Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-04-14
LOCAL MATTERS.

Concert and levee by the Cornet
4 b at Union Hall, Tuesday evening
Several cows are offered for sale in
= advertising columns by N. Monroe
A milliner wanted at Springfield.
| 81 advertisement. 1t is good place to
| & &anted.
Mrs. Warren Wiley of Landgrove,
= peak in Spiritual Hall, Bartonsville
~ Sunday.
We are informed that Mr.. George
|F4 cis Train will lecture at Brattleboro
uoG6 time during this month.
Mr.. III. H. Kimball's singing class
y caxtons River, will close with con-
uert on Saturday evening April 22d.
Mr.. S. F. Goodridge of New York
has bought of Edward II. Green,
r Frazer place on Westminster street,
RI 5000
St. Agnes school closed a very sue
y b term on Tuesday, and will COM
L a new term after vacation of
'iou weeks.
THE Woodstock Standard says that
p6 tic slate . roofing in that place has
pxryed poor thing, and is being replac-
~ nth tin.
The mother of Mr. J. p Brockway
of his village (residing at Washington,
I. III, was one hundred and one years
* &c last Thursday, April 6.
So Last Saturday was one of the warm
est days ever known in this section at
|thn peason, the thermometer ranging from
83 a 80 during most of the day.
Geo. Underwood has bought lot
|pmYly opposite the residence of Lyman
Hapxood and has already commenced
the Nork of erecting dwelling thereon.
The injuries to the Kiniry boy some
week Or two since, at Walpole station in
atfenpting to get upon moving freight
train, proved to be such that be died on
Friday last-making two boys who have
bsen thus fatally injured within two
'weeks of each other.
The number of letters mailed at
|pest office here during the last week in
March, was over 2,600-larger than any
week before in the history of the Office.
The insurance office and St. Agnes Hall
|are among the larger sources of this in.
ci<ase of postal business during the past
year.
Mr.. Samuel Guild came to this
place in 1900, at which time there were
but ele ven houses in this village. Pine
Grove, Green, School, Henry and
Westminster streets down TO the Tannery
below w. P. Barker's house, were all q
lorest, except the highway on what il
nou Westminster street.
Mrs. S. Z. Moore and Mrs. o. f
Stone were riding in Westminster, OF
Eddy last, when by some means in
urniDg, Mrs. Moore and her little boy
xere thrown out of the carriage. Mrs
Moore was severely injured, being con
siderably bruised, one ankle spraineC
aud one knee dislocated. She is now re
covering as fast as could be expected.
q The Cornet Band propose to give 1
promenade concert and levee at Uniol
Hall on Tuesday evening of next week
The proceeds over expenses are for tn
benefit of the Band, and as it is the frs
time they have asked for any benefit TO
nearly two years, or since the presen
hand we're organized, we hope they vii
n.eet with cordial and liberal Response
49, The N. f. Wood Pulp Co., hav
pnEin a steam drill on the rocks east {
ia law mill, which seems to work fnel!
Is II driven by steam brought in iro
pip1 from the engine at the pulp mill
diSfnnce of some 800 feet. The last fe
feet the steam is conducted in a rubbt
pipe Or hose. 1t was put in operate
on Monday and attracted probably
larger crowd than ever assembled befo
on those rocks.
About GA or 65 years ago PHI
pve and the land all along from s.
m ng s residence, the Episcopal churc
2eonage, &C., to School Street W
1Ared of forest and timber and sowt
Wikh rye, by Boston gentleman wi
then resided in house standing whe
the Island House now stands. He didr
know much about the business aud did,
get much of crop, and gave up ag
cultural pursuits here. The land whe
Pine Grove now is, not being found go'
81 cultivation, it was allowed to gre
again to what we now see.
Pike fishing in the river has be
carried on with considerable success Il
spring by various parties, the pike weig
ing from three to six pounds each. n
Norman Harris however, who has lol
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