Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-08-07
Old Papers.
stated.

Leon ID. Hurd OF this village has
brought us a copy of the " Farmers Mu-
scum, or Literary Gazette" being a
month older than one noticed by us last
spring. 1t is dated "Walpole, Newhamp-
shire, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1901" In this
paper are many things Of interest both
in Vermont and New Hampshire. "One
of the best farms in the West Parish of
Westminster, VT" containing
about two hundred acres of excellent
land" &C., is advertised for sale by
Z" Ebenezer Goodhue, living on the prem
ises." He says there is I" "a good young
orchard on it." [Can any one therein
give us any account of that orchard at
the present time y John French Of
Langdon, N. H., advertises " one cent
reward for runaway apprentice, "19
years old" William Pierce Of Walpole,
advertises that he has just "opened a
tavern" in that place. We copy the fol-
lowing marriage notice which may be of
some interest to the present generation of
Westminster;
"At Westminster, Mr.. Thomas Ran
ney, sc 81, to Mrs. Desire Rowson, &c a"
There is also another marriage notice
at Rochester, of MIR. Jeremiah Berry and
Mrs. Dorothy Emerson, aged so and 70,
respectively Age does not seem to have
been any barrier to matrimony in those
days. A death in Walpole is thus an
nounced:
"In this town, on Wednesday last,
Deacon Benjamin Foster sc 94-for many
years a pensioner on the bounty of Gen.
Bellows, of this town"
Mrs. T.. w. Stowell of Westminster
West, has sent US an interesting relic or
document of the war of 1912, being an
illustrated paper after the manner OF
those days. 1t is entitled, " Hierogliphics
of John Bulls overthrow or A view of
the northern expedition in Miniature. y
There is no date to the sheet, but it con.
tains an account of the disasterous attack
of our forces on the nights of Queens
town, dated Buffalo, Oct. 20, 1912. The
pictures are exceedingly primitive, and
we Judge are intended as comic take
off on that unfortunate affair. 1t is
printed on but one side of the sheet, and
shows that the art of comic illustration
has progressed some in the last ftty-siN
wears Mrs. Stowell has our thanks fol
her favor and may rest assured, tina
though it is some time since we received
it, it is none the less appreciated.
To John L. Putnam of Brattleboro W,
are indebted for package of old papers
most of them the old Worcester Spy, va
riously dated from 1893 to 1907. ANON
them is a copy of " The Reporter" print
ed by William Fessendon" and date
Brattleborough, (Vt) November
1905" In this paper we find that tw
prisoners have just broke "gaol" q
Newfane, and car. Butterfeld, gaoler
advertises " ten dollars reward" for then
The names of the prisoners are annount
ed as George Reed, Jun. of Marlbol
ough, and an Indian named Amos Schze
(alias) Schuyler of Halifax" Cyrr
CARPENTER of Guilford offers two mil
Reward for runaway boy, and Dani'
Wakefield of Jamaica advertises that b
has found a pair of ''black leather saC
= die bags" The advertisements in tn
number indicate that the interior of tn
county advertised more in proportion
those days than at the present time. II
same number also contains the followir
marriage notice " At Chester, in tn
State, John p. Williams, Esq, attorne
: at-law, to Miss Rachel Dodge, both
: that town"