Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-04-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

Mrs. DR.. Barker has just receive,
the new spring styles of goods.
- The inaugural address of Perhan
& Whitney appears in our columns thi
week.
- Mrs. NJ. NJ. Whitney has a variety
of choice flower seeds, and of whom tn,
same may be obtained on application.
- The water is now considerable high
in the river, but the snow is so far gone
that no serious freshet is probable.
- Hollis Streeter has Just added q
lot of new goods to his stock of boot:
and shoes, and asks his customers to call
and see them.
- Lucius Lord, young man Of
Westminster, is agent for the sale Of
=" Paris by Sunlight and Gaslight," no.
ticed on second page.
- The season thus far is about two
weeks earlier than last year, and some
of our neighbors have already put in
their peas aud Early Rose.
= Geo. IL. Cole of Ludlow will have
quite an extensive auction sale on his
Black River Farm" on Thursday of
next week. See advertisement.
= The ice arch which had attracted
so much attention in the eddy this spring
with the other scenes there, fell at about
noon on Thursday Of last week.
- The store of Coleman Sanders OF
Chester Depot, was broken into on Tues
day night and several suits Of ready
made clothing and other goods stolen.
- Early Rose potatoes are raging
again, and are offered for sale in our
columns by Arms & Wilson, and also
by Robbins Il Marsh at Chester Depot
- Mr.. C. d. Tarbell has sold his house
to John Wilder, and expects soon to re-
move to Littleton, \. H., where he has
engaged to enter in the lumber business.
Taft took several Photographic
views Of some of the late scenes in the
eddy, among which was one OF the ice
arch, only about thirty minutes before it
fell.
- Louis Blanchard has removed his
Harness shop to the Square, and is pre-
pared to equip every mans horse at
short notice, particulars of which be
gives elsewhere.
The selectmen have put up the usu-
al check list preparatory to the election
in May, and will be in session at Col
Wentworth's Office, on Monday, the 9th
day of May, to correct the same
u. G. Wightman having closed out
his grocery business here, bought the ho-
tel at South Charlestown, and removed
to and commenced business there on the
first instant.
- Dea. ID. +. Cushing of Cambridge
port, on Tuesday last, while attempting
to place box upon the top shelf in his
store, fell from the counter TO the floor,
breaking his collar bone. Dr. Campbell
was Immediately called, and the bone set,
and he is now doing we'll.
The long article on first page emit
tiled Across the Continent" is by 1t.
Geo. w. Kingsbury formerly of Chester,
land will be read with interest by many
4 in this State where he is so we'll known.
We shall probably publish one or two
more from him the next few weeks.
Eli Jewett. stage proprietor and
mail carrier on the line from this place
to Alstead, n. H., has been on this line
ten years to-day, Thursday, and has not
made failure daring al this time, al
ways making some successful flank
movement during the floods and freshets.
- Budlong at Chester Depot, is said
to have the largest and best stock of
boots and shoes of any similar concern
in Windsor County, and that and his re-
volving photograph albums are drawing
ito The Bazsar," as his store is now
called, crowd of visitors and purchas-
sers.
We would call attention to all in
sterested in music to the business card of
Miss Merrill, who as the pupil of Mrs.
Long of Boston, has become highly ae-
.complished in the musical art, and those
who may receive instruction from her,
will be sure Of the best of musical sci |
ence.
james A. Howe, who has had the
principal charge and been chief clerk at
the Island House for the past five years,
goes this week to Ogdensburg, to engage
in the manufacture of crackers and con-
|fectiozery, having bought a bakery in
that place with III. Fl. Hayward, and the
two will carry on the business together.
Mr.. Howe has disposed of his interest in
the livery stable to Charles Towns. He
has been very generally liked at the Is
land House, and his absence will be re-
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