Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-04-29

FRANK AIMS.
- See advertisement of j. d. Bridg-
man, who offers village lots for sale on
the ,opposite side Of the river
Elliot Halliday of Marlboro has
made 1000 lbs. of maple sugar the pres
ent season, or about half his usual guam
tity.
Austin L. Simmons of Woodstock,
will speak at Engine Hall next Sunday,
May 1st, at the usual time, also at II
o'clock in the evening.
- In school district No. IS, Barnard,
are thirty-two women. Three favor wo-
man suffrage and twenty-nine have sign
cd remonstrance against it,
- Willie, fourteen years old, son of
Mr.. a. c. Miner of Weston, vas recent
ly killed by being hit on the head by a
falling limb, while chopping in the woods.
"A dispatch received in this place
on Wednesday gives the sad intelligence
of the death that day, at Leominster,
Mass, of the wife of Mr.. Scion Perry,
formerly of this town.
- DR. Pettengill, Superintendent of
Schools will attend to the examination of
teachers, at his residence in Saxtons Riv-
er, on Saturday afternoon of this week,
at 2 o'clock. See notice.
- Allen Spaulding of South Reading,
has bought Hon. G. II. Chapman's home
stead in Proctorsville. Mr.. C. contem-
plates building another residence next
season.
The Connecticut River Valley Medi-
cal Association will hold their annual
meeting at the Island House, in this
place on Wednesday of next week at 8
o'clock A. NJ
- Henry B. Hudson of Westminster,
is canvassing towns in this vicinity for
Richardson's interesting book, " Beyond
the Mississippi" a notice of which will
be found on second page.
- The depot at Westminster was
broken into on Tuesday. The thief got
no money, or anything else unless he
took few railroad tickets, many of
which he scattered about the premises.
- Emmanuel Church Of this village
was established Jan. Is, 1917, and Rev.
George T. Chapman of Greenfield, Mass.
was chosen Rector. Mr.. Chapman is
still living we believe, or was recently,
at or near Cambridge, Mass.
Last fall Mr.. C. E. Webb of this
town, added to his flock of Cotswolds,
five thorough bred ewes, bought in Con-
necticut, whose lambs are doing finely.
thisspring. Several Of them weighed %
pounds when two weeks old.
DR.. C. P. Frost Of Brattleboro will
act on Judge Poland's committee to ex-
anime applicants to the Naval Academy,
and West Point, in place Of General
Phelps, declined. The examination takes
place at White River Junction on Tues
day of next week.
Norman Harris is finishing the sec
ond and third stories of the east side OF
Mammoth Block" into tenement.
The third story was formerly Odd Eel
lows and Masonic Hall. When done he
will have good tenement and nice
suit of rooms.
= Mr.. Henry w. Sabin has cleared
the west bank of the Basin" during
the past winter, by which that natural
curiosity is brought more plainly to view
than ever. Asst is but ten minutes walk
from the village, it is becoming more
than ever an interesting attraction to Wis
itors.
-Wyman Flint has bought lot op
posite Charles Hapgood's at the souti
end of the village, on which he expect
soon to move his house on Westminste
Street, formerly of VIM. Commits estate
and the coming season proposes toerect
new and spacious dwelling on the oil
site.
-O.D. Gray now occupies both Q
his stores in his brick block, and is fill
ing them with new goods. The mort
store, formerly occupied by NJ. d. JACK
son & Co. and DIR. Barker,) is large.
filled with hats, caps and ready mad
clothing. The other store he will COZ
tinue to keep filled with dry goods
newest styles.
That portion of Bellows Falls y
ing on the opposite side of the river,
growing, and Walpole village, four mile
below will soon have rival up here !
their own town. Mr.. Bridgman has a
ready sold one or two lots from his plac
and this week puts more Of them In tn
market, and we understand several ne
houses are to be built on that side OF I'll
river tho coming season. and a new sire,