Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-05-16

BRATTLEBORO.

| Mrs. John Lllis has bought the
Dunken dwelling ON Maple street.
Charles A. Harris, treasurer of the
Brattleboro savings bank and Merchant
! f. X. Barrows left last Saturday for Il
two weeks trip combining business
and pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudyard Kipling ride
in a handsome new basket phaeton
drawn by pair of spirited bays. Mrs.
Kipling herself drives the span while
the coachman rides behind
John Stewart was brought before
Justice Newton last Wednesday for an
noying f. w. Green, a bill poster and
Thursday Arthur Brazor was arrested
for the same otfense. A verdict of not
guilty was given.
George w. Heath, "A, an employe of
the Estey organ company for several
years, died at his Prospect street home
Tuesday night. He was a native of
North Thetford where he lived till he
moved to Brattleboro. The burial was
at Thetford.
Milton Warner, for many years a
well-known Dover farmer and milk
man, died at his Centerville home
Thursday of pneumonia. Besides a
widow he leaves several children, his
Oldest daughter being the wife of Law
yer S. II. Davenport of West Brattle-
boro.
The annual NEE. ing of the rural inn
provement society was held Az the
Brooks house last Thursday night. The
following officers We're elected: Presi-
dent, G. III. Pratt; treasurer and record
ing secretary, G. l.. Stickney; cores
ponding secretary, O. l.. French; chair
man of the executive committee, II. c..
Streeter.
The electric railroad company last
Wednesday formally accepted the rules
and restrictions of the selectmen, which
are practically the requirements of
other New England towns and cities
in which the trolley system is operated.
1t is said that some of the heavy tax
payers are preparing to serve an injunc-
ton as soon as the work of construction
begins, though they are very reticent
as to their intentions.
The rural improvement society has
already begun its work of adornment
under the direction of it's president, G.
III. Pratt. There is to be a departure
this season from the former practice of
filling the several beds with Towering
plants alone. 1t is proposed to put in a
quantity of choice dwarf shrubs. This
work will probably be in the hands of a
landscape gardener who is just now en-
gagged in identifying the lawns of sew
eral of the villagers.
In its account of the national conven-
ton of the Y. M. G. A. at Springfield
last week the Sunday Springfield Re-
publican says of Gen. j. j. Estey "He
has always been deeply interested in
association work and has been for a
number of years the chairman of the
state committee. The success of the
Brattleboro association is due in great
measure to him and he has always been
most liberal ia his contributions to it.
He is liberal minded Christian, and
every good work appeals to his gener-
osity. He was largely instrumental in
the recent citizens movement at Brat
tleboro, which resulted in Bishop Hall
Gen. Estey is a delightful companion
and {. kind friend and is always inter
ested in work for young men,"
One of the largest village meetings
ever held in BrattlebOro was that of
last Wednesday evening at the Town
hall. These officers were chosen Bal
Ills, Ii. ". |OlICCtSl, JOllll VdlNlu, a.
Estey, John Eckels, E. l.. Parker; clerk
and treasurer, w. d. Perry chief en-
gineer, G. G. Turner collector, r. E.
Gordon. 1t was voted to increase the
pay of the chief engineer of the fire
department from 500 to 5000. A tax
of 40 cents on dollar was voted. An
animated and protracted discussion
over the adoption or rejection of the
Australian ballot resulted, after two
formal divisions of the house in bal
lot at a late hour, when many of the
voters had gone home, resulting in
favor of the system, 146 to 116. Gen.
Estey, Charles H. Davenport and Col.
Hooker advocated the system, while
the legal fraternity, headed by Coils.
H E 3. w. stoddard, and G. B.