The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-14
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL

Chief-of-Police George Wilson has re-
ceived letter from Joseph \. Browning
of 63S West Shepp street. Louisville,
Ky. asking him to try to locate Abner f.
Boswell. Mr.. Browning's nephew. who
has not been heard from the past two
years. He weighs 10 pounds and is
five feet, 10 inches tail.
The committee. on education of the
Brattleboro Woman's club will hold u
meeting Tuesday at $50 o'clock in room
s of the BrattleborO high school building.
The-mecting will be in charge Of Mrs. +.
", Pier and the subject will be The New
Education All women, whether club
members or not, are invited.
\. sale of home cooked food will take
place at the Episcopal parish house Sat
urday afternoon. Feb. 49, conducted by
teacher associations. Tea will be served
in connection with the sale. The proceeds
of the sale will be used to pay the school
nurse for work among school children.
The sale will include baked beans, brown
bread, ready-to-cOok fish cakes. cookies,
cakes. doughnuts and homemade candy.
State Fish and Game Warden VIII
liam J. Callahan had a narrow escape
this week at the overflow of the Con
nccticut river at Hnsdale. He at
tempted to drive his automobile upon
the ice when it gave away the machine
dropping into the water. Mr.. Callahan
escaped without getting wet as the
water only came Up a few inches above
the floor boards. The car was hauled
out of the water with considerable diff
f;cUlty.-City News i'll Saturday : heene
Sentinel.
If any members of the Brattleboro
BUSINESS and Professional Women'S club
have been overlooked i'll the canvas for
tickets for the supper Wednesday eve
-, = I, oh
they may secure tickets at the Brooks
House pharmacy before : o'clock tonight.
No tickets will be sold after tonight.
Members of the club who are unable to
attend the supper are urged TO hear Mrs.
Pearl Randall WATSON, dean of women
at the University of Vermont in Burling
ton. who will speak at 10 on Social Re
sponSibilities of the Business Woman.
No satisfactory bid having been re
ccivcd for carrying the nited States
mails over the routes mentioned below
for the term from July i. 1921, to June
80. 1925, sealed proposals will be re
ccivcd at the Office of the fourth assist
ant postmaster general until 40 p. IN,
March Il. for carrying the mails over
the route between Wilmington and Brat
tlCbOro, also on the route between Jack
sonvile and Brattlcboro. Particulars
regarding schedule to be observed, the
duties of the contractor and any other
necessary information may be obtained
from the local postmaster.
In its account of the public hearing on
the educational bill at Montpelier last
week the Burlington Free Press contains
the following: M. l.. Maurice of Brattle
boro defended the Stearns bill, attacked
the way the school affairs of the state had
been administered They have come
under the deadcning influence of the
worst OF modern gaSses. the "Hille-Gas."
Vermont children have been handed a mess
OF portage" he said. and have not been
getting the kind of education YOU think
they have" He declared that if the
schools of the state were not improved ne
would secure private tutoring for his son"