Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-29
LOCAL MATTERS.

- there VIII be religious services a
Spiritual Hall, Bartonsville next Sun
day, by Mr.. Grogan of Brattleboro.
= The railroads have changed thei
running time back to nearly the summe
arrangement. See We mont Central an,
Rutland railroad time table.
n - Mr.. Edmond Blake has resigned a.
executor of the will of the late Jabe;
Hills, and III. w. Suter of Boston ha.
been appointed in his place.
- The farmers of Jacksonville hav,
organized club and are discussin g tn,
question of building cheese factory il
that place.
&C ark & White gave their enter
tainment at Union Hall, on Wednesday
evening, to an applauding audience, hav
! ing new jokes, fresh puns and full
house.
The Christmas trade in this place
on Saturday and Monday was unprece.
dentedly large, from which we infer that
the young folks at least we're very gen.
erously and happily remembered.
- The town of Brookline recently
voted thirty cents on the dollar to paw
the debt of their town, and Wardsboro
has voted one dollar on the grand list
for the same purpose for that town.
- The subject of games is likely to
be thoroughly ventilated in Grafton, on
Wednesday evening of next week, if we
may judge from the array of talent an
nounced to speak upon it, in notice
elsewhere.
Advertised Letters.-M. A. Titus,
Willie M. Wyman, Miss Meron P. Smith
Mrs. Mary Gibson, Anna Morgan, James
Foyce, d. S. Bedding, Lewis Blanchard,
Andrew Confuse, Sibra Lapoint, Albert
Beckwith, Il. G. Densmes.
= A party of some twenty from this
place attended the reading by Charlotte
Eastman at Brattleboro on Friday even
ing last, and were unanimous in the
opinion of the great excellence of the
Entertainment.
= A beautiful volume of new and
original poetry of Vermont's most gifted
poets has just been issued. Send $500
for plain, or lbs for gilt volume, to
a. }. Sanborn, Middlebury, VT, and you
viii receive copy by mail.
Rev. Father Halpin of the Catho-
lie Church, was very handsomely remem-
herea by his parish in this place on
christmas day, who presented him with
s. purse Of Sal. At Brattleboro, his
Friends also presented him with a purse
of s160.
IA - We regret to learn of the death of
Mr.. r. W. Perham, at Cambridgeport
on Wednesday morning last. He has
been in poor health for some time. and
Known for many years as the obliging
stage proprietor on the line from this
place to Grafton.
- A meeting Cor the proposed musical
association in this place was held at En-
CINE Hall ON Tuesday evening. S. L.
Baird was chairman and DR. 0. F. Woods
secretary. After discussion as to the
objects of the meeting, it was adjourned
to meet again at the same place, next
Tuesday evening.
- The Sabbath School of the Baptist
1society will give an exhibition at their
;church on Friday evening of this week,
commencing at q o'clock. Admission
10 and 10 cents. The proceeds are for
the benefit of the school library, and we
hope they may have good house.
= The cattle train on the Rutlarfl
railroad, ran off the track on Monday
evening, near the Clark Farm, caused by
the breaking of rail. Three cars were
badly smashed, killing two cattle and
100 sheep, and injuring many more
a Dreakman whose name we have not
Earned, also had one leg broken.
Christmas exercises were held at the
congregational and Methodist churches
on Monday evening, and well loaded
trees bore much good fruit at both pla.
ces. The distribution of the numerous
presents was attended with a lively in
terest and good feeling, and among them
~ the Congregational Church was a
purse OF money presented to Mr.. S. E. |
Baird as token of appreciation of his
services as leader of the choir at that
church for many years.
r The concert by Halls Band on
4hursday evening of last week, was a
very rare musical entertainment. The
feature OF the evening was Levy on the
cornet, who probably has no superior in
the country on that instrument, and
those who heard his sustained trill
10 Yankee Doodle will agree that he has
IN inexhaustable wind We see il stated
4hat Lew has made contract with the