Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-04
BRATTLEBORO.

DR.. S. c. Pratt returned from trip to
Florida Tuesday much improved in health.
II. W. Boyle has sold his Elliot-street
fish market to Harlan Howe, who took
possession Wednesday.
+. M. Parmenter is the successor to j +.
w. Brooks as postal clerk on the day line,
between Btattleboro and Springfield.
The Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington
railroad has paid its second annual divi-
dend of per cent on its capital stock.
Department Commander Cannon, Jr. of
Bellows Falls installed the officers of
Sedgwick Grand Army post Wednesday
night.
M. r. Coolidge of Fitchburg, who built
Brattleboro's electric railroad, has con-
tractcd for the building of the road in
Keene.
Postal Clerk ii. c. Reed of the Brattle-
boro and South Londonderry route passed
a successful examination on Vermont and
New Hampshire Tuesday.
Lester G. French, son of Editor l.. O.
French, who is employed by the Corliss
company Of Providence, will be married to
Miss Addie Maria Farrar of Fitchburg on
the 14th.
Matthew McNeigh, about 60, died at
his former home, three miles north of the
village, early Tuesday morning from heart
trouble, from which he had been great
sufferer four months.
Twenty-Five members Of the high school
class of "a gave their classmate, Miss
Mabel Briggs, pleasant surprise at her
High street home Tuesday night. They
watched the old year out.
The money order business for 1895 at
the postofice shows an increase of $40, 632
over that of 1894. The total amount of
business represented by 1891 transactions
was $685., 4O2, of which amount $3.50. 694
represents the orders issued and S131 ,507
the sum paid.
The New Years reception at the Y. NJ
c. A. parlors Wednesday night was at
tended by several hundred townspeople.
The program of social games was pleasantly
interspersed with selections from Lett
singers orchestra. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
Eddie Gagne. Is, son of Nelson Gagne,
was taken before Justice w. S. Nelson
Monday afternoon, charged with stealing
papers from the Reformer press-room.
This being his second offense, having be-
fore been convicted of taking lot of post
age stamps and money from offices in the
Crosby block, he was sent to the reform
school for the time of his minority 1t
seems that there had been a systematic
scheme employed by two or more boys who
were employed to carry the papers to
the postofficc, to take from the press-room
or the mail bundles large number Of
copies of the Rciormer, which they sup
piled to other boys, who sold them on the
streets, dividing their profits with the car
riers.
The 49th annual statement of the Ver-
mont savings bank shows gain in de-
posts, reserve and surplus funds. The de-
posts alone have increased in the past six
months nearly S93, 900, making the total
amount Of deposits at the beginning Of the
new year, S3,0S7, 726. The reserve fund
has increased during the same period
$500, the total fund being S15O,000;
while the other surplus remains at $780,
600, which amounts taken together with
an interest item of $3.50, a total liability of
$3,3SS,015, offset by the following re-
sources: County and city bonds, par,
S1,6O4, PIP; loans on mortgages. real es-
tate, $1,569, 70s; loans with personal Sc
curity, $95, with mortgage collateral,
5000; with bank book collateral, 1926:
with bank stock collateral, $500; with
city bonds collateral, $1,000; bank build
ing, $4,000; cash on hand, $S6,547. The
meeting Of the corporators of the bank was
held Wednesday.