Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-01-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

bee advertisement Of partner wanted.
Extra copies of the Times may be
~ the Post Office. Price five cents.
" J4yceum Saturday evening of this
at 0. d. Gray's Hall, at 81 o'clock.
annual bank meeting was again
med on Tuesday to Friday Of this
e have received a request to copy
n fcle from the Congregationalist,
u inister's Work." with which we
Simply next week.
k1xertised letters: L. Borden, A. Cob
SISks Dexter Greenwood, Mrs. Susie L.
9ood3pw, Mrs. Z. B. Partridge, Elisha
Z. Hnith, Alfred Wilder.
BY reference to our Westminster
Ttemai Il will be seen that the enterprising
faSmcrs of that town are considering the
practicabiliy of establishing a cheese
factory.
Much wool has recently been sold
BY the farmers in Springfield, who had
two Of more clips on hand, at an average
price Of 40 cents for washed and 26a for
nnwashed.
"a splendid storm came off on Tues
day-~some fifteen inches-and with a
few days treading will make sleighing
never excelled. 1t looks little however
ike another storm this, Thursday morn
ing.
III the Fair of the ladies of the
ConeTsgational Society last week, the
receipts amounted to some s210, which
was an unexpected success, on account of
other nttractions in this vicinity the same
evening.
go An excellent pasture in Athens is
advertised for sale in our columns this
week. Besides being good pasture, it
also has good sugar and fruit orchards,
and buildings, thus offering rare chance.
- z Purcelle's Minstrels had a total
collapse in this place. They had fair
house but those present say it was poor
Performance. They broke up unable or
at least did not pay their bills, and left
town in chaotic state
There will be many young men, We
think, who will be glad to hear of a
Spring term of School in Westminster,
by Prof Ward. See notice in advertis-
ing cclumns
Ne have received a very neat and
tastily printed calendar from the Free
man steam printing house at Montpelier.
The job printing of this establishment
has been brought to a high state of ex-
cclIence and reflects great credit upon
the printers of that Office
zSfsr Tnasday az about nino o'clock
IN the morning most of the village were
suddenly cut off from their supply OF
water, and as no cause for it could be
found during the day, serious apprehen-
sion began to be felt On "Wednesday
morning, however, visit was made to
I" headquarters, at Minard's Pond, where
it was found that the staple which holds
up the gate had been drawn, probably
by the frost, and thus letting down the
gate had entirely shut off the water. II
took but moment to remedy the trou-
bic, and it is now all right again.
The Burlington Free Fress comes to
us ii new type and as it is one of the
soundest and best papers in the State We
are GLAD to see it flourish.
MIR. j. G. Wightman is agent 70,
the medicated soap we mentioned las
week, and those who buy it of him viii
find it az excellent article. Try cake
Of it
g. Robbins, Esq, of Ludlow
has lemon tree ON which there are ovel
forty buds and blossoms.
Geo. Wood of West Brattleborc
says he has tanned or broken ia colts in
the course of his life. Many years age
he was = resident of Reading.
The house of Julius Frost of Vernon
was burned about o'clock, Monda,
morning. Loss $4,000; insured
Royal Pettigrew of Ludlow, shot {
white owl few days since, breaking on
fits wings, and then captured it. From
lip to tip of its extended wings, it meas
ares four feet.
"A little girl two or three years old
1anghter of Mr.. Munroe Lewis of Bolton
was fatally scalded last week, by fallin!
nto kettle of hot water.
a little child belonging to a French
amily, near Putney village, was badl.
'calded Jan. 18th, by tipping the content
If a teapot on to its neck and breast.
FATAL ACcIDENT-The Rutland He,
Id says sad and fatal accident ot