Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-09-18
LOCAL MATTERS.

Pr lilt new.
- Geo. Slate offers some valuablestock
+ sale, some particulars of which will
found in his advertisement.
w. S. Myers sells his household
90, ,ods at auction at Engine Hall, on
rednesday Sept. 23d, at 10 o'clock pm.
Messrs. Lucia d Barber received
... plomas on their splendid picture frames
the State fair last week, as might have
e" zen expected.
Over six thousand dollars worth of
.ssenger tickets were sold at the depot
on ring last month, but travel is now fall
off somewhat.
Charles Towns has this week built
bill board on the sight of the old
mesican House, in place of-the one re-
w Owed from where Suffers block is now
,,, ling built.
=, advertised Letters-C. Bean, Has
IN BIZ Gleason, Leonard Hart, Henry
art, j. w. Pettengill, j. Temple, Geo.
malay, Fisk & Hopkins, Miss Kittie
aush.
- The assessment bills of the Yer
; lont Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Rockingham, are now in the hands of
cir agent w. S. Myers for collection.
III are requested to pay promptly.
- The New Orleans Minstrels, who
i've been received in this place with
uch favor on several former occasions,
ilfeiye an entertainment at Union Hall
ms Thursday evening of next week, Sept.
th.
hAi - The fair Tor the benefit of St. Charles
lurch, will omen at Union Hall next
! az onday and continue for three days.
heir advertisement will indicate some
q 5rtion of the programme. The pre-
Arations are ample for successful fes-
vsl,and lively time.
There will be no preaching at the
~ oneregational church, in the morning
i. aptember 20th and 9th. Sabbath
ri. .hool at l o'clock, prayer meeting al
,nv o'clock. Rev. n f. Carter, the new
E !. aston, will occupy the pulpit the first
unday ia October, and regularly there
VI Ter.
= +. +. Dewey makes the announce.
ent of his wholesale and retail oyster
ade this week. The entire trade il
lie state can supply themselves at this
oint through Mr.. Dewey with specia
,nvenience, and his oysters thus far arr
cry large and fair aud have the unmis
lkable stamp of the Fairhaven plants
= Mr.. w s. Myers proposes to Gloss
his Law ana other business in thi
lace during the next week or two and
nth his family will Immediately visi
IF Alifornia where they will spend the fall
nd winter. 1t is somewhat of pro
pecting tour, and he will settle there or re
arm, according to circumstances.
- We call attention to the advertise
rent of Mrs. Elliot who is about t,
= .orm class for instruction on the piano
Mrs. Elliot is lady of character anC
eE indouDted ability in her art. She ais
hears the highest testimonials from thos
Bvho have known of her former success
fand faithfulness in teaching. We trus
fshe viii receive liberal patronage.
We are glad to announce that
new brick block is to be built ON the oil
site last occupied by n. H. Fairs stor
inst west of the TIMES building, an
burnt some years since. 1t is built b
Fl. w. Snter of Boston, who we under
stand proposes to build the foundatio
and basement this fall and finish til
building next Spring.
ri The tramps are not only intolel
M ably plenty, but most intolerabIy imp
% dent. In some instances they will sYea
d aud curse if their cheeky and exhorb
Z tant demands are not promptly RESPOND
cd to. Many of them will steal if or
portunity offers, and recently woma
tramp made quite speech, declarin
: with threatening demeanor, that unlei
their wants were supplied there woul
10 warl"
i, A ghost has been reported abor
I the s6nd bank and other places near til
! north end of pine grove, and even til
= name of said ghost is given, being on
r who while on this mundane sphere use
y 70 shovel some gravel there in an abb
y manner. No coroner's inquest or sciel
! TIC investigation appears necessary, bl
: - boys appear to have been quite su
( coaufulin arranging in that shadowy plac
sake and meal bag.
We hear that on one of the street
borough going gentleman thought
j destroy one of those odorous animals,
thedestruction of which all commun
: ties are usually so unanimous, even
not rtoirc, 1bn sop,a u1oapc Aoanrd;pr