Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-07-31
BRATTLEBORO.

Rev. w. II. Collins and son will spend
their vacation in Halifax, N. S.
A dividend of 20 IL per cent has been
allowed the creditors of George L. Clark of
Halifax.
About 30 quarrymen are employed at West
Dummerston in getting out granite for bridge
work in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Fred Russell has gone to Bennington to
open laundry, having learned the business
in the Elliot street laundry in Brattleboro.
The friends of Col. and Mrs. Francis Good
hue will be interested to know that their 5Oth
marriage anniversary occurs this fall.
The wife of local clergyman predicts 40
days of rain from the fact that there was
heavy rain on the 10Th, ST. Swthins day.
Rev. DR.. Walker of Hartford is able to take
daily outings in his wheel chair and is gain
ing in strength, though yet unable to speak.
large part of the hay crop has been
materially damaged by the continued rain,
while other crops are suffering from the
same cause.
Sherman 4 JENNIE have settled with II. H.
Hamilton of Dummerston for the loss of his
house by fire on the Sd. The amount paid
was $500.
The Unitarian society held its annual fair
in Festival hall Thursday night. Supper was
served from to s O'Clock and there was
dancing from to IL.
Notwithstanding last seasons heavy yield
the fruit crop will be more than an average
one, especially of apples, which are abundant
| in the Connecticut valley.
A second consulting room is being finished
| oil III the office of Waterman, Martin & Hit,
| and new rassageway is being constructed
| from that office to the probate office.
Col. n. c. Sawyer, former special agent
OF the pension department, with headquarters
| in North Adams, has received notice of his
reinstatement i'll the department at Wash
| ington.
The Gazette News of Day tona, Fla, says
| sc. o. and f. o. Chamberlain of Brattleboro
| have purchased the Palmetto hotel, which
| they will lease this winter and next spring
erect large up-to-date hotel in its place.
| The Forest and Stream club rooms at
| Wilmington had narrow escape from what
might have proved u serious fire Sunday.
| The fire was discovered in time in the ceiling
of the billiard room. 1t was caused by al
| overheated Rochester lamp.
Mrs. +. III. Bingham, 63, broke her hir
| Monday night by losing her balance and fall
ing backward to the floor she attempted tC
lower window. The broken bone was no
set until Tuesday morning because of tn,
nervousness of the patient.
The guests at Silyerdale, Spofford lake, il
Chesterfield, n. H., were much frightened
Sunday when the hour for dinner arrive,
. and two little girl>, Alice Eels, 8, of Brattle
boro, and Bessie PuffeF, TO- were not to b,
found. 1t ascertained that one of tn,
boats was missing and fishermen who wer
obliged to come ashore because of the rough
ness of the water, reported that they saw tw,
girls IN n boat drifting toward the north Ell,
of the lake some time before. All POSSIBLE
haste was made To the North cove wher
the girls were found in the boat, which har
become grounded some distance from tn
shore and which was partly filed with water
The girls were as merry as ever, althoug
drenched by whitccaps.