Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-02-10

A court at Akron, O., has given
Mrs. Mary Pomeroy $500 award!against
a grog-shop keeper, who has sold her
husband liquor for the last ten years.
"A Connecticut speculator who re
Gently went south, has bought planta-
ton, mill and church, and is now me-
gotiating fora town house and grave
yard
"A fish twenty feet long and some
six feet in girth, inhabits the upper Blue
lake, in Lake County, New, and the In-
dams will not fish therein, believing that
the sight of the monster would be war;
rant Of death TO them
The lateit social novelty is "Dick-
ems party" in which all the participants
are to assume characters from the Dick
ems novels, and dress them as near as
they can. Toledo, o., has the credit or
otherwise, of the invention.
An Illinois liquor sellor keeps a
Temperance pledge behind his bar, and
does all in mis- power to induce his Gus
toners to sign it, even the extent of Civ
ing them bad whisky when they insist
upon having their drinks.
The strongest vegetable fibre known
is the New Zealand flax. 1t has long,
sword-like leaves, ten or twelve feet in
length. 1t is used by the settlers for
binding their sheayes, fastening their
gates, tying up their horses, and in al
most every possible way
Tire have been three murders in
Westmeath county, Ireland, within a
month, and the English consider it hor-
ribly eminent in crime, seven for
Ireland" But that isn't anywhere near
a county average in Kentucky or Ten
nessee.
1t was sought to be proved in one
of the county courts of New York that
lager beer was not an intoxicating bev-
ecage. A witness on the stand testified
to having drank twenty-four glasses Of
it in an hour. The court inquired if it
had any more effect on him than
so much water, and he replied that he
didn't know, as he never drank water.
New Orleans has been rejoicing in
the continued warm weather, which has
given quite an impetus to vegetation.
The Picdy,o'e, of Wednesday last, says
that already the violets we're purpling
the borders, and the lamarque and
cloth of gold will soon be all abloom
The orange trees, which many thought
were killed are giving evidences of life.
- The timber for house in Salem,
Connecticut, now occupied, was cut in
the month of February, 1893, and was
found upon recent examination to be as
perfect and sound as when built. There
is no doubt but that timber cut in Fell
ruary will last three times as long as if
cut in the summer months. By little
attention to this, much time and trouble
might be saved.
A young lady in Montreal, who
has had the misfortune to lose both her
legs, has received, we are told, over a
dozen offers of marriage during the past
year and, what is more extraordinary,
she refused them all, though one of the
suffers was Member of the Dominion
Parliament. The young woman is high
ly accomplished, speaks seven languages,
and is said Ito charm everybody who
comes near her," For quiet stay.at-
home spouse, she would be invaluable.
-"You can't stand there" said a
Waterman to a thin man in a suit of
black, who was endeavoring to maintain
favorable position for viewing a late
fire; ''you must come down, sir" GAL
low me to remain, if you please; | am
reporter, and it is necessary that l should
see what is going on 81 don't care"
responded the guardian eff you want
a report of it you'll see it in all Of the
papers tomorrow. That Waterman
ought to be preserved in a statue as an
embodied non sequitur.
Not long since lady had occasion
to secure the service of maid-ofall-
work fresh from 'Erin's Isle Desiring
to get rid of an accumulation of soap
grease. she told the new maid to stop
she first fat man that came along. The
next day Bridget deserted a gentleman
Of portly form approaching, and hasten
ing forth sheinformed the astonished gen.
tleman that her "missus wants to see
you" and at once conducted him to the
nissns aforesaid. Explanations followed
Bridget has now found out the difference
between portly gentleman and the
soap fat man."