Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-27
LOCAL MATTERS.


noon, but did not last long
J. Still the bill heads, envelopes, state
m1nts SC, are rattling off with speed,
and good chance for many more.
The annual meeting of Abenaqui
Fir Engine Company, Wednesday eve
MID, was adjourned till after the annual
o1rporation meeting.
During the late March winds fires
nave been quite frequently reported, and
ever, body will do well to exercise extra
precaution on their premises.
= The weather has become little
more lamb like, but the first DAYS of the
week fairly represented the lion. Tues
day morning the thermometer struck
within five degrees of zero.
= A letter addressed in rebus style,
isawatiug the owner at the post office.
Itappears to start with bridge and an
old grist mill, AID some read it Bridget
Miller" but no such Bridget yet ap.
pears.
Frank NJ. Taft, son of P. w.
Taft of this place, went to Jacksonville,
Mich, some months since for the benefit
of his health, which We are glad to learn
has considerably improved by the change
of climate.
The river made another attempt at
ice clearing last Friday. There was no
ice at this point TO start with, but quite
I quantity came down from above and
for few hours the river was nearly
Whit with it.
DIR. o. +. Woods is early in the
field with spring salads, &c, having for
more than week been offering at his
store, lettuce, dandelious, radisbes, &c.
He,also announces the arrival of lot
Of beautiful canary birds.
The annual village school meeting
il called at the school room, in the base
ment of the Congregational Church,
Tuesday evening of next week, March
3lss u O'clock. Among the articles
to be acted on is one to see what meas
ares they will adopt to provide another
school house or school room.
A valuable lot of real estate and
personal property in Putney is to be sold
Al auction on Tuesday Of next week,
MArch 81, by Dennison Davis, assignee.
. This property is spoken Of very favor
ably, and regarded as good chance.
The particulars will be found in the ad-
vertisement in another place.
The Bellows property which was
not sold last fall, is offered for sale at
auction, on Thursday of next week.
J See announcement in another column.
There are over 200 acres cut up into lots
with Buildings on several of them, and
in many respects it is very excellent
opportunity to invest in real estate near
this village.
~ Last Saturday forenoon the large
shop building in which is Tolman's sash
and bind works, chair factory, &C., took
fire on the roof and the shavings near
the building also caught fire once or twice
during the same time. The fires proba-
bly, took from the burning out of the
iron smoke pipe and was xtinguished
before doing any damage.
Mr.. j. z. Saker, native of Eng
land, who has resided in this country
some twenty-six years, and in this place
twenty years, will soon close his bust
ness here for visit to friends in Eng
land. He expectsto sail from New York
about the last of next month. Quite a
fortune also awaits him in the old world,
by the death of broaher In his voy-
age and visit the good wishes of many
friends will attend him.
"A special village corporation meet
ing has been called at Engine Hall,
Monday evening, April 6, at 7 o'clock.
| The warrant contains the usual business
of an annual meeting also an article to
see if the corporation will vote to lay
! additional water pipe and put in larger
number Of hydrants, and also with ref
erance to holding future annual corpora.
I tion meetings on the first Monday in
April.
- The Congregational Church and
). society gave Rev. Mr.. Hamlin, who is
soon to leave his pastOrate here, a very
l pleasant surprise visit Tuesday evening
! They first assembled at the house of O.
I B. Arms and from there proceeded to
the house of A. N. Swain, where he was
, spending the evening. He was presented
! with The motto, God Bless our Pastor, >
+ ana p1z1e of some thirty dollars. The
2 affair va An entire surprise as well a.
pleasant, and received with very cordial
q appreciation.
: The manufacture of shirts by Mr.
Y W. H. Upham at his sewing machine