Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-01-28
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LOCAL MATTERS.

There are about lZOU TAX P"yeis
on the collectors books of this town
A farm and brick yard are offered
for sale in this paper by Mr.. Bridgman'
Il is good chance for business.
Mr.. Tabor's topic next Sabbath
morning, The fountain in the house of
David. Concert in the evening at 6
O'Clock.
A g beautiful snow y storm has set
in this Thursday morning, and they
have been so rare this winter that it is
being received with cordial welcome.
- Do not forget the Centennial and
Antiquarian Supper at Union Hall, Fri
day evening, January 2Sth, by the Old
FoIks of the NJ f. Society.
The case of the young man of
whose raid on windows and sweet music
We mentioned last week, was settled by
the payment in full for all damages.
The Selectmen and civil authority
Of the town Of Rockingham will meet at
the town clerks office, Thursday, the Sd
day Of February, A. D. 1876, for the
abatement of taxes.
We call attention to the advertise
ment Of Mr.. A. A. Magwire of Spring
field. He is one of the square, prompt
dealing sort of men, and such man is
sure TO give both a good bargain and a
good article.
Messrs Babbitt & Hayes appear in
4 new dress of advertisements this week
Their insurance facilities and business is
anlong the largest in the State, while
their drug store is under careful man
agement and very superior excellence.
Mr.. James NJ. Brown is selling a
washing machine which those who have
used highly commend. 1t is manufac-
tured at Brattleboro, and Mr.. Brown
will furnish them ON trial and sale GER
fainly very fair way of introduction.
There has been two or three scares
in this village this week One was that
a bank at Brattleboro had failed, and
another was the presence Of the States
attorney, on some insurance business. by
which a large number of kegs, casks and
larrels, &c, were terribly frightened
and ran over into New Hampshire!
Blank forms for the School Censu;
OF the several districts, can be obtained
Of the superintendent, j. Chandler, Sax
tons River. The clerks of the district
are reminded that it is their duty t
make out such census, and return to thu
Superintendent on or before Jan. 31st
The blanks win be sent BY mail to tn,
clerks who send their address to the sui
perintendent
- BY reference to a notice in anothe
place, it viii be seen that the crayol
portrait made by Fred j. Blake, o
which we made notice some weeks since
has not only been a success, but was tn
occasion of very happy incident a
Waterbury, ct. Young Blake now ha
class in painting and we cannot doub
that much fame awaits him as an artist
Mrs. Luthera F. Whitcomb o
Gavendish, who is something of an an
tiquarian among old documents, has lei
with us an 4" Almanac printed an
published in this place in 1918, by Bi
Blake & Co. 1t is creditable piece {
work for that time, and contains a
ironical poem on Seignior Squeak
raneing Advertisement in which al
hints Of local application
An adroit forger and fraud W,
perpetrated in this place Thursday
last week. Mr.. F. P. Hadley receive
to his care a letter addressed to j.
Williams, man protesting to represel
the house Of b w. Dunklee, stove dea
ers, of Boston, with whom he has busine
relations The envelope bore the usu
printed card Of that house. Followir
this also came a telegram from Bostc
parporting to be from the same hous
and requesting Mr.. Hadley as favo
to IDENTIFY him and their house, so as
enable him to draw money at the bar
on d check which they had made f
1926. The man Williams appeare
received his letter from Mr. Hadle
opened and took out the check, and !
marked upon the directions in it fro
hefrm to him to go down the river
Springfield, Mass. The printed envelo
Of the Boston house gave it all the a
pearance of being right and Mr. Hadl
went with him to the bank and iden
fed the check in the usual manner,
endorsing his name ON the back, al
thereupon the bank paid the amour
Saturday the check came back protest
and then it was that the forgery "
first discovered, including the telegra
The swindler must have had some .
quaintance with the Boston House.
was probably over so years of age