Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-03
BRATTLEBORO.

DINA LEDOnO.
Deacon Augustus A. Stearns, aged 76
years, who died Saturday night at his Clark
street home, was born in Warwick July A.,
1922, and lived in Brattleboro 40 years. He
was one of II children of John and Sarah
G ale Stearns, and lived in Warwick till the
age of 81, when he went to Brattleboro,
where he was employed for % years in the
rule shop and II years by the Estey organ
company. He was a member of the Univer-
salist church. in which he had acted as
deacon for SO years, and was also mem
Der of the board OF trustees. He died of
heart failure as the result of an attack of the
grip. He leaves widow. The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon at the Universalist
church.
Miss Emily Tones left Monday for Alex
andria Bay, where she will spend the sum-
mer with relatives.
Rev. E. A. Slack will move the Crosby
house to the east side of his lot, in order to
improve the outlook from his summer resi-
dence.
The selectmen have begun the preparation
of the checklist for the September election.
George L. Durham, who was elected one
of the school committeeman, declines to
serve on account of exacting business duties,
requiring his entire attention. Rev. Hal ID.
MAXWELL who was also elected to the board,
is ineligible, having never taken out the nee
essary papers to citizenship since coming to
the country from Nova Scotia. He may,
however, after securing his papers, accept an
election at spe cial meeting, which will be
necessary to fill the vacancies.
A letter from Chaplain Day to the Copgre-
gational Sunday school says: "There is not
a man here who does not really long for
a change, either to move further on for active
service, or homeward. Not one would be
other than glad and the camp would be full
of cheers if we had orders to pack up for
Porto Rico tomorrow"
Members of Beauseant commandery,
knights Templar, with other members of the
order in the state, are beginning to plan for
clave to be held in Pittsburg this fall. 1t is
thought that with the cheap rates offered pos
sibly as many as 100 will go from Vermont,
though no very definite arrangements have
yet been made.
Albert Baybrook, charged with burglary in
the building containing the West BrattleboTo
postoffice and the store of Brown & Ryder,
was taken to Brattleboro by Constable Joseph
G. Benson of Wardsboro Wednesday of last
week and tried before United States Com
missioner George E. johnson, District At
torney Martin appearing for the government
and bail fixed at the sum of $780, Being
unable to furnish this amount he was taken
to the house of correction at Rutland by
United States Marshal Field to await the
action of the grand jury.
Gen. and Mrs. julius j. Estey re-
ceived news on Thursday of last week of the
appointment of their son, Lieut.. j. Harry
Colby at Chickamauga. Gen. Colby COM
mands the Sd brigade, lst division of the 81
army corps, and he is popular and efficient
officer. Lieut.. Estey is to be congratulated
upon his appointment, as is also Gen. Colby
upon his selection of so we'll qualified an Of
Eokn ok Jz1-
Saturday afternoon after quick trip from
Chickamauga. He was taken with malarial
| fever Thursday and at once started for the
north. He stood the journey we'll, consider
| ing the heat, and it is hoped he will soon i'm
prove with change of air and surroundings
Gen. j. j. Estey met him at Jersey City Sat-
| urday morning and accompanied him home.
Festival hall Friday night, when delegates
| to the county convention held at Newfane to-
day were elected. The following were then
| elected without opposition: John Calvin,
| George Maley, E. G. Dunklee, A. W. Roel,
III. A. Stockwell, G. B. Kirwan, N. T. Ryan,
| H. B. Haus, j. j. Ward, A. W. Childs and S.
| L. Davenport. A town committee was then
elected for two years, consisting of John Gal
vim, H. B. Haus, H. A. Stockwell, s. T. DAY.
| export and A. w .Roel.
Judge Ross has handed down decree in
the case of James M. Tyler, executor and
| trustee, agalnst Alopzo Starkey, assignee
and others, in which he holds that the value
of a lot of grass standing on the farm of Beat
ty Balestier should be applied upon mort
gage debt and not be given to the creditors
He finds the value of the grass to be $5S and
directs the application of this sum toward tine
| liquidation of the mortgage. This case was
| heard before John H. Merrifeld master
| and was petition for fore closure of a mort
| gage in which the MORTGAGE sought to have
| the standing grass upon the farm sequestered
to be applied upon the mortgage, the defend
| ant, as assignee of an insolvent estate, claim
| ing the mortgage had no right to the grass
but that it belonged to the creditors of the
estate.
c. F. Thompson adjusted Friday for the
| Vermont mutual fire insurance company the
loss on j. L. Thurber's buildings at Center
vile caused by lightning.
A special school meeting will be held at the
high school building the evening of Angus
to hear the report of committee with ref
erer ce to the proposed new school buildings
also to vote the necessary appropriation and
to fill the vacancies on the school board.
A summer school for the teachers of Wind
ham county opened at Putney Monday, con
tinuing to the 18th, followed by examination.
on the 18th and 10th.
Mr.. aud Mrs. LAWN are at Pawling, N. Y.
where Mrs. LAWNS brother, Sherman Howe
is manager of the Mizzentop hotel.
DIR. and Mrs. W. N.Thompson of the Brat
tleboro retreat were called to Philadelphia
Thursday morning on account of the dealt
of Mrs. Thompson's father, DIR. Jaco
| Sinner.