The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-22
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Ladies Aid society of the Metho- /
dist church will hold a business meet |
ing and silver social at the home of Mrs |
NJ. G. Morrill, Wednesday afternoon.
A room at the federal building where |
information in regard to family allot-
ments and allowances may be obtained
will be open tomorrow afternoon from
to 5.
Windham county court resumed its ses-
sions this afternoon at = o'clock and the.
jury case of Dorr NJ. Thayer against Wal
ter b. Glynn, a Bellows Falls case, was
called.
All Boy Scouts will mobilize, on the
common tomorrow night for marching
and drill in preparation for Memorial
day. James E. Helyar and Alcide Mari
on will have charge of the drills.
Troop No. 3, Boy Scouts, with Har-
old p White, scout commissioner, went
on hike Saturday morning to Pleas
ant valley, where they cooked and ate
their dinners. There were Is Scouts on
the hike, who enjoyed signaling and
scout games
| The supply committee of the local Red
| Cross branch wishes to state that on
their books they have yarn charged to
number of people who as yet have re-
turned no finished work. Owing to the
! high price of yarn they would be glad to
| have either the yarn or finished work re-
/ turned at once as someone else could
use the yarn.
The funeral of w. j. Pentland, ST.,
was held Saturday. Prayers were of
fered at the house, 1913 Canal street, and
the funeral service was held in ST Mi
chael s Episcopal church at 2 clock
There was a profusion of flowers, silent
testimony to the esteem in which the
| deceased was held. The bearers were
some of his close friends. Will j. Cain,
C. l.. Stickney, j. l.. Roess, W. F. God
dard, T. L. Hildreth and W. A. Shum-
way. Those from out of town attend
ing the funeral were David R. Dvnes
a half brother of Mr. Portland, of South
Manchester, Conn, Mr.. and Mrs. s. J
Pentland Of Brimfcld, Mass. Mrs
Charles Duquid of Penacook, \. H.
Mrs Fred Bessc and daughter, Miss
Florence Besse, of West Concord, al
cousins of Mr.. Portland. Rev. Nelson
Kellogg, former pastor and persona
friend of Mr. Portland, officiated. Rev
Mr.. Kellogg is now located at st
John $ Episcopal church, Portsmouth
\. II.
Norilla Chamberlain Stockwell
wife of Guy S. Stockwell, died yester
day morning in the Farren Memoria
hospital in Montague, Mass, following al
operation for appendicitis. She wa
: born July I, 1887. She married Nh
Stockwell Nov. ,, 1916 and they live
in Springfield, Mass, until last July
t when they moved to Greenfield. She wa
l a great lover of home and one who's
} | sunny disposition made many war;
: friends. Mrs Stockwell was nurse an
had tenderly cared for Mr.. Stockwell'
. father the past few weeks. She leave!
/ besides her husband, a daughter, Emma
: and two brothers, Carl Chamberlain c
Conway, Mass and Edison Chamberlai
of Albany, \. y. There will be praye
+ service Wednesday at Q o'clock at thei
. home on Harrison avenue. Greenfield
a and the body will be brought TO We,
dRratt lehoro Where the funeral Will /
; held in Mr.. Stockwell's home at , oclocl
: Mr.. Stoekwell having recently returne
to West Brattleboro to re-enter the en-
ploy Of the Twin State Gas & Electr
Go.