Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1889-06-27
ABOUT TOWN.


put flush boards on the top of its dam.
Fairbank & Labaree have taken the
contract for putting in steam heating ar
rangements for the Parks & Woolson
Machine Shop at Springfield, vt.
A sewer is being laid up the Saxton's
River road past the house of James Fl.
Williams and will terminate in front of
the house of George A. Brown on Centre
street.
The regular meeting of Bellows Falls
Lodge, No. %, L. o. O. F. will be held
this (Thursday) evening. Work in the
third degree. A good attendance is de-
=, sired.
There were rhetoricals at all the gram
mar and intermediate schools Friday af-
ternoon. If the reporter. had been warned
in season he would have been glad to
have been present and made more ex-
tended report.
On Monday, July l, a new variety store
is to be opened in Canal Block on Canal
street by c. III. Wilson. A large stock of
glassware, tinware and kitchen furnish
ing will be kept on hand; also line of 5
and 10 cent goods.
Since the last issue it has been learned
from reliable sources that i'll health is
not the "ostensible" cause even of Prof.
Wizards resignation. There are other
good and sufficient reasons which induced
Prof. Willard to take the step he has
taken.
Chief of Police Caldwell sent bullet
whistling after a tough on Canal street a
few evenings since, but it went too low
which occurred at the bridgea few weeks
ago won't be very easy matter under;
the present regulations.
The following, which appears in the
Phoenix among the Bellows Falls locals,
is of interest "There are 6S7 scholars in
the public schools here, making the
school population of Bellows Falls the
fourth largest of any village in the
state.''
Mr. j. c. Burt is putting up Temporal
ry daguerreotype gallery south of Hiram
Kings on land owned by Howard and
Fisher. This will not be in readiness for
two or there weeks. Mr.. A. G. Austin
whose headquarters are in Nashua, N.
H., is the owner and proprietor of this.
D. w. ,Smalley has established horse
mart at the stable opposite the laundry,
which was formerly occupied by Mr..
Buemond. Mr.. Smalley has at present
ten horses which came from the West a
few DAYS since. 1t is not his intention to
run livery stable, the horses being kept
simply for sale.
Tomorrow evening Brattleboro is prom
in the musical line. The famous double
quartette of Princeton College will give
an evening of college songs in the town
hall. The company are making their an
nual concert tour and will appear in
orange and black Knickerbocker walking
suits. People from this vicinity will do
well to attend this rich musical treat.
1t will be relief to all lovers of quiet
in the Square to learn that there will be
no more auctions at the Holden Drug
Store. The conclusion produced by the
fog-horn tones of the auctioneer, which
on still evenings reached every place of
business in and about the Square, had
begun to effect the ear drums of his audi
tors. This was not the cause, however,
of the sale stopping. The supply of goods
which from the first have been of the
kind that were sail perfect in every way"
has simply given out, and now the store
will be closed as far as Mr. Hayes Is con-
cerned The fixtures are all that remain
and Mr.. Hayes has several customers for
these.