Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-01-23
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BELLOWS FALLS, JAN. %, 1871
LOCAL MATTERS.

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"Wednesday eve at Union Hail.
The ice men wait no longer for u
crop ON the river, and are now gathering
ii from Minard's Pond.
. @. Il. Morgan commenced his duties
NJ clerk in the post office on Monday.
His previous experience in the postal
service will aid much in making HIM at
once efficient in his present place.
The young people of the Baptist
socety will give an entertainment at
their church ON Friday evening of next
week. Look out for it as the GROWING
81 tertainment of the season.
- The Pensioners and frieni is of Rev.
In. Haskins propose to make him a So
oial visit on Friday evening of this week,
aud extend general invitation to all
Who may feel so disposed to attend.
Advertised Letters. Mrs. Edward
III. Burns, p. II. Hadley, John Lord,
John p. Flanders, james M'Carty, Rev
AZ Oliver, Maggie G. Bremond, Joseph
Baraby, A. X. Adams, Mary Bates,
ames L. Powers, Maggie Savage, John
Mood, Albin Tenney, Geo. D. Shippy.
= The growth and increase of bust
hess IN this place is we'll shown by the
amount of mail matter sent from the
post office. For the two quarters ending
Dec. 81 1871, the total amount of stamps
canceled, periodical postage, &C., was
81 ,29S.11. The amount of same for the
Two last quarters is 81 ,845.75, being a
bet gain in two years of S54764.
"A. r. Johonnot, of Holyoke, Mass,
died in that place on the 9Th inst. after
i brief illness of but three days, Of pneu-
monia, having been first taken with dip
iberia. Mr.. Johonnot was formerly of
this place, and for some years had been
highly esteemed citizen and prominent
druggist in Holyoke Of the firm of Black
Il Johonnot. He leaves wife aud three
children
lon Monday evening John Stack be
coming noisy drunk and belligerent in
the Square, was arrested by officer Tay-
Ion and brought before Justice Bridgman
and fined SIS aud costs. He further dis
closed that he obtained bis liquor of
Warren Walker, and on complaint Mr..
Walker was also brought before Justice
Brdgman and plead guilty to a fine Of
SD and costs.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church was filled last Sabbath by Rev.
N. Mighill Of Brattleboro. The sermon
inthe morning was eminently practical,
the subject being " The true Investment.
From the present commercial affairs of
onr country and worldly investments in
bank and stocks, was deduced the need
Of an inheritance not of earth. The APP
p'itation made was very clear and the
Injunction of the text to f" Buy the truth
and sell it not" was brought foroibly to
bear upon his life's acceptation of truth
Is q preparation for another
= Mr.. G. E. Horsford of Montpelier,
propose to permanently establish him
elf in this place, in the ready made
clothing business, in the brick store OPP
'osite Towns hotel. He sold goods
here for while last fall. The Mont
,elier journal of last week has the fol-
owing: We regret to learn that Mr..
:. z. Horsford has decided to remove
lis custom and ready made clothing es-
ablshment from this village to Bellows
Falls. Mr.. Horsford is a thorough,
vide awake merchant, and will be sure
g give good satisfaction to his custom
RS. We congratulate the people of |
hat place in making gain of our loss"
WEsTMTNsTER.-The Burlington Free |
'ress of last Tuesday has the following |
One Of the most active and intelligent
Farmers Clubs in the State is that Of
" estminster. Its debates are frequently |
eDorted in the Bellows Falls TIMES and |
md other Windham county papers, and
llways contain matter of interest and |
Talue. AT recent meeting the question
Is the spread of farmers oranges desir-
Ible,o came up for discussion. We quote
rom the published abstracts" The Free
'ress then copies nearly column of the
iscussion on the grange question, and
ays: The general course of the dis.
'ussion, it will be seen, was strongly |
Verse TO the oranges The effort to get
Up one IN Westminster proved a failure
put the Farmers Club has not proved a
allure, and it will undoubtedly continue
o accomplish much more for the actual
benefit of he farmers than any grange
"a the State.
Allen Wells, known for many years
Is prominent business man of West. |
Minister, committed suicide in his barn bv |