Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-31
LOCAL MATTERS.

- The stove polish offered for sale
F. p. Hadley has very high repu-
tion.
Mr.. L. Nj. Barry has sold out his
rness shop to Norris Cook of Ludlow,
DO has already taken possession of the
me and commenced work.
- An arc, with the colors Of rain
wv, appeared in the sky some distance
I st and convex from the sun, on Sunday
ernoon last at about 5 o'clock.
- Mrs. S. A. Wiley, will lecture in
Virtual Hall, Bartonsville, on Sunday
bxt and also during the next three Sun
ys in April.
= A wag at Brattleboro says that the
tkct that there was small sum of mon.
~ with the dead body recently found at
at place, is evidence that the body did
n come from Bellows Falls
= Neighbor Benz. Leet has our thanks
keg of oysters last week, which were
V1fy large, very excellent, very sweet,
v3ry acceptable, in fact such oysters
would be found only by very man.
: Joshua w. Ripley, a native of
Rockingham, died at West Randolph,
arch 10th, aged rs years, having been
rn in this town, Nov. Sd. 1894 He
ps the father of p. p Ripley, publisher
" the West Randolph Eagle, with whom
~ lived at the time of his death.
r We hear that some young ladies
have taken up the question before the
Westminster Farmers Club" How to
induce the young men to remain on the
lsrm," &C., and We should not wonder {
(IRy could excel the farmers in offering
i6oucements to stay.
We are glad to see by statement
10 the Brattleboro Record, that an effort
will be made to secure Mrs. Scott-Sid-
dons for a reading there next season.
Should they succeed, we have reason to
believe a very much larger number would
improve the opportunity from this place
md vicinity.
Clark d White-the best minstrel
tfon p in the United S'ates-will give an
Entertainment in Union Hall, Saturday
evening of this week. See their adver-
fisement Besides the minstrel part, their
programme always includes pieces of ex-
4alent sentiment and merit.
The demand for tenements in this
place is such, that we sugges, the forma-
sion of building association, for the
purpose of building dwellings for sale
or to rent. A capital of $4,000 would
b. sufficient, out of which four or FIVE
thousand dollars would be enough for
working purposes. At least this would
accomplish something toward a needed
Increase of dwellings in this village
The Bratt ehoro Phoenix says that
Timothy Albee of Brookline recently
sisited that place and imbibed so freely
thai in driving home he ran off bank
10 West Dummerston and somewhat in
jured bis horses, but escaped himself with
o0t serious injury. Kind friends restor-
"a him TO the highway and he started
for home. The next day he was more
sober if not temperance man.
- The following real estate changes
ase announced o. l.. Perham has sold
Ms house TO F. A. Bodies for $4,000. f..
~ Murphy has bought the other half of
the house he bought recently, of Mrs.
Spaulding for $1,000, and George Slate
has bought the Tenney place on Henry
street, Of Lyman Hapgood for $500.
The temperance meeting at the
Methodst church on Sunday evening was
very fully attended Mr.. Grogan of
Bnttleboro, addressed the me.ting, the
mai feature of which was an account Of
his own experience He has battled Tor
seven long years with the demon of in
toxieating liquors, and being less than q
year since his last triumph, he and his
friends must still have houis OF anxiety
iest he fall again. Such cases need and
eserve the fullest sympathy and aid of
1iends that they be kept free from temp
ntion. Mr. Grogan was very earnest in
NJ remarks throughout.
The death of Mrs. Mosely recorded
unsier the usual head this week, occurred
~ about O'CLOCK Tuesday morning,
Size hal suffered very severely for sever
81 weeks from rheumatic fever, finally re-
salting, as is supposed, in effusion of wa
ter about the heart; yet it took the vii
laRe By surprise as her death had not
N expected even by her family pre-
bus to the morning of its occurrence
1Ae was young woman of many virtues,
the wife of Mr.. Geo. T. Mosely, aud her
sad death in youth and bright hopes for
the future, has excited much sympathy
FIR her husband and tho ob;lJ &c efaa,