Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
BELLOWS FALLS, DEC. 8, 1871.
LOCAL MATTERS.

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Wednesday evening were 1927,
DIR. Fletcher, of whose death we
had notice last week, was seventy-fve
years of age.
Mrs. M. c. Rundlett, will speak in
Spiritualst Hall, Bartonsville, next Sun
day, Dec. 10th.
- Geo. W. Nutting has full supply
of attractions for the ice which has come
b. early this season. See his advertise
ment.
The editor of the st. Johnsbury
Times is evidently feeling better. His
last paper has full crop of enthusiastic
BUNS.
- Katie Sullivan, little Irish girl,
stands at the head in department rank
i'm the intermediate school, and the only
pne there who reached the round 100.
z# Advertised Letters.-Mrs. Esther Arm
ington, Charles Landry, Geo. w. Frost,
Miss Nellie Kilburn, G. S. Norris, Tyler
] Lincoln, N. Bemis.
- Among the Representatives to the
Massachusetts, Legislature for 1872 from
Berkshire Co., District No. 2, is DR.. S.
r. Dresser of Savoy, formerly of Graf.
ton.
= The annual ball of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers, of this place,
Wil be given this year at Keene, N. H.,
% Friday evening of next week, Dec.
18th.
s = MIR. w. FL. Upham makes new
announcement this week He has the
hrgest sewing machine agency in this
oection of either Vermont or New Hamp-
sShre.
The Hon. Frederick Billings of
M oodstock presented each of the clergy
men aud editors of that place, with a
Thanksgiving turkey last week. Sensi-
bic man.
j. w. Nutting of Woodstock re-
Gently slaughtered a pig eight months
and % days old, which weighed 403
poonds, making growth of one pound
and ten ounces per day. "Who beats"
= There is no snow at this place, but
e distant hills are white, and most of
Windsor county and northward toll
era BILE sleighing is reported. With the
exception of rain storm on Monday,
this week has been clear and cold to an
unusual degree for this season.
Master Charles Taft, very natural
~ and properly prefers to be placed
where he belongs in rank as to scholar
ship, during the fall term, which is 80,
instead of 40, as an error in figuring the
average on his card, made it last week.
d. Gilbert Dexter, Esq, formerly
IL Wilmington, stood second on the list
4 M Republican candidates for mayor of
cambridge, Mass, last week. He has
ben the past year or two member of
lie board of Aldermen of that city and
next time the people of Cambridge want
pew man and good mayor, we shall
6xpect to see our old friend head the list.
The " oldest inhabitant" here does
~ remember so cold Thanksgiving
DAY as we had last week, and but few
inStances of such severe weather SO early
ia the season for the last thirty years.
The eddy below the old cana locks was
frozen across the river, the last week in
N0vem Der, which we believe is unprece-
dentcd for at least fifteen or twenty
lears.
A union ticket singing school will
mmence term of fifteen schools, at
gine Hall, on Wednesday evening of
II week, Mr. II. H. Kimball, teacher.
Kimballis well and .savorably known
teacher of vocal music, and we hope
people will make this opportunity
ess. Tickets 50, for the term,
1od . reduction in families where three
OF more desire to attend.
"A change of running time was made
on the railroads last Monday. See time
tables. 1t is the usual winter arrange
ment, and about the same as formerly
The afternoon trains south start little
earlier. The morning New York train,
on the Valley road, leaves at 7:45, the
6o1(pn morning train, at $40. The
Ne York night "owP' train up arrives
4 place, at Ills.
Among the new stereoscopic pic
4p15 which Mr. Taft has added to his col. |
son in this vicinity the past year, is
- Of Mnard's pond, representing "my
mt hsh," being good view of the pond,
and little boy at the shore holding up
with childish enthusiasm the first fish he
ever ought. This view was afterwards
so much admired by painter that he
took one for a painting. Mr.. Taft has
also taken a very excellent view of the
facoe4r prints upon the rocks below the
kaIls, supposed to have been cut by the
indian.
= Messrs RntforEa1J G,-0.1.-.-- -.