The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

While tobogganing near the Newell
| farm in Guilford yesterday afternoon Mrs.
| Lawrence Barber was thrown on to the
crust, suffering a badly sDrained ankle.
Subscribers tickets for the Paulist
| ChoriSters are being reserved today in
the order in which they have been or
dered, so it will not be necessary for sub
scribers to stand in line. All tickets that
are left after the subscribers tickets are
reserved will be on sale at Fenton'S Men 5
Shop Tuesday.
| In the $50 Years Ago column sat
urdav mention was made of some speci-
mems of wax flowers owned by Mrs
| Ieavitt Bond of Dummerston. which
were made by her These flowers are
now owned by Mrs. Ina Amidon of Il
| Vine street Brattleboro. and are beau
| tifully preserved.
There will be a joint installation of Off
icers of Sedgwick post. G. y. r.. Sedgwick
! WOman'S Relief corps and Col. II. +.
Taylor camp. Sons of Veterans, in G.. y.
II. hall. Wednesday. Jan. II, at 7.30 p. IN.
Associate members are invited. Mem
berS of the Relief corps are asked to
bring sandwiches and cake.
In a meeting of the WeaF-En- Over
Rubber club last week these officers were
chosen for the next three months Pres.
Lewis Thomas The club has had good
success in mendiug hot water bottles.
practically all the mends holding. Per
sons having articles they wish mended
should call 342N before the meeting of
Jan. 13.
\ double-runner on which a group Of
boys and girls were sliding on Canal
street last night Slowed near George
Wilson : house at the foot of the hos
,1 L. t114, l..
katherine Lills, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lillis of 81 Maple street, who
was riding on the sled. broke her left
leg i'm two places and was attended BY
DR. f. r. Lynch Several others received
slight injuries. but did not require medi-
cal attendance.
The funeral of Kirk T. Minis. who
died Thursday morning. was held at l
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the home
at s Birge street. Rev. Edwin II. Wood.
pastor of the First UniverSalist chuI CHI.
officiating. The body was taken to
Mortified. Mass, for burial. The bearers
were George Bigelow. Wallace Clark.
Richard Davis and Fred Minis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey, :. \. Bigelow. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Britton and Mrs Joseph
Rawson, all of Mortified, came to attend
the funeral.
The funeral of Nelson ". Locke. who
died Thursday. was held in the home at
= Prospect street Saturday afternoon at
> clock. Rev. Charles {. Chayer pastor
of the Methodist church. officiated. The
burial took place in PutEey. the bearers
there being e. \. Poland. +. T. Burditt
L. f. Blood and Wayland Aver Those
who came from out of town to attend the
funeral were. Miss Ida Leonard. Miss
Abbie Leonard. and Mrs. \. W. Coolidge
Iof Bellows Falls George Whitney, Miss
Ida Whitney. Mrs George Marines and
Miss Flora Cole. all of Putney, and Wal
ter Buxton of Westminster.
The following from the last issue of
the Vermont Missionary is of general
interest to Brattleboro people: Yer
mont Congregational women have learned
with regret of the resignation of Mrs.
WilliSton. Walker of New Haven from
the presidency of the Congregational
Woman's Home Missionary Federation.
Illness. due largely to oyerwork in the
interests of the denomination. made Mrs.
Walkers retirement necessary The
changes in methods of carving forward
our work, together with the uncertain
conditions in the country and among the
churches, has made leadership very diff
cult the last few years. Mrs. Walker
gave herself untiringly to the breaking
point in the effort to advance the depart
ment of home missions among the
women of our churches. Mrs. Hubert
G. Herring has been elected to the preSi-
dency. The Federation considers itself
very fortunate in securing Mrs. Herring
to fill this office"