Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-18
BRATTLEBORO.

Alice B 4, wife of Mark H. Wooster, died at
her home on Organ street Thursday after.
Lorenzo M, and Eliza vlbbard, and was born
in Saratoga Springs in 1851, living there until
seven or eight years ago, when she, with her
husband, moved to Brattleboro, where they
have lived since that time. The funeral was
held at the house at O'Clock Saturday after
noon and the body was placed in the vault in
Prospect Hill cemetery. The burial will be
at Manchester.
Sarah Ingram, wife of Andrew j. Horton,
died at the Springfield hospital Thursday
afternoon. She was twice married, her first
husband being John Hastings of Hinsdale.
About 20 years ago she was married to Mr..
Horton and had since lived in Brattleboro.
Besides her husband, two children, Mrs. Ber-
tina Hastings Maynard OF Springfield, Mass,
and Ernest Hastings of Brattleboro, survive
her.
Merton H. Warren, who served in Company
G of the OH Massachusetts, during the war,
left for Boston Friday to enlist in the regular
army.
Agnes G. Gale. Sc died at the Linden street
home of Mrs. Joseph Draper Sunday morn
ing after lingering illness. She was the
daughter of Samuel and Leonora Gale, being
born in Albany, N. Y in 1912 Her father
died when she was a child and the widowed
mother with several children moved to Brat
teboro, living for many years on South Main
street. Miss Gale was a music teacher and
prominent for many years in Brattleboro
society and the Unitarian church.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders of
the grange store was held Saturday after
noon. These officers were elected: Directors,
L. j. b. Cudworth, o. Il. Ware, G. D Whit
man, A. Marshall and G. s. Hopkins; audi
tors, W. H. Bracket, George E. Crowell and
M. l. Reed Immediately following was the
annual meeting of the grange block associa-
oh fNt1N
T j. B. Cudworth, W f Goddard, w E.
Banks, P. S. Ea mes aud H. G. Yeaw. I. j.
B. Cudworth was elected president and W.
f. Goddard, clerk and treasurer of the board.
teamster employed by Myron E. Lyman
of West Dover was drawing steam boiler
from Brattleboro to that place Tuesday of last
week and when just above Williamsville Sta
ton the team, sled and boiler went over an
embankment to the stream below. The
horses were slightly injured E. E. Stock
we'll and Charles Nichols raised the boiler
Wednesday and it was again started on its
journey.
L W. Gibson died at his home in London
derry last Wednesday. He was 88 years old,
being born in Grafton in 1910 He lived in
Waite, and five children survive him. E w.
Gibson of the law office of Waterman Mar
tin is grandson.
The gross receipts of the Brattleboro post
office for the year 1898 amounted to $40 943 %,
the net revenue being $ss47 % This amount
with increase in the revenue 81 $l ts' 81 q
The sale of stamps exceeded that Of last year
by $l605 40 There were 7S9 specials dellv-
cred, the expenses of the free delivery serv-
ice being $4703 so.
Henry G. Hit, brother of the late George
B. Hit, went to Rutland Friday. He will
leave for his home in Chicago in few days.
Manager Briggs of the Bradley farm over
West river has q notable dairy business. The
milk of 81 shapely and tidily-stabled cows is
daily product of some $50 quarts, which IS
sold to local patrons and the Brattleboro
creamery. Some of the animals yielding
daily 20 quarts each, have been premium win
ners at the local fairs. He has also some 70
head of young stock and for the winter keep
ing OF these rs animals, 125 tons of meadow
hay was cut and 80 acres of corn turned into
275 tons of ensilage. Some OF the best cows
of Mr.. Bradley's fine herd would be sought
after by the most experienced dairymen for
their attractive qualities.
Springfield boasts the largest building rec
ord for '98 of any state town of its population.
This is evidence that the Charlestown-Spring-
field electric road which Crosby and Coolidge
pushed to completion, has given wonderful
impetus to that thriving village.
The Universalists have their 4Sth annual
fair at the town hall Thursday evening and
Will SOuu WCutuOl WILL udSO oho usual SiO"N'
Leitsinger's orchestra will play for the dane,
ing.
About Is hands will be employed in start
ing the Electric hosiery business, which be-
gins its regular work this week in the manu-
facture of women's and children's hose. A
New York house will have the product of this
new local industry.
Denman Thompson's "Old Homestead
will be enjoyed the 23d.
The mother of s. K Brigham of the Brooks
house drug store died at Marlboro, Mass last
Wednesday.