The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The vaudeville attraction at the Au-
ditorium tomorrow will be Yoni and
Fugi, a unique European offering car
rying special scenery.
Eleven of the male employees in E.
Crosby & Co.'S offices went last night on
a snowshoe hike to A. j. Dugan's shack
on Broad brook, where they did justice
to a beefsteak supper.
Announcement was made today by the
committee that the billiard and pool
tournament at Odd Fellows temple will
close March 20, and all those who have
not played their matches at that time will
be out of the tournament and therefore
not eligible for the supper which will be
served to the winners.
William Shaw, painter, of 46 Maple
street, was injured yesterday after
noon at one of the Hadley estate houses
on High street, where he and another
man had been cleaning snow from the
roof. Mr.. Shaw stood on the ground and
as he looked up he was struck on The
nose by piece of ice dislodged by the
man on the roof He sustained a COM
pound fracture of the nose, also lacera-
| tions. DR.. E. L. Tracy was called and
took three stitches in closing the wound
| An all-day meeting of the Woman's
association of the Centre Congregational
churh, to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of the reorganization of the society, will
be held in the chapel tomorrow beginning
at 10 o'clock. Luncheon will be served
at 1890 o'clock, after which there will be
brief talks. A business meeting will be
held at o'clock followed by home mis-
sionary program which will consist of a
reading, Sight to the Blind by Mrs. H. P.
Woodin. A birthday offering will be re-
ceived and will be given to the Schauffier
fund. There also will be sewing. All
women of the parish are urged to be pres
ent for as much of the day as possible.
Mrs. Jennie l.. Pike, 81, died of
double pneumonia in her home in
Spencer, Mass, Monday. The body
will be brought here today to be placed
in the Prospect Hill tomb. Mrs. Pike
was born in Brattleboro Dee IS, 1852,
the Oldest daughter of the late Alan
son and Sarah (Miller) Barrett. She
leaves two sons, Walter l.. Curtis of
Springfield, Mass, and Charlie L. Cur
tbs of Buffalo, n. Y; also two daugh-
tiers, Miss Eva Curtis of Buffalo, n. Y.
ana MISS Minnie Curtis OF Boston. One
son, Eugene Curtis, died at the age OF
nine years. She was a sister of Mrs
Nellie HARDWOOD of Brattleboro, George
A. Barrett of Springfield, Mass, Lucius
o. Barrett of Greenfield, Mass, and
the late Mrs. C. l.. Cobb of this town
A large number of the members of the
Centre Congregational Sunday school
from the junior department and upper
classes attended Washington social in
the chapel last evening. They were
led in singing by Rev. DR.. II. p Woodin
until the program was ready to start
The program consisted of number by
each class in the junior department, sing
ing by the male quartet representing the
Brotherhood and shadowgraphs largely
by the intermediate and Junior depart
ments in charge of Miss Florence NJ. II
Wells. Games also We're enjoyed. Re
freshments, consisting of waters ant
orangeade, Were served by Mrs. W6odin'
class of girls. Miss Edith Stolte's elias,
OF young women decorated the chape
with American flags.