Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-01-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

"A Happy New Year to all our read
ors and patrons, both old and new!
N Our readers will doubtless notice
that we don a new suit Of clothes this
week.
M - Single copies of the TIMES may be
obtained at the Post Office. Price, five
cents
= The L.adscsef Emmanuel Church in
heir late Fair were successful to the
mount of $500
ri Harper's Pictorial Weekly has a
!. picture of the Northfeld disaster. 1t may
DC had Of o. +. Woods. &e~"
The first general snow-storm-sufIi-
eient for good sleighing in this section
came New Years day, about eight inches
NJ - Jonathan Cram of South Reading,
the accident to whom we mentioned two
weeks ago. died of his injuries on We'd
nesday of last week.
- The people Of Athens held a town
meeting, few days since, and voted TO
raise four hundred cents On Che dollar, to
pay their war debt s,.
The Baptist Church and society de-
cline to accept the resignation of Rev.
N. Pierce, and he viii probably remain
with them for the present Y3Ht
Rev. Mr.. Swain Of Grafton has
gone west on visit to friends in Michi-
gan, and with view to FINAL settle
ment in some of the western states.
Advertised letters: L. Bronson, G.
Crosby, d. l. Hudson, John McCarty,
Miss A. A. Smith, Mrs. L. C. Smith, Mrs.
Charles Shechelle, Hollis Wyman. Held
for postage, Miss Ann NJ Howard, Graf
ton, VT
" - We publish in another column
Business Directory of this village, as cor
rect as our limited time to get it up would
permit, intending to have no emissions,
and we will esteem it favor for any one
% report any omission or needed correc-
zion which they may find in it
HI f. Chandler d CO., marble works
have dissolved, and the business will here
after be carried on by Geo. Andrews q
Co, Mr.. Andrews having removed his
works to the old stand on Bridge Street.
We can cordially commend this firm to all
wanting anything in their line Their
work is excellent and not surpassed else
where
The Ladies of the Congregational
Society of Putney held festival in the
vestry of their newly repaired church, on
christmas Eve, the proceeds amounting
to S16S, which we are informed will be
appropriated towards defraying the ex-
penses of furnishing the church.
-Pearce & Peabody have added
groceries to their. wholesale Fish market
rs will be seen by their announcement
IN our advertising columns Their whole
sale trade in fresh and salt fish has al
ready assumed good proportions, and we
hope will continue to increase to profit
able and selfsustaining business.
w. L Sabin severely scalded one
arm on Friday last while butchering
hogs. The skin was entirely burnt off
up to the elbow, and added to this he
sprained the shoulder of the same arm,
day or two after, while feeding cattle
In his barn, SO that he will be disabled
for while.
Will Chester subscriber who has
paid his subscription within two weeks,
previous to Tuesday of this week, and not
received receipt for the same in his
paper, please report TO our agent in Ches-
Ter. We have by some unaccountable
neans lost the name, and have loose
Two dollar bill on hand, and do not know
10 whom to credit it
Messrs Pearce & Peabody on
opening their wholesale fish market last
week very handsomely remembered the
press, by sending us most generous sized
fresh cod, which has been duly discussed
hy our domestic board and found to b.
exceedingly nice. We are very sure the,
cannot fail TO please their customers, ant
such nice varieties as they now have a
their store is sufficient to make our who'll
community feel as though they lived il
Gloucester ITSELF
The annual meeting ofthe member
Of the Connecticut River Mutual Fir
Insurance Co. was held at the secreta
fies Office in this village, on Wednesday
md the following directors were elected
81 the year ensuing. A. Wentworth, J
p. Williams, J. d. Bridgman, Georg
Slate, Bellows Falls, L. C. Hubbard
Saxtons River, f. B. Campbell, Brat
tleboro, Charles Whitney, Athens, w
6. Myers, Bellows Falls, A. Preston, As
cutneyville. The President and Secre
tary not yet chosen.