The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24
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bRAIILEBOKO LOCAL.
Members of the L.. c. b. A. are invited
to meet with Mrs. Sarah Dnnlevy at 10
Harris place Friday evening to sew.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Metho.
dist church viii hold its regular business
meeting in the church parlors Wednesday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Fourteen of the grade teachers and a
few invited friends went to Marlboro
Saturday, Washington's birthday, to at
tend the "sugar on snow" dinner at the
home of E. P. Adams. IS
The members of the Baraca class of the
First Baptist Bible school are requested
to meet in their class room at As O'Clock
Tuesday to attend the funeral of their
late classmate, Verne Adams.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Baptist church will have sleigh
ride Wednesday evening, provided there
is sleighing on that date, TO Newfane,
where they will have supper at the Wind
ham County House. Those wishing to
go are asked to notify Forrest Harmon
before o'clock Tuesday evening. The
party will meet at the church at 545
O'Clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Olive NJ Sargent
was held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
lin her home on Western avenue. Rev
Clark 7. Brownell, pastor sof the First
Baptist church, of which church she was
the oldest member, offieiated The bear
ers were Henry Shipman of West Brat
| tleboro, w. J. Wells of Springfield Mass.
Robert Graf of Pawlet and +. A. Cain of
Brattleboro The body was taken this
morning to Rupert for burial.
A service of 40 hours devotion was be-
gun Sunday morning in st. Michaels Ro-
man Catholic church 1t will close at S
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Quite town
priests assisting in the service are Rev
Father Shannon of Bellows Falls, Rev
Father Delaney of White River Junction,
Rev. Father Cullion of Ludlow, Rev. Fa-
| Their Howard of Woodstock, Rev. Father
Lynch of Mortified tVt.l, and Rev
Father Campeau of Windsor.
Mrs. Julia Cooley of Birge street has
received a letter from her son, Lieut.. Col.
Walter o. Cooley, in which he writes that
he has received orders to go TO Ohio to
wind up the rehabilitation of his regi-
weeks He further says that he is in en-
tire command of the regiment the 372d
colored infantry, as they. left the colonel
i'll in Brest, France. Lieut. Col. Cooley
speaks in the highest terms of his brown
boys" as he calls them, of their ability as
| fighters and of their loyalty Erom Ohio
| he will come to his homo here 'll,t
Glenn Louis Taft, son 81. Mfr, and Mrs.
Frank L. Taft OF Canal street, celebrated
his fourth birthday anniversary Ssaur-
day by inviting five little friends to a
birthday party fromi2 t9f4 6'cloek As
1t was Washingtoris birthday anniver.
sary the dining room was decorated with
streamers of red white and blue and
flags. The birthday cake was decorated
with tiny red, white and blue candley
and small flags. Refreshments of cake
cookies and ice-cre were served. Ths
Iyoung host was well remembered witt
Egifts of money and toys.
= The funeral OF John Nesbitt, who diet
, in the home of his daughter Mrs. Minni
: Leavitt of ll6 Williams street. Wednes
day evening. was held in the home at 2.3i
o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. Dr.
Herbert p. Woodin officiating and Fred
eric c. Adams sang two selections. TIL
burial took place in the family lot il
Morningside cemetery. The bearers wer
four nephews. George and Henry Wilson
Charles Mellen and Benjamin Akles
Those from out of town who attende
the service were Mrs. A. +. Dunklee an
daughter of Windsor, Solomon A. Nesbit
| and Mr. and Mrs Julius A. Nesbitt @
9 Springfield. Mass, and William Nesbii
of Bogota, \. j.
The funeral of Miss Mary Moran, VIII
died Thursday evening in the home c
:. her brother, Postmaster NJ. j. Moran {
Chestnut hill, was held Saturday morl
: ing at 8 clock in ST. Michaefs Roma
. Catholic church. Rev. James P. Ran
/ officiated. The bearers were T. A. Au
: tin. +. B. Yauvey, John T. Grady an
r. James P Ferriter. The burial toe
: place in the Moran family lot in S
Michael s Roman Catholic cemeter
: Those who attended from out of tow
It were James Michigan of Holyoke, Mas
d Mrs. 7. l.. Kavanaugh of Springfield
n Mass, Eugene, William and Miss MAJ
Ahern of Keene, n H., Miss Franc,
and Miss Agnes Barrett of North Wa
: pole, n. H.
4 The George Washington celebration
the Swedish Lutheran church Saturd'
evening under the auspices of the YOU
peoples society was very enjoyable
III fair. A pleasing musical program und
the direction of L. w. Hawley was re
dered by the orchestra of the First Ba
fist church Bible school, and Mrs &. Ro
ert Jernberg of Worcester sang sever
selections in her usual pleasing way. Il
III singing is always enjoyed in Brattlebol
The decorations were appropriate a
impressive, and there was an abundan
HI of good things to eat. George and Nft
N tina We're represented by G. A. Boman
III Anna A. Anderson in costumes. 1
drive for the towns quota in the eountr
HI wide drive for half million dollars {
III the National Lutherang council for VIC
among the soldiers and sailors and
II rnconst rlct ion work in France and OIL