Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-01-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

Drug store.
The ice has again cleared from thu
\ eddy in the river, being the second
Il Rclearing of the winter.
M - Mr. Bacon of the Ludlow Gazette
announces his retirement from that paper
III .,be last number, and the Office is OF
sred for sale.
sM The January thaw " has put trav
ling ON wheels again, although as foi
hat. the sleet and hail has made 1t mel
her wheeling or sleighing.
-Messrs. Phelps aud Howard have
pmmenced work in their cigar manufac'
bry on Canal street. 1t is said they
Ike the best cigars in the Connecticut
liver Valley.
- A new job printing press" better
han any other lis expected at this
bfiice next week. Send in your orders
nor envelopes and bill heads. That
kind Of work will be specially at this
office hereafter.
@ --Whitmore Il Clark's minstrel troup
give one of their inimitable entertain
ments at Union Hall ON Wednesday
8evening of next week, Jan. 14th. Doors
opened at Z. They need this announce
Sment, only, to be insured full house.
N MIR. G. p. Albee, farmer of this
10 sn residing two or three miles above
1his village, found one of his neighbor' s
4 ogs worrying his sheep, recently. He
bad mangled five, two of which died. -
The owner of the dog proposes to pay
6r the sheep.
The weather has been quite rare
and remarkable the past week, much
xain and sleet have fallen. Wednesday
hight the ice thawed from the trees &C.,
and this Thursday morning the weather
Mas become quite mild and the river is
rising considerably.
- Geo. B. Wheeler with his dancing
6chool, will give social dance at Union
Hall, Friday evening of this week. Many
III the parents and friends of the pupils
sill be present, and the affair is likely
be very pleasant one. The Bellows
Tails quadrille band will furnish the
nusc
2 On Thursday of next week Charles
Towns will sell at auction the present
rniture in the Island House, prepare
pry to repairs. See advertisement. 1t
jill be good opportunity to buy second
Aand goods and the sale is likely to be
lively one. The goods will be sold by
Gol. Z. r. Jennings.
We are beginning to see through
6e panic. People are again talking of
bnilding another season, and with the
opening OF spring, our village is likely to
otgin another building campaign. AT
asst two parties have already indi-
ted desire to build each business
hIock in The Square next season.
Charles Towns is soon to commence
thorough repairs on the Island House.
and will refurnish the same for use the
nexk season. With his projected repairs
completed, Bellows Falls will next sea-
son resent the best hotel accommoda-
a ~ the State, and will not be ex-
the whale length of the Connect
nlley
nave received from the pub
lla44H, the Claremont Manufacturing
very nicely bound copy Of the N.
gister for 1874. All New Hamp.
people will want a copy as we'll as
ermonters, especially in this part
a state. It is full of many valua-
bic things for every business man, may
BE- had, bound in cloth or paper covers,
and en- be obtained of the publishers or
" H. book stores.
The annual meeting of the Bellows
Falls Building Association was held ON
Monday evening. Geo. o. Guild, Clerk
and Treasurer, made financial report
which was accepted, and the foil owing
oiEicess for the ensuing year we're chosen !:
DIrectors, A. N. Swain, O. B. Arms
]. 1A Bridgman, B. A. Putney, and II.
a. TITUS AT = subsequent meeting of
the directors "A. N. Swain was chosen
PRESIDENT, and H, a. Titus clerk and
treasurer. o. B. Arms was also elected
e take charge and dispose of some lead
PIPE and other property, and give such
ot84 care and attention to the propertv
Of Association as may be necessary.
e arein receiptof a can of California
ouss made by Capt S. E. Perham. at
oiems california, formerly of this place.
ana Drought to us by Mr.. o. L. Perham.
who with Mrs. Perham arrived here last
~eek from sojourn in that state since
iastspring. The butter was made Deo
1otA (the milk having been taken from
thecows the day before and started sor
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