Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-04-09
LOCAL MATTERS.


We learn that 5, ID. Piper has
bought out Mr. Jillsons 80 cent store,
and will continue the business at the
same place occupying it with Mr..
jackson
- The Sunday School concert of the
Methodist Society will occur next Sum
day evening at 6 o'clock
Capt. Taylor's auction sale lasted
through Tuesday and Wednesday and
now stands adjourned to o'clock Satur-
day afternoon.
- The first of April was rather less
marked than usual on the street, but CT
gars were found in some instances to have
doubtful Filings.
- The ladies of the Baptist Society
hold their annual festival at the house
Of Mr.. j. O. Smith Tuesday evening,
April 18th. Supper at 8 o'clock. Give
them full house.
All members Of the Bellows Falls
Library Association, holding books in
their possession belonging to said associa-
ton, are requested to return the same to
the librarian Immediately.
I. n Keyes, our neighbor across
the river, has sold all his farm ON the
east side of the upper road leading to
Walpole, to Herbert c. Hatch, of Alstead,
price S6000 He reserves his buildings
and All that lying between the two roads.
n d. Jackson in few days will
remove his jewelry store to the store in
Towns block, formerly occupied by J..
A. Ellison. 1t is nice location, and
Mr.. jackson will very likely add new
attractions to his goods when be gets
fairly settled in his new quarters.
Mr.. A. F. Holden of Springfield,
has leased the store formerly occupied
bys D. Piper, on Bridge Street, and
will keep ladies furnishing goods, and
make a speciality in ladies and childrens'
boots and shoes. Ladies dress making
business will also be connected with this
store by Mrs. Holden.
Geo. W. Nutting will make an an
nouncement next week, which will I'M
donbtedly be of interest to many. He
proposes to sell his entire stock of hard
ware, for the next twenty days, at cost
This is an opportunity seldom offered to
the public, and those that are wanting
or likely to need anything in his line
will do well to improve this opportunity
A large field of ice, amounting to
several acres, moved out of the eddy on
Saturday night and was locked across
the river from shore to shore above the
rnouth of Saxtons River where it held
till Tuesday night, when, from APP
pearances late that afternoon, il proba-
bly, gave way in the center and the river
below was clear of ice Wednesday morn
ing,
= The increased postal charge on tran
sient printed matter, leads us to say
that on all packages of the usual number
ofauction bills. on all the railroad express
lines from this place, the charge for some
fifteen or twenty miles around will be
but fifteen cents, except the line down
the river, on which no parcels are re-
ceiyed at less then twenty-five cts Wei
lington's Grafton stage line and Jewetts
Alstead, &c, carry similar parcels at same
rates
Mr.. w FL. Upham is making a
Speciality in organs these days, as will
be seen by reference to his advertise
ment elsewhere. Mr. Upham is always
enterprising in his business and offers
good bargains. He also wants several
sewing machine operators and other
hands in connection with his shirt man.
nfactory, all of which speaks well for the
business of this place, besides offering
opportunities to those ont of employ
ment.
= Thus far the snow and ice has melt.
ed away with moderation. The river is
not yet as high as it probably will be
within week, and though the ice has
cleared for a mile or two below, no gen.
eral ice clearing has yet occurred,
and large quantities are still locked in
from shore to shore between here and
Windsor, The present therefore indi
Gates little fear from spring freshets al
this point. The streets are becoming dry
n some places, and the harbingers Of
bring have arrived in such numbers as
y make the mornings merry.
: We have received from Mr.. E. S
Sabin, Jr., generous sample of very
nice custom made Doeskin Black, made
IN his factory at Grafton, These goods
are made of the finest Vermont WOO
md, besides very excellent finish, show
Extra durability at first sight. We re
member some years since lot of clotf
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