Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-09-02
gellnws falls Jimes,
LOCAL MATTERS.

been started again by G. II. Durham
who is making first-rate article. Sc
his advertisement.
- AT the special corporation meetin,
last week, it was stated that the yillap,
now had no hooks and ladders for use il
case of fire. Is this so?
- The work of charging and clear
ing the canal will be nearly completed
this week, and it is hoped will be ready
to receive water in about three weeks.
= Application is to be made to the
next legislature to set off portion ofthc
wnsof Grafton, Rockingham and West
minister, including all of the village O
Cambridgport, to Athens.
Will the person at Saxtons River
who some ten or twelve years ago wrote
some poems which were published in
this paper over the initials OF rs. A. s."
send his or her name to this Office.
R. II. Hall of Athens, has our thanks
for basket of very nice Bemis sweet
ings. They were excellent and well
calculated to make safe the usual reputa-
ton Of Athens for good fruit.
Advertised Letters. following
letters are advertised at the Bellows
Falls Post-Office under the date of Au-
gust 3o:-John r. Dill, Henry A. Green,
.. L. Kendall, A. Lussier, Fred Prov
ty.
- There has been sad case of grief
at Windsor. Mr.. B. +. Heminway has
been brought before Justice Pollard and
fined sS3O-all because he had sold rum
only SO times. and this too before
jury. 1t was sac repulse for rum and
whisky and makes one feel thirsty.
We mentioned last week the names
of Geo. Howe and Col. Haskins as can
didates named for town representative
of Brat. leboro. TIE Brattleboro Re
cord suggests the name of Edward Cros-
by, and communication in the same
paper names Chas. H. Stevens.
- Charles Hapgood had some nice
watermelons stolen from his garden last
Monday night, There is no language
or statute sufficient for this meaness.
|. b. Puffer of Putney, recently had his
melons stolen, found out the boys, had
them arrested and fined So and costs,
amounting to 1864 each.
= Alfred Kemp was thrown from his
express wagon on Friday afternoon last,
and had one rib broken, and otherwise so
injured as to disable him for same days.
He was driving across the railroad track
at the depot at the time and the rear
end Of the wagon was struck by pass
ing engine.
We stepped into the band room
while the other evening, where we had a
pleasant entertainment. The band are
rather m Oldest and unpretending in play
ing before the public, but we think they
may expect a good round CT applause on
Gen. Chamberlin's Quickstep," any
where.
- Two little boys in Shatton aged re-
spectively, 10 or II years, recently start
ed a young bear while fishing, and with
the aid of dog drove him up the tree,
where one of them watched till the other
raised help half mile distant, when
the cub was killed, and the two boys re-
ceived their bounty.
i In the late battle with rum and
whiskey at Windsor, (briefy noticed
elesewhere) they were not totally defeat
ed after all, but have fully preserved
their identity and characteristics. The
next night after the jury trial they
charged upon and won a noble victory
(to them,) by daubing the door-yard
fence of Sheriff Amsden.
w have this week seen some very
me fruit, apples and plums, raised on
Horace Goodhue's farm in Westminster
West, (the one now offered for sale 10
our columns and those wanting good
farm can hardly fail to find these fruits
special attraction. Purchasers there
fore would do well to GO and see it at
this time.
On Tuesday afternoon, while the
gravel train was making run switch"
at Bartonaville, jeremiah Collins at
tempted to step f ON one car to the 9TH
er, after the pin was drawn, and fell to
the track, two cars passing over him
crushing both legs fearfully and infict-
ing other injuries. He was conveyed to
Rutland where he resided but lived only
few moments after his arrival.
"A vagrant was here few weeks
ago asking for old clothes for ga poor
unfortunate sailor" Next day he was
8 recognized in another garb, with old UNI
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