Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-02-26

- Alter the acqulttal OF man IN
Cincinnati, recently, one of the jurymen
arose and suggested that the acquitted
now be recommended to the merciful con-
sideration of the court"
If you are precise man and wish to
be certain of what you get, never marry
girl named Ann, for we have the au-
thority of the best grammarians that
ANN is an indefinite article"
- A burglar in St. Joseph. Mo-, made
a serious mistake a few nights ago. He
carefully secreted himself under the bed,
and would have been entirely successful
had he not fallen asleep and awakened
the people by his snoring.
"A good orthodox divine lately ask
ed the irrepressible editor of the Indepe,a-
dent, "Why did those six Western doc
tors leave you? COP was the reply,
'because the patient is in good health"
One of Charles Jeferds' lawyers
writes to the New York World that
Jeferds had nothing to do with the muir
der of DR.. Burdell, and that he was al
so entirely innocent of the Walton and
Matthews murders, for which he was i'm
prisoned.
- A Democratic member of lecture
committee at Saratoga made ludicrous
blunder recently by inviting the Rev.
Petroleum V. Nasty to deliver discourse.
He was quite astonished when the eve
ming came, but had enough good nature
to join the laugh and shake hands with
Mr.. Locke.
- The Lewiston Journal says that a
party recently called at post Office on
the Kennebec and asked if there were
; any papers for him. In reply to the
clerks question whether it was regular
or transient newspaper he expected, he
stated that twas neither-it was Meth
odia paper.
- When we'll dressed Mr.. Greeley
looks very young for his years, and pre-
sents an attractive exterior. However,
he is an old man compared with some of
his associates. He was thirty years old
and an over worked hack when the pre-
sent managing editor of the Tribune was
born.
r = Georgia ann ounces an early spring.
, The peach trees are in full bloom, the
| buds of the forest are bursting, the woods
around Savannah are redolent of the
4 perfume ofthe jasmine and honey-suckle,
: green peas are knee high, hyacinths and
: other spring flowers are blooming, and
early vegetables are abundant.
1t was very delightful for the ex-
rebels of Camilla, Mitchell County, Ga,
i to show their dislike of Republican
speakers by shooting them and their
: sympathizing hearers, but it has not paid
in the long run. The Freedmen have
e left the neighborhood in large numbers,
> and the planters will have to gather
their own crops, if they are harvested at
ALL
"A farmer of Cassville, Wis, who
: was returning from market with 1920,
the proceeds Of load of pork, in his
/. pocket, was asked for ride on the way
q home, by rough looking customer,
whom he accommodated, but who soon
!. presented a pistol at his head and de-
4, manded his money. Pretending to COM
:. ply, the farmer drew himself and bv a
powerful blow of his fist knocked the
scamp out of the sleigh and rode off.
Il : The Michigan lunatic asylum i:
/ provided with greenhouse, at which
i there are at all times flowers in full
a bloom. Some of the severest cases Of
: insanity in enbroughtto the institution
d in irons, and manifesting the most violent
J; symptoms Of this most terrible disorder
e have been suddenly Gained down to a
d condition bordering on sanity by the
e presentation of bouquet gathered from
}, the greenhouse.