Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-05-21
LOCAL MATTERS.

k5w rtised Letters. John Sherry,
.-s, Pierson, Mrs. Mary O. Brian.
p. Crossett has opened bread
..t3 on Canal street, and will attend
y, Rs for the inner man.
e understand that drive of some
I boo feet of logs is expected down
AZ Yer this spring, about half as
.uoI q last season.
Hessrs. Derby & Hall are now
MA; their machinery into the Conant
bu;Id Q, and may begin the manufac-
I'M & watch keys the last of this week.
Glark Chase has a great variety of
;x|fbings for sale besides the substan-
IN n the furniture line. 1t always
49, " look him over, we mean his
,oo,311 rs well as himself.
That loon, mentioned last week,
IS ~ h stuffed, mounted and may be seen
4 +. Dewey's restaurant. Its plu-
uacsis marvel of beauty, and every
hs.iyA i'll want to call and see it.
h.. NJ. NJ. Whitney's flower plants
bavsarrived and are ready for delivery.
qhevb re from Mr.. G. +. Aliens green
boussat Brattleboro andare very thrifty
IA il good condition, and will be sold
4 III logue prices.
-fred Amadon has just had speci-
mend tx stuffed and mounted which may
u II n at the store. 1t is of the wood
ANA pecies and rare in this section.
IthSsa very beautiful plumage, the sides
of TIL body appearing much like en-
grave work,
JIG Council Of Sovereigns in this
plsee continue to flourish frequently adj
dmg Dew members. They claim to make
afuli average saving of Is per cent ON
wv II gregate goods they buy which is
HI cotlrse no small object in these days.
A very neat and substantial iron
Esais way and railing has been put on
ihs sast side of Suffers building leading
bpinto Jillson's hair dressing room in the
zeal d Story. 1t was built Tuesday and
sraed some excitment, as some, inlud-
ngthe village authorities, opposed and
#rEd its erection on the ground that
| We an obstruction in the high way.
y. w. Lockwood of North Spring
Een who has Just arrived from Florida,
hss left at this office a sample of beans
aisd in that state, the pod of which
naas ures nearly twelve inches in length.
Ii nav be seen at this office. An orange
eit@ith US also, picked just before leav
ngg. was exceedingly toothsome and of
purse much superior to those usually
found in our northern markets.
~ Rev. DR.. Tyler of Brattleboro who
some years since supplied for while
mmanual churchin this place, was found
d hi room Monday of last week, in an
usensble condition, and suffering from
% apoplectic shock with which he had
zen seized the night previous. His clio
hing was still on, and the manner in
xhich it was torn and soiled showed that
liz eontortions had been terrible. He had
ufaciently recovered to be removed to
lis home, Wednesday
The high school spelling match
Wednesday, evening was not only sue
eess but very interesting. Over 200 were
present.. 1t brought out the fact that
veA have high standard of photographic
tslent both inside and outside of the
hgh school. The first was a written
match of fifty words given by Prof
Wand, and the interest that prevailed is
vel illustrated by the fact that 125 per-
sons entered the contest. Prof Ward
AMI Messrs. Geo. 0. Guild and Wymar
Flint examined the slips and it was
iound that No. IA had made but 4 errors
~ the fifty words, and on being called il
pfoved to be Fred l.. Oaks, who there
foe received the first prize No. AZ, Miss
Mpry Wilson, stood next, having but
enors, and there were a good number
VIC spelled 80, 81, 80 and SO per cent
% he words given. OF course a list o.
the words would give much better ides
a. TO the test to which the 125 speller
were subjected, but we have not time Il
gve them this Thursday morning
Among the best records in this mattel
was that of Mrs Edward Arms, who's,
M was the only one in which the words
#re divided into syllables. The grea
mmbshell of the evening was Britt
Va" The slaughter was fearful, sweep
ing the last seven in the first oral spell
ng match, and of the 125, only one,
My, spelled it correctly. In the first ora
match, Miss Hattie Hildreth and Alic
kddy were the choosing heads; in tn
&cond Clement A. Granger and Fred L
oaks. The words were given by Mis-
snsie Leach. Hattie Hildreth won tn
Pre- in the first and Anna Kidder il
We second. The receipts of the evenin!
we're $1,000. A very large vote prevaile'
m another spelling school to be he'll