Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-14
NEARBY TOWNS.
BRATTLEBORO.

f. O. Plummer, agent of the Erickson
company of Boston, is putting in the Swed-
iSh intercommunicating system of tele-
phones at the Estey organ factory, The
system provides for u stations without the
use of n central office The same firm is
putting in a large number in Claremont
n. H., where 10 stations have already been
established
The contract for carrying the mail for the
next four years between Wilmington and
Brattleboro has been awarded to Frank g.
Smith, the present proprietor of the stage
line. Herbert Larrabee has the Jackson
vile and Brattleboro route, and to Levi
Moore has been awarded the short line be
tween Green River and Hale postotficeS
Mrs f. S, Bowen read paper Thursday
might before the woman's club on AN
hour with modern dialect writers" Miss
Brasor entertained the club.
A number of Brattleboro people attended
the annual fair of the Universalists at Yer
non Friday night. The Brattleboro orcheS-
ira furnished the music.
DIR. j. w. Tobin of Boston, a graduate of
the Harvard veterinary department, has
opened an office at StockwelPs livery
stable.
Col Kittredge Haskins has received the
appointment of aid-de-camp on the staff of
the commander-in-chiefo of the Grand Army.
NJ. "A. Coolidge, who built the Brattle-
boro street railroad, has the contract for
building a 10-mile line at Concord, n. Ii.
DEATH OF MRS. c. P. gibson
Mrs. Anna ellison, wife of Calvin P. Gil
son, died at their Chestnut-Street home on
Thursday morning after a long illness from
congestion of the brain. She was born in
Chesterfield, n. H., in 1919, being one of a
large family of Capt. Clark and Mary Smith
1i,ya1 in pi,tn for !
years, but more recently the home had been
in Brattleboro. She left, besides her hus-
band three children, Miss Mary A. Gibson,
Mrs Henry Il. Brown and Fred G.. Gibson
employed by Durham Bros. Four broth
ers, Hollis and John C. Streeter of Chester
field, Capt II. c. and F. A. Streeter of
Brattleboro, survive. Mrs. ellison was a
sister of the late Mrs. Calvin Ruggles of
Worcester and Mrs. James BaSsett of Ben
nington.
Capt. Harry b. Chamberlain of Bradford.
a former staff officer in the Vermont mi
litia, who has been serving as quarter
master for year or more in Cuba, was in
BrattleborO last week en- route to San Fran
cisco, where he is to board a transport ply
ing between that port and Manila.
A four-year-old child of Herbert johnson
died at his Myrtle-Street home Wednesday
night of last week with diphtheria.
boro from ireland more than 80 years ago,
and whose life had been that of an upright
and esteemed citizen, died at his Elliott
street home Saturday night of pneumonia.
He left widow, three daughters, Mrs.
George Danyew of Middlebury, Mrs James
Boyce and Margaret Austin of Brattleboro,
and7two sons, John, employed in the Re-
former office, and Maurice, briclmason.
The funeral was held at the Roman Catho-
lie church Monday morning, Rev Patrick
Cunningham officiating.
Arthur Beeman, ticket agent at the rail-
road station, has resigned his place and,
left town Monday, the 18th. Mr. BeemaIl
will be succeeded by Joseph Shea of Indiab
months ago because of illness.
The Masonic ball at Festival hall Friday
night will be the social event of the wintef,
with music by Leitsinger's full orchestra
assisted by members of the Germania and
Symphony orchestras.