Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-02-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

on Westminster street to l.. H. Aioee ioi
$4,000.
Mr.. l.. d. Hurd has recently in
wanted a new kind of clothespln and in'
tends suon to commence the manufacture
of the same.
Mr.. Hosford makes detailed an
MANAGEMENT this week, in another col
umn. He also wants board for three
ladies. See his advertisements.
The Bellows Falls Clothes Pin Co.
have sold their patent nd machinery
70 ID. M. Smith IL Co, of Springfield,
where the goods will hereafter be manu-
factured.
The creditors of S. S Ordway have
most of them agreed to accept percent
age Of their dues, and it is expected all
will do so. The liabilities are some s14,-
600, and o. d. Gray has been agreed
upon as receiver or assignee.
= The social and donation visit to
Rev. Mr.. Haskins ON Friday evening,
23d ult.,wa pleasant and enjoyable
occasion, and the company left with him
some $50. The proceeds at the entertain
ment given at the Baptist church last
Friday evening amounted to S45.
"A fire was discovered in the ice
house on l.. Amadon's premises on
School street, at about midnight on Sat
urday night. Its origin is not known.
1t started in some shavings. 1t was dis
covered by A. P. Crosset who was pass
ing in the street. He gave the alarm
and it was extinguished and not much
damage done.
j. B. Clark, the enterprising pub
Usher of the Manchester, On. H.) Mir
ror has issued one of the neatest calen-
dars which ever came from the press.
Besides showing much beauty of typo
graphy, neat mirror nearly 4lx3 inches
is inserted in the centre. Our thanks
for copy received safely through the
hands of Mr., r. w. Gould of this village.
The coolest snap" of the season
was on Sunday and Monday last, when
the thermometer varied from 16o to 26o
below zero in different localities in this
village. In adjoining towns on both
sides Of the liver, Grafton, Drewsville,
etc, we have reports of rs below. OF
course st. Johnsbury, Littleton and 9TH
er owns up North, after getting returns
down this way, ran their figures up to
35l
. s. A man named Bridge of Pawlet,
iproduce dealer, was severely injured
y the depot on Friday afternoon of last
week. He was climbing into a freight
ar and was caught by passing train
N another track and rolled round and
'ound between the cars. His left shout
ier-was brok en- and he was much bruised
otherwise. DIR. Whitman was called
and the shoulder set, and with good
pluck he started back for home that
night and will probably recover. AT the
time Of the accident he was looking out
for train but not the one that struck
him.
-On Tuesday evening, Feb. Sd, some
20 Of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. A. III.
Bissell assembled at their home on At
kinson street to congratulate them on
The fifth anniversary of their marriage.
a merrier party of unlimited guests is sell
iom gathered, aud the occasion drought
ont was particularly enjoyable. Among
the presents were two handsome easy
chairs, presented in behalf of the guests |
in few brief remarks by G. B. Eddy, |
to which Mr.. Bissell responded, and the
lively social intercourse of the evening |
was renewed with increased vigor. A
bountiful supper was served provided |
by the guests.
- Some two weeks since one Abram |
Mute came to this place and obtained
board at Mrs. William Turner's, and
worked day or two in one of the paper
mills. One day last week he took occa-
ZION to remain at the house day or two
Dn account of sore throat and sudden
y left, and at the same time some S25 |
which Mrs. Turner had left in port |
1nonaie on shelf in the room, and a
,a,uIt OF clothes belonging to A. N. Lee,
boarder at the same place, were
missing. From subsequent develop
cents it appeared that among other
hings he went TO Brattleboro and hired |
Z horse and sleigh fol ride and return
60 the same, giving his name as Conrad. |
&c tnen vent to Keene, where he en-. |
saged rooms and dispensed hospitality
nth great liberality and lurched the bo- |
Eel keeper having already spent what
Ilooney he had. He then went to Yer.
isson where he stole horse, sleigh. robes
s. tc., belonging to Mr.. Kingsley. Mean. |
time, Cap. w. Taylor, of this place had
a. cen f1nk ipoy f,r onJ Ia -