Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-06-02
BRATTLEBORO.

Stephen Howe of the London house of the
Estey organ company sailed Saturday for
London, having spent month in Brattle-
boro.
DIR. and Mrs. H. d. Holton have gone to
Atlantic City, N. j., for visit. The doctor
will attend the semi-centennial of the Ameri- |
can medical association at Philadelphia next
week.
The Brattleboro friends of Allyn j. Crosby
of Hartford, CT, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. g.
Crosby Of Brattleboro will be interested to
know that he will be married today to Miss
Maud Coudry Of Weathersfeld, Ct.
Romance w. Thompson, who lived at the
corner of Pearl and South Main streets, died
Saturday night from the effects of stroke of
paralysis which he sustained Tuesday. He
was about 70 years old and had lived in Brat
tleboro since last fall. He leaves widow
and two daughters.
The mounted heads of two excellent speci
mems of Maine moose and caribou were re-
ceived at the express Office Thursday night
They were shipped from Bangor and will be
placed in the new residence of Rev. E. H.
Slack on Western avenue.
Rev. and Mrs. L. D. Temple and two child
rem with Miss Itlman of Michigan, daughter
of a former Brattleboro minister, Miss Linley
and Miss Samain left Monday for Lansing,
Pile. Mr.. Temple will return the last of the
week, but Mrs. Temple will remain in Michi-
gan during the summer months.
George Whitney made the highest mark at
the examination Of candidates for the appoint
ment of corporal of the Estey guard Thurs
other candidates were Walter Cooley and
Arthur V. d. Piper. Whitney declined to
serve as corporal and Cooley was appointed
in his stead. Whtney's warrant is dated
ahead of Cooley's, however. SO that he will
have an opportunity to fill the first vacancy
that occurs.
1t is often true that those people who al
ways watch for an opportunity to get some
thing for nothing pay dearly for something
they do not get. This fact was illustrated
one evening last week in Brattleboro when a
"medicine" man cleared $50 by offering as
an induccment to buy his medicine so cent
present with every bottle. The present was
"a box of "save" composed of nothing more
nor less than lard, which he had bought at a
grocery store during the day, with a little
coloring added. The impostor hadprevious-
~ baited his victims by selling them bottles
OF medicine and then refunding double the
money which he had taken in payment. l,
is not at all unlikely that these same people
will be fooled again the next time some
"fake" medicine man gives them a chance.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Memorial day was observed in Brattleborc
Saturday with Interesting and impressive ex
ercises. At 9 o'clock the members of Sedg
WICK post ana Otner old soldiers started IRON
Grand Army hall and went by electric tt
West Brattleboro, where they assisted the
people Of that village in decorating the grave.
of soldiers. At 2 O'Clock in the Afternoon
the usual large audience gathered in the au
ditorium to listen TO an able memorial ORATOR
by Judge Levant NJ. Read of Bellows Falls
and to good music by the school children and
by the lst regiment band. Beautiful flora
5 decorations were seen around the front o
the stage, and upon the stage were prominent
citizens and members of the Grand Army
including Frederick Holbrook, Vermont.
E war governor. At the conclusion of the ad
dress the procession was formed on Mali
street. Following the band were the chic
marshal and aids, Estey guard as escort
committee of arrangements, Sedgwick post
old soldiers and sailors, Sons of Veterans
the orator and invited guests in carriages
The line of march was to the soldiers monu
ment, where appropriate services were he'll
e and then to the Prospect Hill cemetery
From there delegation of soldiers proceeds
q to the Roman Catholic cemetery. The pro
cession then returned to Main street and wa
dismissed.
The high school observance was held Fri
day forenoon. At 10 80 the flag was raise
r on the lawn, after which exercises were he'll
in the assembly room, with Col. III E. Taylor
& Rev. G. o. Day, Principal Whitaker an
Rev. W. II. Collins speakers. The Gran
Army post and kindred organizations wer
B present. In the afternoon the lower grade
in the high school building held exercises, 8
did also the pupils in the other schools
Members of the post will go to Vernon an
West Dummerston tomorrow to decorat
G soldiers graves.