Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-15
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with chicken pox.
Mrs. c. p. Whitney and Mrs. A. II.
Farnum are numbered with the sick.
Mrs. E. NJ May has returned from
visit with her niece in Exeter, N. II.
Mrs. Lucinda Crawford, an aged lady
living alone near the creamery, is sick with
the prevailing distemper.
John d. Wiley arrived Monday night
from Detroit, Mich, to attend the funeral
of his father in-law, Dea. Stafford.
The Crescent club are arranging to give
another play the last OF the month. We
shall give more particulars next week.
b. +. Sleeper has rented of B. F.
Aldrich of Springfield the whole of the
building which he now occupies in part for
his store.
Mr.. Wright of the firm of Wright Bros,
fur dealers of Boston, is with Fl. +. Bond
this week inspecting the seasons purchase
of Mr.. Bond.
George II. Walker has leased of S. NJ
Nutting a piece Of land near Grouts, on
which he will erect large store house to
accommodate his increasing grain trade.
O. f. Peck has shown the writer samples
OF new potatoes which he has grown this
season (probably not in the ground) +; they
were not of large size but presume good
many of them would weigh pound.
The many friends of Mrs. j. W. Clay
ton, nee Campbell, Of Athol, Mass, will
regret to learn that she has serious lung
trouble and is soon to go to San Antonio,
Texas to spend the remainder of the winter.
The brave hunters of this vicinity should
be on the watch fox was seen going
leisurely through the village last Sunday
afternoon followed in about ten minutes by
couple of hounds but the fox had had
ample time to disappear before their APP
/ pearance.
One more Of our prominent and highly
respected citizens has been called to join
the great majority during the past week
and it is a very rare occurrence that We
are called upon to record the death of two
| of our prominent citizens in the short space
OF one week. Dea. Ralph S. Stafford dice
at his home in which he was born nearly
II years ago, at an early hour Sunday
morning after severe illness from which
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the house but was taken alarmingly worse
during Friday night from which attack he
never rallied, passing away at the houl
above named. Dea. Stafford has been 4
life long resident of the town and has DC
cupied many positions of trust, enjoying
the highest confidence of his fellow town
people. The larger part Of his life cwas
spent in the mercantile business in the store
now occupied by B. F. Sleeper, the name
Of the first firm being Lord & Stafford, ant
later was Stafford & Nutting, and abou
1864 he engaged in business alone which
he continued until the summer of 1885
when he was obliged to give up on accoun
of failing health spending his winters in thu
south. He represented the town in thu
legislatures of 1860, 1872 and 1876 and to
many years he was treasurer of the town
which office he was obliged to give up eigh
years ago on account of poor health. HI
united with the Congregational church il
this place July /, 1866 and very soon wa
elected deacon. He was superintendent
of the Sunday school for eight years ant
previous to his service as superintendent HI
was for long time the faithful secretar,
and treasurer of the school. He is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. j. d. Vile.
of Detroit, Mich, and one sister, Mrs. b
f. Aldrich Of Springfield, his wife having
died nearly ID years ago. The funera
will be held at his late home this Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, DR.. Thompson
officiating.