Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-05-13

Tuesday, electing J. o, Kingsley to the
Convention.
Mrs. S. a. Wiley will speak at En-,
CINE Hall in this village, on Sunday eve.
ming, May 10th, at u o'clock.
= Our thanks are due many friends
who have sent us the result of the cleo.
ton in their towns last Tuesday.
Mrs. Lorette S. Written has been
appointed Postmaster at South Reading
in place Of j. S. Written, deceased.
Burlington elected L. j. Phelps to
the constitutional convention, by vote
of 156, to only four votes in oppCs ton.
- The total vote of Brattleboro was
229. Charles X. Field was elected dele.
gate, the regular woman suffrage candi-
date, c. n. Davenport, receiving but Is
votes.
- The last Constitutional Convention
Of this State was held in January, 1850,
the delegate from this town being Jere-
miah Barton, who was elected at the
election held November 30, 1919.
- Tue venerable Mr.. Josiah Davis of
Westminster, whose ninetieth birthday
was so pleasantly celebrated some eight
months ago, of which we had an account
at the time, died on the oath ult.
A Saxtons River man had new
umbrella taken" from his team while
in this village on Monday. If the per-
son who took it will look carefully on the
inside he will find the following in
scription al stole this umbrella"
The handsomest display in any
window of this place just at this time, is
one Of the store windows of Perham &
Whitney, which is filled with choice
flowers, many of which are already in
the splendor of full bloom. Those want
ing such can be gratifed by calling at
that place.
james Wheelock, whose assault we
mentioned some weeks ago on his brother
and sister at Bartonsville, returned home
recently from the Insane Asylum at
Brattlebero, and on the 2Sth ult., CON-
mitted suicide by hanging. He did not
live in Bartonsvile but about two miles |
from that place in the town of Grafton. !
A serious accident occurred to Col !
Jonas Twitehel of Townshend on Thurs
day Of last week. He was feeding his
stalled oxen in the barn, when one of
them, suddenly tos ing his head, struck
Mr.. Tw itchell with his horn under the
chin, infiicting a fearful wound. The
accident was not caused by any vicious
mess of the animal.
- Many of the trout washed out of
j. ID. Bridgman's trout ponds last Octo-
Der, are being caught by the boys this
|spring. in the Connecticut river, both
|above and below the Falls. They are
splendid fellows Of course, and such trout
Fishing has never been known before in
|the river, and won't last long as between
sthe boys and pike they will soon be COB
oiled up"
- The Connecticut River shad are
Very fine and nice this season, one of the
latest and best Of which has been left |
]fith US by Mr.. G. F. Moseley the oblig-
4ng messenger of the Union Express Co.
from this place 10 Springfield Mass. who |
as thus gladdened the editors (domes-
PIC table by very practicable courtesy
Ehich he may rest assured is fully APP
3rcciated.
a - The first vote thrown in this town
Pm Tuesday, for delegate to the constitu-
4ional convention, was by republican
Eho rather favors woman suffrage, but |
Tho said he put in his ballot under
8rotest" y! A democrat up the meadows,
pho also favors woman suffrage declined |
p vote at all on account of the unsound-
2ess of the candidate on that question,
while another democrat of this village
Jays he cast his virgin republican vote"
because the candidate was sound on the
oman question! These comprise all the
a election incidents " of the day.
Il Rev. Mr.. Hale will lecture at ST.
nonsville, on Sunday next at Pm.
u = few days since, Mr.. Elisha Dew
u of Hartford, fell and broke his hip
bout two inches below the joint. Three
1ears ago he fell and broke the same hip. |
& ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-Prof. S. F. |
Merrill of this village had n ease of sui |