Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

place has large and fiourishing singing
y school in Keene this winter.
Mrs. DIR. Barker is offering ladies
hats at cost, and those wanting such
goods will do well to make her call.
There are twenty-five persons in
Windsor. eighty or more years of age,
Z the oldest being Mr., Dunster who is nine
y ty-six.
~ Photographs Of the Windsor, (Ct.,)
& murlerers, have been received by Capt.
= Toy or. The reward offered for them is
$500.
OR friend Hugh Henry Of Chester
has-ah. we'll, see notice under the usual
head Here are our cordial congratula-
tons!
Capt. Taylor has removed his office
to the "c.ty prison" building on Canal
Street, and that will hereafter be police
headquarters.
Rev. L. B. Hibbard of Grafton will
preach at the Baptist Church next Sab
bath. The usual Sabbath School con-
cert in the evening will be omitted.
y Abenaqui Fire Eogine Co., give
their annual bal at Union Hall, en-
y Frilay evening Of this week, and ample
z Preparations have been made for a very
pleasant occasion.
j. d. Bridgman has bought nine
building lots of George Dennis, over the
river. This part of Bellows Falls seems
destined to a rapid growth, and We hear
that several buildings will be put up
there next season.
Dr. 0. r. Woods has at his store
one of the largest species of cat owls, re
Gently caught by a farmer in Brookline.
His owlship had been making depreda-
tons among the poultry and was official
II arrested by trap.
james J. Boyd Of Dummerston, for
sriAtHE ulsSdSSI futdt w uhFs. betSeg WIZ
ley Of Guilford slate quarries, was pac-
Ell under $500 bonds by Justice VIM. S.
/ Newton, on Wednesday, for trial before
the County Court in April.
- S. C. Fleming has taken one half
interest 10 j. A. Howe's lease of the Is
land House, and commenced business
there last week. Mr.. Fleming has long
been accustomed to serving the public in
some capacity, and he and Mr.. Howe
will no doubt make the Island House
favorite and popular resort, and we are
glad also to learn that they have good
reason for anticipating large increase
OF business next season.
= The Week of PRAYER, in accordance
with the programme of the American
Evangelical Alliance. has been observed
blythe Congregational, Baptist, and Meth
o.iist Churches in this place this week. who
have united in services, beginning Mon
,lav evening at the Methodist Church,
Wednesday evening at the Baptist, and
ending Saturday evening at the Congre-
gstional Church, two evenings at each
Church during this week.
= The trains were delayed on the Rut-
land road Monday night and Tuesday
morning by an accident in one of the
cuts below Cavendish. by which freight
train ran oif the track. doing consider
able damage, especially TO the engine
"Pico of which George Grswold is en-
gineer, and Charles Boutelle fireman.
One or two of the train men were some
The cause seems to have been that the
section men took upa coupleof rails, and
ouly gave the signal OF danger some thir-
" rods back when it should have been
much further. The track was cleared and
trains resumed regular time again Tues
day aflernoon.
II. d. Bridgman's trout ponds have
passed the spawning season with fine
success, having taken $4,000 eggs. He
has sold $4,000 and has orders for young
trout covering all the rest, and there is
already an active demand for large trout,
from Yearlings up, in the spring He
had large sale of all kinds of trout
last year During the past season Mr.
Bridgman has largely increased his fish
breeling facilities, AMI now has fifteen
ponds, one of which covers some three
acres, and DIES gned Cor large trout, and
which will be great resort for sporting
with the rod. Public attention and in.
terest in fish breeding is or the increase,
and not only New England but the mid
die and western States are alive to its
importance.
- The amount of building in Bellows
Falls during 1871, must have been great
er than in any previous year of its histo-
ry, particularly when taking into ac-
count the Canal work, mills and build
ings of the Messrs Russell, and the pres