Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

LOCAL MATTERS.

Very smoky this week, thought by some
10 be in consequence of the great fir,
low prevailing in Canada.
# - The Annual Fair of Black Rive,
Valley takes place at Perkinsville Thurs
bay and Friday, September 18th and
10th.
IL Advertised Letters.-Tuesday Aug
Esd. w. Symonds, Frank A. Bodies,
Miss Catherine Foley, L, Mosell.
A South Woodstock party of six
gentleman recently went fishing to Lud-
low pond, fshed two days and caught
eO pickerel weighing $50 lbs, and 100
pouts.
= Sunday morning 18th inst, John
raggart of Stockbridge, was attacked in
bis barn by his four years old horse, and
DO injured that he died within an hour.
u A special town meeting on Tuesday
efternoon, Freeman's meeting day, Sept.
6th, at 3 o'clock, TO see if the town will
extend the time for making the contract
4or building dyke at Bartonsville, and
also to see if the town will appropriate
FOR building said dyke more than has
slready been appropriated.
- At the special corporation meeting,
"Wednesday evening, Baliff George Slate,
presiding, j. ID. Bridgman, Col. Asa
Wentworth and George Slate were chosen
b committee to confer with other parties
relative to measures to protect the vii.
lage against freshets, and to report to an
adjourned meeting TO be held on We'd
hesday evening next week.
- Luther Kendall of Felchville, has
bold during the past year. 500 worth of
butter and cheese made from one COW of
the native breed, beside supplying him
self and wife and occasional visitors with
nilk and butter, and raising calf for
shich he was offered $50.
- A barn and contents belonging to
3ames Ellis, in Westminster, was des-
troyed by fire on Tuesday, at about noon.
The cause as we learn was some children
b the barn playing with matches. The
floss comes heavily upon Mr.. Ellis who
bad just secured his hay for the season
,
and we are glad to learn that his neigh
bOrs are lending him helping hand
- We were inquired of the other day
Who the poets of this town were A let
Ger dropped into the post Office few
Gays since superscribed with the follow
ing efusion, indicates one of them
State of Vermont. and town Of Brandon.
Wiiiplease hand to Miss Birdie NJ Blake,
n For answer don't long wish to wait
= Mrs. Cobb an elderly lady of West
minister, was thrown from her carriage
tne day last week, while driving to Sax
ions River, and had both arms broken.
The accident was caused by the breaking
ef some portion ofthe carriage by which
4he was precipitated over the dasher.-
khe was attended by DR.. Pettingill of
6axtons River and is now doing well.
Rum got james Boyd of Dummers-
bn into trouble circus day at Brattle-
pro, costing him s51, for drunkenness,
sault on an officer, and a nights lodg-
hg in the lookup. But Henry Harring-
bn for only furnishing the liquor which
eaused the trouble (poor innocent man.
fas also arraigned and had to pay $50
Ind costs. Rum won victory that
lime over both.
= Tho Catholic Festival at Brattlebo-
BE- which lasted week was fine sue
cess, netting over 81 500
- The Windsor Journal records an
Interesting scene at the State Prison on
4 Sunday the 10 inst. The Baptist Sab
& bath School, attended, in body, the re
N ligious services of the Prison. They fill
Y ed the chapel to its utmost capacity, and
sung two or three beautiful hymns, among
which was, Let the good angels come
in" The close attention, and good be
havior of all, with tears not in few
eyes, evinced an interest in the occasion
that cannot fail TO be useful TO the chill
dren and to the men in prison.
c. B. Biglow, of Perkinsville, will
the use of a melextractor, (HenrI
Comb Implying Machine (has takel
ll5 pounds Of honey, up to the presen
time, besides storing sufficient for winter
use, from one swarm of bees. This ma
chine is the greatest improvement tina
has been made in agriculture since tn
invention of the movable comb beehive
With the melextractor the honey can b
obtained as it is gathered from the dill
ferent flowers.
= Thomas Greenland, large manu-
facturer of flannel in Stockbridge, an
who few weeks ago concluded TO sto
work on account of the dullness of tn
mark or for eurh Grades hos recently di