The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Brastleboro chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, viii hold its annua.
sale and supper Thursday. Dee. IL, in Al
Souls parish house.
Mrs David s. Carey entertained the
employees in the Donnell & Davis millin-
cry store at her home on Canal street
last evening at a dinner party. The
evening was spent socially.
Edward F. Leitzinger has bought of
George f. Whitney the house at 81 Greer.
street which MIR. Whitney recently bougn
of Mrs. Helen S. Miller. The house has
been occupied by the late Alvah l.. Bene
dict and Mrs. Bepedict.
Mrs. Gertrude Grape, 81, of Newfane
died about 1 O'Clock this morning
in the Memorial hospital She was
brought to the hospital yesterday fore
noon and an operation was performed
for an intestinal obstruction.
The funeral of Mrs. Eugene z. Hough-
ton, who died yesterday, will be held a,
l O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at the home
n Guilford street. Rev. Dl. Herbert 2.
WoCdin, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tional church, will oficiate and the burial
will take place in the Houghton family
lot in Putney.
The fire department responded at 5.45
yesterday afternoon to telephone call
from u Highland street. where is To-
Gated a cottage house occupied by J. NJ.
1IutAi Int llG " dS NOuIliGu tLllGtlN u
The chimney, where a brisk blaze was in
progress when the firemen arrived. The
blaze at times spurted out of the chimney
to a height of six to eight feet. The con-
ents of two chemical tanks were emptied
into the chimney and the blaze was eX-
ltinguished. No damage was done.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna II. Waite.
Who died Monday, was held in the Waite
home on South Main street at 2.3O
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Rev. DIR.
Herbert Z. WOodin. pastor of the Centre
Congregational church, officiated. The
burial took place in Prospect Hill ceme-
terry. The bearers were John 4. Waite,
Luther Houghton, George Thomas and
Houghton Seayerns. Among those from
out of town We're Mr.. and Mrs. John
Waite of Lexington. Mass, Mrs. Albert
y. Sherman of Williamsville.
The regular meeting ard election Of
officers for the following year by the
Modern Woodmen of America took place
Tuesday evening in Red Mems hall.
J. Miller; past consul, G. T. Clancy;
tanker, Charles L. Hebert; clerk, f. J.
Taylor: advisor, ". L. Adam escort,
z. c. Livingston; Waterman, Maurice
Fleming: sentry, Lawrence Copeland;
erustee for three years A. A Chamber
ain. 1t is planned to have public in
stallation of officers Jan. 16, when State
Deputy George F. Baldwin of Concord,
\. H, will be the installing officer.
Orrin D. Stowell, buyer for the Dun
ham Bros. Co, wholesale and retail shoe
dealers, is in the Memorial hospital
differing with paralysis in his left arm.
He suffered the stroke, which affected his
left side, about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon while at his work in his office,
and DIR. {. Il. Aldrich was called. Mr..
Stowell later was taken to the hospital.
He slept some last night and is more
comfortable today, being able to move
his left leg. Mrs. Stowell and daughters
we're in Springfield, Mass, when Nh
Stowel was stricken. but returned here
last night. His son, Hugh Stowell. was
at his work in, the wholesale department
# the Durham store.
Sedgwick Relief Corps will hold rum
mage sale Friday and Saturday at S
High street in the Brooks House building
All those who would like to help the Re
lief Corps and Grand Army please con
ribute. 236-23z.
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