Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-07-08
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LOCAL MATTERS.

- There will De preaching in Union
Hall, at Bartonsville, on Sunday next,
at o'clock in the afternoon.
= Marshall O. NJ. Lawton is taking
the census Of this town this week, aided
by Capt Walter Taylor,
= The census of Brattleboro has been
completed, and the population foots up
1905.
- Mrs. NJ. Z. B. Sawyer of Fitch
burg, Mass, will speak in Spiritualist
Hall, Bartonsville, next Sunday.
= Flagg's Instant Relief wagon Wis
tied this place and gave some good con
certs with their meiiciue.
- On Monday, 18th ult., lawson
Phelps of West Dover had a valuable
horse killed by lightning.
- The Methodist Church at Putney
have voted an assessment of 5000 to re-
pair their church.
Washington Engine Co. No. bore
off the first prize of $500, at the fire mems
muster at Burlington on the Fourth.
= Westminster recently held a spec
ial town meeting, and voted against rails.
ing money to build a free bridge across
the Connecticut.
- The gunners of that big and honest
old twelve FOUNDER, took it out on the
Fourth and fired national salute at
sunrise and sunset.
- The Chaplain of the Horribles last
week, complains that after he removed
his mask, some thought he looked worse
then before
Burglaries have become 50 frequent
in this place of late, that cur people are
generally arming themselves against
them. Wo to the burglar who may be
discovered.
A. NJ. Winslow & Sons of Putney
have recently sold several thoroughbred
cattle to parties in this State, and in
Massachusetts and Missouri. Their herd
ranks among the best in the country,
- The July meeting of the Connec-
ticut River Valley Medical Association,
was held at the Island House on We'd
nesday. The attendance was light but
the discussions were of much interest and
value
- The hotel at Bartonsville has been
rented by Mr.. Way, and it is now fill
ing up with city boarders for the season,
making the place more lively than be-
fore since the disaster from the great
freshet.
- We hear that an unoccupied barn
or building on the opposite side of the
river, about mile or so above this viii
lage has been occupied for week by
two persons, who have discovered that
they were looked upon with suspicion
and have left.
w. L. Sabin brought us nice mess
Of Early Rose potatoes on the Fourth,
raised this season, and Of which he had
cooked on the first day Of July. They
were Of good size for table use, and
though not fully ripe were verv palata-
BILE, and show first rate promise for the
season.
- The Ludlow money diggers were
assured before they began work that there
was one hundred and fifty millions of
treasure in buckskin sacks, and only about
four feet from the surface. They dug
down nine feet and havn't found it yet.
On Thursday afternoon 30th, a car
penter, by the name of Brown, from
Felchville, fell from the staging of Pros
per Merrills house, at Woodstock, on
which he was at work, and was almost
instantly killed. He was badly bruised,
and hedied in about ten minutes, leaving
wife and six children.
Advertised Letters.-Geo. f. Grant,
VIM. Gaffeney, Mrs. S. w. Flint, c. Nc
Carly, A. A. Smith, Amos Smith, Ellen
NJ. Willard
Here is an item of industry and
perseverance The wife of the late Hon
Abel ellison of Springfield, has with hel
needle, since she was seventy years o.
age, paid for family monument costing
5000, and which is now standing in the
new cemetry in Springfield.
ANOTHER BURGLARY.-The house o.
Z. Z. Dewey on Henry street, was enter
ed by burglar on Tuesday night, but
he was frightened away before stealing
anything. Mrs. Dewey thought sh'
heard something and rose, and hearing
rafting in the lock of an outsidedoor
called her husband, when an examina
ton into affairs revealed the fact tina
the outside door was open, and that I
burglar had probably just left the house
His entrance was at first mystery, anC
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