Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-02-24


refuge for anonymous humanity.
- Mr.. Holt, a Chicago artist, was
badly scalded by the explosion of a
doughnut, which was placidly sinmering
in kettle of lard.
- An exchange suggests stock COM
pany for the cultivation of blonde hair
as better investment than gold mining.
Gold is worth only SIT or so an ounce :;
blonde hair s25.
New York lament, the number of
unoecupied houses that are to be found
in its streets, aud landlords gloomily an
ticipate reduction of from Is to 20 per
cent in rents.
A Boston minister says he once
preachedo on "The Recognition of Friends
in the Future" and was told after ser,
vice by hearer that it would be more
to the point to preach about the recogni-
ton of friends here, as he had been in the
church twenty years, and didn't know
any of its members.
"A western exchange, in refusing the
request of a lady subscriber to publish
!" The Beautiful Snow" remarks that
said poem "was written by Major Sig
Quincy, Charles Faxon, Dora Shaw and
man named Watson. One or two 9th
err persons may have assisted, but they
are not worthy of mention"
Gen. Grant has dairy farm near
st. Louis with fine stock of COWS. A
choice lot of Alderney and Holstein cat
tie, of vast milking capacities, together
with select number of Ayrshire heifers,
are also on the way to the Presidential
farm and he will soon have the finest
dairy in the country.
Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska,
has 5000 inhabitants, nine church build |
lngs, seven hotels, and all the state build |
ngs. TheState university, just completed |
cost $4,000, the insane asylum 1920 |
700, the capitol as far as finished, $50. |
700, all built by the State, from the
sale of land granted for these purposes
There is no tax upon the people for any
public Improvements.
DIR. G. H. Sherman, formerly in
practice at Westfeld and also teacher
It Wilbraham, is sick unto death at Mil
Jury, OF consumption. The disease was
Induced by an accident at the embalming
# body in Brooklyn some time ago, by
which the preparation escaped from the
apparatus into the room, where the oper-
'tion was being performed, and was in
laled by the doctor.
The 62d anniversary of Abraham
1lncoln's birthday was observed. Mon
lay evening, in Cincinnati, by the Lin.
'oln Memorial club of colored citizens
The first toast was appropriately this
Honest Abraham Lincoln-His trne
Monument is building, neither at Wash.
ngton nor Springfield, but all over the
ountry ; 1T is rising higher and higher
IS the colored race climbs from the dec.
adation of slavery to enlightenment
md virtue.
-EliSaulsbury, the new senator from
Delaware, isnot drinkist like his broth
r. There were no wine or liquors of
ny kind at the entertainment which he
ave the members of the Legislature
ne night last week. But there was much
enuine hospitality, and as one of the
apers of the state says, the bachelor
enator enjoyed himself highly, and Gre
ated considerable amusement by bis eff.
'rts to make his guests feel at home in
the smallest member of leois-
AZURE to the largest lady in the room.
nd starting staid member on a prom.
made with enc of the most fashionable
elles of the evening besides perpetrat.
g other innocent pleasantries.