Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-11-16
local Matters
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, lO, 1860.


by sending in their tavors on Tuesday OF
4he week. Important RepS matter, or short |
advertisements will so in if not received (
until Wednesday afternoon or Thursday
morning, but generally we intend to close
In the forms first thing Thursday morning.
M The body of Mr.. Fairbanks, mentioned
been drowned, was found on Monday of
xS1ast week, in the river near where it was
zI*upposed he was drowned, on the west bank
IN the river 1t is thought he arrived at
n 3lat side of the river and fell in when the
a boat struck the shore.
A few days since, Messrs. Graves *
'IS]3eals, miners in Plymouth gold digg;hgs,
E:found a nugget worth $50, aud next day
another worth S10,75. Those Of the miners
no remain are doing u very paying bust
z$ness, but most of them have closed up for
nhe winter.
ia We want TO suggest to the farmers in
land near our village, if it would not be
good idea 10 hold a series Of meetings IN
.this place, this winter, for the purpose OF
\ discussing subjects re.aiing to agriculture
y. An interchange of opinion among us all
y might prove mutual benefit. Our readers
n i'll see by this weeks TINES that the farm
Ezers Of Black River Valley have already
commenced holding meetings, and we be-
1ieye they might be made as interesting and
fproiiitable here, rs elsewhere. What say
you gentlemen?
~ S. +. Merrill of this village has kept an
account with 27 hens for one year, ending
ii October, and finds that it cost about three
dollars per month, or $50 for the year. The
aggregate profit is $72,S4, being net profit
ofs36. They laid 33s dozen eggs which sold
at an average Of Is cents per dozen, max
ing s60,s4; the balance being six dollars
,worth df chickens and six dollars worth Of
manure.
ID 'RnoIorNG AT SAxroN's R1vER.---
wide Awakes and Republicans of Sax
ri toms River, are in no way behind their
n neielfbers in.pariotism or business, and last
H Friday evening they had grand jclliiica-
cannon was fired, the bells rung, their brig
.ode Bead was out and with, their soul-stir-
ring and patriotic music, led off with a
torch lightprocession commandedby Messrs.
Harry and Goodnough. and marched
through Broadway and the other streets Of
the village, frequently cheering as they
passed along. The cannonade was kept up,
the bells ringing, fire works let off and
boniires built, and pretty general tumult
and good time continued for an hour and a
half and finally closed with cheers for old
Abe and the Republicans Of the United
Estates. The whole affair was very sue
scessful, having been got up after dark, and
WAS doubtless enjoyed 50 much the better
on that account.
SAD AccIpENr.-We most deeply re-
accident which occurred on the Sui
slvan Railroad on Saturday night last, by
(which Mr. Howard Ball, one Of the
q conductors on that road, was instantly
KILLED. An extra freight train Of some 30
cars, was coming down and at a short dis
uance from North Charlesiown depot, at
acout o'clock in the morning, when it APP
81 pears that the " journal or axeltree Of the
Z wheels TO one of the cars broke, by which
@ some ten cars of the centre Of the train, were
s thrown down an embankment. Mr.. Ball twas
@ on one Of those cars and was precpitated
MI down tbe bank, and when found, his head
4 was under a pile of lumber, his skull broke
in, and otherwise terribly injured. Mr.
Ball was one of the most faithful and trusty
of young men, and held in the highest es
TEEN by the Superintendent of the road
and by his friends and acquaintance every
where. Mr.. Thompson { the Superin
stendent) was himself on the train at the
time and saw young Ball faithfully a
his post, as he ever was, but a momen
before the sad catastrophe. He was about
2S years of age, formerly belonged in Ac
worth, n H., and was soon TO have beer
married, and had procured his wedding sui
an this place last week. Alas for futur,
bright and happy hopes and human calcu
lationsi The shaft of death could neve
seem to come more unexpected or more un
timely
The cars thrown down the bank wer
Loaded mainly with -four and grain, whicl
& was much scattered about, and the damag
TO the cars and freight must be considerable
but we have beard no estimate.
The Bellows Falls Home Educationa
q Society, held meeting at the School Hous
on Tuesday evening. The discussion wa
quite spirited, and was participated in b,
Messrs. Slate, Albee, Rev. Mr.. Perry an
Rev. Mr.. Gray. J. w. Moore read goo
article on the same subject, and Mr.. Gray
remarks were well calculated to keep IN th
interest.
Before the discussion begun, an exeeilen