Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-11-23

fresh coal for the night. The door of the stoys
was unwittingy lett open, thus filling the
room with escaping gas Mr. Baltimore the
engineer engaged In laying out the new Gem
ott Y unA h's family, who were boarding in
he house, got the full eff, Cts of the gas and
hu' f'r timely warning the ell cts would have
oeen fatal. AS it was, three of the household
u nearly unconscious when aroused,
The trustees of the Vermont live stoct
company a u special meeting last week voted
a3l per cent dividend from sales of catte
this fail, making total of LOG 2 per cent re.
turned in dividends to the stockholders since
the company was organ'z d several years ago
1t is the purpose of the company to retire
from the cattle business, and to that end ali
of their property, including the balance Of
their herd ON the Dakota ranch, will be
sold,
Will Goodrich, formerly of Brattleboro,
who has been with the International trust
C Nmpauy for some time, has accepted the 20.
sition oil assistant treasurer tor the Puritan
trust company of Boston.
Matthew Howard, care keeper OF Rudvard
Kipling property, will sail for England De.
cember Is to confer with MIR, Kiphng as to
the disposition of his Vermont home.
The new Main-street block Just completed
byD G U.lery, aud to BIS known as Ulerv
b, ock, is u substantial and attractive three.
story structure, Sc hy 60 feet The front is of
pressed and nodded brick, with granite trim.
mings, ard the fronts OF the two stores are of
iron and plate glass. The entrance to the
upper fl ,ors is by stairway in the center of
the block, the two upper stories being divided
into large and convenient offices. Provision
has been made for slightly root-garden, from
which a general view of the village can be
had. L. is probably one of the best construct.
ed blocks in Brattleboro, and one which does
credit to its owner as well as its builders
The stores are occupied by Hackley & Moran,
furniture dealers aud undertakers, and by +.
j. Fenton Co., clothing and mems furnish.
ing goods, and by Lafl che Bros, merchant
tailors Mr. Ullery, with his publi~hing
business, will occupy part of the third floor,
Robert G. Bacon a law Office on the second,
while other rooms will be occupied by
various business firms. The plans for the
block were made by n A. Plummer OF Brat
teboro, who has had personal supervision OF
the WORK. H. G. Wood & Co., of Westfeld
were the contractors.
Petitions are IN circulation on the line of the
narrow guage railroad and nearby towns
asking the new Central Vermont mar a 60.
ment to restore the former running time of
the trains on the narrow guage, Since the
new schedules were adopted there has been
much fee ing on the part of the people living
up the West river valley, carried to the eX-
tent of boycott, former patrons going
around the little road in every way in order
to suggest their displeasure at the ir conven-
fence which the new order entails 1t is quite
probable that the trains will be restored to
their old schedules and peace again reign in
that pretty valley.
Last weeks bGnkTupts who have fled pc
titions in the United States district court are /:
Leighton M. Robinson of Newport Lewis
Coon of Fairhaven and Charles w. Dixon of
Swanton. Discharges have been granted to
William 3 Wright Of Orwell William H.
Waters of Vergennes, William n Lang and
John Rvs About 346 petitions in bank
ruptcy have already been led since the law
took effect