Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-01

The funeral of Mrs. Oscar Garfield, who
died suddenly at her home in Townshend,
was held there Saturday. She was daugh-
ter of John Rice of Wardsboro.
The women of the Brattleboro Unitarian
society will serve lunch in festival hall to
those attending the semi-annual conference
on Tuesday and Wednesday, June and s.
A. N. Schwenk, register of probate, is ill
with the grip
mont officials inspected the narrow gauge
railroad Friday.
The mother of W. G. Carpenter of the Car
penter organ company died Thursday at her
home in Waterville, Me.
Albert Willis, aged 80 years, son of Masa
Willis, a former Brattleboro resident, recently
died in New York.
Mrs. Susan Goodrich fell and broke her
right arm just above the wrist Friday morn
ing at the home of F. A. Sargent on the
West River road. Mrs. Goodrich is the
widow of G. P. Goodrich of Chesterfield.
Three inches of rain in the last five days of
last week is reported by W. H. Childss
meteorological station.
Windham county is pressing three candi-
dates for state and congressional office,
Lavant M. Read of Bellows Falls for con-
gress, Dr.. H. D. Holton for lieutenant-gov-
ernor, and Cashier w. H. Bracket for state
treasurer. Windsor county is supposed to
have one or more candidates for the same
offices, while Washington county is said to
be prepared to take advantage of any COM
plications that may arise in the convention.
The high school room was beautifully dec
GRATED Friday in honor of the annual Memo
rial day exercises. The halls and main
school room were festooned with bunting
and profusion of small flags, the windows
being set with potted plants and ferns. Back
of the platform was the Bunker Hill flag of
a l-ol 81
navy and the flag of Sedpwick post Beside
these were the colonial flag of 1856 and
another of the Sons Of Veterans. The morn
ing exercises consisted of remarks by Com
mitteemen Adams and Thompson, Principal
Whitaker, Col. H. E. Taylor and Rev. H. D.
Maxwell, with patriotic music by male
quartet and choruses. The afternoon pro-
gram included scripture reading and prayer
by Rev. j. D. Beeman, Rotations, songs,
and short addresses by DIR. H. d. Holton and
others.
NARROW GAUGE ROAD.
About IS stockholders in the Brattleboro
and Whitehall railroad met at the Brooks
house SATURDAY. forenoon for their annual
banquet and election of officers. The ban
quet at 70 80 o'clock was preceded bv the
business meeting, at which these officers
| were elected: Clerk, J. L. Martin of Brat
! tleboro; directors, G. F. Thompson, E. l..
Waterman and F. Goodhue of Brattleboro,
o. L. Sherman of Williamsville, E. B. Batch
elder of Townshend, j. w. Taft of West
Townshend, J. @. Shumway of Jamaica,
J.~W. Melendy of South Londonderry and
G. B. Williams of Winhall auditor, F. Good
hue. The directors then elected; Presi-
dent, G. F. Thompson vice president, E. L..
Waterman; treasurer, G. H. Thompson; ex-
ecutive committee, F. Goodhue and j. W.
Melendy. The treasurer's report for the
year 1897 showed that the earnings of the
road were about $4,000, and that there was
a very small expenditure. The third divi-
dend of $4,000 has recently been paid, leav-
ing a small balance in the treasury. The
work of equipping the road with steel rails
will be completed this year probably, and it
is the expectation of the managers to have
all wooden bridges on the road removed and
iron bridges substituted within Swo years.