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Death of Charles H.. Dsnisen.

Death of Charles n. Denisen.
Charles II. Denison, aged rs years, a
former Brattleborean, a native of Whit
ingham and mechanic and inventor of con-
siderable note, died at his Springfield,
Mass, home last Tuesday night, after n
several weeks illness. He was born at
Nottingham March 10, 1870, and attended
the public schools there and also Will
braham academy. His father died when
he was only IL and after finishing his edu-
cation he worked n while on the farm of
his uncle in Nottingham and later in a
wood-turning establishment in MaSsa-
chusetts. He next engaged in company
with Henry o.. Aldrich now of Cobb. Al
drich & Co. of Boston in the manufacture
of children's carriages at Green River.
Mr.. Denison later gave up his woodwork
ing business to engage in the manufac-
ture of u wood plancr, which he patented.
This planer was exhibited in the Crystal
palace in New York, and won the gold
medal over 10 competitors. He later in
vented "A machine for constructing n GER
tain part of carriage wheels which had an
extensive sale. He was next engaged in
manufacturing n small sewing machine
in the days when quite an extensive bust
ness was done in that line i'm this section.
In 1855 he went to Springfield to make m
Improvement in the paper collar machine
used by Ray e. Taylor. As a result of his
work he was engaged TO run the machine.
and continued in this work of inventing
machinery for two years. He then went
To New York city to engage in similar
employment. In 1871 having for n few
years made his home in Brattleboro, ne
returned to Springfield and was for 10
years connected with v. n. Taylor, after
ward Taylor G. Taplcy. In 1876 Mr.. Deni-
son began working the idea of Il water
filter, and succeeded I'm providing one that
has been very satisfactory. He was a
member Of Columbian lodge OF Masons at
Brattleboro. His first marriage was with
Miss Mary Bracket. by whom he had
three children. Charles T.. who is with
the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
company. William G. Of Albuquerque. n.
NJ, employed by the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad and Mary l., who died mt the age
of ~. His second marriage was to Miss
Lucy Thomas. daughter of Henry Thomas
OF Marlboro. They had one daughter, who
lives at home.
In tho way of aftermath OF that West
Dummerston murder confession story. It
is now stated that the boy "Tim,' whose
sudden disappearance was the original
basis for il, was seen ut the Windham
county fair "A uumbcr of years afterward
by a relative of the more or less suspect
ed farmer. And he told this relative that
he was married and living in Waltham,
Mass, where he had two children.
Mrs. Rowena Shelley, the oldest person in
Cheshire county. y. H.. died on Wednes-
day of last week at the home of her
daughter Mrs. y. +. Starkey, of Keene.
Her age was 1T2 years and nine months,
Mrs. Shelley was a native of Springfield,
VT, being one of nine children of Rufus
and Annie Ranstead. Her childhood was
spent in Springfield, Wcathershcld and
other Vermont towns until she was about
10 years OLD, when she moved to West.
NNl ~ al y 4 70 la ..F.I -
parents. There she was married at Tho
age of q. to Oren Shelley. then g year,
old. He was n thrifty farmer. After liz
ing for 10 years in Wostmorcland, Mr.. am
Mrs. Shelley moved to Surry, in Cheshir,
county, where they lived for several years
They then moved to Stratton. Vt, whe.,
they remained until 1876, when they wen
to keene. Mrs. Shelley lived there 70
more than half a century. 10 or 4G year,
OF which were spent in the house wh,r,
!. she died. Mr.. Shelley was over % whei
he died.
Hon. r. +. Spaulding of Fargo, y. u.
{ who has been elected to Congress-, is
native of Craftsbury and % years dg,
: was employed in the Fairbanks grocer,
| at 81. Johnshury. Mr.. Spaulding locate,
. in Fargo in $3.50 and has been a successful
, lawyer there ever since. He received hi
l nomination unanimously.
t, william lilo ward of Bondville capture,
his fourth bear this season, last week
. He usually goes to his traps carry'u,
!, nothing but a club, with which he beat
! the bears to death. Recently, while OF
with a companion, they came ACROSS
bear that had got caught In a trap, an,
/, was not much wounded. Securing a rop
/, around his neck, they started for the vii
laGe. The bear did not care about going
! hut while the companion pulled on the rop
: Howard kept prodding behind. Brui
finally became mad. and saiZing the rop
q, in his teeth, began drawing 1t and tn
/ man that had hold Of. toward MIN. TIL
a nan became frightened and dropped tn
rope. and as Howard had nothing to de
=. fcnd himself with, tho bear made its es
q cape.
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