Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-11-10
LOCAL MATTERS.


Spiritual Hall, Bartonsville, next Sun
day, Nov. 18th.
- The Windsor Journal says that beef
steak is now sold at the market in that
place at ten cents per pound
Eggs are eggs" just now, and per-
N tons having any for lie will fad ready
8market for them in this place,
a - The cold weather has brought around
III gain the nuisance of throwing coal ash
8es upon the sidewalks, or into the streets,
III A meeting of railroad superintend-
tnts will be held at this place next Tues
Jay to make up the time tables for the
winter arrangement.
~ - II is reported that one or two young
Emen who we're out late last Friday night
#Inade extraordinary good time as they
3assed the sentinel in the Square
= The holidays are approaching and
I'M. D. jackson is preparing for the cam.
paign and will soon have very nice
stock of goods for the holiday trade.
- The village Balifis will hold a meet
ing IN Union Hail Block, room No 5,
q on Saturday evening Of this week, at Z
o'clock. Those having business to pre-
Sae mt to the Balifs, are requested to do
10 at that time.
= We are requested to give notice that
X Congregational clergyman from Brat
Neboro will preach in Spiritual Hal at
IA artonsville, on Sunday forenoon, Nov.
10, and perhaps in the afternoon.
- Conductor B. A. Putney and engin-
Ven George Bowtelle, of the Cheshire
Railroad, took brief furlough the other
day out on the hills and brought in a
string of nine gray squirrels-all fine
fellows.
The victims of the old boot Joke
item recorded elsewhere, must not be
blamed They only did what every one
ought 10 do under like suspicious cir
cunstances, and it is to be hoped that all
such suspicious may end as harmless.
= The will of the late Jabez Hills is
advertised for probate this week, at a
special session of the probate conrt to be
held in this place on the 7th of next
month. We learn that notice has al
ready BEEN intimated that the will will
becontested.
Charles w Butter6eld, of Derby
Line, formerly of Saxtons River, and s
S.Drdway, of Concord, N. H, but who
has been engaged here on the canal work,
for the Messrs. Russell thepast six months
have bought out the wood shop business
IN Messrs Cobb q Underwood.
advertised Letters Thomas Wood
I8nan Letdams, Mrs. Sarah j. Pierce
Law Orcutt, Peter Mich Is, NJ A. Gil
Md, f. b. Fellows, Simeon Latham
Emneis Piquette, Henry Dwnwater, II
Mneh, Miss Jennie A. Brooks, Mis-
Nellie Cheney.
Those standard Chickering Pianos
M popular with everybody, everywhere
are again advertised in our columns thi
week, and we call this unsolicited atten
ton to them because of their well know
merits, and any one wishing to buy pi
ano can now obtain one on very cas-
terms.
The ladies have this week sent Of
MOTHER box Of clothing TO Michigan
B N good articles and mostly new good
pde with their own hands. Among tn
tatents was package of twelve pieces
Ipg a complete child's outfit, contrib
and made by young lady no'
ping in this place, and who has pre-
psly contributed literally Of bot
<nev and goods The ladies also sen
t1L week money order check for fit
dollars to Gov. Fairchild for Wisconsin
= The village was startled on Monda
forenoon, by an explosion of unusus
calibre, shaking the earth and rattlin
vindows in the Square. 1t proved to /
the explosion of steam through the dom
Of an engine that was slowly movin
With freight train toward the can:
ki]ge Just above the tunnel. The don
thrown up with great force very hig
en1 fell in the Island House garden, al
10 water thrown out fell in hail son
El4enty rods away where it was carrie
the cold wind prevailing at the tim
Aeone hurt, momentary fright, a crow
of people collected in few moment
and forty or fifty dollars will repair IL
engine.
"A good joke came off in the Squa
on Friday night of last week, or rath
early Saturday morning. A mysterio
sen<inel was seen standing in the cent
/ Of The Square at late hour, and W
watched at safe distance till two
! 1hree o'clock in the morning, and as p,
! pns were seen to 90 up and speak
Z A1m, it was reasonably thought burgla