Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-11-10
BRATTLEBORO.

The insurance on the farm buildings of j.
M. Houghton, which were recently burned in
Guilford, has been satisfactorily adjusted.
New ties are being put down on the West
river bridge in connection with other i'm
provements to the narrow-gauge road.
Additional dispositions were taken Fri lay
before j. H. Merrifeld in the case of Mrs. H.
o. Coolidge against Charles Miner.
Tyler camp, Sons of Veterans, held their
annual inspection Friday evening, Assistant
Division Inspector w. Z. Edwards of Spring
field, VT, being present.
Mrs. Clarissa Spur Hale, 81, died at George
E. Warmers home Friday morning about 9
o'clock. She had been i'll for about month";
but seemed to be improving, and her death
was a great shock to her friends. She was
born in Greenfield, but after her marriage
lived in Bernardston. She leaves two child
rem, Mrs. George E. Warner of Brattleboro
will be taken to Bernardston for burial.
There was hearing before the probate
court Thursday in the matter of the estate of
Nehemiah johnson of Marlboro, who died 26
years ago. His estate was never settled, but
the property was carried on by his son, Elliot
johnson, who was in partnership with him at
the time of his death. Elliot johnson died
in July, 1897, and it became necessary to set
tie the estates, separating one from the other.
This was an examination of all the heirs and
parties having knowledge respecting the es-
tates to ascertain the amount and value of the
father, and also the validity of certain claims
against each of the estates. The next step
toward settlement will be the appointment
of commissioners upon the estate and the
bringing of suits, if necessary, of the admin
istrator to cover the property.
Mrs. Lucy Chamberlain, nearly so years
old, died at the home of Sheriff r. E. Gordon
Thursday night Mrs. Chamberlain was the
daughter of Col. Jonathan Vale of Winhall,
and was born February IL, 1916. She was
moved to Wardsboro with her husband in
1864. Soon after Mr.. Chamberlain death in
1874 she went to Brattleboro to live with r.
+. Gordon. Six children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Observation-Disclosures who died in
1864 Mrs. r. E Gordon of Brattleboro, Nell
lie, wife of X. P. Rawson of Brattleboro, who
died in 1898, Mrs. G. l.. Nash of Jericho, VT.
G. o. Chamberlain, manager of st. James
hotel, jacksonville, Fla, and E. A. Chamber
lain of Brattleboro. The funeral was held at
the home of r. Z. Gordon Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock, and the body taken to Wards
boro Monday morning for burial.
Rev. L. d. Temple, pastor of the Baptist
church, has arranged for a serles of six Sun
day evening lectures to young people and the
first will be delivered next Sunday evening
Rev. Mr.. Temple prepared list of 80 topics
for lectures and handed them to the young
people of the society with the request that
they select the six topics which they wonld
prefer to hear discussed. Following is the
list of the topics selected in the order in
which they will be treated: "Setting sail, or
life's beginning 'FrieDds and COM
panions," "Among the breakers, or life's
perils," married or SINGLE "Why young
men fail, !" "What am here for :"
recent issue of the st. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat contained good portrait of Rev. DIR.
George Edward Martin, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of st. Louis, formerly
pastor of the Center Congregational church
of Brattleboro, together with the announce
| ment that he had received formal call by
telegraph to become pastor Of the Northmin-
ster church in Philadelphia, Pa The an
| nouucement of the call to DIR. Martins
Pensioners, although they were expecting a
change, was q surprise in that it came from