Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-04
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LOCAL MATTERS.

rangements were good ana tne "o'A was
done promptly.
~ The hemlock bark wanted and
he;na contracted for by +. W. Perry "
son. wil be quite an item of business
S.,fke farmers Of this section, during
~ ensuing season.
--The ice gatherers have decided to
wait no longer for ice from the river, and
are now harvesting it from Minards
Pond. The quality is not equal to that
fromthe river in December, but it will
do for such winter as this.
There will be an oyster supper and
social gathering on Friday evening of
this week. given for the benefit of the
Congregational society, in the vestry of
their church. Supper will be served at
6o'clock at % cents per plate. A gen
eral Invitation is extended.
~ We have for several weeks received
an unusual number of anonymous COM
mnnications, which of course are not
published. We are aware of no paper
that publishes such. The name of the
author is wanted as voucher to the ed
tor, not for publication, and if the writ
er be stranger he should, if practical
Bile, give reference.
= Mr. II. G. Hatch of the meat mar
ket on Bridge Street, few days since
bought splendid yoke of oxen fatted
BY the Holden Brothers of Langdon, N.
H., weighing 5000 pounds. One Of
them has been butchered and dressed off
Is handsome quarters as were ever seen
Id any market, and which Mr. Hatch
has been serving to his customers this
week.
- Dewey's oyster team ran away
down Atkinson Street one day last week,
when it was seen by Mrs, NJ. ID. Jack
son who was driving up the same street,
and who instantly drove her own team
into the yard of her fathers house, and
with courage rare to either sex ran out
into the street and stopped the running
horse. Her courage proved good even
Il dangerous.
The death of Miss Mary Bustead,
recorded under the usual head this week,
was the FIRST that has occurred in this
village This year. Her disease was ty-
phoid Fever, She was member Of the
choir of St. Charles Catholic Church,
who on the occasion of her funeral wore
appropriate emblems of mourning, and
BY whom and many other friends she
was held in much favor and esteem for
many excellencies of character.
The washing mixture mentioned last
week, has proved success in several
other families besides those named, and
second trial has fully sustained the
first. The Rutland Herald also speaks
of the success with which it has met in
that place. So favorable and unexpect-
ed has been its usefulness that DR.. 0. f.
Woods has sent for a supply and now
has it on hand for sale We trust the
ladies will try it.
We are glad to learn that the ser
vices Of Mr.. Ivan E. Morawski, the IA
vorite New York baritone. singer, have
been secured, and that he win appear in
concert in Bellows Falls, sometime in
the present month Mr.. Morawski is
induced 10 come here as a personal IA
vor to some Of our young musicians, and
the occasion will afford the people of
this vicinity rare opportunity to hear
a truly eminent vocalist. Further par
ticulars next week.
- The snow storm of Thursday morn
ing Of last week only lasted an hour or
two, and finally turned into thaw, and
the snow mostly melting away, but Tues
day night Of this week fine storm ofsnow
OF some six or eight inches prevailed, fol-
lowed BY colder temperature, and now
we have the best sleighing of the winter.
wednesday was an old fashioned blus-
tering winter day, and this Thursday
morning 13' below zero, very clear and
sharp shining sun.
MI. James w. Williams, of Afri-
can hiith, has been canvassng this vii
iage for the past two or three weeks, for
Christ in Art" by Dr.. Eggleston, and
the Life Of Henry Wilson, two excellent
books. The former of rare excellence,
with very fine engravings. Young VIII.
I iiams Is at work to secure the means of
: education for himself, and has been IA
voraoly received by many citizens of
this place, who have bought bis books
us commendations from Manchester
\. r. where he is member of the
= high School are of the best and in
! clude well known citizens of thai nlaoe
and State. P'''N0
{ Our Methodist friends had an =
|. teresting festival at Union Hall Fridav
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