Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-10-01

treated and departed IeellnS goou-na-
tured toward all the world.
One of the genus meandering homo
made himself very numerous and obnoX-
ious on Atkinson street and its branches
at the north end last Monday. They are
extremely careful to keep in that vicin-
ity.
A band of rowing gypsies have had
their tents pitched among the pines
across the river the past few days.
They had a fine prairie schooner rig for
wagon and spent their time in horse
trading.
Owing to increase of business e. j.
Fmette has been obliged to get help in
his barber shop. The report that he has
sold his business is an error. He has
hired a first-class workman to assist him
thatis all.
In private letter to one of our citi-
zens Secretary Proctor writes: =" Despite
the pouring rain, there was no meeting
more enthusiastic, and nowhere had the
president warmer welcome than at
your place"
Ed Gould had scrap with by-stander
at the postoffice. The man interfered
with Gould, or accidentally stood in his
way and Gould promptly knocked him
down. The affair was settled without
any arrests.
Water in the pond is still low and il
there is not long rain soon there will
be no water at all. Sunday the end OF
the pipes was barely covered. With the
shortest season yet to come the outlook
is not encouraging.
| There seems to be some misunder-
standing regarding the payment of the
| sidewalk assessment. Some think ii
should be paid to the bailitfs, but those
individuals say that it should be paid to
c. E. Howard, the village treasurer.
The old saw mil! in North Walpole has
been made into a steam mill and the Fall
Mountain timber will be sawn there here
arter. 1t is like adding a new industry
to village, and it is hoped that still
more will follow. The building opera
tons going on there now amount to al
most boom.
W. B. Carpenter has lately iron rooted
the Hatch" house at the corner of
Wells and Atkinson streets and the
house owned BY Mrs. Levi Bennett. THE
TIMES notices quite number of these
iron roofs in this section, and it is APP
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many minds to his way of thinking.
Wells street was treated to a disgust
ing exhibition Friday night. Two
women we're drunk and their drunken
sons were trying to get them home. One
would fall and then another, rolling
about like pigs in the mire. Besides
those two young girls We're much the
worse for liquor and behaving in a
shameful manner.
Gorton's Gold band will render some
choice concert selections in front of
Towns hotel at II O'Clock Thursday,
October s. This is an excellent band
and will be worth hearing. After the
concert the band will make an uniformed
street parade led by two rifle jugglers,
who will appear in Zouave costumes and
do some wonderful juggling with rifle
and bayonet.
Last week F. J. Blake sold eight water
color paintings to New York people who
have been spending the summer here.
Four were Prof. Bartholomew work
and four were Mr.. Blake's own work.
the results of two years or more study
with Prof. Bartholomew. Nearly all
the pictures left here by Prof. Bartholo-
new are sold, a majority of them re-
naming in town.
James Macdonald, employed by Os-
good & Son, was pouring babbetting into
box Tuesday, when the box proved to
be wood instead of iron and caused an
explosion. The melted metal flew in his
face and burned one cheek badly, nearly
destroying one eye. He was fortunate
enough to close his eye, so no metal hit
the eyeball. The burns are very painful
but he is at work.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Hatch were
driving in from Langdon yesterday and
when near the village the horse became
frightened and ran, throwing the occu.
pants of the carriage out. Mrs. Hatch
had one shoulder pulled out of joint and
an ankle sprained. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was
run over, the wheel passing just below
the neck. 1t is feared that his spine is
injured, although he was able to ride
home. Mrs. Hatch is an old lady and
her recovery will be slow.
The street sprinkling cart put in a
most welcome appearance on the streets
Tuesday after its forced absence owing
to lack of water. This was made posi-
BILE through the courtesy of Mr.. Hall,
superintendent of Fall Mountain Paper
| company, who kindly offered to pump
water if those in charge of the carr
would furnish the necessary piping. The
distance from the source of supply being
so great it will be hardly possible tt
thoroughly cover the ground outside
the square, but Mr.. Gould will do the
best he can.
The Mutual Fire Insurance company
of New York, who issued a policy of in
surance on the shops and other property
of Derby & Ball of this place, we're very
prompt TO respond to the notice of the
fire. John Hawley, who represented tht
insurance company in the adjustment OF
losses by the fire of the 18th, while he
was very persistent in defense of the in
terest of his company, was open to con
slider the claims of the losers. The in
surance claims were satisfactorily ad.
justed and promptly paid. Derby & Bal
have commenced work on the foundation
of new building and are to push it tc
completion in the shortest time possible
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