Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-03-05
LOCAL MATTERS.


usual commotion among the Bellows
Falls sell society, sale of uncommon
magnitude being reported as having been
effected on Wednesday.
Our thanks are due to many good
friends for town election returns. BY
accident we omitted to call for them last
week, but many friends of long standing
lave responded and we are thus supplied
With our usual town election returns
Mr.. G. w. Stinehour makes an an
nouncement in our columns this week.
He is said to have the best stock OF
painters supplies that has sever been kept
in this place, and those wanting his
goods or good work, win do we'll to APP
ply TO him.
Master Charles E. Hale, the little
blind boy of Manchester, Conn, will
sing choice selection of Sacred Songs,
Temperance songs, and ballads at the
NE Church in this place, on the eve
nings of Mar. 10Th aud 18th. Further
notice will be given next week.
ID. X. Barry of this village is gen
eral agent for the Silver Type Picture,
manufactured only by H. P. Moore, Con
cord, n. II. All kinds of pictures copi-
ed and enlarged by this process. Agents
wanted for New England, Central
New York, the Western and Southern
States
The Sovereigns of Industry are
quietly hourshing and increasing in
number, and by the first of April, they
expect to have 100 members They now
send orders for goods nearly every week
and claim to On an average of from
20 10 30 per cent, which in these pinch
ing times is a valuable consideration
We have samples of job printing
from the office of Mrs. Hattie G. Miller,
Of springfield, Mass, daughter of Mr.
sanford Granger of this village Mrs.
Nile carries on job printing business
there, and her samples before us are not
only very excellent specimens of work,
but show very commendable enter
prise in the business.
: Mr.. Geo. Bacon, of the firm Of
Head & Bacon, wood workers, &c, had
his hand caught in a planning machine
on Monday and very severely injured
The wonder is that he did not lose his
hand, as it was apparently narrow es
cape. DR. Whitman has it in care and
Mr.. Bacon viii probably soon again
have good hand.
At the annual town meeting in
Westminster it was voted to set Mr.. A
s. Granger, who lives at the Tannery
village, to our village school district, i
this district shall concur therein, of which
there is probably no doubt. The entire
Tannery neighborhood would be bes
convened in their educational interests
if set to this district
&C. E. Webb, Rev. Mr.. Haskins, anC
II. C. johnson of Saxtons River, wer
all elected superintendent of schools, a
town meeting, and each declined. Rev
Joseph Chandler of Saxtons River wa
finally elected, and as he was not present
the meeting felt that they had the ad
vantage of him, and got very goo'
man for the place besides
The election of fence viewers an,
pound keeper was the occasion of som
fun at town meeting. The old poun(
keeper was reelected, on the ground tina
his administration of its complicated du
ties had been so popular and well re
ceiyed, while by reference to the list G
officers elected, it will be seen that a
unusually able board was elected to pre-
side over the fences
= The last lecture of the ladies cours
At the Congregational Church, was Civ
en- Wednesday evening by Hon. j. "
Patterson of New Hampshire, on hi
travels in Germany and Switzerland, an
was among the most interesting lecture
ever given in any course anywhere
Many of the scenes he described were {
thrilling interest. and the very close al
tention of the audience throughout, we
Hested the favor with which the speal
- was received. We have only spac
this Thursday morning to congratulate
The ladies upon the great excellence {
the entire course
= The morning train from Viii
&ver junction which arrives here {
seven O'Clock, ran on to ice which ha
made upon the rails, last Monday NOR
lng near Hartland station, and tire
them off the track The engine ran il
% the ditch and turned partly upon i
SIDE. The express and baggage car 10
Owed it part way, giving its oecupan
Apretty lively shaking up, but iniurir
no one. All aboard the train were som
What startled, especially as they were a
We time approaching the very hig
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