Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

&nd good.
The special citing of the Stock
holders of Union Hall block for Monday
evening was adjourned to next Monday
evening at o'clock
= ID. Il G. w. Butterfield have sold
but their meat market to j. o. Smith
And Charles p Wheeler, who took pos
eesson on Wednesday morning of this
xeek.
- Bellows Falls is receiving through
Fthe rounds of the press, the credit OF
an average fair accident which occurred
b Belden's Falls in Addison County.
- Clark Chase had fine exhibition
pf pictures and picture frames at the
Westminster fair, which may be seen
and bought at his rooms in this village.
A flock of wild geese we're seen
passing over this place southwark on the
18th ult., an unusually early day for
their migration but We trust not indica-
tive of an early winter
= Instances of where persons assem-
bled in this State, " ON the first Tuesday
IN September" TO attend freemen's meet
ing, are given in the papers. Among
them one or two at Brattlehoro and two
Dr. three in CastIeton.
ri No clue has yet been found 10 the
Shelves who broke into H. Streeter's
boot and shoe store on the night of the
10th ult. The thieves got some 800
worth Of goods and are probably not far
off,
N. S. Brockway, Charles Hodg-
ban and j. z. Brockway took brief
boat ride up the river Wednesday fore
boon and shot eight wild ducks. Two
others were also shot but lost in the fog.
Some of the ducks were different from
the common species about here, portion
of the upper half of their bills being
yellow, with velvet black heads.
DAVIS lung syrup is among the best
of medicines Tor coughs, and We have no
Hesitation il giving it a cordial recon-
Rendation, especially for coughs arising
from colds, and it is rare that we ever
commend any kind of medicine By an
advertisement elsewhere we observe that
is is now sold by H. H. and S. NJ. Davis.
= Alpaca is decidedly below par in
this place and has been for some weeks. |
The people here did all they were asked
70 do, at the meeting at the Island |
House, but different conditions were af- |
Edwards asked, and the project has
doubtless fell through. 1t has been re-
ported abroad that the alpaca works |
would 60 to Holyoke where it is under
stood more tempting inducements would
be offered, but up to this time there is
probably no certainty about that
= james O'Brien has the past season
cultivated small patch Of potatoes on
narrow strip Of land belonging to Col. |
King, just beyond Bridgman's and Su-
fer's terrace) with extra success. On |
strip some $50 feet long and about ten
wide be planted one half bushel Of Early |
Rose from which he has raised % bush
els of the best potatoes we have seen this
season. He also planted another strip
by the side of this one of about the same
4ength but about twenty feet in width |
with Davis seedlings, using one busbel
of seed, the product of which is 46 |
bushels of excellent potatoes. O'Brien
has long had good reputation as a sue
cessful gardner, aud keeps up square
and plump with The times and the sea-
bon.
NJ = The reading Of Mrs. Noble of Ches-
Per at Rockingham deserves more than
passing notice. Very few probably are
aware of Mrs Mobiles requirements as a
reader, that she is very popular with
those who have heard her there can be |
mo doubt She has fine presence, a |
srlch contralto voice that makes itself
heard and felt in crowd. Her powers
of imitation are remarkable. Very
stouching indeed is her delineation of the
Hungry Wolves" In the Vagabonds
|one can see every expression of the poor
fiddler and his dog. But in darius
Green and his flying machine" Mrs.
N. seems particularly at home. She sus-
tains every character and tells her moral
20 prettily that every one who hears is
charmed.
: There was an exhibition of the
Babcock Fire extinguisher about 10
O'Clock Tuesday evening in front of Towns
new hotel by Maj. B. r. JENNIE of Brat
tleboro. Some boxes, barrels and kind
ling wood saturated with kerosene oil
we're set on fire, and when it got SO well
under way that the crowd was in great
naste to see tie fire put out, stream of
Fatbonic acid gas was let on through a
mall pipe and almost before the lockers
On knew it the FIRE was under control and
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