Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-26
LOCAL MATTERS.
A merry Christmas TO all !


entertainment were some 800
The receipts of the fair of the ladies
of Emmanuel church last week amounted
to over $500.
IS. ID. Piper & Co. will sell dry goods
at auction Saturday evening of this week,
See advertisement.
The fire wardens have made their
semi-annual inspection, and as usual find
some "fire holes" especially in The
keeping o. ashes.
- Those burglars kept right on. A
few days after they we're here they "per-
formed at Keene, and a few days after
that burrowed into the cellars at Fitch
burg.
= Among the comparatively new and
useful little articles for the household,
is the potato slicer, for slicing potatoes
for frying, sold by Arms d Wilson.
The printers are handsomely re-
mem bered for their Christmas dinner.
L. I. Lowell, I'd, furnishes the goose,
aud James O'Brien the celery. Thanks,
and full appreciation
We know of no article more useful
than the German Student lamp sold by
Arms 81 Wilson. For brilliancy and
softness of light we believe it is not
equaled by any other lamp.
Advertised Letters-F. G. Lock
wood, G. r. Bottom, S. E. Wells, NJ. D.,
j. Hamilton, Helen G. Nourse, Charles
t. Graves, d. S. Harris, I. j. B. Cud-
worth, A. Marks, Henry c. Howard.
Those interested in angling are re-
ferred to the communication on second
page entitled Salmon Trout" Are
there not several places about here that
can be stocked with that beautiful fish !?
- During the teachers Institute last
week, the lecture committee extended to
them an invitation to attend DIR. Chapin's
lecture at half price, which was accept
ed by almost the entire body of teachers
present.
"A little child of two years of VIM.
f. Turner, pulled over pan of hot wa
ter, on Sunday morning and severely
scalded one arm and side. The little
fellow has suffered much but is now do
ing we'll.
As all single subsc riptions or those
at distance, are discontinued at the end
of the time paid for, we would remind
many whose subscriptions expire this
week, to renew the same at once, if they
wish, and thus save any missing num-
bers.
- Mr.. j. w. Snow, formerly route
agent on the line from this place to
Springfield, Mass, having been trans
ferred to the line from Boston to Rutland
d Burlington, Mr.. Frederick Sander
son of Palmer, Mass, has been appointed
on the first named line and who is to run
with A. NJ Kendall of this place.
The Messrs. Fisher & Fairbanks of
Boston have made change in their adj
vertisement to which we call attention.
We learn that several parties in this Sec
ton have recently made purchases of
them and find their goods very excellent.
They make specially in the manufac-
ture of pure bay rum, which for toilet
use is far superior to nearly all other ar
ticles for that purpose. Dealers especi-
ally will find it just what they want for
their retail trade.
We regret to say that within the
past few weeks there has seemed to be
an increase of drunkenness, in this place,
and if continued will certainly need the
corrective power of law TO suppress the
nuisance. 1t is said that during a re-
cent cold night the tunnel was half full
of debauched whiskey drinkers, and had
train come along at that time, that
even would have been swamped in tn c
fumes of the glories ri of intoxicating
liquors.
The acoustics of Union Hall have
been greatly improved by the expert
ment of putting up cloth on the sides
etc., and its condition for speaking wal
never SO so good as on the evenings O.
the lectures of Miss Dickinson and DR.
Chaplin. What the association will d.
for permanent arrangement is not ye
determined. They held meeting las
Saturday evening with reference to build
ing gallery, but the proceedings wer
not promising for that project
Several newspapers 10 this Stat,
have announced that L. NJ Read of thi
place, Is good and rising young law
yer, and that he is about to remove L
st. Adams, and ENGAGE in the practic
of law there. We are happy and pleas
ed to endorse the first part of this state
ment, and equally happy to say that tn
last part of it is not true. Mr.. Rea,
has been approached for such change
but declined. Besides, this place is soon 90
inc 80 H< l.