The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

All the banks will be closed next Tues
day, Columbus day.
The Hooker. Corser & Mitchell over
all factory will resume operations on its
regular schedule Monday:
The Mary Geddis class of the Methodist
Sunday school will meet Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. Eliza Adams Of 10,
Myrtle street.
Miss Mary Putnam and Miss Eleanor
Rogers gave a dancing party last eyen7I
ing in the Unitarian parish house to 70I
of their young friends. SHOWS orches-
ira furnished music. Refreshments OIL
waters and punch were served.
Miss Margaret c. and, Elizabeth F.
Sullivan of Flushing, l.. l., have sold
the house at 81 Williams street, for
merly owned and occupied by their
father. the late Matthias Sullivan, to.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah NJ. Twyon. w..
The Pettee stock farm, two miles be-
yond West Brattleboro village, has been
| sold by the o. ID. Parker estate through
| Bowen of Chester, Pa. MIR: Bowen and
his two sans are now occupying the place,
| en- which they intend to make extensive
! improvements.
| The Masonic Bowling association met
| last evening and elected these officers
tor the season: Pres. Lawrence X.
| Barber; vice pres, Alfred >. Ihomp-
/
was decided to run a tournament this
season and the officers were instructed
to appoint a committee to have it in
charge.
The check list to be used at the free
mems meeting Tuesday, Nov. ,, has been
| posted by the Selectnen III the corridor
Of the town hall building. Notice also
has been posted that the board of civil
| authority will meet in the selectmen's
| ,ffice Saturday Oct. 30. ut 3 o'clock in
the afternoon for the purpose of reviT-
.ng the cheek list to be used Nov. ,.
The list includes the names of women
who have registered.
/ On account Of the Unexpectedly large
| attendance at the Outlook class last
! treasury to secure two more lectures by
! Miss Clara /. BoStwick. the leader, who
/ has consented to come here oct - and
| Nov. II. On Oct - her subject viii be
The Making OF the New World and
/ Womau's Part in the Making, and on
/ Nov. II The New Basis of Civilization
will be the subject. Everyone who was a
member of the class last year is eligible
to the two lectures.
Tony Sargs mari0nettcs of New York
I have been engaged by the ways and means
committee of the Brattleb0TO Woman $
club to give matinee and evening per
! f0rmanccS in the Auditorium Wednesday.
/ Oct ~ The so-callcd worlds most
clever aggregation of blockheads" have
! been playing in New York the past three
{ seasons and this season will travel in
many Of the principal cities, and the com
mittee is especially fortunate in secur-
/ ing them for the two performances. The
puppets viii appear in Springfield, Mass,
/ Monday evening. oct. -. Thackeray's
! The Rose and the Ring and, Irving's Rip
/ Van Wrinkle will be presented here. both
! of which are being brought out by the
/ tiny actors this season for the first time.
| The Hartford Courant of Oct. CON
/ tanned the following concerning the golden
wedding anniversary of Il former Brat
/ tlebOro couple. now residents of Hart
| ford: Mr.. and Mrs. E,rA. Matthews
| OF Tredeau street celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Those
/ present were their three children. Mrs.
| Burton i. Umberfield of New Haven :
| Mrs. Roy Is. Bishop of Springfield: and
| Clayton T.. Matthews of New Haven and
! their families. The grandchildren pres
! ent were Edith. Mildred. Betty and Clay
/ ton Lowe and Bennett Bishop of Spring
| field. Among the other guests were Mrs.
/ John Q. Spring of this city and Mrs
| Emma Cook of Ticonderoga, sisters Of
| Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. George Cook and
Master Peter Cook OF Ticonderoga. and
! Rupert \. Wardner of this city. There
was family dinner at o'clock. The
dining room decorations were gold and
white and a large wedding cake graced the
/ center of the table. Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
| thews received a number of gifts and a
shower of cards from relatives and
| friends
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