Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-04
BRATTLEBORO


an operation was necessary, aud it was per-
formed Tuesday Wednesday afternoon he
sank rapidly, and his mother was summoned
The funeral was held Saturday morning at
Q 80 O'Clock at the Universa'i>t church, the
body lying in state for an hour previous to
his old home IN Walhngford.
The funeral of A. M, Carleton. who died
Tuesday was held at his Canal street home
Thursday afternoon at l o'clock, Rev. Hal ID
Maxwell officiating. MIR. Carleton was born
in Leyden in 1922, being the son of David
Car e'on He went to Brattleboro more than
80 wears ago, and during mo t If the time had
been employed BY the Fstey organ comcany.
He was three times married, his only son,
Frank, dying ahut 10 years ago. He leaves
a widow. The burial was in the family lot in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Commissioners H. G Barber, j W Mel
lendy and K l. Hastings, appointed on p I'll
ton of M c. Skinner against the towns of
Jamaica and Windhsm, have filed their
report in the county clerks flee. They
recommend the disc ntinuance OF the high
wav, known as the AIRLINE road from Tur-
key mountain to point in Windham, dis
tance of about four miles
c F. Thompson. chairman of the finance
committee of the Vermont domestic mission
airy society, has returned from a meeting of
the society at Burlington
luo Episcopal Cnu'Cu nelO lis annual
Christmas festival, with tree, at Red Mems
hall Wednesday night.
W F. Patch, the veteran express messen-
ger running between Brattlebo,o and Pa mer
was stricken with paralysis about 10 o'clock
Friday morning at Northfiel and was tax en-
to his home in Braltlehoro about noon. He
was reported comfortable that afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs john Bliss are spending the
holidays at the Bliss farm, preparatory to
their removal to the west
Mrs. M E. Kirkland is i'll at her Walnut
street home.
One who has frequently spent the summer
in Brattleboro writes from Chicago: ~ won
der if Rudyard Kpling will ever know the
rage for his 'Recessiona', which just now ex-
lists here as Christmas offering. Ten days
before Christmas it was utterly impossible to
find copy in any store in CHICAGO. l sup
pose the number sold would surprise even his
most ardent admirers" Brattleboro friend
of Mr.. Kiphng received cablegram from
him with the compliments of the season. If
the author really intends to occupy Nauiahka
the coming spring he is keeping his inten-
tons we'll to himself, for few, if any one, has
any information as to his future intentions,
though there is some reason for suspecting
that he will return to Brattleboro with his
family before another summer.
What might have proved a serious fire was
by timely action prevented about 8 o'clock
Saturday night at the residence of DIR. Fred
G Pettee in West Brattleboro. A banquet
lamp took fire, which enveloped the room in
flames. The occasion was a family gather
ing, and all were participating in bar quet
when the accident occurred. Two or three
of the party were badly burned about the face
and hands in attempting to subdue the
flames The loss, however, will probably not
exceed $50, as the fire was confined to one
room aud is covered by insurance through A.
w. Childs & CO. agency.
News of the marriage of Thomas ] Lillis,
a former local business man, brings to his
ia mily here the first tidings of his where
abouts since he left Brattleboro some IL wears
ago. He is one of the managers of the Idaho
furniture company at Idaho Falls, Idaho, city
clerk, and president and s. cretary of The
canal company. Since leaving Brattleboro
he has travelled extensively along the Pacific
coast, being engaged in various enterprises.
ard while his father, Michael Ii Lis, knew
that he was snmee here in the we st, he had
no de finite knowledge as to where he was To-
Gated
BRATTLEBoRo HAS DONE LITTLE.
Brattieboro has shown more progress in
the line of new buildings and imprc veneer is
than even her own residents pr, dicted six
months ago. while the coming year promises
not little activity in the way of new build
ings and bettermerts. The outlay for raw
buildings has probably heen about S25 900
John Manley has built two new houses on
Msple street. G. W. Knowlton and w M
Hastings one each on Fairview street, f. M
Angler one on Pine street and TIL ,mas Geiss
one on Williams street, while the STANDARD
Oil company has built substantial buildings
on Vernon street. The Snow fl Ike Canning
factory, in which the people OF Brat leboro
took financial interest, YVES built and
equipped during the summer It a. cost of
about $4,000 c. F Mason has built new
har Pratt has iuo i,
large heunery, G. S Hopkins, the Center
vii lie fl ,rist, an flee, F. W Johnston a house
on Cherry street. G. W. Ward house on
Pleasant street. The improvements at the
Brsttsebnro retreat have been chiefly in the
wards, where some elegant apartments have
been provided at a total expense of about
$1,000
Among those who have made improve
ments to their dwellings are: A. A Blanch-
ard and John Henkel on Estey street, P. s
Chase, H. j. Esmes, j K Brockington, j T.
Longeal and Edward Coolev on Chestnut
street, A. ii. Bixhy on Highland street,
Cornelius Flanagan and T. III RYAN on Yer
non street, j. w. Hrldreth and Mrs. John
Clune on Rrannan street, John Halgren on
West street and ID. P. Prescott on Williams
street. The Chase and High-street school
houses have been rennodeled and repaired at
an expense of about $1,000, and the Boston &
Maine railroad company has repaired its
round-house above the railroad station, re-
Gently damaged by fire. N. l.. Staples of
Washington street has made improvements
to his home, has Robert Baker on Pearl
street. Miss Serotia Alexander, John Dew lit
and George Hines on Canal street, while An
drew Horton has finished his new house and
barn on the same street. w. II. Fisher has
made extensive repsirs to his new home On
Forest street, Patrick Fleming has built a
new and attractive house on Cedar street, L.
F. Adams has moved the Stevens house from
Western avenue to Spruce street, aud Rev.
E. A Slack has moved the old Crosby house
to its site extending several hundred
dollars in its improvement. Chief of Police
Ernest Hall has built new house on West
ern avenue, ard DR. B rber, Freeman Scott
and +. A. Starkev have added tn their homes
substantial improvements. St. Joseph's
school on Walnut street has been enIsroed
and improved during the year, while Sl50e
chime of bells has been given the Roman
Catholic church. E Mellen has made ad
dltions to hi- house on Walnut street.
The new Main street bridge will cost al
| least SIS 600 while it is thought that $1,000
will yer the expense of improvements on
other bridges Springfield Republican.
The business at the probate court Saturday
| included the settlement IF Vinal Keith.
estate, of which J Henry Richmond was ex
| ecutor, and Judge Waterman ordered fiua
distribution under the provisions Of the will
Ia the estate Of A. Alexander of Gui'fnrd
w. II. Hancock administrator, there was
| fual settlement of the account aud the pay
ment of claims ordered NJ G.. Iugalis a
executor of Marcy E LoWell's estate of DUN
ment of his account II the estate of Elbrid
1 of Dur ton rod II