Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-12


Dec. 18th, commencing al o'clock IA the
I afternoon.
BELLOWS FALLS, Dec. s, 1862.
BRIsFs.-Several soldiers have written
us letters, and only given Us their initials.
Most of these we recognize by the hand
b writing, but some Of them we do not. WIZ
B such please give Us their names, as we do
not publish Anonymous articles. Write your
4name on seine CORNER of the sheet, not Tor
but that We may know the au-
|Fhor. We have some on hand which we may
publish on receipt of the authors name.
49, The dwelling of Capt. Taylor of
Kills village, caught fire on Sunday morning.
blu, was exiinguished before doing material
damage. 1t took near the chimney IN some
Df the lower rooms, and was probably
caused by heat from the chimney.
The Annual State Temperance Convention
hich WIGS no ih,sye been held at tiais I9soe,
las been postponed for the present, on'ae-
II bout Of the ireu5led condition Of the'cour-
IN, The Executive Committee bepe~oted
II sun sufficient to sgszaishaemparaneea
Ito each of the officers and men connected
with the Vermont regiments now in the
4 limited States service. James a
a Willard * Co., Saxton's River, offer extra
inducements te trade at their establishment
4 See their advertisement. Ehe FED
III ,eral Government IL NOW erecting military
ri hospital at Brattlebon0, under the arrange
ments planned by DR.. Hhelps OF Windsor.
4 Jt is to be plesed in a Few weeks. -
according ts the pepos Of the commission
Ter of Pensions there Is batene Revolution
hry pensioner now living in Vermont. Can
Inv one tell us who. and where he is!
There are only fifty-fou in the loyal rtsses.
- : Iarkin G. Mead. the Vermont ar'
fist, is going TO Eu#ape 10 spend year
nmong the aeulptors at RoEe. The
story that the Vermont 9Th lad been eK-
changed, WIS not trae, and they are safa a.
Chicago, and we are CHAD to see that they
now have better quarters Some q
the papers which base raised their prsoe
" fnd they cannot sand the continued rise 10
N paper and are osw iqyiHg The o,lses expe-
n dient Of cutting down the size Of their pa
&& per. Skating is again the orde
among the boys and eiris, but it ~iR be vel
20 knew g,ow flick the ice is before ventur
ing upon It. AT Ludlow recently, DO,
named Martin Sargent, fell into water ia
beyond his depth, AID was snaliy reseueS
by comrade, Willie Barhank, who re
ceived handsome present for his bravery
from the father Of the rescued boy
Friends send in your orders for the TINE
81 for 1868. You will not have so good al
81 opportunity long. The high price Of print
paper utterly forbids it. : - In maxim
scmittances to this office, our friends are re
nuested not 10 send shin-p!as,ers issued b
M individuals of whom we of course kno'
nothing. They may be good, but are nc
rurreut where the parties issuing them ar
hot known. Get postage stamps when 20
can, but If they are rot to be had, kuilan
Railroad cheeks, Bratileboro and city {
Troy Will do. DR. J. N. Moore
Chester, keeps one of the neatest little dru
stores in the State, and those wanting an
Thing he keeps will surely do well TO maxi
bin a cali. - We had a cold snap Il
FIRST Of the week, and on Monday mornir
1ifierent thermometers in this village mari
ed from 6 10 ii degrees below zt 70.
Saxtons River il was 10. The sleighir
Is excellent, but the weather has moderate
and If il continues so, will soon spoil
y. Fl. Robbins, at Chester depot, keeps
capital good store, and those wanting har
ware or other goods which he keeps, W
lind an opportunity to make good bargain
either wholesale or retail.
The WESTERN ARNY.-A letter FRI
Charles A. Sherwin (son of Amasa Sh
win, of this village,) gives an INTEREST,"
account of the advance of the army of
west. to which he belongs. Arriving so,
miles south Of Corinth, they had skirm
with the rebels, upon whom they praciis
little strategy of the genuine kind, a
succeeded in capturing some 40 at G
Time Mr.. Sherwin belongs to the fam,