Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Oct. 14, 1925. Page 16. LOCAL BREVITIES. Word has been received here by Mrs. A. J. Gardner of Woodstock avenue of the death in Chicago of her aunt, Mrs. D.H.Keyes. Leslie A. Johnson, principal of the Rutland high school will speak at the meeting of the Longfellow Parent-Teacher association at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Longfellow school building. There also will be a musical program. Funeral services for William M. Blanchard, 54, of School street, who died Monday night at 9:30 o'clock at the Rutland hospital, after a long illness, will be held at 9 o'clock at St.Peter's church. A daughter, Charlotte Ann, was born October 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Bixby. Mrs. Bixby was formerly Miss Laura Dansro of the Cold River road. Mr.and Mrs. Robert Albert Robertson of Boston, formerly of this city, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Lillian to Kenneth Walter Raymond of Boston. Miss Robertson is a graduate of the Rutland high school. A New England genealogy in four volumes, by William Richard Cutter, and several other books have been presented to the Rutland Free library by Charles P. Harris of this city. The largest verdict returned in the civil cases tried at the September term of Rutland County court, now drawing to a close, was for $580 and the aggregate sum awarded in the four plaintiffs' verdicts returned was only $1630. This is unusually small. A marriage license was issued at the office of City Clerk Harry R. Whittier yesterday to Verner Newell Wyman and Elizabeth Ellen Ellwood, both of Temple street. About 25 neighbors and other friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pecor of 150 Woodstock avenue Monday evening in celebration of their 26th wedding anniversary. Cards and other games were played and a buffet lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Pecor were presented with an electric portable lamp. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby