Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

Annual meeting OF the National
B1nk Of Bel ows Falls on Tuesday next
q = o'clock A. NJ.
Henry Moore has been appointed
u 6stmaster ut South Wardsboro, in place
8E f. B. Brigham, resigned.
Russell Ranney has been appointed
q Eostmaster at Westminster West, in
place of Mrs. T. w. Stowell, resigned.
Annual meeting Of the Bellows
I Halls Savings Institution, at Col. A.
Wentworth Office. Tuesday next at 10
oclock A. NJ.
- Arms & Wilson have some very
excellent lamps, especially their Stu
dent lamp" liked so much by all who
have used them.
81 The co-parinershi2 of Nutting d
Ball is Dissolved, and their business is to
be continued by Geo, w. Nutting. See
advertisement.
No sleighing here to speak of but
this Thursday forenoon it is showing
fneiy with good promise of excellent
sleighing.
There was a row Christmas Day, at
Walkers Hotel in Cayendish, and sew
oral pistol shots fred, but nobody was
killed.
Every clergyman IN Woodstock had
. Christmas gift Of a turkey from Fred
crick Billings, Esq.
The Ladies connected with the Con-
EDUCATIONAL Church and Society in this
village, will hold their annual Festival
on Tuesday, Jan. II, in Union Hall.
"A correspondent at Aurora, ILL.,, in
writing US business letter, says the Their
morneters there have done creditto Yer
mont this winter already, having marked
twenty degrees below zero.
- The hotel blockade at Rutland has
ended, the hotels there having raised
their siege last Monday. Temperance
people held meeting on Saturday even
ing, and firmly stood their ground.
- The members of the Baptist church
and society in Jamaica, made their pas
tnr, Rev. c. p Frenyear, a donation Wis
\ il on Thursday eve, Dec. 30, and left
about $50, as token of their esteem
and friendship.
- The Ladies of the Congregational
Church and society in Westminster, will
hold Festival on Tuesday evening of
next week, Jan. 10. The well known
Enterprise of the Westminster ladies is
sure guarantee for an interesting oeca-
sion.
- The New Haven Home Fire Insur-
ance Co, failed last week, causing quite
u sensation throughout the country
quite a number Of policies we've held
in this section.
- Diaries for lS7l-a large variety
closing out at low prices by W. FELTON,
q Co, Town Hall, Book Store, Brattle-
boro
In Brookline. few nights since, a
barge owl seized a turkey which was
BOOSTING on a Tree, carried it off and eat
of its head. Soon after the owl itself was
caught in trap and found to measure
A feet from tip to tip Of its wings and
Weighed 81 HIS The turkey weighed
10l lbs.
- Mr.. Samuel Allbe Of Rockingham,
Is one of the venerable men of this
town being now in his 18th year. He
Is still quite vigorous, and perfectly clear
In mind. A few days since he came 10
this Office and paid for his paper in ad-
vance, for 1S717-a shining virtue which
all printers know how to appreciate, and
which he has practieed ever since this
paper was started.
Advertised Letters-Mrs. Fanny Ad
ans, S. Bussiere, j. X. Converse, Chas
i. Fletcher, S. Gehr, VIM. Jones, Fl. j.
Livermore, Clara f. Leason, Alfred
Marcy. Edwin d. Nash, ID. G. Pratt,
Mrs. Lucinda Thompson, Miss M. Jen
bic Watts. Held for postage, Miss AL
he NJ. Morse Westminster, VT, Miss En-
pa Corlew Westminster, VT.
= The temperance meeting at the
Methodist church was fully attended Oh
Sunday evening. Remarks were made
By Rev. Messrs. Taplin, Hamlin and
Haskins, also by ]. C. Tolman. Tit
choir also gave some temperance music
"a good and earnest feeling prevailed
md at the close forty-four persons sign
ed the pledge. making the total mum
Der 103. Another meeting will be helt
in two weeks. ~
A correspondent of the Rutland
Herald describes scene which was re
e cenly enacted IN school district in Rut
81 land county, which would disgrace eyer