Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-04
AS the Corporation meeting is to be held

1uiC Will ENC oAtiSitNtipu. tIutIS
As the Corporation meeting is to be held
on Monday evening next the first lecture of
Mr.. Balch will be delivered ON Wednesday
evening Of next week, instead Of Monday
evening, as announced last week. Tickets
may be had Of Mr.. +. NJ. Wilson the
treasurer of the Association, ut Arms &
Wilson's. Single tickets - cents two
tickets 25 cents, and five tickets so cents.
The second lecture will be on Friday
evening Of next week.
Capt. Taylor appeared in the streets of
this city on Tuesday with Union cockade.
1t was of Solid Brass, with the initials NJ.
S." on it, and we trust was a representation
of the firmness Of the north. We UNDER
stand Capt. Barker Of the Green Noun
tain Guards of this place, announces him
self as ready to proceed to the sea, of war,
10 put down the rebellion.
Chauncey Richardson, Esq, of South
Woodstock, has been the President Of the
social library association of that place for
thirty-seven years. The library now con-
tains nine hundred volumes 1t started
sixty-four years ago with but twenty-five
volumes. During this time many volumes
have been worn out and sold off. AT the
annual meeting Mr.. Richardson desired to
be excused and made a very neat and APP
fpropriate speech, concluding with--"Please
consider me an old volume worn out, not
worth repairing and set me one side" But
the association very properly refused to set
him aside.
Inquiries are made about the u. S. Arse
nal in this city! There are two or three
Breckenridge men here who are full of
sympathy with South Carolina, and anxious
to enter the service Of the rebels. Our ar
senal contains about seventy five muskets,
and other military stores, at the north end
of canal street. The nearest military sta
lion is Col. Cochran, who is an nnyielding
union man, and we assure the country that
he viii be able to hold it against any force
that may be brought against il. The arse
nal in Bellows Falls is safe yet
The ticket Office at the depot was robbed
Of about $500 on Tuesday. Col. Coch-
ran, who has charge of it, left it few min
utes past II a. NJ. and returned an hour
after and found the money gone. The rob,
Der got access through the window of the
ladies room, which had not been fastened as
usual, as the prints of his boots plainly in
dictated.
The Windsor Congregational Associa-
alton win meet with Rev. A. F. Clark, al
Ludlow, Tuesday Jan. p, at ia O'Clock, NJ
Mr.. Nutting's organs continue 10 be much
admired wherever they are put in use
The Claremont Eagle says that Mr.. A. p
Wyman, formerly Of That place, has beer
appointed professor Of music in the semi
nary, and also organist in St. Mathew
(EpiscopaD Church, Wheeling, Va, ant
that "they have purchased new and beau
tiful organ for the church, made by w
Nutiing, Esq, Bellows Falls, Vt. Thu
organ is the largest and best instrument it
the city Of Wheeling"
Next week we shall publish an articl'
entitled-"A page in the physical hisior,
of Grafton"
Religious services will be held in tn
Congregational Church, in accordance witt
the recommendation of the President O
the United States, on Friday at l o'clocl
p. NJ. Discourse from Eccl. Z. 7. frs
clause.
The annual corporation meeting Of thi
village will be held next Monday evening
and there should be full attendance.
The dedication Of the new Baptist Churc
in this place, took place on Thursday of las
week, and was very fully attended, man
being present from abroad. The sermo
was by Rev. S. +. Brown, the PASTOR
The exercises were attended with muc
interest throughout. The church is neatl
inisished and commodious.
Joel Pratt,of Vernon. died very suddenl
on Tuesday last. He rose in the mornin
apparently in usual health, and was take
in fit while sitting in his chair and die
Immediately He was sixty-four years {
age.
J. @. Hawkins of Reading, has remove
to Brandon where he has formed law CO
partnership with Hon. Ezra Jane.
A good story is now going the rounds 4
the expense of Hugh Ii. Henry, Esq, {
Chester. While attending the late sessio
of the Legislature at Montpelier. he mad
a remark 10 friend that he twas littl
deaf, but could see as well as ever" III
2 afterwards went 10 the hotel for supper, an
after being seated stuck his fork into
doughnut, and commenced to peel it, SUI
posing it to be potatoe.-Young Mead
the Brattleboro sculptor, being witness
the "optical illrsion,r retired and produce