Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-03-08

changes have recently been made:
Mr.. Joel Davis has bought of DR..
Dresser his house and lot, price $4,000.
Mason Briggs Esq, has bought of
Dea. Parker A. Chapman the house and
lot now occupied by him, price sl4OO.
Mr.. Richard X. Clark has bought of
Dea. Chapman his house on Townshend
street, price s1l00
Mr.. George w. Adams has sold his
house and lot on School street to Mrs
Susan Blodgett and Allen osgood, price
$1,000.
+. Phelps Esq. has bought of Mr..
Sidney Holmes building lot on School
street for 1915.
L. S. Sabin Jr. has taken an interest
with Mr.. George Willard in his saw and
grist mill. They are now engaged In
putting in steam power determined that,
in future, cold or hot, wet or dry, the
machinery in that mill shall run.
w. L. and G. S. White have between
100000 and 100000 feet of lumber in
the logs in their mill yard. After few
warm days to increase the amount of
water, there will be lively times at their
mill.
Our tin shop like old Simonds second
son. is Every uncertain" sometimes it
goes and sometimes it won't.
Three enterprising firms in our village
are now extensively engaged in the meal
trade. The present price of corn meal
is 81 go per hundred pounds, either by
the single bag or ton. Our friend Baird,
a retired Californian, is about renting
the tin shop with the view of embarking
in the trade, and it is expected he will
knock the price down at least ten cents
bag. 1t is believed by those, best in
formed, that Egypt in its palmiest days
would have made slim show of corn
compared the present supply of Grafton.
Two very successful terms of school
in the village one taught by Miss A. M.
Burt and one by Miss Abbie Gould,
have just closed and both teachers left
attended by the best wishes Of the en-
tire district
A happy company of sixteen couple
from Saxtons River, costly seated in
two sleighs, each drawn by four fine
steeds, visited Grafton hotel last Wednes.
day evening, evidently intent on having
good time. Without doubt Messrs.
Phelps served 'em right" and they left
properly approaching cordial recep-
ton, courteous attention, and good
supper.
The North West Fur Company have
nothing of special interest to report
The weather for several weeks has been
very unfavorable for successful opera,
| ton and but small amount of game has
been captured; the result is, fur of all
description is firm.
The present good will, kind feelings
and forgiving spirit which prevails in
Grafton, promises meagre show fol
County Court, and unless at an early
day melody shall say or fail to say
something about somebody, do or fail tc
dosomething to somebody that somebody
has, or fancies they have, a legal right
to have said or done, this town will be
sadly remiss in its duty to the Legal
profession at our next term of court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel ODER of Grafton
on Friday last, on their way from Graf
ton to Ludlow, just as their horse wa:
upon The railroad track at the second
crossing above Gassett's station, dis
covered train of cars coming through
the cut just below; he at once gave his
horse violent blow with his whip, both
sprang to the fore part of the sleigh, a
the same instant the engine struck the
sleigh throwing Mr.. and Mrs ODER for
ward and off the railroad track, both
were considerably bruised, but it il
hoped their wounds will not prove very
serious. The sleigh was completely de-
molished, coon skin robe torn t.
shreds, the horse thrown violently down
bruised and famed. The bell to the en-
CINE was not rung and no warning of tn,
approach of the cars given. Nothin!
; short of imprisonment should pay tn,
penalty of such abominable carelessnes
and utter disregard of the requirement:
of the law. X
WESTMINSTER Town MEETING. :