Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-24

didates for senator in this county was born
in Nottingham April Is, 1856. He springs
from good old Puritan stock, was educated
in the common schools, taught school for sew
eral years in Nottingham and adjoining
towns, commenced to lumber when Is years
old and has owned and run several stores
His principal business al the present time Is
numbering. He has held the office of con
stable, lister, school director and representa-
tive in the legislature of ls90'92 where ne
was on the committee on insane and grand
list. He was strong advocate OF inc
weekly payment, Australian ballot, high IL
eense and employers liability bills which
were before the legislature during those
years as his record will show. He was born
and reared republican, but early in life
objected to being owned by the ring to use
his own words He has usually voted the
democratic ticket
George Brandt Allbee nominee of the
democratic independent republican county
convention for senator, was born In ROCK
ingham, old town, January %, 1850 on the
farm now owned by G. f. Weeden and mas
continued to live in Rockingham, with the
exception of three years spent In spring
field, VT He is of English Dutch parentage,
who came to this country in the early part
of the 18th century. On his maternal side
he traces back to the oldest Dutch families
settling in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Allbee Sc
cured his education in the common schools
of Rockingham and Vermont academy, Sax
tons River At early age in life, as was
the case with many farmers boys of that
dav. he was obliged to seek his own liveli-
hood and decided to learn the trade OF TIM
smith He entered the employ of Putnam \
Pulsfer Springfield, VT, and served full
three years apprenticeship and then came
,rtt q
mont Farm Machine company, where he re-
NAMED until on account of poor health he
was Obliged to seek an outdoor life. He went
back to the home farm, carrying it on sue
cessfully for four years. His father moved
to Bellows Falls forming partnership with
the late William A. Miller and j. Il. Eaton,
under the firm name of Miller Eaton All.
bee and carried on general heating and
plumbing business. In 1885 Mr.. Allbee
moved to Bellows Falls and bought his IA
Tiers interest in the above firm and mas
since continued in the same line of business.
He has had several associates, but in 1897
he purchased the interest of his partner, Il.
II. Babbitt, and has continued the business
alone. When Mr.. Allbee first came to Bel
lows Falls the business was small, but
through hard work and close attention to
every detail he has built it up until 1t IS
now one of the largest plumbing and heat
ing establishments in Central New England.
He was one of the first men in the state to
adopt the weekly payment system and TO
grant his employees working day OF nine
hours. The relations existing between en-
ployer and employee in Mr.. Allbee's business
is of most satisfactory nature. Mr.. All
bee has never sought public Office At an
early age he associated himself with the
democratic party and was closely identified
with that organization until the famous
free silver campaign of 1896, when, ike
many of the prominent business men OF the
country, he voted for Mckinley. during me
license local option campaign Of 1902 ne
was an ardent supporter OF Percival W.
Clement for governor and the issue OF IL
cense local option and did much to further
the interests of that movement. He IS THOR
ough Vermonter and believes in an honest,
economic and businesslike administration OF
public affairs March Is, 1882, Mr.. Allbee
married Martha L., daughter OF William
Sparrow of Springfield, W., and they have