Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-12-04
Fitty-two Years Ago.
BELLOWS FALLs-RocKINGHAM--s
FIELD, &c.

user, dated " Monday, August "a, 1878"
1t is "edited by Thomas G. Fessenden,
md published weekly by Bill Blake &
Co" and is volume two. In it we find
number of things of interest especially
in this town and Springfield. The name
Of Jonas Galusha is at the editorial head
for Governor. The school tax collector
Of this village (no name given) adver-
tises that unless the taxes are "paid i'm
there will be cost made on
the same" Military orders of the first
and second brigade are issued blythe" Ma
jor General" dated at Rockingham,
this 18th day of August, A. d. 1875"
and signed "Daniel Kellogg, ABIDE
camp" which, we presume, means the
venerable Judge Kellogg, now residing
at Brattleboro. The following is the
only marriage notice in the number =
=" In Rockingham, on the 10th inst, by
the Rev. Mr.. Woolidge, John H. Camp
bell, Esq, to Miss Mary McIlvain."
The most enterprising business concern
in this village at that time, judging from
this paper, was "Hall & Green" Their
store was situated on the lot where o. F.
Woods hotel was burned last summer.
Mr.. Green was the late Henry A. Green
of Henry street, and Mr.. Hall was faith
err of w. f. Hall, now of Washington,
ID. c. Aaron Leland of Chester, guar
dian of Simeon Watkins, advertises
whereas, Simeon Watkins, a ward of
the subscriber, appears disposed to trade
with every person he can" and then pro-
ceeds to forbid such sales, &c. Simeon,
in his early day, was on hand for a
trade" whatever may have been his
proclivities in later life. Levi Crosby,
of Chester, tailor, has got sick of the
credit system, even in that day of cred
it, and advertises that he will "exact
cash for cutting after this date" Nah
lon Minard of Westminster, offers for
sale lot of cavalry equipments.
We copy three deaths in Springfield,
of very sad interest, and which created
profound sorrow in Springfield at the
time of their occurrence QS1S) as fol-
lows:
"Died-InSpringfeld on the 14th inst.
Mrs Lockwood, wife of Mr.. Amos Lock
wood of that place aged SO. Her death
was the result of melancholy accident
of which the following are the most i'm
portant particulars as stated to us. The
deceased, in company with her husband,
and large party of her friends and ac-
quaintance went on to a high hill or
mountain in Springfield, called Skitcha-
wogg mountain, for the purpose of pick
ing blue berries. On the east side Of the
mountain is a precipice of nearly 400
feet, and part of it almost perpendicu-
lar. 1t is supposed that the deceased de-
scended from the top of the hill about
100 feet, over part which was not so
steep'as the precipice below. She then
fell about 10 feet to a place where her
son in law stood, who attempted to stop
her progress, in which he succeeded for
few moments, holding her with one
hand and grasping bush with the 9th
er. Her clothes, however, giving way
she fell about 10 feet further, from whence
with several Interruptions, caused by pro
/ iections in the side of the mountain, she
fell about 96 feet where she finally stop
ped. The whole distance which she was
precipitated was calculated at 116 feet
She was found sitting at the foot Of 8
tree which supported her, with hel
clothes decently composed about her
gasping for breath and unable to speak
She survived the fatal catastrophe about
two hours and thirty minutes, but expir
ed on the spot before any medical aic
could be obtained.
Also expired i'll Springfield on thu
2Sth ult. Mrs Sarah Stow in the following
shocking manner. She had been sub
iect to fits for more than thirty years
Her daughter left her alone for abou
three hours to attend to school in thu
district in which they resided. On tn
daughters return and entering the house
horrible to behold mass appeared il
flames On extinguishing the blaze he
mother appeared lifeless corpse partl
consumed. The windows and doors be
ing open it is generally supposed tina
the fire caught the clothes of the decea'
ed, although she lay at least three fee
from the fire place.
In Springfield on the 18th inst. OF tn
bilious cholic Mrs. Sally Fletcher, wi
of Mr.. Justus Fletcher, aged 81 years
Mrs. Sarah Stow mentioned aboN
was mother of Joseph Stow, who is sti
living in Appleton, Wis, having forme
ly moved to that State from Hanove
n. H. Mrs. Sally Fletcher's Made
name was Glynn, and she was daugl
ter of Isaac Glynn, of Springfield,
revolutionary soldier, a man ofconsider'
blefame in his day, and who died inlS3l
aged "A years We remember seri
of interesting papers which were publls
ed of him about twenty years ago in Il
Windsor Journal. Mr.. james Glynn,
brother of Mrs. Fletcher's, now lives
North Haverhill, n. III. He went
Springfield when three years of az
lived there till he was twenty-five, wit
he moved to New York, where he Inv