Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-11
Bellows falls Jimes,
LOCAL MATTERS.


measuring nine inches this Thursday
morning. The winter is not SO re
markable Just now.
Mr.. Albert Derby has sold out his
interest in the watch key mandatory
and the business will be continued by
the Falls Watch Key Co.
Mr. John Williams Of Bridgewater
Whose death by the falling of a tree was
reported last week, was brother-in-law
Of Mrs. Ezra Cook of this village,
S. The boot and shoe dealers of this
place put out several thousand bills last
weak, offering goods at such prices that
every one ought atonce to be sure footed
Since last Spring the number Of
tramps provided for in this village up
to Eel. LIST, is 200. This does not in,
clude quite number sent direct to the
poor farm during the Summer.
VIM. w. Durant of Windham,
formerly Of this town, left this place
with his family, for Clyde, Kansas, Mon
day where he will reside with or near
his son.in.law, Mr. Fisher.
The sleighing the past week, not
the best, has been made the most of,
and the teaming with wood, poplar,
spruce and hay has been lively. AT
times the Square has been fairly filed
with the various teams.
BY notice in another place it will
be seen that the concert mentioned last
week, will be given FRIDAY evening of
next week, at Emmanuel church. 1t
will be rare opportunity to hear very
excellent music, which We hope our peo-
pie will not fail to improve.
N. II. Farr, assignee, will close the
sale Of Mrs. A. S. Woods millinery goods
Friday of this week, without reserve
The sale will commence at 10 o'clock in
the morning, and it will no doubt be a
chance to buy the goods very cheap.
Prof. Taylor the wizard, has given
four Of his entertainments at Union Hall
during the past week, in connection with
his sales, premiums, &c. His feats Of
legerdemain are well spoken of by those
who attended and furnished much
amusement.
Nh. G. E. Holbrook has an aged
almanack of 1901, in good state of
preservation, published by Isaiah Thorn
a., Worcester, Mass. Among its vaIua-
bic miscellaneous matter is Franklin's
Way to Wealth"
Advertised Letters S. H. Brig
ham, John Bawk, ]. H. Ellis, j. j.
Kensington, John Kelly, G. T. Seaver,
+. Whitcomb, ]. B. Kimball & Co, r.
Fl. Brown, NJ. d., Miss Eliza Webber,
Miss Ella Stevens, Mrs. David Stevens,
Margaret Nelos.
The Mrs. Green estate has been
sold BIZ j. d. Bridgman to VIM. III
johnson of Rutland price $4,000.
We understand Mr.. johnson proposes to
make this place his home. This sale
shows that real estate in Bellows Falls
has an appreciable value, and the above
sale was made last Saturday an hour or
two before Mr. E. III. Green and family
sailed from New York for London.
- The Cambridg port Farmers Club
will take warning. A letter on second
page il devoted to them, and another
correspondent from Illinois writes MS
after speaking of the mild winter there
and that young stock have lived in the
fields thus far, says :" We are almost
discouraged after reading the report of
the Cambridgeport Farmers Club. Of
course This is coarse country full of
coarse people >"
MI. Eli Jewett has run the daily
stage from Alstead, N. III. to Bellows Falls
without having missed mail, for sixteen
years. He is the proprietor of the line
and always drives his own stage. 1t is
remarkable that his health has been such
as to Permit him to do it all this time,
but more remarkable that he is himself
seventy-five years of age, though he
would be taken for many years less.
Tan another such an instance in the
stage and mail service be found?
Last Saturday afternoons man was
found ID an unconscious condition in the
passenger depot, on settee where he
mad been lying for while asleep as was
SUPPOSED when an attempt to wake him
revealed the true state of the case. He
was soon identified as a person who had
been seen to take something from via.
ana further as person who had that
day obtained laudanum at Rabbit &
Hayes store. On his person was found
nearly three dollars in money and a bill
OF goods bought of E. w. Blodgett If
fayet'evalle, in January 1875, made
against Mrs. ] C. Sears and a. -