Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-05
grIlows calls Times,
BELLOWS FALLS, AUGUSTA, 1870
LOCAL MATTERS.

- About 80 men are now at work on
the new dam and clearing the Canal.
= silas Cushman of Wilmington wa.
recently found dead in field where il j,
supposed he died of sun stroke.
= A good chance at Westminster IL
buy sewing machines ofalmcst any kind
at j. G. Richardson's, see advertisement
- Leland &Gray, Seminary at Towns,
bend, is starting up for the fall term with
renewed vigor and promise. See adver,
tisement.
"A swarm of bees recently took pos.
session of the parlor chimney of Col. S.
L. Pingry's house, in Hartford, and are
busy laying up honey.
= A chimney in Wightman's Hall
burnt out on Tuesday with much Wig
or, and for while threa ened fire, but
by close watching al damage was avoid
ed.
Census returns from the following
towns show fallingoff since 1860, as fol-
lows: Springfield, 80, Wilmington 1914,
West Windsor 200. Windsor shows a
gain Of 30.
= Two men, Alex. Stewart and Ed.
win w. Royce of Cavendish, were ar
rested recently for INDUCING in the pleas
ant recreation of shooting at each other
with revolvers.
= The Westminster Agricultural So
ciety have decided to hold their Annual
Fair on Thursday October 9th, and their
posters announcing committees, &C., will
be out in few days.
Dea. Clark spaulding of Caven-
dish, was brought before Justice A. w.
Richardson on the 30th ult., and fined
SO and costs for selling cider TO one
McNulty an habitual drunkard.
- Ed. p Alderman has sued the
Keene Sentinel, for libel-greatly to the
relief of those whose apprehensions Of
more dangerous engagement. had been
excited.
The number of anonymous commu-
nications sent us the last few weeks, have
been so many-several Of them in this
village, that We once more announce the
standing ule of nearly all papers, that
no such communications are ever pub
lished.
- The marble works on Canal Street
have now passed into the hands of Geo.
Andrews, who carries on the business
alone, and TO whose advertisement else
where we would call attention. He is
well known as very excellent work
men.
- The drouth in this vicinity has be-
come severe. 1t is many weeks since
rain has fallen beyond dash just sufi-
cient to lay the dust Gardens, fields
and pastures are suffering badly and
streams and springs are low. And yet
we learn the drouth is much more severe
in some parts of Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts then here. Just as we 60 to
press there is some promise of rain.
- The Gypsies, which have been
camping about the country, and in some
places pulled for good behaviour by the
papers, entered house at Rutland few
days since and mesmerized a woman and
then stole her money and silver ware
Afterwards seeing they were likely to
be found out returned the goods, except
part of the money, leaving it in bun
die saying, it was all right, they had
only borrowed them"
"A FIRE at Brattleboro on Friday of
last week, destroyed the roof and upper
story off. Estey & Cos. old frame build
ing adjoining the bridge across Whet-
stone Brook at the South End of the vii
lage. The fire department with the new
steam fire engine of the Estey's did good
service. The loss was mainly to the oc-
cupants below by water and n removing
goods, which is covered by insurance.
- A very sad affair occurred on Ca
nal Street on Monday afternoon by which
Geo. II. Mellish lost his little son an only
child of nearly two years of age. He
was with other children who were swing
ing in the piazza of James Browns house,
when the board or seat of the swing
struck him on the back part of the head.
This was about four o'clock, and the lit
tie fellow fingered in a senseless condi-
ton some over six hours only. Much
sympathy is felt for Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
lish in their sudden affliction.
james Sullivan, porter of the Is
land House, was at Rutland few days
since, and stopped at the Bates House,
where most unprovoked assault was
made upon him by one Edgar Ormsbee,
said to be an employee of the house, by
striking Sullivan with a slug shot knock