Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1902-10-30
WOODSTOCK.

In the dog case mentioned in the next tt
the last issue of the TIMES Mr.. Wilder wa
as good as his word and did not appear a
court October Is at the hearing before jus
tice G. O. Thompson at the Office of Charlie.
Batchelder. Judgment was rendered fo
Mr.. Fairbanks for $50 damages and costs
Rev. Mr.. Wells spent last week in Bos
ton returning Saturday.
Mrs. Laura A. Munger returned from
Portland Me-, Friday, where she went tC
attend the w. c. L. U. convention as dele.
gate from the union here.
Mrs William Batchelder and Miss Anna
were in Montpelier last week and parti Ii
pated in the several gayeties of the week
and were also delegates to the annual con-
vention of the society of the d. A. r.
William E. johnson, William Batchel-
der and Charles Batchelder are in Mont
pelier this week attending supreme court.
Mrs. w. H. Covey went to Utica, N. Y,
Wednesday to spend month.
DR.. o. w. Sherwin and John S. Eaton
went to Windsor Friday to attend the
funeral of DR.. j. S. Richmond.
AS Erwin Fullerton was returning from
deer hunt one morning recently he came
upon bloody trail in the woods at South
Woodstock. He followed it along until he
found dead doe behind log anu covered
with leaves. 1t had been dragged some
distance from the place where it was shot.
Cyrus Bailey, who lives in South Wood
stock, was arrested Tuesday of last week
by Sheriff Thomas, charged with shooting
the doe. At The hearing Thursday he
/ pleaded not guilty and the hearing was
adjourned until Wednesday of this week
to give Bailey time to get counsel, when
other witnesses will be brought in to tes-
tify Another dead doe was found in that
vicinity, but no marks We're found on the
carcass and an examination is being made
| to ascertain the cause of death.
Several from here went to Hanover Sat
urday to witness the game between Dart
mouth and Amherst.
! Principal Parsons and Mrs E. F. Law
town were in Bellows Falls last week
attending the teachers convention.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ives, who have
spent two months with Mrs Ives mother
| Mrs. Eliakim Johnson, have returned to
their home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Rev. F. c. Partridge, c. R. Montague,
| George Marble drove to Rutland last week
to attend the exercises of the dedication Of
the Masonic temple in that city by the
grand lodge.
Mrs. B. S. Kittredge and baby Louise
went to Meadville, Pa, Tuesday to join
Mr.. Kittredge, who is taking course in
a theological school there.
l.. @. Walker, who sold his store in
Plymouth recently, has purchased the store
! in Hartland of f. j. Reed of Hartland and
takes possession November 1.
Clayton Hudson, who has been in Spears
! furniture store for three years, has resigned
| his position to accept a similar position al
Gardiner, Me.
Frederick Chapman is in New York.
Charles Chapman is away on his annual
western trip looking after the interests Of
the Ottauqueehee savings bank.
George F. Mass, who was summoned
| home by the death of his mother, returned
! Saturday. saSs2
Mrs. Murty Riley is visiting her son
| William in Boston
| DEATH OF MRS. MASS.
The community was greatly shocked Sat
urday morning on hearing of the sudden
death of Mrs. George III. Mass. Mrs. Mass
had been in poor health for several months
suffering from dropsy on the heart, but fol
the last two months appeared to be better
and her friends were greatly encouraged
| Saturday morning she ate her breakfast
with the family and seemed in unusually
| good spirits. Her husband had left the
table and had gone out to his greenhouse
and her younger son was about the house
She and her daughter were talking before
rising from the table and Mrs. Mass head
! dropped and her daughter took her and
/ sent her brother for Mr.. Mass, but before
he could return she was dead. Her funeral
was held at her late home Monday after
noon, Rev. +. c. Putnam officiating. She
| is survived by her husband, one daughter
Miss Helene, two sons, George F. and Max
imilian, four brothers and three sisters
She was in her 56th year.