Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-06-26

NlIo'clock, A. NJ.
The ladies of the Baptist Society
Y ,i1l hold a strawberry festival at Engine
!, lalI on Friday evening of this week.
~ oFeam, &c, will be served
@We hear that Mr.. N. Munro's
&Wberry beds are promising aud sew
m III hundred bushels are expected from
D. ksm during the season.
The blasting of rocks the past day
4 Two in the street or near the south end
\ the tunnel for the purpose of laying
later pipe, is fair reminder of and
q mells like the Fourth of July.
~ Mr.. II. S. Frost has sold his horse
Spotted Jim" which made so good
tputation for speed last year, to w. b.
night of Essex Junction, for s1100.
&Sh Use, we believe, will be taken to
4 6otreal.
\ Qne of our compositors was "under
Ire " Wednesday afternoon and stood
4 be te6t admirably AMI without Ainchiug.
Il blast from the village water works
rev a piece of rock exactly to her
CEindow. The editor, as usual, was at
lore safe distance
M 80 Fred j. Blake, who has won some
! slebrity as a painter, is soon to go to
4 larenont, N. H., where he proposes to
Ike few lessons in the higher styles of
ne art, in the studio of +. Z. Miller,
i no has recently spent two years in
aly 10 perfecting himself in that art
= 4 So j. ID. Bridgman has so improved
I'D tsstefully arranged the grounds on
lemises, ON Henry street, that they
Be q pfobably the best and finest private
founds in the village. Nor has he con-
ned bis enterprise to his own premises,
aying this week placed lamp on the
Y net opposite his house, thus lighting a
q nftion of the sidewalk on Henry street.
- - A meeting of citizens of this place
iprojected with reference to rendering
ONE Substantial aid to the Vermont
k1ad6ny soon to be established at Sax
IN River. This institution will be one
'@f which our entire town will be interest
y and especially so in this village. In
3 success we m ay all feel just pride.
i lnt for the financial stringency of the
asst year the attention of our people
E0uld have been called to it at an EARL.
Ivr day. The form which this matter will
~ Re we expect to announce soon, and
a aeaniime We hope the people OF this
lace will be giving it their favorable
,sa Dnsideraiion
i, - Dinsmores milk wagon, driven by
Ir. Rowell, had an adventure Wednes-
IAy morning. The horse was hitched at
be depot, but pulled off its bride and
IN for the valley railroad bridge over
be canal just above the tunnel, where
ia legs of course suddenly went down
trough and stopped all further progress
The horse was finally lifted out and
v 6und to ave no broken bones, though
everal severe flesh wounds. The wagon,
7 mice one fitted up especially for milk
g lie, was not injured and the milk hav-
" ng already been delivered for that day
The dana es were 10 all respects much
Less than might have been expected.
james Griffin was last seen ON Sat
nx@zy afternoon in an intoxicated con.
( dim, In boat on the river, above Sui.
li14n railroad bridge. 1t is known that
I'm beat went down over the dam and
ID N Falls and his hat has also been
md in the river below. A story pre-.
Naiicd Saturday evening that he had beer
fpund on the bank in some bushes and
also in Minis barn, but they did not
prove true. His habits have been such
that it was at first thought he was play
! ing trick, but not having been heard
from since, the prevailing belief is thai
be was drowned, and if so the water is
% high that the body may not be found
Tor some time.
The attendance of the delegatei
} from this town to the republican stat,
convention at Burlington, was not with
out some humorous incidents. One o
them received the following dispatch
The eyes of your adopted town ar
>tching your actions be courageous
Z mt prudent. Vote for McGinness ant
don't sell yourself to the grangers
loar Toaonsmen." Another delegat
J claims to have spoiled bat in tn
drenching rain of that day which ht
3 threw away and obtained new one
The next day the old hat followed hin
home with express charges ! We onl,
1ixe the more grave of these particulars
wing our local readers to draw for th
J ee1E5 Eshments.
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