The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-06
BRATTLERORO LOCAL.

The Brattleboro high school has un-
| furled 4 service flag over the broad
I walk near the front entrance. 1t con
tains 1872 stars.
Plans for meeting to consider the
proposition of forming War Chest as
sociation in Brattleboro probably will
be announced at the mass meeting in
the Auditorium this evening.
Visitors here to attend the cattle sale
of the Purebred Live Stock Sales Co.
were given an informal entertainment in
the Brooks House dining room last eve
ming. There was music by an orchestra
and several vocal selections by Frederic
e. Adams.
Col. Pratt of Burlington, chairman
Of the Vermont branch Of the Ameri
can Red Cross, will be in town to-
morrow TO confer with the board of di-
rcetors III the federal building at :
@ clock tomorrow evening.
The accounts OF K. G. Averil. Wind
ham county treasurer, were audited by
Auditor +. y. Dewitt of Newfane and
passed upon Monday by Assistant
Judges F. Il. Pier of Brattleboro and
+. l.. Hastings OF Townshend.
South winds are generally associated
with balmy airs, but that which struck
the faces of southwark bound pedestri
ans this morning was anything but
'Nalmy. NevcrthelcsG +he' Temperature
At daybreak today was approximately
/ l. degrees warmer than il was at II
o clock last night when the mercury
stood ~ II degrees below zero.
! Judge Charles H. Darling of Burliue
1 ton, chairman of the Vermont Liberty
loan committee, was in town yesterday
\ to confer with the local bank men III
regard to handling the next loan. Moth
! ing definite was learned from him con
corning the date of the next loan or til.
interest rate, these facts not having
been given ont by the treasury depart
mcnt. Judge Darling was accompanied
by Fuller c. Smith of st. Adams, an
other member Of the committee
Enlistments in the United State.
navy have been for a term of foul
years, but Postmaster Moran has bee!
informed by Ensign }. W Crosley, chiei
recruiting officer, stationed at Burling
ton, that young men are now bein.
signed in the naval service for the dura
ton OF the war. Ensign Crosley state
that men are needed in several attrac
tive branches. More detailed informa
ton may be obtained from Mr. Nor
an.
News Of the death of Mrs. Brainar,
+. Childs of Arkansas City, Kan, wa
received by her relatives Monday. Mr.!
Childs died from the effects Of fal
at her home Saturday evening. Sh
was born in New Jersey, where he
/ body will be taken for burial. Mr..
Childs was the wife of Brainard +
Childs, who was born in Deerfelt
. Mass, and early removed to Whining
ton, where after several years in bus
ness he enlisted. serving throughou
the Civil war.
+ The lingering hope that the chan.
a ing conditions OF war might reve;
some facts concerning the disappea
a anCc on the battle front Of the voun
+ son Of Rudyard kipling is waning
i the minds of Brattleboro relatives VIII
f. begin to despair of ever knowing III
a truth Of his fate on the BATTLEFIELD,
Hardly q word of information has 4;
veloped since the first news of the 10,
of the boy soldier Every possible {
fort has been made to determine h
fate without success and the story {
the finding Of his number plate on II
battle front is given no credence by ii
kiFiing family.