Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1865-01-27
Local Matters.

field, Htlu NSty suSSeseiui iSsN'a' az 'he
Town Hall on Thursday evening of last
week. The receipts amounted to over
$500, the largest sum received at any
similar occasion ever held in that place.
THE Vermont Justice" recently no.
feed in our columns, and of so much value
peyery lawyer and business man, is for
sale by 0. F. Woods.
- In the article on the murder in
Ohio, published on our outside last week,
it was printed Deerfeld, Conn, when it
should have been Ohio. With this cor
rection the allusion to Streeter, hung at
Medina one year ago, becomes consistent.
The Festival of the Ladies Of the
Congregational Society, passed off very
pleasantly on Wednesday evening, and the
receipts amounted to $2ll,5o.
A woman named Dayton, residing in
that part of Ludlow called Grahamsville,
vent into an uncccupied house and COM
mitted suicide by hanging, early Monday
morning last. She has left four children,
the youngest of which she carefully dressed
before going out She had been Subject to
fits which are supposed to have impaired
her intellect, and this with domestic trou-
bes is supposed to have been the cause.
- Great sleigh rides into Chester are
the order from all the towns about. They
60 to the Ingraham House, and all are
unanimous in praise of the very handsome
manner with which they are served, and
leave with very strong anxiety TO 60
again. Some 60 persons went there from
Reading and eathersfeld last Friday
and had merry time" till morning ~
Another large party from Springfield were
expected on Tuesday, and still another
from this place on Thursday.
- The company of State militia raised
in Jamaica was organized by electng L.
N. Sprague, Captain; Daniel Lyon, first
Lieutenant; and Park Davis, second
Lieutenant.
- The wife of Loren Kingsbury, of
Londonderry, dug and put into the cellar,
he past season, $50 bushels of potatoes,
besides doing much other farm work, her
husband being in the army.
- The sleigh-riders from Springfield to
Ingrahams, Chester, on Tuesday, number
ed one hundred and twenty persons.
Mr.. Elijah Cleveland, of Coventry,
lately sold 10 Mr.. VIM. Ruggles, of Lyn-
don, one pair of five years old oxen, and
a pair of six years old, for $500. The
four weighed but a few pounds less than
$500. They were short horned Dur
hams.
- Lake Champlan froze over on
Wednesday of last week, opposite Bur-
lington. This is about month earlier
than the time of its closing last year, and
about two weeks earlier than the average
time.
Burlington voted last week to be-
come city, by majority Of 2o3; yeas
452, nays PIG.
- The line officers ofthe 9Th regiment
on Thursday evening of last week, elected
Samuel E. Pingree, of Hartford, Colonel
Stephen M. Pingree, of Royalton, Lieut.
Coonel; and Ora Paul. of Pomfret
Major.
- Mrs. Portus Baxter, wife Of Repre-
sentative Baxter, has received presen
of silver plate, valued at $1,000, in &C
acknowledgement of her attentions to sicl
and wounded prisoners in Washington.
- Charles WEIGH, one of the men in
jured at the Burlington boiler explosion
on Monday of last week, has since died
the eighth victim. Tie cause of the dis
aster is still nexplacable. Two witnesses
in the investigation now going on, swor
positively that they tried the upper gauge
OF the engine before the explosion, an
ionnd plenty Of water.
- There is now confined in the Stat
Prison, at Windsor, fifty-eight canvict'
four of whom were sentenced for murder.
- Mr.. F. M. Chase, formerly Of Spring
field, has charge of the revenue depart
ment of ST. Adams, which has been DIT
clared port of entry by the President.
The doctors in Burlington are jubi
lant over the adoption of the city charte
the Times says, upon the well recognize
principle that il is healthier to live in th
country than in the city, They anticipat
lively work now"
"A Fort has been erected near tn
spot where Lieut.. Colonel Cummings, LIT
VT, fell in battle, and is named in honor {
him-Fort Cummings.
PUTNEY ITEMs.-There will be colt
lon party at A. L. Pierce's Hall. Eai
Putney, on Tuesday evening of next weel
very ample preparations are being mad
and those interested anticipate a yer
pleasant time. The music viii be Joslyu
band, and a general invitation is extende