Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-04-12
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Brattleboro and the father of DIR. F. g. Pet
tee, died at Flandreau. 8. D., Saturday. DR..
Pettee had been practicing his profession at
Sioux Falls and Flandreau for upward of 10
years and was supposed to be In his usual
health until the receipt of a telegram last
evening BY his son announcing his serions
illness. He was born at Readsboro, April IL,
1888, and was the eldest son of DR. A. L.
Pettee, Wilmington's long time physician
He lived with his family and brother, Henry
@. Pettee, at Monticello, Ga, when the OWL
war broke out and was drafted into the con-
3! Jasper county friends, he organized the
80 Georgia regimental band. The Month
cello company, the famous "Jasper Blues"
carried beautiful silk Gag bearing on one
site the inscription "The Jasper Blues" and
ard on the other Victory or Death wrought
in gold letters by admiripg southern bellies
This is the flag taken to Bucksport, Me-, in
1858 by Lieut. Andrew B. Squirting, and
which for 80 years has hung on the walls of
Capt Il. L .EmersOn's summer home at Lake
Alamoosook, "a short distance from Bucksport
The owner, in response to an Atlanta Consti-
tuition item, describing the flag, will soon
send it to the company's only surviving Off
Ger, Lieut.. W. P. Persons, of Monticello,
where but dozen survivors and some of the
women who assisted in making the flag are
still living. Capt, Emerson expresses great
pleasure in returning this trophy after a long
cherished hope that such an opportunity
would be given him.
Beauseant commandery, Knights Templar,
had arranged to send delegation to the flu
neral of George A Brooks at Orange Sunday,
when word was received that the dead SOL
dier's mother preferred q private funeral.
Fletcher Carruthers, proprietor of the Sum
get paper mills, is critically i'll at the home of
Mrs. Anterior on Harris place.
Mrs F. W. Childs and Mrs. Margaret Gatty
afpr nAI frny,, - Mt
day evening.
Col. and Mrs. Richards Bradley have re-.
turned to their Brattleboro summer home.
Rev. Harry Miles of Hartford occupied the
Congre gational pulpit Sunday.
j. G. UIlery and F. L. Houghton went to
Boston Friday Tor few days.
The Baptist church at its annual meeting
elected these officers: Clerk and treasurer,
Fred knight; auditor, j E.. Hall; mem
bers OF the standing committee, 8 HI. War
rem and s. W Edgett; benevolepce commit
tee, II F. G. Toedt and George s. Phillips;
baptismal committee, Mrs. Anna Brocking-
ton, Mrs W 8 stearns, Mrs s W Edgett,
Thomas Pentland, j. II. Allen and Don. A.
Wi der.
The settlement of the estates of Edward
A. and Leis Williamson Tyler results in an
agreement between their administrators that
Mrs. Tyler's estate paw to Mr. Tyler's estate
sum to make it solvent. The balance Of
Mrs. Tyler's property will go to her father,
Isaac H. williamson.
Miss Alice G Whitney, former resident
and sister of s. B. Whitney, organist of the
Church of the Advent, of Boston, and George
i Bascom we're married at the Rutland
home of F. Fl Chapman Wednesday by Rev.
7. B. Foster. They will live at Ticonderoga.
The Congre gationalists will hold their Fri
Gay evening leeting at 7 As instead of 30;
80 instead of and the Christian Endeavor
meeting comes at 8 80 instead of 6 10.
DR.. II, D. dolton has been in attendance
upon M. E Cobb of Putney, who was oper-
ated upon at the Mary Fletcher hospital in
Burlington this week.
Speaker Hsskins has been in Montpelier
this week in consultation relating to the pro-
posed state-house annex authorized by the
last legislature.
DR.. M. L. Bruce, assisted by Boston spe-
clal1st, successfully operated on Fred Ford of
Townshend for appendicitis Thursday even
ing.
The check list has been posted for the
annual village meeting May 2. There will
be an attempt to defeat the present board of
baiiiffs.
Thomas Cain has been appointed admins
tratoi of Edward Higginson's Hinsdale, N.
II estate.
y. r Thompson attended an international
| committee meeting at Montpelier Thursday.
There were delegates prese Mt from four differ
ent religious societies. and the object of the
meeting was to consider the combination OF
the various small churches in the different
vii ages of the state, thus materially decreas-
ing the number of struggling societies.
few friends of Col and Mrs. Kittredge
Haskins met at his residence Saturday even
ing to dedicate the lovir g-cup which was pre-
sented to him at the last session of the Yer
| mont legislature. 1t was the occasion of Col.
Haskins's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs E 8. Adsit were the guests
of Col. and Mrs Kttredge Haskins Friday,
stopping on their wsy to New York.
Miss Alice Babbitr, daughter of Rev. j. H
Babbitt of West Bratt.eboro, is critically i'll
at her home there.
Mrs. Arthur McLane is ill at the home OF
her father, G. Cressey, on High street.