Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-28
BRATTLEBORO.

The creditors of George L. Clark of Hall
fax held their last meeting Saturday.
"Klondyke gold discoveries" was the theme
of Rev. l.. ID. Temples sermon at the Baptist
church Sunday evening.
E. H. Anterior fell from his bicycle on FL
lott street last Wednesday night and broke
his left leg. About the same time DR., Holton
was called to Marlboro to reduce the dislo-
Gated shoulder of Clayton Wollcott of Green
field, who had that day gone to Ma lboro for
vacation. The dislocation was caused by
falling while playing ball.
The stockholders in the Farmers and
Mechanics exchange at Brattleboro have
been warned to meet in grange hall at 80
o'clock on the 3lst to see if they will vote to
sell the brick block in which the store is 10.
Gated and also the lot. Should the stock
holders so vote, an agent will be appointed
to make the sale, and terms will be decided
upon.
Seven of the surviving members of the
class of '6S Of "Glenwood ladies' seminary
at West Brattleboro, now Brattlehoro acad-
envy, held reunion Wednesday afternoon OF
last week at the homes of Mrs. Farley Starr
and Mrs. Wells p. Jones. The class origin
ally numbered IL, two of whom have died
a pleasant feature of the occasion was the
visit to the old school grounds.
Miss Ella NJ. Palmer, formerly drawing
teacher in The Brattleboro schools, has been
engaged as supervisor of drawing in the Rut-
land schools at a salary of $3.50. Miss Palmer
gave up the work in Brattleboro several
years ago on account of ill health. She has
since had position in New London and in
Newport, X. |. She has spent much time
drawing moths for the Massachusetts board
of agriculture, and in drawing specimens
from life for Prof. Fernald of Amherst. She
also drew the large geological maps for Prof.
Clark of Johns Hopkins university, who is
he state geologist of Maryland.
Two new firms will begin doing business
in Brattleboro this week. They are Henry
F. Jordan and Vaughan & Burnett. Mr.
Jordan, who was member of the late firm
of Jordan & Van Doom, has leased a window
III the store OF Morris y Gregg, formerly oc-
cupied by Van Doom & Morris, and will do
optica work and jewelry repairing. He has
had IA years experience as an optician
Vaughan 4 Burnett have bought the stock
and fixtures of the late jewelry firm Jordan
Van Doom, and will take possession of the
store next Thursday. Mr.. Vaughan has bef n
nine years, and Mr.. Burnett has been ftr the
past 10 years in the tuning department OF
Estey organ works.
The Menasha (Wis.) Daily Breeze of a re.
cent issue tells of notable gift of a Brattle.
boro boy to the city of Menasha and of the
general rejoicing which followed when the
fact OF the gift became known. The Gift con.
and $4,000 more for the erection of a library
building on one of the park lots, and for its
maintenance, and was made by Elisha ID.
| Smith, president of the Menasha woodenware
| company. The park is 10 be controlled by
commissioners appointed by the may or, and
the city is to appropriate $1,000 for improving
and identifying the park the first five years
and not less than $500 year after the frs,
five years. No liquors are to sold or given
away IN the park, no gambling devices al.
lowed there, and no entertainments to which
an admission is charged. There are strict
rules for the proper observance of Sundays
IN the park. The city is TO light the park
andthe surrounding streets. and to macadam.
ize the streets. The library building is &c
be erected on one of the park lots within q
year from the acceptance of the park by the
city. Mr. Smith began buying the land IA
years ago with the intention of ultimately
using 1t as park. He is a native of Brattle.
boro and spent his school days here. He
gave 5000 TO the Brattleboro home for aged
and disabled four years ago.