Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

lhufsuuy VI WIS "SSN'
- The only reported delegates from
This county to the Democratic State Con-
vention last week, were Adolphus Far
rngton and A. Aver of Putney.
Mr.. Homer White, Of Felchville,
received Deacon's orders at the hands of
Bishop Bissell, at Windsor, on Sabbath
18th, and preached in the afternoon.
"A Mr. Rice is building chair fac
tory on the old factory site at Felchville.
! The frame is already built.
We noticed that the Irish portion
of our population were out in good num-
bers at the Colfax reception. They re-
Emember him as their genuine friend and
kwere bound to see him.
! "A stranger had his pocket picked
1t the depot in this place Tuesday morn
king. 1t was probably done by a profess
pnal, who was suspected, but he was
soon out of the way.
= The people met Mr.. Colfax in con-
/ siderable numbers at Brattleboro, on
/ Monday, and at White River junction
on Wednesday, and at both places he
made brief speeches.
Mr.. Hiram f. Adams of Rutland,
formerly of this place, while on a recent
visit here, presented the Sabbath School
Of the Congregational church of this vii
lage with the sum of fifty dollars,-a lib
erality which the school fully appreciate.
We were very glad and pleased to
see so many of the ladies of this village
at the reception to the Vice President
and his lady on Wednesday afternoon,
as they added much to the good looks
Of the occasion.
] We meant to have acknowledged
two or three weeks ago the prompt re-
cept from the Montpelier Journal office,
We suppose, of neat pamphlets copy of
the proceedings ofthe council of censors.
Miss Richmond, whose advertise
ment of calisthenics and dancing, will be
found in another column, is from Provi-
$dence, +. l., and we are assured comes to
this place with high Communications.
"A week ago pleasure party in
South Reading visited cave on what is
usually called Davis Mountain, and
found plenty of good ice still remaining
I Of that which was formed there last win
ter.
A lad of fifteen was so captured
FWth Mr.. Colfax's speech ut the depot,
/ that he expressed an ardent wish to hear
him all the afternoon. Many others
/ made similar expressions.
= The firm of Tolman & Kraetzer,
sash and blind manufacturers, having
been dissolved, the business is continued
Eby ]. c. Tolman, to whose advertise
ment we would call the attention of all
wanting anything in his line.
Mrs. M. w, Davis of Westminster, has
our thanks for sample of very SPLEEN
did butter from her dairy. We have for
some time been aware of her reputation
| in this line, and at this time we cannot
pay her butter better compliment than
/ to say that as our family surrounded it,
1t made them as pleasant as Colfax re-
ception.
Arson Parker, of Londonderry,
lately took an elm root from the bank of
the river which measured forty-two and
one-half feet in length, with diameter
IN the largest place of three-eighths of
an inch.
i The Londonderry Wooden Mill is
nearly ready for operation again. At
the high water the acqueduct was carried
i oil, beside other damages by the water,
which are now nearly repaired.
: Mrs. Elizabeth L. Carlton, widow
Of Simeon Thomas, of Woodstock, com
mltted suicide Friday morning by taking
stryehnine. She has of late been very
despondent.
= Israel Stowell, of this place, or rath-
er Just on the other side of the river, in
Walpole, has COW of much fame. She
is three-fourths Durham, and recently
gave AZ lbs. of milk in one day from
which was made q lbs. of nice butter.
On previous occasions she has given so
lbs. in a day, 90 in the morning and 80
at night.
About forty of the neighbors of Maj.
Joel Page of Westminster, assembled at
his house one night last moath to witness
the blooming Of the celebrated plant
Night Blooming Cereus." The flower
began to open in the evening, and by
midnight was in the full bloom of glory
forming splendid attraction. The
Hover was ten inches in diameter. five
inches deep, of great beauty, and form