Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-02-12
Hotel Keepers Meeting.

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meeting of hotel men of Vermont
| was held at the junction house in White
River junction Thursday afternoon and
was quite largely attended. Sixty-fve
hotel men became members. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows
President, Walter B. johnson of the John
son house, Essex Junction; first vice pres
ldent James McNulty Of the kendrick
house, Pntney; secretary and treasurer,
George +. Richards of the American
house, Brattleboro; executive committee,
NJ. ). Davis Of the Exchange hotel, Mont
lpelier, K. W. Morse Of the junction
house, White River Junction, A. G. IIitta-
ker, Jr., Of the American hotel, East
| Alburgh, w. NJ. Webb Of the Webb
house, Lyndonville, and II. B. House of
the Bratteboro house, Brattleboro. The
Following constitution was adopted
! The objects Of this association shall be:
/ FIRST, TO bring about better acquaintance
among hotel men tliroughot the state.
Secondly, to protect the hotel business from
unjust and uncalled for legislation.
T Thirdly, to guard members of the associa
tion from imposition and fraud by the Sys
tematic reporting of all ca es of the aam"
VI FourthlF, to protect members from being
| Imposed upon by Incompetent, dishonest, or
/ otherwise unworthy employees.
\ fnthly, to promuigatc any Information
I (which may be of interest or value to hotel
fkeepers.
WESTMINSTER.
+. A. Willard was in Greenfield over
Sunday.
Ayrs i Il. Holton Of BnrlinGtoni is visit
ling friends III town.
Daniel G. Wright is confined to the
house by sickness
John F. Lewis has secured employment
at the Vermont Farm Machine shop.
The Fortnightly club will meet with Miss
Susie Kellogg Friday evening Of this week.
S. M. Nuttng sold fine lot of fat lambs
to W. f. Wallace and they were taken to
Boston Monday
Mrs. Ellen l.. Ward and daughter, Miss
Lizzie, 20 to Portland Me-, to-day for a
visit with friends and relatives.
DR.. Conland of Brattleboro was called
in consultation with DIR. Underwood at j.
w. Butterfield's yesterday.
H. A. Hannum, our genial butcher, has
| been housed with severe cold or grip
during the past week.
E. L. Fenton is now prepared to do har-
ness repair work in connection with boot
the store of B. F. Sleeper.
| A. II. Farnum was called to Whining
ton last week to care for his wife who is
not improving as fast as could be desired.
She is at the home Of her parents.
The school in Gagevlle has been discon.
tinued on account of the sickness OF the
teacher. The school board state that the
loss will be made up next year.
The auditors commence the work of
overhauling the accounts of the various
town officers to-day. 6. ii. Lewis, f. G..
Campbell and S. NJ. Nutting comprise the
board.
The village Of Chester is showing their
enterprise by making an effort to have then
streets lighted What better way could
any village take to show the life and energy
OF the place than by providing and MAIN
tanning ample lights. We have nothing to
say about our own.
The following item clipped from the
Burlington Daily News will be of interest
to all the local readers of the TIMES as Mr..
Holton is strictly a Westminster boy and
/ mas an extensive acquaintance throughout
the county. 1.-The llolton Hardware com
pany, new Burlington corporation, has
succeeded to the business of Joel III. Hol-
ton. The company is capitalized al
$4,000. The stockholders of the new
corporation are Joel II. IIolton, r. S. Bar
stow, c. p. Van Fliet, c. NJ. RUSSELL and
II. w. Tracy and the officers are c. +
Van Vliet, president; c. NJ. Russell, vice
president; Joel III. Holton, treasurer; X
5. Barstow, secretary. Mr.. Holton has
been III business in Burlington since 1871,
first as member OF the firm of Ripley 4
liolton, and for the past six years as sole
owner of the business, which he has CON
Quoted with marked ability aud success
Mr.. Van Vliet who was elected president
will give his time to the business of th'
Holton Hardware company. With thI;
new accession of business and hnancla
ability the possibilities of the exten
sion of their trade will be largely increased
Mr.. Holton's wholesale business alread,
extends over very wide territory, includ
ing all of Vermont and large part of New