Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-06-14
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LOCAL MATTERS.

Mr.. Levi Lyman, Of Walpole,
hose generosity we had occasion to no.
only a week or two since, died on
Ne first inst, at the age of 70 years.
The ladies of the Baptist society
had a very neat little success at their
strawberry entertainment ON Friday
evening, their receipts amounting to
$S4
Miner Knight of Dummerston was
found dead in his barn on Sunday after
noon, the I'd inst. He was lying upon
the floor, and it is supposed that he fell
from the scaifold.
A powerful rain prevailed on Mon
day raising the river to its highest mark
in the spring. The grass and pasture
lands have greatly enjoyed the late rains
and are looking finely.
AT the democratic caucus on Sat
nrday the following named persons were
olected delegates to the democratic State
oonvention j. II. Williams, George
te, Benz. Scofeld, Geo. o. Guild
NJ A hundred new call and lock boxes
~ to be put in the post office in few
days, nearly one-half of which will be
the Yale Lock Box, now in use in the
first class or larger post offices in many
parts of the United States.
Capt Walter Taylor swung out
Grant 81 Wilson flag on Canal street, on
Friday The Captain is always on hand
early IN such things and was doubtless
the first in the State to throw the Grant
and Wilson banner to the breeze.
Our neighbor Benz Leet, the veter-
an Baggage master from this place to
| Springfield, Mass, must excuse our in
advertancy of not having promptly ac-
knowledged the receipt of fine shad,
which he annually has so happy facul-
ty Of procuring down on his line.
Advertised Letters.-R. S. Lewis, L.
lad. w. Hamilton, j. D. Christopher,
Malcom Phunelson, G. 0. Proctor, Jo-
seph Gee, P H. Headley, Miss Hattie F.
Cady, Luffkins d Co, NJ. o. Weatheral,
Edward Porter, Monster Tsidore Bonnet,
Rev. Phillip Birch Parrismst.
- A new clothes washer may be seen
III Arms u Wilson's. 1t is spoken of
very highly by all who have used it and
who believe it to be the best yet in mar
k6t. Any machine which shall save
MY Of the hard household work of
wona will of course be cordially well
e1n FL in every family.
Charles Hapgood has sold his plain
pn the terrace south of the village, to
,arties who we understand design to cut
tup into lots for building purposes,
nmmer residences specially Included
/ SNe trust the project viii succeed. 1t is
\ specially adapted for the purpose pro-
ecfed, commanding fine view of the
M nwn northward, with the Basin on the
outll so attractive to all strangers and
visitors.
/ During the high water of Monday
i and Tuesday, the lumber logs collected
against the railroad bridge at Windsor
mad the pressure became 80 great that
|, two piers gave way, and there has been
10 passing of trains over the bridge
sue. As a consequence the trains have
beef some / q hours late, for few days,
but the passenger trains make their reg
nlM trips by the carrying round'' pro-
IL ce8 and the piers will soon be repaired,
the bridge remaining intact
4 MI The advance guard of River men
hive arrived here, and large number
dbgs have already passed over the
/ Falk, one large "jam" having formed
heloT off the large paper mill. There
ares ome seventY-five river men, most of
whom are yet above. They are nearly
ali hom Maine, aud are running the
loEs to Holyoke. They say they started
ne4f Canada line with 100000 feet,
xhieh is the largest raft of logs any par
/ geser attempted to run down the river
a one time.
os A good days work was done at
o4 Wilder q Hopkins steam saw mill on
(, The Clark farm, on Tuesday, where they
mwed 121 logs, making 20,321 feet of
l.
nch pine boards, the balance being two
: nch hemIock plank. The work was
al done by 7. r. Steinhour and James Nc
Doua Id, with Hoadley engine, 10 inch
eylinder and Is inch stroke, 90 inch saw
and one of Lanes mills. The lumber
i was taken away by two men who also
cntnp the slabs.
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