The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

a tennis match between. DfdItleDoEO
high school team and a team. from Yer
mont academy at Saxtons River will be
played at 10 O'Clock tomorrow forenoon
on the Country club courts.
r Ferris r. Vaughan was elected a vice
president in the annual session of the
Connecticut Valley conference of Uni
tarian-C Congregations churches, which
opened in Greenfield Wednesday evening
and closed yesterday afternoon.
| Miss Agnes Borkowski was given
party last evening at the home of her
sister, Miss Eva Borkowski, at the Colo
NAL in honor of her 18th birthday.
Among those present were Misses Agnes
and Eva Borkowski, Harriet Howe,
Bertha Colen, Marion Holland, and Mil
bred Phetteplace.
! Mrs. Catherine Howard. 80, died this
morning in West BrattlebOro death
resulting from infrmities of her adj
vanced age. She was born in Ireland,
in October, 1913. She lived in .Guilford
until about four years ago, when she
went to West Brattleboro. She leaves
no near relatives. The funeral arrange
ments have not been made. ~
] About 30 men of the parish of st. Mi
/ chaeIs Episcopal church enjoyed
! smoker last night at the parish house.
/ The affair began at s O'Clock and com
/ prised vocal selections by Dickinson Tin
| ker, stunts on the piano by Il. w. Snow
! don and humorous stories by Rev. Wal
/ ter c. Bernard, w. ]. Bigelow and Har-
I old p. White of West Brattleboro. Re
( freshments were served and smokes and
! a general good time enjoyed.
/ The Ladies' Aid society of the Swed
ish Lutheran church served an excellent
chicken-pie supper last evening in All
Souls parish house, more than 800 per
sons attending. All the tables We're
filed the second time. The committee
consisted of Mrs. G. \. Boman, Mrs. f.
. Wennersten and Mrs. ID. Magnuson,
with several assistants. A center piece
of flowers decorated each table.
! The United States civil service com
mission announces that examinations
will be held in Brattleboro Nov. 4 for the
position of clerk in the departmental
service, Washington, ID. c., also post
mastership at Jacksonville; Nov. II
StenOgrapher and typist for Washington
ID. C.; Nov. Is, stenOgrapher and typist
for vacancies in New England and par
Z ticularly in Montreal. Entrance salaries
are 5000 to ST. 400 year.
i Mrs. Sallie Evans of Slatington. Pa.
whose right ankle was broken and left
ankle sprained when she was struck by
+ Thomas L. Brittan's automobile on Lin
den street Oct. D, is gaining at the Memo
rial hospital as well as could be expected
She was taken TO the hospital the after
noon of the accident. The several abra-
suffered no internal injuries as was be
lieved at the time of the accident.
\ An event of interest to hunters and
4 trapshooters will take place next week
when Capt. W. III. Richards of The Win
chester Repeating Arms Co. will be with
Robbins < Cowles, Inc. for two days
during the week. He will give exhibit
ton Of shooting and also give instruction
10 those interested in trap or wing shoot
ing. Captain Richard is one of the best
known shots with both rifle and shotgun
in the country. The arrangement in re
i gard to the time and place of the event
/ VIII be announced later.
! Under the head of convention side
lights the September issue of Breinis
Brushfulls, news bulletin published by
the sales department of Breinig Bros.
Inc, Hoboken. \. J., is found the fol
lowing paragraph concerning their Brat
tleboro representative: Charley Mann
first citizen of Brattleboro. Vermont.
certainly a spellbiEder. During a short
enthusiastic talk which he gave at TIN
dinner. he had us all on our feet
BrushfullS also contained a picture o.
the sales convention group at the factor,
and of the conference at Yale club il
New York city, Mr.. Mann appearing il
each. The convention was held Sept
12-1t
Columbus day was observed las
evening in Knights of Columbus hall
when the members of that order. thei'
families and invited guests. including
members of the Daughters of Isabella
spent an enjoyable evening with military
whist and dancing for entertainment
There were Is tables at whist, and the
prizes were won by Mrs. John Curry
Miss Rita EckelS, John CavanauGh an,
Horace Romprey. Putnam's orchestra
furnished music for dancing until mid
night. Refreshments of ice-cream, cake
and coffee were served during the eve
ming. The committee in charge of the
entertainment were Dr. w. ]. kainP
Harold Shea, Clarence Rinfret and W.
\. Brooks.
Largely attended funeral services for
: Miss Nellie r. Eddy. who died Monday
were held at , O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
at Bond K Sons chapel. Rev. Edwin L
Wood of All Souls church oficiated anG
Walter :. Stearns sang two selections
\ delegation was present from Sedgwick
WOman's Relief corps. There We're many
beautiful flowers, including tributes from
the various organizations with which she
was affiliated, and individual tokens Of
esteem. The burial took place in the
EasOn lot in Morningside cemetery. The
. bearers were Clarence l.. Stickney. Free
! man Scott. John Lindsey and Ferris r
| Vaughan. Fred p. Wall of Gr0ton Long
Point, Conn: Mr.; and Mrs. Henry Cobb
of Putney. Miss Eta Stebbins and Mrs
Davis of Vernon and Mrs. A. J. Tewks
hurry of Littleton, \. H., attended tho
funeral.
( The condition of Charles 4. Deyo, who
! developed signs of illness last Tuesday
morning following the imDostion of g
/ Six-months sentence in the House of Cor
rection for possessing intoxicating liquor
has improved sufficiently so that he has
been taken to Windsor by Sheriff Frank
l.. Wellman. Deyo's house was raided
last Sunday night, and a quantity of
mconshine and mash, together with dis
tilling outfit. We're feund and the fol
lowing day he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by Judge +. ID. f. Stowe. Last
Tuesday. he apparently was taken i'll
aud DIR. Thomas Rice was summoned
DIR. Rice said the man, was was in 9
state of nervous depression following the
shock of the sentence and his incarcera
! tion at the lookup. An improvement IN
nevos condition was noted the following
day and he was then taken to Windsor.
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