Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-07-04


A. T. Stewart made $500, last year,
by filming the cash boys for looking out
the windows.
Mrs Junk of Ohio disciplines her
husband by holding his head in pail
of water. She held it little too long,
last week, and accomplished his eternal
snbjugation,
Davenport, Ia, has free public
baths, but so few use them that the au-
thorities are contemplating an ordinance
to enforce bathing.
An Iowa couple paid SO for the
privilege of being married in a circus
ring, the performance being temporarily
suspended to accommodate them.
: The enterprising sexton of Pough-
keepsle church tacks Stats across the en-
trance of some of the pews to keep them
unoccupied till they are rented.
A gentleman and wife arrived at
Albany, last week, en- route for Sarato-
ga, having driven the entire distance
from Omaha. The time consumed was
some six weeks.
- A youth and maiden we're dancing
the lancers. In the course of the insane
conversation which the dance necessi-
tates, he took to questioning her as to
her accomplishments. Do you paint p
he asked. He wonders what on earth
she got mad about.
A worthy farmer being asked if a
daughter, recently, married, was still
living with him, replied: "No, sir
When one of my girls swarms she must
hunt her own hive"
Some Pittsburg boys made raid
on clergyman's strawberry bed, ant
one of them dropped gold watch
which the minister is now wearing.
/, "A fearful EXPLOSION of giant powder
occurred in Hoosac Tunnel Monday ear
ly, through carelessness, and four mel
were instantly killed and two wounded.
The Rev. w. II. H. hurry, will
} his wife, DIR. Tourjee and a party o
some thirty ladies and gentlemen, of Bos
ton, left for the Adirondack on Monday
for months camping.
Gen. William o. Butler, of Mexi
: can war celebriety, who was nominated
/ for vice-president on the ticket will
: Lewis Cass, is still living at Carrolton
KY, in the SD year of his life, and h
walks six miles Gay for exercise. HI
j has two brothers, one 80 and the othe
/. 81, and cousin who is over 80.
/ Two Pittsburg negroes covered
r shaggy Newfoundland dog with tar ant
u benzole and then set him on fire. HI
8, ran through the town like comet, an,
10 took refuge under small tenement il
n which woman was lying sick. Tn
house caught fire, the woman was throw
. into commissions and her life is despaire
of, but the negroes have not been arrest
ed.
g = After bevy of children in Somel
vile, Tenn, had fooled with revolve
for half an hour without accident, til
T. oldest brother became disguised at th
IS harmless character of the sport, and, al
If ranging his playmates in single grouI
he fired into them, killing one brothe
n wounding another in the arm, and shoe
. ing off his sisters nose.
n William III. Bell, the colored DO
who defended Seward when Payne a
4 tempted to assassinate him, graduate
- at Lincoln university few days ago.
!. The experiment of placing wome
at the head of all the schools below til
>, high schools, in Ohio, is pronounced
lie decided success. There are fewer diff
y culties between pnpils and teachers, an
the instruction and discipline is fully &
Is good as under male teachers.
Is "A Madison farmer has the curiou
% superstition that hens should be traine
4 to roost with their heads toward Ii
a north, in order to make them lay egg
is beautifully. Acting upon this idea,
re invariably visits his henery every nigh
c. and if he finds that any biddy, throup
r. forgetfulness or a spirit of contrarines
IS has placed herself upon the roost contr.
v ny to the above rule, she is immediatel
righted.