Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-05-02
LOCAL MATTERS.


Advertised Letters, Fred A. Peek,
bridge Fuller, A. G.. Bradish, James
,lliyan, d. P. Shulk, III. S. Kingsbury,
s. Trumbull, John f. Austin, III. c..
ridges.
- The Connecticut River Valley Med
HI Association will hold their annual
betting at the Island House, in this viii
be, on Wednesday of next week, May
N, at 8 A. NJ.
+ The Baptist church and society are
hitting a new bell into their church this
eek. which it has never had before, and
h. improving the appearance of their
hurch by coat Of paint.
l. Che fire wardens give a notice else
Mere which our people will do well to
an. See that your ashes are safely
kept and chimueys and stove funnel
it'd. They will comm nee inspection
nsst week.
-Mr. NJ. NJ. Whitney has retired from
be firm of Cobb, Underwood &, Co.,
Buildings, picture frames, &C., and their
,siness will be continued by Messrs.
bbb IL Underwood, who will furnish
me of the best work in their line to be
tanned in this section.
We are informed that the water
commissioners expect demand to lay
Fenty-four inch pipe from Minard's
ond to this village so great is the ex-
ec!ed demand for the coming season
i water other beverages having be-
One so scarce !
= Rev. G. p. Taplin, who has been
lie pastor of the Methodist church in
his place the past two years, has now
been assigned to Richford, where the
She Conference was he'd last week. Mr..
Taplin is an earnest worker in the tenn
paance as well as the Christian cause.
An item has been travelling in the
pap ers giving the number of students at
Mrtmouth college the present year at
r, of which IS we're from Vermont.
rhe total number, as stated by the An
i'll published at Hanover, is 408, of
Heb IS are from Vermont, which is
ID tie difference.
T. The sugar season is poor in Yer.
hont this year but not so poor as has
en- expected. The town of Whining
DO reports over So tons made in that
psn, and our neighbors over in Acworth
VII, some twelve miles from this place
Mort over 10000 pounds made in one
ckool district.
The temperance meeting at Union
IAll last Sunday evening, was we'll at.
ended. though not so large as the first
Meeting held there. C. w. Osgood presid.
4 and remarks were made by Rev. Mr..
fighill of Brattleboro, and Revs
fessrs Haskins and Grogan. A strong
ding prevailed that the temperance
Fofk now begun in this town should b.
only maintained and carried forward t.
I'D cess.
Mr.. George n. ODER of Athen
Dds us two pieces of ancient money
boz of which proves to be genuin,
Niece of the old Continental scrip, repre-
|enting 1.-TWO Spanish milled Dollars
BIZ the value thereof in gold according
% a resolution of Congress, passed a
Philadelphia, May 8, 1776,' and as i
vas printed in 1776, it lacks but tire
years of the round century of age, AM
Is an interesting relic. The other piec
appears to be French scrip, issued by tn
Fnnch Republique in 1898.
= At the last term of Windhan
CVunty Court, an attempt was made t
III the case, Isaac Rice vs. Town 0
Chester but after one day spent in put
ting in testimony, the defendant stoppe
the trial, and obtained continuance o
aceOunt of the non arrival of witneE
from Boston. The case was continue
on terms that the town should pay til
Plaintiffs taxable costs of the term, an
in addition thereto, all the plaintiff s e,
pehses connected with the preparatio
|snd trial of the case, amounting in a
10 S2SS.39. 1t was exceedingly unfol
Eunate for Mr. Rice, as we'll as the tow
Ihat the trial of the case was not fiji
Fshed. 1t is now nearly three veal
Fince Mr.. Rice received the injuries f
which he seeks to recover. He has bee
Ia great sufferer, and We regret to lear
thu the prospects for his recovery are
EpoOr. He was, for number of yea
Ipr or to the time of his injury, one
lae prominent business men of Roc
E'ngham, and is much respected, ar
much sympathy is expressed for him
BIZ great misfortune.
BARToNsvILLE.-Mrs. Warren Vile