The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-30
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

: New Years day.
] Rev. W. c. Bernard will conduct the
] 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon services at
| the Home for the Aged through the
month of January.
An important meeting of the Com
! munity House committee will be held at
| > O'Clock this afternoon in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms. Plans will be pre-
| scented.
Alton Darden, who works in the re-
pair shop at the Shea garage, broke his
| right wrist yesterday while cranking
Ford car. He was taken to the Memo.
rial hospital to have an X-ray taken of
the wrist.
The third and fourth degrees were
conferred on five candidates at the reg
ular meeting of Protective Grange last
! evening After the work an excellent
| supper was served. At the next meet
| ing, Jan. l., officers will be installed.
| The funeral of Mrs. Hiram +. Steven
son. who died Sunday night, was held
at the Home for the Aged at 3 o'clock
yesterday AFTERNOON, Rev. Delmar +.
| Trout, pastor of the First Universalist
! church. officiating. The burial took
place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Albert Wrisley was given a surprise
party Tuesday evening in his home on
Organ street by 20 friends, the occasion
/ being his birthday anniversary. He was
presented several gifts, including sum of
money. During the evening music and
games were enjoyed. Refreshments were
served
Mrs. Adah F. Jenney was throw n
! from a sleigh in front of the Unitarian
| church this forenoon and was dragged
| iured. The sleigh, in which she and
her son were riding, slowed, the runner
| striking the street railroad track and
! tipping the sleigh over.
| About 40 children of the primary and
! beginners department of the First Bap-
| fist Sunday school enjoyed a party and
holiday supper from $50 to . o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the
! church. The children played games be
! fore supper was served. The affair
was in charge of Mrs. J. +. Corbett,
Mrs. L. w Hawley and Miss Sylvia
= Crosby.
The golden wedding anniversaries of
Mr. and Mrs. Rooney NJ. Harvey of Mont
heller and Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wheeler
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey are the
| father and mother of Attorney John NJ.
Harvey of BrattleborO, who was present
with Mrs. Harvey and their three chill
dren Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler are the
parents of DR.. Charles G.. Wheeler of
BrattIeboro. DIR. Wheeler did not attend
the celebration, having patients whom he
could not leave.
The secretary of the Brattleboro Chau-
! tauOua association has been notified that
the junior Chautauqua banner for 1920
has been awarded BrattlebOr0 and that
! the same has been mailed 10 him. The
award was made on four counts: First,
| eNcelency in junior town meetings; sec
! ond, eXcellency in junior pageant; third,
1 behavior at junior meetings; fourth. num-
| her of Juniors who earned their tickets
The banner will be presented to the
IS {
land Smith. at a meeting which Will be
called for that purpose
There was a good attendance at the
children's Christmas party IN 1T. Mich
aPl's Episcopal parish house last eve
ming, when the infant class gave exer-
cises. which were followed by a short
play and the singing of Christmas carols
! with piano accomplishments by Dorothy
piper. Vivian Hunter, dressed as fairy.
gave an exhibition of fancy dancing and
as she waved her faiTyS wand over the
! Christmas tree the tree was illuminated
with electric lights Capt T.. w. Gibson
then distributed gifts, each child receiving
a gift and stocking of candy. 1ce-cream
cones were served and dancing was en-
jOyed.
The funeral of Lewis II. I.ynde, who
died in his home Sunday evening, was
| held in the home at , o'clock yesterday
afternoon, Rev. DR.. Herbert L. WOOdin,
pastor of the Centre Congregational
church. officiating Alfred :. Thomp-
son sang Lead, Kindly Light, and Abide
With Me. The burial took place in LO-
Gust Ridge cemetery. The bearers were
his four sons, Everett H, Hugh G.,
Guy G.. and Perley II. Lynde. Among
those present from out of town were
Judge Frank l.. Fish of Nergennes, Mrs.
Nbbie Fish Morse of Newfane, Mrs.
! Flora Adams of Mortified, Mass. B. NJ.
Reed of Putnev and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
d. Marsh of West Brattleboro.
At meeting of BrattleborO lodge, \. f.
10. p, last evening in Grand Army
hall these officers were elected; Warden,
Mrs. Grace W. Larrabee; vice warden
! Miss Susie Miner; sec, Mrs. Bertha
, Bcmis fin. sec. Willard 5. Bemis; treas,
Il Leon +. Mixer: chaplain. Mrs. Layinia
Nourse; guide, Ella Loncto; guardian
Nourse; trustee for three years, Henry
IN. Holland representatives to the grand
lodge Mrs. Nellie Gotta. Mrs Ellen Mix
or; alternates, NJ. !. Larrabee. Austin G
, Nichols. The election was followed by 6
social and Christmas tree, with a gift fol
each member, also candy. popcorn, apples
and oranges. As it was the birthday ami
YCrsary of Mrs. NOurSe there were Severa
2 extra packages for her.
The following is from Wednesdays issue
of the Greenfield Recorder: Mrs
; Alice s. Davenport. wife of Stephen T
Davenport and mother of William \
Davenport, died at 1870 this Afternoon
&, at the home on Conway street, Green
: fed. Mass She was born at Manches
5 Ter. Vt. March 9. 1910. the daughte
e of Milton and Olive Jameson Warner
: She was married to Mr.. Davenport
in April. 1868. Her girlhood days wer
! spent at Dover. Vt. After her mar
= riagc she lived at Wilmington. Vt. un
' til 1898. when the family moved t,
: Rrattleboro. where they remained unit
/ they came to Greenfield in 1900, ant
lived here since. Besides her husban,
and son she leaves two sisters, Mrs. Id
n Beldon of BernardstOn and Miss Emma
. A. Warner of Chicopee. She was
y woman of lovable character. The flu
= neral will be held at the home Saturda.
:, morning at II o'clock"
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