Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

A violent gale prevailed for while
on Sunday, filling the air with cloud
of dust and small debris but no rain.
IN. Monroe still has good supply
oftomato and other plants, and the plant
campaign is still going on vigorously.
= The frequent barkings, growliugs
and dog fights in the Square, would do
credit to the fighting amptheatres in
Spain.
DR.. o. F. Woods has just put in
his store, at large expense, beautiful
Tennessee marble soda fountain with sill
yer fixtures. 1t will be refreshing
place to call these hot days.
Geo. o. Guild has been appointed
agent for the sale of railroad tickets over
various western roads, and, we believe
has this week ticketed one or two fami-
lies to California See his advertisement,
- The Cornet Band gave serenaGes
on School and Henry Streets, on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings, and We be-
lieve the whole village are to have
similar pleasure.
= The Hon. Charles |. Walker, an
eminent lawyer of Michigan, with his
family, are in town, and we understand
will stop at S. c. Jennings during the
season. He was formerly resident here
and at Brattleboro.
q A clerk in a store at South Royal
ton recently had occasion to settle with
his employer for some $500 worth Of
goods that had disappeared at sundry
times, and were traced to him. He isn't
c.erking now.
A man named Grant, living some
two miles from Ludlow village on the
road to Weston, met with a singular
and fatal accident recently. Going to
the pasture after his cows, he set dog
on them and the animals, frightened,
ran over the bars and over the man,
knocking him down and iDjuring him
so that he died Immediately.
Miss. K. c. Dinsmore & Co. are pro-
dueing some very elegant styles in the
dressmaking line, among which is a rich
black silk street suit which it would be
difficult to surpass. The underskirt is a
demi.train handsomely trimmed with
lace and satin in unique pattern and
the overskirt which TO one unskiled
seems chet-d' azure of art is also richly
trimmed with lace and satin, and the
basque to match, and the whole is gotten
n up with an eve to taste both as to style
of figure and trimming much to
4 the good fortune of the owner
II At the Rife Club at Springfield
Mass. last week, Mr.. l.. Amadon of this
place, took two prizes on the first and
third strings, making on number one at
n 81 inch string, the best single string evel
4 made in the Association. Norman s
q Brockway also of this village, took tht
n second prize for the best second string
q The first prize for best aggregate thre'
strings was taken by Mr.. Williamson 0
ri New York. During the day Mr.. ANA
y don had one eye considerably injured b,
the rebounding of his rifle, being hit b,
N the telescope, but it is now doing well.
Il Mr.. Clinton Childs, employed in tn
steam mill of Wilder & Hopkins on tn
u Clark farm, in this town, was browne,
early Saturday evening while bathing il
the Connecticut River oppsite the mill
He swan out few rods aud sank, an,
it is supposed may have been seized wit
cramp A fellow workman swan on
and dove to bring him up, but withou
success, as he was heavy man and tn
water about fifteen feet deep. He was
young man of % years of age, had live
= here but short time, been married
few weeks, and was highly spoken of b
his acquaintance. His body was recoy
cred Sunday morning, and on Monda
sent to West Woodstock, Conn, wher
his father resides.
An exposure of the gate swindl
will be found on second page. Man
farmers in this State have already bee
swindled by it. 1t is most unmitigate
piece of rascality, and it is very strang
if there are no laws to remedy such vi
4 lainy. The frauds were perpetrated La
fall, and developed this spring. A farm
er in this town was caught, and we b
lieve has got out of it by paying som
$3.50. We hear also of another victir
in Westminster West, who thus farrefus
topay, and we hope will stick Let !
see whether justice can be done in sue
case or not. We are also informe
that there Is one victim in each of tt
towns of Townshend, Putney and Bra
tleboro, and in many other towns in Il
State.