Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-01-17
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BELLOWS FALLS, JAN. II, 1868
LOCAL MATTERS.

Ladies Festival this Thursday
evening at Wightman's Hall. They de-
serve liberal patronage and we hope
they will have it.
The annual meeting of the National
Bank of Bellows Falls, ON Tuesday, was
adjourned to Tuesday of next week.
= Theannual village corporation meet
ng does not occur this year in Jan. as here
tofore, but in the spring, in accordance
With vote passed last year, so that the
usual series of interesting corporation
meetings do not occur this winter.
= Rev. Levi Loring of Saxtons Riv-
81, gratefully acknowledges the reception
Of SO sleigh, as New Years gift
from his people.
= Another farm is advertised for sale
in Athens, by S. L. Perham. See adver-
tisement.
- Advertised letters Henry s. Blake,
j. C. Converse, Mrs. Laura A. Mann, S.
u. Martin, William Morrison. sf
- We notice that Prof. i. F. Ward,
of Westminster, has lectured very ac
ceptably in several places this winter.
Can't we have him lecture here?
= Pearce & Peabody are receiving
large quantities of fresh fish, and can
give their customers perfect satisfaction
both as to quality and variety.
-Purcelle's Ministries give an enter
fainment at Wightman's Hall Saturday
evening. See their advertisement. They
are spoken of as among the best of
this class of entertainments.
= An article on the death of Bishop
Hopkins will be found on first page His
disease was congestion of the lungs and
he was sick but three days. His grand
father was brother of Stephen Hopkins
one Of the signers of the Declaration OF
Independence.
L The Montpelier papers give very
amusing account of the great demo
cratic banquet at that place on the Sth
There were 81 present! A glowing ac
count of it was written out and sent
to the Boston Post few hours before il
happened
IS Some men were cutting tree IL
pine grove ON Wednesday, near Frank
Henry's house, when one fell differently
from what was calculated, striking Oh
and completely smashing in Mr.. Henry
barn. The damages are not great anC
will be soon repaired.
- The new school house is reported t.
have caught fire on Tuesday by som
paper which some of the children ha'
Thrown down the register No damage
but we hope sufficient warning to protee
the house from any similar occurrene
again.
We have received the first humble
of "The Household" a very neat an
hastily printed monthly just started q
Brattleboro, by Messrs. Crowell and Mi
liken. Its matter is excellent, GOVERN
nll departments of the household, jul
Is its name indicates, and certainly d
serves the fullest measure of success
The Persian Healing Soap, higl
" medicated article, is being sold in tn
vicinity by w. Knapp of Springfield
Mas. 1t proves to be very excellen
and is highly commended by all wi
have used it Those upon whom M
Knapp may call should improve the o
portunity.
ii. Z. Chandler, of the late firm
this place of H. E. Chandler d Co., h
removed to West Rutland, and gone
tothe marble business with j. f. Mamie
the firm to be Manley & Chandler. i
chance appears to be good one, and
hope our friend Chandler, who Is VIZ
thy young man, will meet with the bu
ness success We are sure his merits {
serve.
= In speaking of the old newspap
"The Washingtonian" last week, we ga
its account of fire in Claremont, N.
IN 1914. We learn that Mr.. Will;
Stone, of this village, was present at tt
fire. and saved child ola Scotch WON
from the flames of burning house VIII
adjoined the paper mill, by crawl
upon his hands and knees into the b
chamber. As he stepped from the ST.
way out of the door with the child in
arms, the building fell in, and the mot
Of the child fell upon Mr.. Stone with
shower eff Scotch kisses in token Of
bravery and her appreciation. 1t is
sumed Mr. S., must have blushed so
about that time, but the deed has dor
less been pleasant incident to ref
upon for some sixty years.
Capt. William Marvin of Alste
NH. whose death is announced un
the usual head in our paper this We
was grandfather to Mrs. Samuel VI
der of this village, and according to
L. l..-oI TO tho