The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-31
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Gentlemens night will be observed by
| the NJ. r. S. club Friday night, Feb / 1
| The meeting last Friday night was with
Mrs. Fred C. Clark.
! Attorney Orrin b. Hughes, who re.
Gently dissolved partnership with Attor.
room 212 in the Barber building this
morning.
A special meeting of the governing
board of the Brattleboro Business and
Professional Women's club will be held
! at 1.4J o'clock this evening in the club
| headquarters over the Peoples National
! bank.
! The check list to be used at the town
meeting on March l was posted Saturday
afternoon in the town hall corridor by the
Selectmen. 1t contains the names of all
the male voters of the town and such of
the female voters as have paid a poll tax
1t IS possible that some law will be passed
by the present legislature which will en-
able all women who voted in the state and
national elections last fall, to vote in the
March meeting
The prudential committee of the Con
gregational church met in the chapel
last evening and elected music COM
mittee and committee on benevolences.
The music committee consists of George
NJ Clay chairman, c. b. Croweu and
Mrs. George l.. Durham The commit
tee on benevoenceS consists of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis A. Whitney. Miss Florence
III. Wells. Miss Bessie l.. Farnm and
Miss Emily II. Clapp.
Eminent Sir George i. Lowell of Bel
lows Falls will visit Beauseant COM
mandery. No. Z. knights Templar. this
evening, on the occasion of the annual in
Spection. On account of illness Grand
Commander Otis y. KeltOn of st. Adams
who was to be here with his suite. will
be unable to attend. The order Of the
temple Will be conferred. \ compliment
tary bcefSteak supper will be served at
6.1j o'clock in banquet hail. and the in
spection will take place at 7.30.
The funeral of Barney f. Pratt was
held Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
his late home on Spruce street Rev. X.
II. Num-, pastor of the First Methodist
church, oficiated. \ delegation from
corps attended the services. The bearers
were W. q. Cooley. w. Il. Douglas.
George NJ Clay and Guy Russell. The
body was placed in the tomb in Prospect
Hill cemetery. Mrs. Amy Coane of Meri-
den, Conn, came to attend the funeral.
The silver tea at the Home for the
Aged Saturday afternoon for the benefit
of Miss Minnie Brasor's work among the
children of SOiSsons, France. resulted in
receipts of S11J.. \ large number at
tended. l24 registering. The entertain
ment included piano solos by Mrs Henry
Chandler, vocal solos by Mrs Winthrop
Bent of Westminster and Miss AStrid
Ericsson. and violin numbers by Miss
Dorothy Hebb and Miss Olga ScoveH,
with Mrs. Jenness Dalton as accompanist.
Tea was served
Within a few days the various county
ofhcers and justices of the peace have re
eelved commissions from Gov. James
Ha1ne%s. No appointment has yet been
made, however, for the office of muuicinaI
nudge. The terms of the officers begin at
midnight tonight. Attorney Harold r
" mtney, states attOrney-eleet will 90 TO
Montpelier tomorrow when the states
attorney elect of Vermont will meet At
tolney General Frank G Archibald of
Manchester. Mr.. whitney also will at
tend as counsel for some Brattleboro CON
Germs hearing on, the senate bin 10 70
duce the number of hours for which
women may be permitted to be EMPLOYED
IN mills and other mechanical establish.
ment. He will oppose the bin on the
ground that it is against the wishes. of
many women employees.