Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-03-05
LOCAL MATTERS.

- The town Of Westminster is fire
81 from debt. Happy community
- Four good cows for sale. Inquir
NJ of D. X. Barry in this village.
q = The proceeds of the Baptist Fest
val of Brattleboro last week, araounte,
Fl to 5000.
Fifteen divorces were granted q
n the late term Of the Supreme Court fol
q this County.
81 "A new firm has just been formed il
N this village for the manufacture of chairs
u to be styled Tarbell, Royse q Co. Sec
3 notice.
q ID. X. Barry has bought Chase's
block on Westminster street, at private
l terms, and not $500 as has generally
%been reported.
q = Rev Charles L. Lord has resigned
Die pastorate of the Congregational
Church in Chester, to take effect the first
Sabbath in April next.
4 - The Grant and Colfax Club of this
Ellage, hung out their flag this Thursday
borning, in honor Of the Inauguration Of
a en. Grant as President.
N - The coolest mornings of the winter
IN this place occurred on Monday and
3 Tuesday last, the thermometer ranging
kom IS to "a degrees below zero.
We have on hand several commu-
ications unusual number in fact =
mong them the report of the Grafton
Industrial Association-for which we are
Enable to find room this week.
- Union Christian Convention at the
a Congregational Church, Thursday, Mar
q 1th, under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Brattle-
boro.
n = The singing class at Saxtons River,
Under the direction Of Mr.. S. Holmes,
zkill give grand concert at the Baptist
/ Church in that place, on Thursday eve
hing March II, next week.
n The Grafton Cornet Band, will hold
d musical Festival at the Town Hall, on
"Wednesday evening, March 10th. There
will be refreshments, music from the band,
l&ongs, &c. Admission to the hall, so
$ts including refreshments.
3 The little church of Londonderry,
Fganized last August with twelve
n embers, has increased to twenty-five,
hd has secured in the parish for relig-
Jus purposes for this year nearly 81 100.
: Rev. Franklin Butler, Chaplain of
he State Prison, has book in press CIV
! g history of the crime, trial, conyic-
ION and execution of John Ward, the
Nilliston murderer, who was executed
n Windsor in March.
n H. III. Kimbell has a large and
1rosporous singing school this winter at
&axtons River. 1t will close with
Brand concert in about three weeks, of
Shich We shall give more details here
Utter.
III - The Westminster Lyceum held no
heeting on Friday evening of last week,
"a account of the storm, and will hold
he same on Friday evening of this week,
q ith the programme as announced last
eek.
u = The Post Office has been removed
the store recently occupied by Z. c.
Hooper 81 Co. 1t is hoped soon to have
again permanently located somewhere
the Square, but at present it is board
g round'
b The contest in the old town house
the Centre ON Tuesday, led TO some
Examination of that venerable building,
pd one gentleman observing the small
yea lights, had the curiosity to count
aem and made nearly two thousand.
Geo. Bond of Athens, recently cap
pred, and now has in his possession,
plural novelty, in the shape of coon
&avlng no fore legs or the appearance
any, and when moving is nearly like
Kangaroo. Barnum, here is chance
pr you.
u = The snow has reached an unsual
<epth throughout the State. A friend
d Derby Line writes us that the snow
here is nearly five feet in open country,
Rnd that 22l inches fell last Friday
Plight and not much of night for snow
y that!
= The death of Lyman G. Gale an
Bounced two weeks since in Chicago was
PAUSED by suicide by taking laudanum.
Pc had been very much depressed in
fpirlts for sometime, and doubtless COM
nitted the act while in deranged state
mind.
There was an article in the war
ant for the annual town meeting in
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