Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-04-28
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The annual meeting of the rural improve
ment society was held ut the Brooks house
Monday evening ut 100 clock.
Rev. Newton Glazier of Greenfield has
been engaged to deliver the Memorial day
address at Putney this year.
Tickets for the presentation of the "Rose
Maiden" by the choral union went on sale al
the box office at O'Clock Monday afternoon.
W. G. Doolittle will build three houses on
Pine street this summer. This is the new
part of the town and it has been built up
wonderfully in the past few years.
Conductor Burnham of the electric road
has bought building lot on the shore OF
Sunset lake and contemplates erecting cot
tage thereon this summer.
S. L. Davenport, who recently bought the
Welcome Allen farm in Newfane, is to stock
the farm with cattle soon. The farm will be
run by Herbert Pierce of Newfane.
r. w. Averill of Chicago was in Brattle-
boro Friday to make arrangements for the
presentation Of "Zephra" under the auspices
of the Vermont wheel club, some time next
menth.
The free kindergarten connected with the
woman's club began, its summer term last
Monday in the building which it occupied
last term. Miss Rena Young of Dummerston
is the teacher.
A reward of $500 has been offered by the
board of fire underwriters of Windham
county for the conviction of the persons who
set fire to the Raponda hotel in Wilmington
last December.
Ira Higgins of Newfane, we'll known in
Brattleboro and other Windham county towns
as a cOrnet player of some ability, is to
become soloist in the band at the national
soldiers home in Togus, Me.
I. J. B. Cudworth resigned as nominee for
the office of village bailiff Friday morning. It
is understood that s. F. Foster will also re-
fuse to accept the nomination. Neither was
present at the village caucus.
A. L. Weeks of St. Adams, the deputy
collector of internal revenue, who recently
refused to answer questions regarding United
States liquor licenses in the Washington
county court, will be given hearing before
Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler at the Brooks house
Friday.
Owing to misunderstanding and to some
dissatisfaction between contractors the steam
mill which has been operating on the Ball lot
in Vernon is being moved away. The steam
mill people have cut just about enough rail-
road ties to fill contract to deliver IL, 600
ties before May l..
a bolt Wednesday the screw plate slipped and
the handle struck him on the side, fracturing
a rib. Mr.. Cobb was at his work Thursday,
although in some pain, and the fracture was
not discovered until Thursday night.
The funeral of Alonzo Weatherhead of
Guilford was held at noon Saturday. A min
lister from Bernardston officiated. Mr..
Weatherhead was a son Of Capt: Weatherhead
one of the first settlers of Guilford, and was
one of family of II children.
The funeral of Miss Kate Grady, who died
Saturday, was held at the Catholic church at
9 o'clock Monday, Rev. FIR. Cunningham
officiating. The burial was in the Catholic
cemetery. Miss Grady was Is and was a
daughter of Mrs. Abbie Grady Of IA Reed
street. She had been i'll about four months
with consumption.
George Tibbetts Of Putney, who has re-
Gently returned from Key West, Fla, claims
to have positive proof of the death of Charles
Gibson, who went from Putney last fall to
assist the Cubans in their war with Spain
Gibson has brother in Putney.
James H. Goodrich of Chesterfield, N. H.,
we'll known in Brattleboro as the proprietor
of the Goodrich summer resort at Spofford
lake, is able to be out, having partially re-
covered from the severe burns which he re.
ceived at the burning of his house in March
His hands are still in a bad condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Curtis of Johannesburg
South African republic, arrived in Brattleboro
Thursday night. Mr.. Curtis has large min.
ing interests in Johannesburg and was an
associate of Hammond, one of the Jameson
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G. A. Miles at the Burnside military school
the building now known as the summer
retreat.
An alarm from box 43 called out the fire
department at II 40 Friday morning, fire hav
ing been discovered on the roof of A. G.
Davenport had engaged man to rake the
| yard and the man, after he had collected the
| rubbish, set it on fire and went away. Sparks
| lodged on the roof and burned hole severa
| feet in diameter. The hose was not wet up
hand extinguishers having put out the fire
before the engine arrived.
News was received Friday of the death O.
Rodney Marcy of Putney after long illness
with kidney disease. Mr.. Marcy was abou
70 and had been resident of Putney many
years. His house, which was burned abou
two years ago, was situated upon the site o
the Col. White fort, which protected the frs
settlers from the ravages of the Indians il
the war of l744 and was located on the "grea
meadow" tract of 500 acres of rich, fertile
land on the Connecticut river. Mr.. Marc,
kept dairy and was a large owner in tn
meadow. He leaves q widow and two sons
| PosToFFICE FIGHTS IN wINDHAM COUNTY.
| Several postoffice fights are on in differen
towns in Windham county, the most bitter o
which are in Putney and Williamsville. II
| Putney the candidates are Lyman p. Bale,
and Andrew j. Aver. Mr.. Aver is the pres
ent incumbent, is a democrat and was nomi
mated by caucus four years ago to succee,
George IL. Walker, who was one of the hes
postmasters that Putney ever had. Mr.
Bailey is republican, is first selectman, an
made good record as a veteran in the lat
war. He was first in the field with petition
and has the backing of a large majority of tn
republican patrons of the Office. He also ha
an excellent backing from influential citizen
throughout the county. AS soon as Mr.. Aye
perceived that there was no other Republican
candidate, he got out a petition which wa
nearly as largely signed as was Mr.. Bailey's
although many Of the signers were demo
Gratis. In Williamsville, the contesting can
dates are A. N. Sherman, the present post
master, and democrat, and G. f. Park,
republican, who has held the Office sewers
terms and who next preceded Mr.. Sherma
in the Office. Both have petitions in the feel
and they have been about equally signed b
both republicans and democrats. In bot
these cases what the republican candidate
fear most is that caucus will be called {
settle the contest. Gen. CIRCUITS rules gov
erning postoffice contests contain no "prt
scription" for contests where one of the car
didates is democrat and his decision
awaited with much interest. Taking tn
action of the last administration as a prect
dent it is not easy to see how the offices ca
fall to other than republicans. There wi
also be contests in Bratteboro, West Brattlt
boro and Wilmington.
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