The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Rev. G. w. Bishop of West Brattle-
boro will conduct the chapel service at
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Postmaster NJ. J. Moran has secured
permission from the federal government
for the Vermont supreme court 70 hold
its February session in the federal build
ing here beginning Tuesday, Feb. p.
The funeral of Edward P. Chaplin.
who died in the home of his daughter.
Mrs. f. c. Wright, in West Brattleboro
Thursday night, will be held in the
Wright home at $50 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The burial will take place
in Springfield, Mass.
At the regular meeting of the Ladies'
Circle of the First Universalist church
yesterday afternoon. the reports from the
Fair of Nations, which was held Jan. %,
were given and showed that the society
cleared S5S4.T2. Mrs. Henry X. Brown
and Mrs. George f. Barber served tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Hertzberg have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Ellen Elizabeth, to Henry +.
Damrell of WeStwood. Mass. Mr.. Dam
rel has a position with the Twin State
Gas & Electric Co. as stock salesman,
with headquarters in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Gleason aud son.
who bad been staying with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Yearly. went yester-
day to Jamaica to visit Mr.. GleaSon's $
mother before returning to their home in
Allston, Mass. Mr.. Gleason is conva-
leScing from an operation in the Melrose
hospital for appendicitis.
News has been received here that Rev.
II. ID. Maxwell, formerly pastor of the
First UniyerSalist church. who has been
at Monmouth, Me-, several months on
Is = Il. Il
poets to return to his work as pastor of
the First Universalist church in Somer-
vile, Mass, soon.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent asso-
citation held whist party yesterday
afternoon from 3 to ) in the knights of
Columbus hall. The first prize was won
by Mrs. A. d. Thompson and the conso-
lation prize went to Mrs John II. Kaine.
During the afternoon luncheon was
served at the tables.
Sheriff Frank L. Wellman has received
an inquiry from Chicago for information
concerning the heirs of Eugenia j. Lang
ham Tor Larkham) deceased. who was
born in Vermont about 1865. The maiden
name of her mother was Fannie u. Scott
and her father was William Il. Langham
tor Larkham). the spelling on the records
being illegible.
About 65 members attended the regular
Red Mems hall last evening. Great
Sachem Ira Wright of Barre was pres
ent and gave short talk, followed by
brief remarks by members of the local
council. The adoption degree was
worked on group of palefaces and re-
freshments were served.
Alessandro Fabbri, 10, who died in
New York this week of pneumonia, was
a nephew of Mrs. Addison r. Hall of
New York, formerly of Brattleboro, his
mother. Mrs. Ernesto q. Fabbri, who is
in Florence. Italy, being sister of Mrs.
Hail. He is a native of New York and
never married. He was a pioneer in the
use of motion pictures in scientific re-
search. After exhaustive effort he sue
ceeded in photographing the beginning of
life by a microscopic motion picture
process, and exhibited the results to sci
entific societies in the form of a film
showing the growth of life in an egg
During the war Mr.. Fabbri built huge
wireless plant at Otto Greek, Me-, at his
own expense. 1t was appraised by the
French high commission as the best in
America. Mr.. Fabbri offered it free to
the government but the offer was de-
clined. The government, however bought
the plant and established Mr.. Fabbri as
chief with corps of several hundred
men.
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