Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-12
s}rilows sails Jimes,
LOCAL MATTERS.

ton since 1860. Plymouth has gained
50, its present population being 1885.
- The Baptist Society having grant,
ed vacation to the pastor, there will be
no services at the Baptist Church until
further notice.
= We notice that the Windham
County and Connecticut River Valley
Fairs, are to be held in this county al
the same time.
The public are warned against one
who sometimes calls himself William IT
Hall, as an impostor palming himself off
on the Masons.
The regular Quarterly meeting Of
the Methodist church in this place, will
be held next Sabbath afternoon. August
14th. Presiding Elder, Rev. l.. c. Dick.
inson will be present.
1t is now thought the aggregate los
in the population of the several towns
in this county will not equal the gain in
Brattleboro, and that therefore Wind
ham county will either show small gain
or hold its own on 1860.
- The month of June, July and thus
far August have been of unusual warmth
and average heat. During the past week
q the temperature has been from 80 TO 100
nearly every day.
The amount of butter shipped from
st. Adams during the month of july
was 5l92 tubs, weighing 259,6O0 pounds.
Calling the average price per pound 30
cents, the amount received by Vermont
farmers for this product was s77,S8O.
= At the republican caucus, on Sat
urday, Geo. Slate was chosen chairman
and G. Z. Arnold, secretary, and the COL
lowing persons we're chosen delegates to
the District Convention: A. N. Swain
e. +. Arnold and DR. Whitman.
- The Black River Musical Associa-
tion hold their annual convention at
Ludlow, commencing Tuesday evening,
August 30th, closing Friday evening
allowing, Prof c. NJ. Wyman conduct
cr.
- Homer Weston of Weathersfeld, is
quite an extensive farmer for Vermont,
andamong his crops this year are one acre
of wheat, twelve acres buckwheat, twent
tne acres Of corn and twenty-five acres
pats
N There seems to besome hitch in the
newspaper business at St. Adams. With
the consolidation of the Transcript and
Messenger another Transcript appears,
Smart and lively. It's outside we observe
Il furnished abroad and makes three pa
pers in tais State now furnished in this
nay.
III - Those wanting brick are referred
y the advertisement of Z. S. Lake at
saxtons River, Mr.. sheath has fora
kng time been very poor, but is now
ouch improved, and he is now manufact-
uing a good article Of brick, and will be
Hady to furnish his customers after the
fiddle of this month.
= On Thursday of last week a re-
heshing shower prevailed here and check
81 further drouth for about two DAYS.
A far south as Brattleboro, it showered
Most Of the day Another and more
extensive shower, occurred here Tues
Gay afternoon and another during the
night greatly to the relief of gardens
mlds and pastures.
John Bradley, station agent at
nuth Wallingford, ON the Harlem Ex-
nnsion Railroad, attempting to commit
aleide Monday afternoon. He swallow
81 an ounce and half of laudanum but
sae dose failed to produce the desired eff
W and he is recovering. Bradley is a
Hung man who lately buried swife, to
4 "a - az l<td bSSH lIaIFIGu uuJ II snort
dne.
T During the shower of Thursday of
~ week, the lightning struck five times
Y the village of Keene, n. H., within
snree minutes, and one barn was totally
md another partially destroyed. Another
mrn was slightly injured and the house
q c. F. Holton was struck and slightly
y ured, the lightning going down a
calmney and scattering quantity of
81 on the table just spread for dinner.
He barn burnt belonged to Edwin Met
ealf.
Advertised Letters.-H. Grisworld,
Was. Mott, f. s. Pierce, d. L. Rice, C.
= Davis, F. w. Simonds, I'll. F. Sever
aes, +. Baehand, O. P. Jeneson, Mrs.
Z E. Sturtevant.
DROWNED AT CHARLEsTowN.- On
2 ednesday afternoon of last week, at
Aarlestown, n. H., Leonard Scofeld, a
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