Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-27

Rev. Mr.. Ellis of Tufts divinity school
preached at the Universalist church last Sum
day.
Chief Engineer Turner was in Townshend
last week for consultation with the Towns
bend fire committee in regard to establishing
department there.
Jason knight, formerly proprietor of the
hotel at West Dbmmerston, died late Thurs
day night from the effects of shock of paral-
ysis several weeks ago.
The Brattleboro amateurs presented the
, comedy drama, "Uncle JOSH" at West Chess
terfield Friday night at the annual festival of
the Universalist society.
The victory of the Brattleboro Young Mems
Christian Association basket ball team over
q team from Springfield, Mass, Thursday
night was the 18th consecutive victory for
that team.
George +. Foster received news Friday of
the election of his brother, Frank Foster, as
cashier Of the Claremont, n. H., National
bank. Mr.. Foster was assistant cashier Of
the Lebanon, N. H., National bank.
| DR.. Thompson, assistant physician at the
Brattleboro retreat, will discuss the Monroe
doctrine at the next meeting Of the Fort
nightly club. The club has decided to con-
tinue its university course of lectures.
The news and periodical store of George t..
Fox was the scene of a dangerous fire Sunday
morning, when large box Of matches be-
Prompt action of the fire department pre-
vented conAagration. The damage to the
building and contents by fire and water will
probably be over $1,000; insured. Market
block, where the fire occurred, is owned by
the w. F. Richardson estate.
The funeral Of Mrs. Matilda G. Brooks,
widow of Francis w. Brooks, formerly OF
Brattleboro, was held at St. Michaels Episco-
pal church at $3.50 Saturday afternoon, the
rector, Rev. w. II. Collins, officiating. Miss
Emma Gregg sang. The bearers were George
A. Boyden, 0: D. Esterbrook, DR.. George F:
Wells S. Frost. The burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery. Miss Alice Brooks, for whose
arrival the funeral had been deferred, was
unable on account of illness to be present
and so telegraphed from New York Saturday
morning.
The funeral of Sophia r. Richardson
widow of William F. Richardson, was held
at o'clock Saturday afternoon at the High
street residence. Rev. G. o. Day OBLIGATED
DR.. H. D. Holton conducting the service
Three hymns were sung by the quartet of the
Congregational church. The bearers were
| Mrs. Richardson's four sons, Lucius H.
Cassius NJ. c., Fred A. and Edward B. Rich
ardson, her son-in-law, o. o. Ware of Will
mington, and her grandson, Charles W. Rich
ardson. The burial was in Prospect Hill
. cemetery. The service was similar to that
at the funeral of Mr.. Richardson last week
MONDAY.
1t is probable that there was seldom time
in the history of the probate court for the dis
trict of Marlboro when there were so many
large estates upon the docket or such ar
aggregate amount of money represented a.
now. There are the estates of ex-Gov. L. X
Fuller, Col. George s. Dowley, William F
, Richardson, George w. Baker, Miss Lucretis
Waite of Brattleboro, Oscar w. Boyd of Will
\ mington and many smaller ones sufficient t.
bring the aggregate value up to probabl,
81 900 900.
r "The Ancients Abroad in 1896" is the It'll,
. of handsome volume of which Maj F. W
Childs is author, and which has just beer
2 issued from a Boston press. The volume
q contains narrative of the trip of the Ancien
and Honorable artillery company Of Boston
of which Maj. Childs was sergeant of the 3,
q company, across the Atlantic to Liverpool
through England, France, Germany, Switzer
land and Belgium. The book contains owe
100 illustrations from snap shot photograph
taken by the author, covering the principe
incidents and scenes of the tour. There is
full sprinkling of royalty as well as the nota
BILE buildings and structures in London an
on the continent. The narrative is made u
r largely from the correspondence of Ma
Childs to the Springfield Republican durin
: the trip.