sec, Miss Katherine E. Denning
10; treas, Justin >. Moran, 30; add
tional members of executive committee
: Francis Austin, 20, Miss Eleanor Clay
: 10, Miss Dorothy Schwenk, 10; base
ball manager, Edward B. Moran, 10
D assistant baseball manager, Perry {
? Maynard. go; basketball manager, VII
liam F. Defiance, 10; assistant basket
ball manager, Howard E. Richardson
30; track manager, Harry A. Plumb
10; assistant track manager, Kenmor
L. Emerson, 20; Dial business manager
" Harry A. Plumb, 10; Dial assistan
business manager, Justin }. Moran, u