Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-03-19
Vermont News.

- 1t has cost the town of Hardwick
in Caledonia county, s400 to keep the
roads open this winter,
- Eight persons joined the Congre-
gational Church in Montpelier on the
7th inst, seven by profession of faith,
= Another story is to be added TO the
Memphremagog House at Newport this
spring, making the number of rooms
$50.
j b. Bowditch has sold the Rich.
ford Sentinel to C. C. Brown and VIM.
F. Scott, foreman of the st Adams Mes
senger Office.
On Friday night last the store OF
Mrs. Lucinda Sayles of Huntington was
entered and twenty-six dollars in cash
stolen The robber partook of refresh
ments during his short stay.
Goshen Gore is no more. At the
annual town meeting in Plainfeld, it
was voted to annex this Gore, under an
act Of the Legislature. Alter your
maps accordingly.
AT the Windsor prison they are
busy at work laying the foundation for
for new shop within the yard for the
accommodation of the increased num-
Der of convicts now in confinement
A Middlebury gentleman did not
attend Church with his wife last Sab
bath. She said she was not going to be
late and neglect her souls salvation by
stopping to sew on his shirt buttons.
= The Congregational Church at
Swanton, Rev. E. j. Ranslow pastor,
was increased March 7th, by the addi-
ton of thirty-six new members twenty
five or more of those are adults and Just
one-half males.
A young man, giving his name as
Duane Brooks of ST. Adams, VT, twen-
ty-six years old, was arrested in an in
toxicated condition in the Salem, Mass,
depot, Thursday evening. On search
ing him nearly 81 900 were found in his
pockets.
Deer seem to be remarkably plenty
in some parts of Vermont this winter
George L. Matthewson, of Lyndon, re-
Gently shot five near East Haven, and
reports deer-yard five miles long in
that town, where the snow is completely
trampled down like door-yard.
= Mr.. Julian Scott, who has been
spending a few days in Burlington, re-
turned to his home in New York on
Monday. He is now engaged upon a
large picture of the landing of Ethan
Allen and his party at Old I'll" which
promises to be one of the most interest
ing works yet produced by this artist.
- In school, at johnson, recently,
Norman ODER, one of the pupils, in
dulged in the harmless pastime of pour
ing cold water down little boys back.
The teacher, John Hall, attempted a
slight correction, and being violently at
tackled by ODER, brought him to terms
by breaking his nose and sending three
of his front teeth down his epigastrium.
A movement is on foot for new
national bank at St. Johnsbury and it
is started with good prospects Of success,
as several of the heaviest business men
are ready to subscribe to the stock.
There is some dissatisfaction with the
location of the present bank, and many
people desire larger banking facilities
any way, as that is often unable to salts
fy the demands made upon it.
- On his return from the west last
week, Hon. George Ide of Lyndon, part.
ed with Sl66.50 on sleeping car be.
tween Columbus and Pittsburg. He
went to bed with his pants under his
head and the money in his pocket. He
got up in the morning the possessor Of
about four dollars in scrip which was
left in his vest pocket. The money in
his pants had evaporated. He had q
gold watch in his vest also which was
left in its place.
= The people of Highgate were very
much excited the other day about load
Of nitro glycerine that was detained in
town on its way from North Adams,
Mass, to Canada. Though the article
was perfectly CONCEALED, and no more
liable to explode than the Missisquoi
river, the teamster was compelled to re.
move it into the fields for safety. and II
said that one man went three miles out
of the village to sleep, though, with sin.
gular presence of mind, he left his wife
and child exposed to danger.
- The widow of Gerritt Smith died
at Peterboro, n y, on the 9Th inst.