Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-04-08
LOCAL MATTERS.

&C. +. Woods billiard rooms have
been removed from Wightman's Hall to
his old quarters in Bridgeman's livery
building.
Mr. Ii. j. SpafIord of Chester has
been appointed station agent and tele-
graph operator, atStepheuson, New York,
on the Harlem extension railroad.
Messrs. Whitney & Perham are in
Boston this week for goods for their store
Il in the new block, and will make their
inaugural address to the public soon.
Wanted-by the Vermont Woman
Suffrage Association,-a live woman in
this village 10 circulate petition in IA
vor Of woman suffrage. Apply at this
office.
A new harness shop has Just been
opened in Grafton by l.. NJ. Barry. He
has had large experience in the busi-
ness, and will no doubt serve his custo-
mers with satisfaction. See his announce
ment.
A down FIRE ght train ran into a
large rock in this town just below Nourse's
mills on Tuesday morning. The engine,
tender and four cars were thrown from
the track. Mr.. Holcomb the engineer,
was slightly and the only one, injured.
Michael Tally, brakeman, pro tenn
on the Rutland & Burlington railroad,
had his head caught between the hunters
of two freight cars, at Cuttingsville, on
Tuesday, and so injured that no hope is
entertained Of his recovery. He belong
ed in Rutland
- Mrs. Alcott's lively new book, no
ticed on second page, and which is now
in such demand, is sold by w. FELTON, &
Co. Brattleboro. The first edition was
1 10000, and nearly 5000 we're engaged
before it was out of press.
- Hon. Prosper Merrill, formerly of
Felchville, but now of Woodstock, has
been elected director in the Woodstock
Railroad Co. in place of Gov. Washburn
deceased.
- Townshend recently voted to bond
to the amount Of eight times its grand
list in aid Of the Wells River Railroad,
provided the road is built on the east
and north side of the river.
On the 26th ult.. while Henry Page
and family were absent from their house
in Westminster, his house was broken
into and nice dress coat, scme jewelry.
few dollars in money and other arti-
Giles stolen.
e. A. Turner is the first TO get I'M
der full Roadway in business in the new
block, and makes his announcement in
this weeks paper, to which we call atten-
ton. He will keep full assortment of
groceries and provisions, including -four
and also cloc&ery. He occupies the cen
q ire Of The new block, and his apartments
are spacious and convenient, and his
friends and customers are cordially in
N vited 10 see him in his new quarters.
q On Friday nj hit of last week the
u Cold River Wooden mill of Nathan Ad-
ans, at South Aeworth, \. H, was en-
tered and some so wards of doeskin and
VI cashmere stolen. Mr. Adams offers a
u reward Of twenty dollars for the thief
s who is supposed to be a chance sawyer, of
q about % years of age, small statue, light
ii complexion, smooth face, dark coat,
q brown hat, &c, who bad been employed
s about week.
q M. NJ. Whitney has passed his hair
B dressing business into the hands Of Joel
#Jillson, who will carry it on for himself
& for the present. Mr. Jillson is no novice
in the tonsorial art having for long
q time been in the employ of Mr.. Whit
ney, whose customers cannot fail TO feel
at home with the new proprietor. Mr..
s j. is young man who deserves success,
and several advertisements of his bust
u ness will be found elsewhere.
8 "A party of hunters in Bridgewater,
were recently in hot pursuit of a fox
when the tired animal came out of the
woods near the residence of Mr.. George
Bugbee, and mysteriously disappeared.
The dogs could find no traces of him
whatever. After the hunters had de-
parted, the fox was seen crouching at the
& base of chimney, ON the top of the
house. The building stood on the side
hill and the fox had leaped from the
4 ground to the roof. When discovered,
he sprang off and disappeared in the
3 woods.
ME-. T. Kimball, of Montpelier, for
merly of this place, has left with us a
sample of oats of apparently very excel
lent quality. The kernel is very plump,
8 and we SHOULD presume nutritious. Heidi
not remember the name of them, if in
j deed they had any, but they were raised
s. by some farmer near MoDtnelier who