Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-25

got Us low as 80 III tbis CITY.
Tie next lecture Of the course will be
delivered on the 18th aud 9Th of February,
BY Rev. Mr.. Balch, on Constaninople and
the Turks, and on the | ilh, poem by john
.G. Sake,
The annual meeting of Abauaqui Engine
Co, will be held in Chase's Hall tomorrow
evening, for the choice of officers and other
business.
The adjourned corporation meeting was
held at Chase's Hall, on Monday Evening,
the result of which was settlement with
the Water Company, who take fifty per
cent of their debt against the village, and
are to be paid fifty dollars a year hereafter,
and furnish water for the reservoirs, the
expense of carrying the water from the
pipes to the reservoirs to be paid by the
evaporation, and the water company reserve
the right to annul this contract on giving
notice to the clerk of the corporation. The
village and water company are therefore
both TO be congratulated on the settlement
of question of long standing
c. f. Pease has superb lot of perfum-
cry for GALE, put up in the most captivating
style Of bottles, admirably adapted to the
toilet, or parlor Of prince.
The Westminster Cornet Band hold their
FIRST concert and levee. at the Town Hall,
on Tuesday evening of next week, under
the direction of S. F. Merrill, of this place.
The ladies have charge of the levee, aud
they have already on other occasions, proved
themselves thoroughly sufficient to carry
forward such project with complete sue
cess. The arrangements are ample for a
capital good time. The proceeds are for
the benefit of their Band, and we trust will
be abundant.
The Hutchinson Family sing at Chester
ahis evening. Success to them.
The Chester folks believe in enjoying
good sleighing, and accordingly about sixty
couple seeded on Tuesday 10 Ludlow.
where Mr.. Adams gave them warm re-
ception.
A correspondent wants to know if we
were aware that Cotton can be raised in
Vermont. He has seen ball that was
raised in Andover last season, by Mr.. Gut
terson from seed planted last May. He
says "let South Carolina go to--market
with her cotton, we can raise our own"
All right. Hurrah for MIR. Gutterson
His cotton is better than any compromise
yet proposed.
RAILROAD AccIDENT.-The down freight
train on the Rutland Railroad, ran off the
track on Monday Evening, about o'clock
while on the bridge about three miles above
Rockingham station, ia this town. The
bridge gave way, and five cars went down
killing some five cattle and forty or fifty
sheep, and mixing up in about equal parts
quantity of corn, rye and oats. Won
derful to tell, no person was injured though
two went down in the wreck. The cars
were badly smashed and the train has
since met on either side, the passenger.
crossing the place or foot.
Several Irishmen at Braitleboro, having
become alarmed about war and secession
have Withdrawn their deposits from the
Savings bank there. The reason assigned
.was-"And sure, therell be war;"
In one of his recent appeals for compro
mise before the House committee of thirty
three, Tom Corwin said. "rhe peopl,
must agree to some terms, or see the open
ing of the .Sirtl Seal" Turning to the Gil
chapter of Revelations the great significance
of the illustration is at once apparent.
The commencement of the Spring tern
Springfield Wesleyan Seminary is changes
to the 18th of FEBRUARY, instead oil. the 18th
The advertisement has been changed ac
,cordingly, to which we call attention. Tn
advertisement of the Chester Accadem
has also been changed this week and w
would direct the readers attention to tina
also.
The Nottingham Agricultural Society
held meeting on the 18th inst, and hear
addresses from L. Brown, j. French, L. (
Warren, and others. This is one of ,h
best town societies in the State. and the.
have now passed a vote inviting Hon. Fred
errick Holbrook of Bratllcboro to addres
them.
The Bellows Falls Library Associatio
has been recognized, with the followin
officers for 1861: President II. f. Slough
ton; Secretary, j. ID. Perkins; Director
III. L. Stoughton, A. S. Clark, o. b. Arm:
Lucius Harlow, Carlton E. Webb, J. L
Perkins, j. Bowtell.
At the annual meeting Of the Below
Falls Savings Institution. the following off
GERS were chosen: President, Merric
Wentworth Tice Presidents, John A
Farnsworth, A. A. Stone; Secretary an
Treasurer. James II. Williams, Jr.; Trm
tees, Ira Goodhue, Elias Olcott, III. II
Stone, J. ID. Bridgman, Gates Perry, c.
Chase, Francis Daniels, VIM. Consnt, L
Amadon, S. S. Stoddard, L. A. Grant, job
Billing, Wyman Flint, Marvin w. Dayi.