Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-04-22
gellolrs falls Times,
BELLOWS FALLS. APR. %, 1870.
LOCAL MATTERS.

P. Chamberlin, resigned.
N. Ill. Farr Il Co. now have their
quarters at the store of o. Smith q Co.,
where Mr.. Farr will attend to the settling
OF their old accounts.
- The selectmen of this town have
appointed DR.. E. H. Pettengill Superin-
tendent of Schools, in place of Rev. j.
q. Wilson, declined.
- Dtnnis Townshend of Felchville,
has recently received a patent for folding
card globe-an article said to be very
useful for schools and families.
The sugar season this year is fail.
ure. Most farmers about here report on
ly about one-fourth of crop. In La
noble county they report two-thirds.
Geo. A. Hall at Chester depot has
capital good stock Of all goods in the fur
niture line, a new announcementof which
he will give in our columns next week.
- The Rutland Railroad was washed
out in several places between Bartons-
vile and Chester, Monday, but trains re-
sumed regular trips on Wednesday.
A valuable lot of real estate in this
village is offered for sale in our columns
this week, being the Tucker estate and
mansion, which we believe has been in
the family for some quarter of a centu-
ny.
A brass band is being organized at
Charlestown, n. H., and sugar festival
was held on Thursday evening of this
week, the receipts from which were to
be used for the purchase of instruments.
i. Glynn e. Sons, at both Cambridg-
port and Felchville are filling up their
stores with goods for the season, and Of
fering their customers the best bargains
the market affords. See their advertis-
ment.
= Mr.. A. L. Rankin has bought out
the interest of ID. X. Simonds in the St.
Johnsbury Times, and assumes the edi-
torial duties of that paper. Mr.. Ran
kin is our State school master, and will
no doubt get up good paper.
- The storms of this week have rails
ed the Connecticut to some of the high
water marks, and the Falls are quite
grand, but no damage has been done at
this point, and it receded some on We'd
nesday.
- 1t Kingsbury's letter on the first
page this week, contains an interesting
incident of "The Maiden's Grave" and
other portions of it will be read with in
terest, especially by those who may think
of emigrating or travelling in that direc-
ton.
IS. E. Moore has just received
new lot of goods in the furniture line,
and for week or two will offer the same
at the brick store recently occupied by
S. H. and Geo. 0. Guild His sales are
also continued at his old quarters, where
repairs are now being made by which
his premises are to be enlarged Those
desiring goods in his line can give him
a call at either place.
- Notwithstanding the poor sugar
season, the Hartford Sorghum Machine
Co., of this place have sold this spring
! more than twice the number of their sug-
ar evaporators sold last season. The de-
mand for their evaporators among sugar
makers at the South has become so great
that it is probable they will make some
at this place during the coming season
for that market.
- Johnson & Babbitt are moving their
store and business this week into their
quarters in the new block. Among 9th
er nice things they have put in beauti-
iul German Silver show case, probably
the best in the State. Also fine bur-
glar proof safe, same as used by many
of the national banks. When fairly
settled they intend to present to their.
friends and customers the largest and
best stock of goods in their line to be
found in this section of Vermont or New
Hampshire.
We notice by the Chicago Railway
Review, that Mr.. N. E. Scott has been
appointed General passenger and ticket
agent of the indianapolis, Bloomington
d Western Railway. Mr.. Scott is
Vermonter, formerly of Cavendish we
believe, and has Tor some time been
among the rising railroad men of the
west, and is a brother of DIR. Scott of
Plymouth.
= George r. Barrett, of Chester,
sends us three ancient magazines, being
The Worcester (Mass) Magazine" for
!. May, 1887, and June and July 1856.
They are printed in II mo. form, but
devoted to news as we'll as miscellany.