Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-02-29

SATURDAY, FEB, %, 1896.
Vermont News.

Maryelle w. Cooper of New York died
Saturday. He was born in Windsor coun-
ty in 1926.
The following pension have been granted
Original, widow, Nancy j. Jenny, Cam
bridgeport.
The annual report OF the town Of Wood
stock shows the Indebtedness of the town
to be $40. 5S6.S9 less than one year ago,
the present net Indebtedness being $57,
045.S5, of which the amount of S53, 100 is
bonded.
Prof, kidder of the class of 1921, for
several years the Oldest living graduate OF
Aiddlebury college, died at his home in
Huntington, Pa, the early part of the
month, Throughout his lite he has been
actively engaged along educational lines
The house, barns, and outbuidings,
together with cattle, horses, and swine,
owned by Warren Carleton at Corinth
were destroyed by fire last week Thursday
and Mr.. Carleton, aged 40, and grand
son, aged four, were burned to death.
Rev. DR.. +. w. Parker, a native of St.
Johnsbury who has been for many years
missionary in India, has been chosen
'NiN 5tttS ~ liititt W tilt SSIltIdl COuitI-
ence OF Methodist churches which meets at
Cleveland in May. DR.. and Mrs. Parker
expect to leave India March Dist.
George II. Smalley, prominent citizen
Of Burlington died at his home Monday
morning. He had been i'll for about three
years with tuberculosis of the lungs He
was one of the promoters of the Vermont
Underwriters association. He was also
Mason, an Odd Fellow and leading Good
Iemplar, and was a prominent member Of
the Methodist church.
Charles J. Billings died in Fitchburr
Saturday afternoon. He was born in Roy
alton in 1922, and moved with his parents
to Woodstock in 1885. In 1910 he went
to l|itchburg, and in 1919 entered the en-
ploy OF the litchbursN ational Bank, with
which he was identified nearly 30 years
He was cashier and vice president of this
institution and treasurer Of the Fitchburg
Savings bank. Deceased was stricken
with paral ysis in 1877. and never fully re-
covered. Mr.. Billings was the son ofOel
and Sophia Wcthcrbcc Billings, a brother
of Hon. Frederick Billings of Woodstock
He married in 1919 Sarah Alice Towne of
Fitchburg. He leaves widow and two
sons.
The Vermont Society of Colonial Wars
held its second annual meeting and ban
qlet at the Van Ness house, Burlington,
Saturday afternoon. At the banquet
covers were laid for about so. At the
business meeting these officers were elected
for the ensuing year ~aS follows: Gov
rrnor. Col. ". Seward Webb of Shell
burne; deputy governor, Gov. [. A.
Woodbury. Of Burlington; lieutenant GOV
emor, Col. +. G.. Smith of ST. Adams
secretary, j. &. Norton Of st. Adams
deputy secretary, Col r. j. Kimball of
West Randolph: treasurer, C. S. Forbes |
Of st, Adams; chaplain, Robert Noble OF
ST. Adams; historian, g. c. Benedict of |
Burlington; registrar, II. A. Huse of
Montpelier: chancellor, ex-Gov. W. p. !
Dillingham; Of Waterbury !. surgeon, l..
N. Bingham Of Burlington; members Of
council, Col G. G.. Benedict Of Brulinc-
ION, Capt. \. w. Fuller Of st. Adams,
Capt. III. E. Dyer Of Rutland, Charles
Dewey Of MontpelieE; Edward Wells Of
Burlington, j. j. Estey of Brattleboro
committee, II. II, Waterman
Of Johnson, Albert Z. Richardson OF Bur
ington, James G.. Houghton of Mont
pelier, w. S. Telford of St. Adams