Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-07
LOCAL MATTERS.

y, VIII speak In Splrltuallst Hall,
rtonsville, next Sunday.
DR.. Q. F. Woods wants not a small
q&ntity of potatoes, judging from his
advertisement.
+ Hon. ii. f. Stoughton and family
New York, are expected here this
Ia for the season.
Franklin Prior is building public
III at Tyson Furnace, and already has
uncovered, and will soon have it complet-
"a.
"A dvertised Letters. Warren H. Craig,
Mis- Anna S. Guild, A. F. Burt, Mrs.
Hanora Fitzgerald, John II. Fitzgerald,
John Brandham, Miss Mary Kilburn.
The friends Of the venerable father
* Mrs. James NJ. Brown of this village,
oelebrated his nineteth birth day on the
2lth ult. in Dummerston, an account of
uhch will be found on second page.
= A little son of Otis Wheeler, aged
bout three years, of Sadawga, in Whit
ngham, was SO severely scalded some
NO weeks since that its injuries proved
fatal some days after.
= Don't forget the fine concert at I'm
ion Hall on Wednesday evening next.
Ms. Smith of Boston and the humor-
Gus Parnabee are both announced TO be
present
The New England Editorial ex-
cursion to Montreal occurs next week.
TIE editor hopes to lie one of the COM
pany, in which case our next paper must
necessarily be mainly in the care of 9th
81 hands.
= A car of the Wednesday morning
freight train ranoff the track at the north
end of the canal bridge above the tun-
mel, demolishing the switch, tearing the
bridge little, and delayed the morning
passenger train nearly two hours.
= A brakeman named Holland, on
the Rutland railroad, was knocked from
a train by bridge near Proctorsville,
on Wednesday, and was seriously in
jured.
= A boy named Horace Potter, at
Woodstock, was last week, arrested for
breaking into school house, and soiling
books splitting ink, destroying property,
&c, and sent to the reform school for the
remainder of his minority.
= Mr.. Calvin Brown of Rockingham,
near Springfield line, missing his lambs
and chickens, shot the thief one day last
week, which proved to be large eagle
measuring seven feet and four inches
from tip to tip. The bird was taken to
springfield where he has been stuffed by
Mr. Lewis, where he can be seen,
and who we understand is not only him
self texidermist but has fine eollec-
d on of specimens in that line.
- We understand that an experienced
teacher, graduate of Amherst college,
has been engaged for the High School
fbr year, commencing with the fall
BERN, and that the present excellent
board of teachers are also engaged for
fhe lower schools Pupils outside the dis
trict will have opportunity to attend the
Schools, for a reasonable tuition.
- Messrs. Monroe and Head have
lust closed their Strawberry Campaign
having gathered some 2200 boxes. and
the valueof their strawberries and plant;
all raised on less than half an acre
amounts to between fifteen hundred aud
sixteen hundred dollars. That not only
Shows good cultivation, but also how much
better a small farm is than large one
khen well cultivated, They have al
acre or two more of land devoted to 9th
crops of which he may bear something
Jater in the season.
- Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler Of Jamai'
ca. has been holding the county court al
St. bloomsbury nearly four weeks. The
Jury business was completed June 30
land the court took recess till July ! lth
Judge Wheeler gave good satisfaction t.
all concerned, and unanimous vot'
complimentary to the judge was passed
by the bar. Fourteen cases were triet
by the jury.
"A soldier named Mcdonald, Graz,
drunk, gotoff from one of the trains at tn
depot on Thursday afternoon last ant
became noisy and boisterous drew {
knife and threatening to stab those about
him, he was arrested and put into the
lookup over night. Next morning h
was sober, and brought before justice
j. ID. Bridgman and fined five dollar
and costs. He was on his way to Massa
chusetts to. visit friends, as he claimed
and had but little money, and as he haC
lost one leg, one arm, one jaw and par
of his mouth, the Justice informed hin
that on condition of his leaving tow
peaceably in the afternoon train, h
xrorId ram;t both fine and costs Thar