Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-22


- The receipts at the ladies' fair on
\ Tuesday evening were over S400.
IS. Z. Baird adds Mason & Hamlin
organs to his agency. See his advertise
ment.
The Bridge Street meat market has
been bought by Messrs. Bidwell a. Do
rand, and the business will hereafter be
continued by them.
q - The Sabbath School of the Baptist
n Church and society will give an exhibit
II ton at the Baptist Church, ON Friday
II evening of next week.
- Mrs. Sarah A. Wiley will speak in
n Spiritualist Hall, Bartonsville, next
81 Sunday, and Mrs. M. c. Rundlett at
same place on Sunday Jan. 7th 1872.
q Mr.. Kimball's next singing school
will be held on Saturday evening of next
\ we elk, at o'clock. Promptness at the
hour is requested, and general invita-
ton to all to join the school is extended.
- Mr.. j. o. Smith has some of the
largest oysters ever displayed in any
market, and will furnish the best of
Fairhayen oysters right through the sea-
son. His trade will also include fresh
fish, as will be seen by his advertisement.
- Mr.. D. M. Camp of the Newport
Express, has associated with himself Hon.
.. A. Stewart in the publication of the
& Express and Barton Standard. Mr..
Stewart takes one-half interest, and the
two will make strong editorial force.
81 - Whitmore & Clark give one of their
song and minstrel entertainments at Un-
ion Hall, Wednesday evening of next
week. See their announcement. OF all
the minstrel troupes this has long been
popular and received with the most ia
vor.
A musical association is projected
"a this place of which notice will be
found in another colum. Such an organ
cation, if properly sustained, will no
doubt afford much entertainment for this
place and we shall be happy to know of
its success.
- The lucky young man at the ladies
fair on Wednesday evening was George
w. Cook, who received the award of the
silver tea set valued at some forty dol
lars, and better yet a general feeling of
gladness and satisfaction seemed to pre-
vail that he was the one.
Charlotte Cushman, who gives q
reading at Brattleboro Friday evening
of this week, closed remarkably sue.
cessful engagement at the Globe theatre
in Boston, on Saturday evening last, in
which she appeared in the three charac
n tiers of" Queen Katherine, =" Lady Mac
beth and Miss Sampson"
"A splendid musical treat awaits oul
n people at Union Hall this Thursday ev
N ening, by Halls Band and orchestra
This band contains some of the most eel,
ebrated musicians Of this country, and i
is hardly possible for any failure of mu
steal excellence. and it is gratifying tina
this class of entertainments are among
II those which now visit our place at thi
season.
- As Dr. Nichols of this place wa
riding homeward from Westminster on
day last week, the holdback to his sleigl
broke, frightening the horse which ran
throwing the Doctor upon the frozel
ground. After running mile or SO tn
horse was secured, and fortunately no Sc
u rious injury to either the Doctor or hi
II property.
4 - Our people do not of course Offer
have occasion to use our home hotel fac
ulties, but on the occasion of the silve
wedding at the Island House last week
large number enjoyed the courtesies Q
mine host Howe who promptly anticipai
ed their every want, and which brough
out very general expression of apprc
baton.
- DIR. Fulton's lecture on "Whor
ahali we trust, on Wednesday evenin
was fine and brilliant. 1t abounded i
many passages of true eloquence and pr
thos, and certainly was we'll calculate
to make us all think better of and hav
more faith in mankind, and we think
was generally so received by the aud
enee. The attendance was not SO lare
as we had hoped, but there were goo
reasons for it. Some had become tire
at the festival the night before, othel
were attending the conference at tt
Methodist Church the same evening, an
still Others knew that fine and raj
musical entertainment awaited them tn
Thursday evening, SO that with renewe
81 hope and trust" as impressed upon /,
~ by DIR. Fulton's lecture, we yet belle,
full house could be obtained for lie
ture at time when our people may n,