Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-19
BRATTLEBORO.

The third annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro woman's club was held at the Brooks
house wednesday evening, 80 members be-
ing present.
The marriage of Charles T. Hawley of
Hopedale, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Haw-
ley of Brattleboro, and Miss Mabel Freeman,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Freeman is
announced.
The commissioners in the case of Alexan-
der against the town of Brattleboro have de-
oided that the bank shall be cut away IL feet
and SIX inches, and the railroad Strengthened
at the point in question. The side judges
have decided that the report shall not be &C.
| cepted.
Fire was discovered Thursday morning
| about o'clock in house belonging to @. B.
Mrs: Mary circuit. The cause of the fire is
not known. The contents of the house was
saved, though the building was destroyed.
The loss is covered by insurance.
John L. Banks, farmer of Mortified,
Mass, was found dead in bed at the Brattle-
boro house Thursday morning about 8 O'Clock.
He was the son Of Edward and Polly Banks.
and was born in Windham, October "a, 1920.
He was 3 brother of Edward Banks of Brat
tleboro.
| A large number of Brattleboro people At
tended the funeral of Fletcher Carruthers at
Bellows Falls Friday, including a delegs-
ton from Beausesnt commandery, knights
Il
Pew. W. II. Collins, conducted the private
service at the house at o'clock, the COM
mandery having charge of the funeral at I'M
manuel church.
George G. Wilson OF East Floyd, N. T., for
| the past year and half assistant secretary of
| the Young Mems Christian association at
Keene, has accepted the call to become gen.
eral secretary of the Brattleboro association,
to succeed L B Hardy, resigned. Mr.. Will
son will begin his duties about May l.
The improvements in e. L. Hildreth &
Co. job printing establishment have been
completed.
Harrie Pratt has leased the johnson hotel
at Vernon and will take possession next week.
Mabel, 26, wife of Casper N. Moran, died
Friday morning at her home on Chestnut
street, after two-weeks' illness with pneu-
monia She was member of the Brattle-
boro high school, class OF 81, and married
Mr.. Moran about five years ago. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G K Lyon, who,
with her husband, a sister, Mrs. Fanny Aiken
of Athol, Mass, and two young children sur
vive her.
The board of governors of the Vermont
wheel club have made these appointments :
House commlttee,W W. H Childs, Eric Landry,
Jr., and George Fox committee on entertain
ment, George Foster, Anthony F. Schwenk,
DR.. H. Dinsmore and George Fox; COM
mittee to examine buildings, with a view to
securing new quarters for the club, L. F.
Adams, c. A. Harris and I. L. Dickinson.
Miss Eva Gowing has presented the senior
class of the high school with an ivy to be used
on class day, which she secured from his
toric spot near Old Point Comfort, while there
during the Easter vacation.
The high school baseball team will play its
first game of the season with Vermont Acad-
envy at Saxtons River, the 29th.
The First Baptist church Sunday took the
first steps toward freeing the society from q
debt of about $4,000, which has been accumu-
lating for some years. Part of the indebted
ness was incurred in remodeling the church
building some years ago, and the rest has
been the result of various causes, including
the business depression OF the last few years
The preparatory work for the attack on the
debt had been carefully considered by the
pastor, Rev. F. E. Marble, and the church
weekly pledges. for two years time and i
! was estimated that total pledges of $50
week in the two years would free the societ,
8 of its burden. Following his presentation o.
$50 rs a week or $632l IL for the two years
, This was very satisfactory result, consider.
, ing the storm, which reduced the church
attendance.
: The freshman class of the high school hat
t a sugar supper at D. M. BARRIERS farm Friday
| evening.
The women of the Episcopal church will
give social at Red Mems hail Wednesday
evening.
The will of Laura A. Prentice has beer
presented for probate by Sidney II. Farr.
Little, neglected scratches and wounds fire.
quently result in blood poisoning. Better
? heal them quickly with DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, thoroughly anti-septic applica
] ton with record of always curing piles, ole
8 ulcers, sores, cuts, wounds and skin dis
20 phor