Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-26
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| The woman's missionary and aid society Of
the Baptist church at the annual meeting
thursday afternoon elected these officers
resident. Mrs. J. j. Estey; vice president
mrs. II. r. Wellman; secretary, Mrs. NJ. L
Bruce; treasurer, Mrs. L. II. Dearborn
ehaiI man committee on home missions, Mrs
mary Il: Smith foreign missions, Mrs. l. o
<. smith; parish work, Mrs. Lucy Cox; hos.
pitaiity, Mrs. r. l.. Smith.
The funeral of Aiopzo @. Davenport was
nela Mt the Methodist church Friday after.
noon at $50 o'clock, Rev. K. c. Bass OF Prov.
iaenee, Il. officiating. The bearers were
", II. Q. Gale. DR.. 8. K. Lawton, William
vinton, David Toles and Col. Kittredge Has
kins. F. 8. Brasor sang. The burial was
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
A telegram was received in Brattleboro
friday announcing the sudden death at
brooklyn Of Mrs. George A. Powers. whose
summer homo is "The Hemlocks." She
leaves husband and two daughters, Mrs.
fsooeIt burnett Of Southboro, Macs, and
Countess de Jotemps.
Alice e., daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. II.
age in West Brattleboro Thursday afternoon
W the age OF ID years, after several weeks
illness. Her parents and four brothers SUR
vive her.
The following have been app ointed a COM
mittee to secure charter for the incorpora-
t,oh OF the First Baptist church: DR.. H. d.
roIson, zen. ). J.. Estey, l.. w. Hawley, G.
r. ~ JENNIE and Rev. f. K. Marble.
The trustees of the Prospect Hill cemetery
zee and treasurer, and G. A. Boyden, trustee,
70 succeed A. Q. Davenport and o. D. Ester
brook, deceased.
Inc Odd Fellows of Brattleboro are making
extensive preparations for the entertainment
OF tne grand lodge of Vermont which will
noid IT'S annual meeting in Bratteboro May
10 70 ~ It Is expected that the grand sire,
a Alisea .. finkerton, will be present IS we'll
as several OF the grand masters and grand
Pas5larcns, and large number of prominent
odd Fellows of the New England jurisdic-
tlons' making the meeting one of the largest
ana most prominent gatherings of Odd Fell
lows ever held in Vermont. The street
parade, which is expected to be the largest
civic parade ever held in Vermont, will be
on Tuesday, the second day of the meeting.
ABOUT a score of prizes will be given for vari-
GUS features of the parade. Dennis Rebekah
iodge OF Brattleboro will give banquet to
the past grands' association of Vermont
tuesday afternoon, and in the evening the
onamperlaln concert company Of Boston
VIII give concert, assisted by Leitsinger' s
orchestra The annual session of the grand
lodge will occur Wednesday, as will also
r. ception by Dennis Rebekah lodge to the
Rebekah assembly and guests in the Brooks
house. The Rebekah assembly will hold its
annual session on Thursday, after which
Dennis Rebekah lodge will give the visiting
heoekahs complimentary trolly ride.
Frank Moss, the counsel for the Mazet
investigation committee in New York, is
well known in Windham county, having
summer home in South Newfane where he
spends rs much time as he can spare each
summer. Mrs. Moss is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Bruce of South Newfane. She
is now at the home of her parents and is
caring for her father who is ill with paralysis.
The body of Mrs. George A. Powers, &C.
companled by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burnett
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Powers, Viii.
nam Powers and W. Harold Powers, arrived
at Brattleboro Saturday night on the 10 10
train from New York and was taken to the
Brooks house. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at the Unitarian church, Rev. e.
O. 8. Osgood being the officiating clergyman.
e. G. Crosby, trustee for Helen Crosby
Pierce, under the will of Nelson Crosby, has
rendered his final account and made settle
ment with Miss Pierce, she having reached
the age OF IL years. t. j. B. Cudworth and
A. V. May have been appointed commits
sioners of the estate of Julia Ferriter. The
will OF A. G. Davenport has been presented
for probate by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
Davenport.
meeting of the Congregational church
and the Brattleboro East society was held
Friday night. 1t was voted to extend a
unanimous call to Rev. H. r. Miles of Hart
ford, Ct. The church and society are conf.
dent that the call will be accepted.
p. Fleming has leased the vacant store
room in Grange block and will move there
from his present location soon.
w. II. Minor has bought tie North-street
property belonging to the o. D. Esterbrook
estate.
Work has been begun on G. o. Robbins
new house on Chaplin street.
You do not have to dry goods in the shade
colored with Putnam's Fadeless Dyes. They