Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-06-27
LOCAL MATTERS.

AE. w. Bancroft, Esq, and family
ofNew York city, arrived at their resi-
AZ &c in this village, on Saturday, for
III season.
Window ladies' of all kinds at
Van Doom e Sons Brattleboro also
shdes made to order to fit Bay and
I FAnch Windows etc.
Mr.. A. M. Shipman, an employee
inthe Fall Mountain Paper Mill, one
d1y last week tripped and fell in such
uanuer as to sprain his ankle, disabling
/ HID for few days.
The Cornet Band will give another
concert at their stand next Tuesday eve
~ at 7 o'clock. Their concerts are
% h enjoyed by our people, and good
audience is always in attendance.
The drouth has cut off the straw
~ crop very largely. Messrs Monroe
4 &EealG think they will not have from
AZ beds over one quarter an average
cnp.
I Lit. Kingsbury, another letter from
txlbm will be found on second page, has
sent us several samples from the lava
beds, some of which appear very much
like flint.
OF the logs now going through this
place, there are three drives, going to
thee different firms at Holyoke, Mass,
and the combined drives started with
twenty-six million feet.
On Wednesday, the students OF St.
Agnes school with their principal, made
hn excursion by way Of Sullivan railroad
10 Windsor and thence to Ascutney
Maintain, where we doubt not they had
n 6ne view and enjoyable occasion.
The Vt. Farm Machine Company
sndsertise the Meadow King Moving ma
chhe this week, which seems to be sup
! ported by very favorable testimonials
from number of farmers in this vicin-
til and in which the farmers of this
ecion will no doubt be interested.
We learn that the Messrs. Russell
haye decided to erect another large
huilding at the end of the one now oc-
eapied as a chair factory, sash & blinds,
Ec, to be used for manufacturing pur-
pOses, and that the Vermont Farm Ma
Ichhe Co. will occupy portion of it for
Hhe manufacture of their horse rakes.
I = The drouth has become very severe
lin This section, and extraordinary for go
eary in the season. Twice within fifteen
Eesrs it has been nearly if not quite as
Byere but we think not in June. Grass
Hsyery light and farmers are resting
!, their hopes on a second crop if rain
comes in season for that. Gardens are
! ss ashes, all kinds of crops are suffering,
and hay already commands fancy fig
nres.
e We are informed that some sort of
"a person belonging in Drewsville, N. H.,
runs team every Sunday from that
place to Charlestown, N. H., peddling
rum on the way, stopping opposite this
place for such customers as may call
from this side. This would apparently
!, bhbw the rum traffic to be reduced to
PRETTY low ebb, in this section. and per-
haps ought 10 be regarded as an encour-
fging sign. The temperance laws of
New Hampshire however, are as good as
faN ermont-when they are enforced.
II I The Appointment of postmaster at
Fhh place, in place of the present incum-
bent, resigned, has been decided to come
binder the civil service rules, the first
kRe we think in this State, and Hon. r.
NJ Clarke, postmaster at Brattleboro,
Aasing been designated as examiner,
MT the applicants last Monday after
noen and Tuesday forenoon at the Island
heCse for such examination, the result
(which is not yet known. Petitions
nsFe been circulated and presented by
iheir friends, for S. Z. Baird, Josiah
q thwtelle and S. S. Coolidge. At the ex-
nination three others also presented
eir applications for the appointemnt,
Hking six who were duly examined for
M place, the last three being Col. Rus
sll Hyde, Quartus E. Morgan and ]. d.
Perkins. From this list of six our peo-
Z PIE will need have no fear of any but a
kood appointment
T. The river men have been through
ZONE exciting scenes in the Falls during
ihe past week, and met with some acct
cents. Several large jams have formed
under the toll bridge, which they have
readily cleared, but others were so inter-
soven as to make the work of driving
J Ven through very difficult and at times
hazardous. Michael Gillspie has had
om ankle badly sprained, being caught
oaween log and a rock. He belongs
= calais, Me. Eben Spencer of Ban
gq was severely injured in the breast
~ body, and on Monday afternoon,
II William Dona raI1 ;nto H. rox;Ja 49,, A.