Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-11-25
BRATTLEBORO.
The fall term of schools ends to-day.

The fall term of schools ends to-day.
William LAWN, the tenor, will give song
recital in Quincy December s.
Miss Louise Rawson will spend the winter
in New York studying music and elocution.
DR.. Theodore Durham and Miss Josephine
Balestier of New York spent Sunday with
relatives in town.
Mrs. Sarah Goodnow left Saturday for
visit in Massachusetts, after which she will
spend the winter in Florida.
Frank Haskins and Guy Howe of the Mass
achusetts institute of pharmacy cameehome
to-day to spend Thanksgiving vacation.
The insurance on the East Eagle brewery,
which was burned several weeks ago, has
been adjusted at $l925, $75 less than the
amount of the policy.
The Brattleboro woman's Indian associa-
ton met at Judge J. M. Tyler's Tuesday
afternoon to complete Christmas box for
the Crow Greek hospital for women and chill
dren.
The lecture by Rev. D. J. Stafford, which
was to be given the 25th, has been postponed
to December 9. 1t will be delivered in the
Auditorium under the auspices of the order
of Foresters.
A union Thanksgiving service will be held
in the town hall at 1870 o'clock Thursday
forenoon. The service will be conducted by
Rev. A. j. Hough. Rev. E. Bradford Leav-
III VIII lldhc GuC duuICSS.
The county court has appointed A. E. Cud-
worth of Londonderry, Daniel Kellogg of
Westminster and Mark Ward of Putney COM
missioners to decide the location of Maple
street and to apportion the land damage.
The body of Mrs. E. w. Packer, who died
at the home of her son, DR.. Henry E. Packer
of Gardner, was taken to Brattleboro Satur-
day afternoon for burial in the Prospect Hill
cemetery. The family were prominent here
Nv lya, baino for
| a deacon in the Universalist church.
Col. George F. Dowley, president of the
Vermont national bank, town and county
| treasurer, and one of the prominent finan-
ciers in the state, is critically ill at his Main
street home. DR.. Weffilhoeft of Boston and
DIR. Allen of New York have been called in
| council and it is understood that they give
little hope of the patients recovery. He has
| been i'll for several months, but continued al
his desk until a fortnight ago.
The funeral of Ellen, widow of William
Clegg, was Monday afternoon at 6 Organ
street. Mrs. Clegg died Friday night at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. II. c. Streeter
after an illness of eight weeks of paralysis o.
the nerves. She was 81 years old and hat
lived with her daughter since last May. Shit
leaves son, William, in Chesterfield, n. III
She was sister of Horatio Kimball, formerl,
for several years mayor of Keene, n. H., ant
editor of the Keene Sentinel, and of the lat,
Tennessee newspaper and who was murdere,
in dark alley in Tennessee five or six year
ago, the assassin thinking him to be anothe
person, and a sister, Mrs. George Coburn
lives in Nashua, n. III. The funeral will b
attended by Rev. G. O. Day.
special town meeting was held in Fest
val hall last Saturday afternoon to act upo
the question of issuing bonds to pay the in
debtedness of the town, incurred in maxim
repairs, additions and improvements upon ii
town hall building, and to pay its outstandin
and unpaid orde, g, notes, bonds and coupon
heretofore issued. Those present voted unan
mously to issue bonds to the amount of S35
600 on the town house, in sums of $1,000 eacl
two of which are to be made payable Januar
l, 1907, and three on the LIST of each succeed
ing January until the whole issue shall hay
become due, with interest at 4 per cent pr
annum payable semi-annually on the fir
days of January and July at the Hanover rs
tional bank of New York. 1t was also vote
to issue bonds to the amount of SIS, 900 to pa
its outstanding obligations, in sums of $40
each, the first two to be made payable Januar
1, 1902, and otherwise like the town-hou.
bonds. Circulars calling for bids to be in !
December Is will be issued at once.