Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-12-16
BRAT1'LEBORO.

The stockholders of the Peoples national
bank will meet January II for the election OF
a board of directors.
The women of the Universalist society have
decided upon January 81 as the date Of their
annual fair. 1t will be held in Festival hall,
The attendance at the winter term OF
the Leland and Gray seminary, which began
last week, is said to be the largest of any re-
cent year.
The sale of the Brattleboro town bonds,
which was conducted by sealed bids, took
place at the selectmcn's Office at 2o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
A meeting of the creditors of Beatty S. Bal
estier will be held at the probate Office the
Odd to choose assignees. The adjudication of
Balestier as an insolvent debtor in April was
affirmed at the recent session of the county
court.
II. C. Sauiers has sold his interest in the
Brooks house hack and coupe line TO his part
ner, j. 0. Smith, who will continue the bust
ness. Mr.. Squiers is undecided as to his flu
ture engagements. The sale was made through
the agency of F. j. Bailey 4 Co.
The marriage of Karl Whitaker, principal
of the High school, and Miss Nellie Maria
Second Universalist church of Warren, De-
cember "a. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitaker will
be at the Brooks house in Brattleboro,
after January IL.
The soldiers monument which A. z.
Childs of Bennington recently presented to
the town of Wilmington has been set up, and
will probably be dedicated on next Memorial
day. The monument is handsome piece of
work, and is inscribed, "In memory of our
country defenders"
The Brattleboro east society has elected
the following officers: Trustees, s. B. Emer-
son, George Clapp, E. d. Whitney, John
L. Knowlton, j. G. Stafford: treasurer,
Charles H. Thompson; clerk, Lewis r.
Gregg; auditor, H. H. Thompson. At the
Averill refused a reelection as trustee. Mr..
Averill has served as chairman of the board
seven years.
The Young Mems Christian association
basket ball team will play the Fitchburgs thi.
evening. The team has arranged for fou,
games with the Vermont academy team, two
games to be played at Brattleboro and two al
Saxtons River, and in the event of u tie the
deciding game will be played at Bellows
Falls. The Brattleboros play Mt Holyoke
January 2, the return game coming early in
February.
The residents of Putney are having no end
OF fun as result of litigation which has
grown out Of the failure of u committee rep
rescnting the voters to fulfill an alleged con
tract with the Racine fire engine company
Papers bring ing suit against the committee
have been served. and three sticks of stove
| wood belonging to the committee have beel
placed under attachment by the sheriff, who
desired only to fulfil the letter of the law.
The entertainments in the lecture course
arranged by the young peoples societies o
| the Baptist church are us follows: The Both
Roughing it over seas, a boys experience
in making a cheap trip to Europe" by Rev
| l.. d. Temple; February l, "Heathenisn
and Christianity" by Rev. J. Edward Far
row; February 10, Chow, to get there" b,
Rev. A. j. Hough; March !, "The phcnom
ena of dreams" by DIR. S. f. Lawton of the
Brattleboro retreat; March ID, u concert by
the best vocal talent of Bratteboro.
Mrs. Mary Ann Cune received "Wednesday
night the announcement of the death of hel
| son-in-law, Frank +. Draper of Now \ ork
Mr. Draper was member Of the firm Brown
Draper 4 Co. of $40 Broadway, New York
His death occurred suddenly at White Plains
N. v, last Wednesday afternoon of hear
failure. The body was taken to Brattlebort
Friday night, where the funeral was hclt
Saturday from the Episcopal church. Mr.
Draper left Brattleboro last week Tuesday
morning, apparently in his usual health
which was not Of the best. He was man o
excellent character and was highly esteemed