Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-29

been distributed this week. Those for the
touth probate district are sent out from
Bratleboro, and all those for this district
from this office.
y We shall be pleased to furnish votes for
pwn representative or justices of the peace,
. any Of our friends who may send us their
orders.
BRrErs.-The Union Caucus at Rock.
)ngham Centre on Saturday afternoon,
3hould not be forgotten. Also the one in
Westminster. 1t is worthy of note that
3oth Of these meetings are called in a spirit
tutirely free from partisan strife. and the
|abuly party movement being the Offspring of
Ahe seeesh State convention held here some
zFeeks since. II win be seen by an
advertisement in another column that j. D..
Bridgman has been appointed Assistant
y. 5. Assessor, for the district comprising
she towns Of Rockingham, Westminster.
Putney, and Athens. At the town
heeting held at the Centre on SATURDAY..
ahere was quite full attendance, and after
considerable discu sion, very general spirit
n unanimi,y prevailed. A bounty of SIS
Pas voted to nine months men, and $50
y three years men to fill up the old regi-
hanis. A squad Of some 80 or 40
pen from Charlestown, n. H, marched
|hrough this place on their way to WaIpole.
b Tuesday. They kept step TO the stir
Ping music of Yankee Doodle, on fife and
rum. All the quotas of Rockingham
tould now be full if she was allowed for
n the men furnished, and few to spare.
rs 1t Is, the nine months quota is full. and
re lack about twenty men on the three
FEARS quota, on account of twenty-four men
POI having been return ed last spring. ].
a'he Saxion's River Light Infantry, are
hlling up their ranks to the required num-
Per. and now have about 80 men. :
he ladies of Rutland are very patriotic.
,nd at the meeting there the other day.
hhen they were addressed by Col. Wilcox.
'everal came forward and offered 500 earl,
p be divided among the first four volun-
leers who should present themselves. Al
Brandon the ladies are giving their gold
Fngs which are taken and sold two or three
| mes over. One ring presented by an un-
lnown lady, Melted the neat little revenue
\ $50. By order No. IL, in anoth.
r place, il will be seen that the draft for
bose towns which have not filed their quo
Fs, is to take place on Wednesday of next
Feek. There is still opportunity for vol
and we have strong faith that
here will be no draft in this State. We
Parn that on Tuesday, 2300 nine months
pen had been offered to the governor in
be State, and no doubt the number will be
ncreased to 5000 at the end of the week,
\ recent war meeting in Brandon, il
eas voted TO publish in black list, all
hmes Of those who have means but shall
efuse TO contribute in support of the war,
s evidence Of their disloyalty or total in
Davis, Esq, of Felchville, has been ap-
ointed assistant Secretary of the Vermont
bate Agricultural Society. $3.50 Hon.
Ibenezer Howe of Vernon, has been ap-
pinted Assistant U. S. Assessor In the
|ernon district. The death Of Jack
RUSSELL, at the battle of Baton Rouge, brief.
announced last week, is confirmed. Jack
'as brave boy, and had previously proved
is bravery in the battle Of Bull Run. He
the first one who has been killed in bat.
e, of the Bellows Falls boys, one or two
thers having been slightly wounded. He
Jas servant to Maj. Holbrook, and fell with
FOL. Roberts, shot throug Oh the groin. lie
ad procured arms and went to one flank
the regiment, near Col. Roberts, to help
|ght the rebels, where his body was found
lext day after the battle. p. :. Since
'iiting the foregoing we have seen letter
2 his mother, from Maj. Holbrook who
peaks in terms of high praise of Jacks
avery, who, he says, fell in front of our
mes where he had bravely gone !" and of
Us heroic conduct he says, "a drawer or
'ooier deed was not done on that day." and
Pat he had always been "a faithful and re.
liable boy" He was 16 years of age.
For Pease's and Periodicals see his adj.
ertisement. He has all the leading dailies,
nd it was not till recently that we were
ware OF the immense trade in newspapers
this place. William Nutinr. ,tr..
building fine residence on his lot south
the Island House, in his usual and char.
cterisiic good taste. And we understand
'oi. Cochran designs soon to build one or
~o dwellings on his lots on School street.
- Spunky little Athens has filed her
uo'a and is awaiting the next. She gives
ioo to each of her nine months men. -.-l
ne quota of Wilmington is full and some
y spare. The Agricultural fair in that