Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-01-24
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FRIDAY, JAN. p, 1862.
Book binding.


We would announce to our readers that
W. has e made arrangements by which we
hrc prepared to receive all kinds of book
binding. The work will be done in the
most superior manner, and we are quite
ture will give satisfaction. Orders solicited
BRlErs. The ladies of the Congrega-
iional church and Society Of this village,
will bold their annual Fair al Wightman's
Hall, on "Wednesday afternoon and evening
pfIaext week. Refreshments will be served,
1&1Ea large variety of fancy and useful ar
11les will be offered fer sale. a pleasant
nci i warranted, and all are cordially in
Siled Last week Dan Mccarthy
gave his wife another severe beating, sirik-
ing her on the head with stone, and cut
ting il severely, and much injured her 9TH
erwise. She bled very profusely, and fled
for he neighbors, and sank down in the
snow Exhausted, but help was near at hand
md she was taken care Of. Mccarthy was
arrestcd after considerable resistance on his
rart, IN which he kicked various shins, Capt.
Taylor, the officer, getting his share with
The others. He was brought before justice
Merriek Wentworth, and bound up TO
Gouniy Court, and officer Taylor marched
him off to Jail that afternoon, For more
than year McCarthy's abuse of his wife
and family has been frequent. and once be-
fore, he was sent to Jail, and let out on
promises Of good behavior. Again he was
arrested and again allowed 10 go without
being sent to Jail, on renewed promise Of
good behaviour. As the States Attorney
j. one Of the incorporating sort of
men, be will not be likely to get off very
easy this time. John Fish, formerly
of this village, and an employee on the
Valley Railroad, recently met with very
severe accident on railroad near Chicago,
We believe, where he was a conductor. He
had both legs broken, one of them twice.
Arms & Wilson have lowered the
price of Kerosene oil, as will be seen by
their advertisement Their store is also an
excellent place TO get hardware and gro
ceries. We understand that A. d.
Roe, formerly teacher of the high school in
this yhlage, is now Post Master at North
East Centre, n. Y. Both banks at
Brattleboro have each declared semi-annu-
Al divideLds of per cent, and the Wind
l,csc fN<,urt,, Ca,.;pcs I,,.;tut,a ,, ar Rpat.la
b0rp, has declared an extra dividend of
pr cent. per annum on all deposits remain
ing one or more years, for the last five
years. The friends Of the Rev. Mr..
Bryant, at Felchville, gave him success
ful donation visit at the house of William
Frlch, on Saturday evening, the 9TH inst.
Zera G. Barber of Windsor, was
seriously injured on Monday last week, by
the falling of a tree. He was knocked
down and held to the ground, where he
must have persisted had not his son who
fortunately was near by, extricated him
from his perilous situation. Mr.. b. was
severely injured but ii is thought he will
recover A great amount Of snow
has fallen in This section of late. For a.
week, snow has fallen more or less every
day. George w. Kendall has been
appointed- Post Master at Felchyille, in
place of William Felch. resigned. Il
A horse recently took fright in Windsor,
and ran against a yoke Of oxen with such
force as TO break the yoke in two. The
horse died soon aftes fiom the effect Of the
injuries received in this charge. On
the house Of Daniel Hammond, at West
Windsor, from an explosion of gas, while
a lamp was being filled with Kerosene oil.
MIR. Hammond was badly burnt, and the
clothes of Mrs II. were set on FIRE, but ex-
tinguished before doing her any injury.
~ The Seventh regiment has been
supplied with boots manufactured by the
.Chester Boot Company, and they are said
to be very much superior to those general
II sold to the soldiers. We have no doubt
Of it, as Mr.. Leonard, who has the super
intendence of the business, is one of the
thorough going men, and does not do things
by the halves. Luke i. Bond of
Dummerston, has raised colt year old
last May, which now weighs 1000 pounds.
South Reading is speckled with the
measles, and the school has been stopped.
Out Of forty scholars, the measles has got
hold Of thirty-four of them at this time
In one family there are now seren sick
with them, and three more to come.
We understand that Adjuant Charles B.
Stoughton has been appointed Major of the
4th regiment--a position which we have
no doubt he will fill with credit te himself
and the Green Mountain State.
Some Interesting statistics on the number of
sheep Killed by dogs, will be found on fourth
page. Lieut.. Col. L. A. Grant has
been home on furlongh, and spent a few
days here this week, where he was cordial
~ wcIconed He started for the seat Of