Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-01-07

jonathan u. Saxehorn. If the muse holds
out, as it undoubtedly will, Jonathan pro-
poses to pass in review all the business es-
adjustments in the village. He has already
got one CT two weeks ahead, and in some
Instances the muse has made some most ex-
cellent good shots
N SITTING IN CHURcH.--An American
writes from London that in the churches
there, whoever came first, whether gentle
man or lady, takes the further seat in the
slip, and those that follow fill up the re-
manning seats, and thus prevent the awk-
ward disturbance which occurs in our
churches here, in the process of filing out
and in by men in order to isolate the wo-
men at the further end of the pew 1t is
said the habit so universal among us origin
ated with the early settlers, who sat near
the doors of the pews so that in case of an
attack by the Indians they might be ready
for action. In many instances this march
ing out and in like parcel of soldiers is a
perfect nuisance, and the custom might well
be changed.
CORPORATION MEETNG.--The annual
meeting of the Corporation of this village
passed off very quietly, except skirmish
on the Bellows Falls Water Company. On.
this subject there was some pretty sharp
sparring between Messrs. Geo. Slate, Asa
Wentworth, Jr., and some others on one
side, and J. ID. Bridgman on the other.
The question was on raising tax of eight
cents on the dollar. Mr.. Bridgman moved
to amend by inserting five instead of eight.
The amendment, although strictly in or
der, was ruled out of order by the chair.
As there has been considerable discussion
in private circles on this point since, we
presume all are satisfied by this time that
the amendment was in order. The motion
likewise one to raise seven cents, when Mr..
Bridgman moved TO amend TO 6 cents and
4 il thus passed unanimously. The sparring
was not so much on the amount to be
raised as on the amount which the Corpor-
attain should pay the wafer company.
Mr.. Bridgman took ground against rails
ing money TO pay the water company till it
was found out how much was to pay. BY
vote of the Corporation in 1880, it was
stipulated that $50 should be paid the wa
ter company annually, but settlement has
been effected by which the company took
one-half that amount up to Jan. /, 1898.
On the other hand it was contended that
the amount of money in the Treasury would
make no difference as to any future settle
ment with the water company.
The following officers were chosen for
! the year ensuing:
BoiIfS.-Geo. Slate, o. f. Woods, A.
S. Clark, John Arms, S. S. Coolidge.
Fire Wardens.--W Walter Taylor, Wyman
Flint, C. A. Fairbanks, A. NJ. Gushing, ST.
las L. Pierce.
Glerk.--L. A. Grant
Collector.--George Slate.
7reasurer.-Asa Wentworth, Jr.
MAsoNIc.--At the laying of the corner
stone of the Washington Monument, in
1850, r. w. Robert G. Scott Esq, Pas
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Vir.
ginia, delivered an address, from which We
make the following interesting extract
Our attention has been directed to it by
William Stone, Esq, who has been fol
many years an honored member of the
Masonic fraternity in this town.
On the 4th day of November, 1852, in
Lodge No. 4, in the town of Fredericks-
burn, Gen. George Washington was initial
ed into the first degree of Masonry, and on
the Sd day of March, 1853, he was passed
to the Degree of Fellow Graft, and on the
18th day of August, 1853, he was raised tc
the sublime Degree of Master Mason.
CHEsrER.-Two young men named Hi
land H. Hoadly and William Dodge were
recently arrested for theft and fined $50
and cost.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT young lady in
Walpole, N. H., has our best thanks for a
splendid bottle of-winei We mean
current wine made at home 1t is a fine
article-for cooking-of course we never
drink any such thing although friend al
our elbow most wickedly insinuates thai
our ''notice' of it will not be entirely edit
orial 1t is three years old, and from tn,
small quantity CD which we have allowed
ourselves to taste of it, we judge the quail
ty to be unsurpassed.
The SToRM.--A heavy storm of snow
set in on Tuesday and continued the entir,