Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-09-17
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A fine set or lawn tennis ad0rns tne
grounds fronting the county house.
Ira Evans will vacate the "bee hive'
the last of this week and move his family
to Mr.. Johnson's for the. winter.
The dwelling house of S. F. Whitney
is undergoing thorough repairs by master
workmen in the way of a new roof.
There is a large amount of counting
being done just at present, and the hotels
are having good stroke of business.
A company of lads and lasses enjoyed
a sociable at the school house hall last
Saturday evening in games, marches and
music.
Through the energy, enterprise and
public spirit of e. G. Benedict we now
have one of the finest and best appointed
halls outside of the large villages.
1t is rumored that there will be an
opening dance at Union hall, Friday
evening, but at this writing the program
is not fully completed or decided upon.
George w. Parsons has greatly inn
proved the appearance of his premises in
removing a quantity of brush and rub
bish and erecting several rods of sub
stantial fence adjoining the highway.
If the weather holds favorable and
nothing happens to interrupt the pro-
gress of the game, it is expected that
John will soon be promoted as champion
of the croquet ground in court square.
j. M. Miller, the court house janitor,
rises to remark that not in five years has
there been so neat jury as are now as
sembled, and we think the two verdlcts
rendered last week prove their cleanness
in more ways than one.
or the 81 civil cases set for trial by
| Jury, two have stood trial, 20 have been
continued, settled or referred, and six re-
main for disposal There are also sew
eral criminal causes, II pleas for divorce,
10 of which viii be heard, and the usual
amount of court business.
The grand jury finished their work
Friday morning, and on the opening OF
! the court in the afternoon presented ~
indictments found and not found. They
also recommended better system of
drainage at the county house and gen
eral strengthening of the iron work in
| the main room.
Rev. G. w. Lawrence, Of Bennington,
n. H., formerly pastor of the Congre-
gational church, in this village, delivered
an interesting and able sermon Sunday
afternoon and again in the evening. Peo-
pie who can sleep in meetin' under such
a discourse viii certainly get left when
Gabriel blows his trumpet.
Our village school teacher, c. A. Par
ker, has added to the attractiveness and
home-like appearance of the school room
by presenting to the scholars, on the
opening of the fall term, set of shade
rollers. These, with the new outline
maps, globe and 15-foot balance, may
we'll make the boys and girls proud of
the premises.
When Judge Rowell charged the jury
in the French e Foilett suit, that if it
was found in examining the testimony
that any witness had testifi I'd falsely in
one respect it should have a bearing upon
all the testimony given by such witness.
1t was evident to some that French had
lied himself out of horse and perhaps
his boots.
A pair of cattle driven by Asa San
ders. and en- route for the cider mill. be-
came frightened near the turn on the
hill, Friday morning, and in their fran.
tics threw Mr.. Sanders upon the ground
trampling and bruising him considerably
He was taken to DE-. Weston's, and later
in the day removed to his home, on the
Wardsboro road.
John Calvin has condemned and torn
out the old furnace, and it is currently
reported that if man from the country
can be found who knows enough to rur
furnace there is a prospect of having a
new one sometime to take its place. May
the earth open and swallow us up if there
is no one outside of Brattleboro who
"knows anything"
1t seems to be general complaint
that potatoes are rotting badly. A small
piece of late Hebron's, on high and dry
soil, yielded 80 bushels, 80 per cent
showing the disease. One-eighth of al
acre of late rose, on rather moist soil
showed yield of 80 bushels, all worth
less. 1t is not surprising that potato
raisers are getting discouraged.
"God loves shining light" and WE
hope he will cause some to be erected on
North Main street in the near future
Our brethren at the west side have better
facilities for good turnpike, croque
grounds, ETC., but little cash, gump
ton and grease rightly directed will help
nightly to keep travellers off the rocks
and out of the cutters on the hill