Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-08


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County Court will commence its
September term on Tuesday of next
week at Fayetteville
i Sweet potatoes are very excellent
1 this season, and in this place may be
4 had Of o. F. Woods and l.. A. Turner.
\ - Messrs. Conant & Whitney, furni-
ture dealers, &c, have dissolved Copart.
II nership, and the business is to be contin-
ued by Mr.. Conant
A farm is offered for sale near Sax
tons River village and on the road lead
ing to this village, by L. d. Rice. See
particulars in his advertisement.
@ Hon. Benz. H. Steele of Hartland
& will deliver the annual address before
B the Windham County Agricultural So
1: ciety, at their approaching fair.
q = Tim, Sullivan, workman on one
n of the new paper mills, had his leg bro
ken one day last week, by the falling of
a plank, as he was standing upon the
ledge Dr. Whitman was called who
set the bone and he is now doing WELL
A wild animal of some kind is
prowling about in Andover, and recent
u Iva yearling was found killed and partial.
ly eaten, from which some infer that it is
& a panther.
Sd = S. Z. Moore has added Collins and
q Caskets to his furniture business, and
will keep constant supply on hand,
and in connection with this would call
attention to his advertisement.
- Albert Toby, son of p A. Toby of
s Nottingham, was found drowned in
Sadawga Lake on Tuesday of last week.
SAl1e was out alone upon the lake, and
Che manner of his death was not known.
- We understand large number of
the prisoners at the State prison, recently
formed a plan 10 escape, while the gate to
the yard was opened, to let out loaded
team, but the vigorous action of the officers
promptly thwarted even the attempt.
& Look out for hat rack thieves. They
are good appearing, and sell their hat
Jacks at various prices, only using them
for purposes of accommodating your
i premises. A few days since one of those
gracelsss scamps stole gold watch and
chain from house at Brattleboro
A shooting accident" occurred at
Cavendish few days since, by which
Samuel Fitch, a Waterman in Fitton's
Factory, was shot in the hip by another
person who thought that he was shoot
ing ducks on the pond. The ball has
been taken out and Fitch is likely to re-
cover
ls = The body of Mr.. Thomas Town, of
Saxtons River, who had been missing for
hearty week, was found in Saxtons riv-
er, near w. L. Sabin's, on Monday after
doom last. He was nearly eighty years
of age and from things he had previously
said and did, tits supposed he committed
euicide.
- Mr.. j. H. Williams, Cashier ofthe
bank, has been disabled and confined to
his mouse for nearly week, and suffer-
ed much pain from what is supposed to
have been the bite of spider on one of
his fingers, his hand and arm swelling
badly and the effects of it spread to the
whole body. He is now better
= The post office of this place has
been designated by the Postmaster Gen
%eral as one of the International money
#order offices, under the new arrangement
with Great Britain, and on and after the
ID day Of October next, money orders
payable in Great Britain and Ireland,
ill be issued at the post office in this
lace, and similar orders from abroad
bill be paid here.
3 - Mrs. DIR. L. G. Barker has copied
On wax Japan lilly Of the auratum va
fiety, which is so perfect an imitation as
TO deceive those best acquainted without
close examination. 1t has been much
admired during the week and the edi-
ter's family are indebted to Mrs. B. for
this beautiful copy, the original of which
vas from bulb of Vick's celebrated
Japan lilies.
: The light of fire north, was OBJ
served in this village during Tuesday
evening. 1t proves to have been the
burning of an old and unoccupied house
~ the old Lock district, at Rockingham.
another similar house was burnt near
zthere on Thursday night of last week.
They belonged we believe to the estate
{ Of Ira M. Divoll, and to j. B. and j. l..
Ovoll. 1t was no doubt the work of an
incendiary, and suspicion rests upon one,
Who at last accounts, had not been ar
uoeted
= The lawyers of this place, to their
credit be it said, have always been
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