Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-01-21
Vermont News.

NcEHAEORs NEWS
DEATHS BY BURNING.-In Marshfeld
on the Sd inst, Mrs. Avis Haskins, wife of
Benoni Haskins, was burned by her clothes
taking fire, so that she died on the 7th inst.
She was nearly ~ years old.
On the same day, a little girl, years
old, child of Francis Loveland was so badly
burned by her clothes taking fire, that she
died the same night.
A VERMONT FARMER.-Mr. William
Hanson of Barre, raised the past season
500 bushels of Danvers Red Potatoes from
/ 2 acres; also 725 bushels of Oats from
10 acres, 40 acres greensward.)
The Butter and Cheese forwarded to
market from St. Adams Station during the
past year amounted to 2,8H ,677 lbs. of the
former, and 1,3OG,37O lbs. of the latter;
making an
Average of Butter per week of 54,646 lbs.
day of 9,lO8
Cheese per week of 35,l23
day of 4,l84
The Post Office address of Gov. Hall,
is North Bennington. Letters thus direct
ed will reach him one day earlier than if
sent to Bennington.
a PATRIARCH.-M Mr.. Solomon Pierce,
who now lives in Essex, VT, is seventy
eight years Of age, has twenty-three child
ren now living (sons-in-law and daughters
in-law included) ninety-two (92) grand
children, and twenty-seyen (20 great
grandchildren, making in all the snug little
family of one hundred and forty-two (142).
The children, all but eight or ten of them.
live in Cbittenden County. What thanks
giving party they would make if they could
all be together Free Press.
SEVERELY HURT.--While the sleigh
ride party from this village were returning
home from Arlington, and when coming
through SALISBURY village, some misera-
BILE scamp threw a SNOWFALL into one of
the sleighs, hitting john L. GATES of this
village, in the left eye and so severely
hurting it that he was unable TO open the
same for two or three hours, and has rot
entirely recovered from its effects. The
fellow who did that thing ought to be
pounded some" Bennington Banner.
A "SARANADE." The Banner gives an
account of one of those disgracefuI and row.
dyish customs of hoyming as it is called,
newly married couple, which took place in /
Rupert, on the Sd inst. 1t seems a party Of
young persons assembled at the house of
the new pair and after having kept up the
'nolse and confusion," with guns, drums,
kettles and horns, until late hour in the .
night, and the patience and forbearance of
the horned party were completely exhaus-
ted and after notifying the young men that
serious consequences might result if they did /
not dispense and go home and after being
that they had no intention of desis-
ting, one of the inmates of the house fired
gun upon the crowd, charged with hard
paper wad. The shot took effect in the
temple OF young man by the name of
HODGES, producing a severe and lacerated
wound ofthe scalp, and slight fracture
and depression of the skull. His situation
was considered very dangerous for some
days, but he is now said to be recovering. /.
1t is to be hoped that the result of this de-
plorable affair may have a salutary inau-
ance on the disgraceful costom in some pla-
ces of horaing recently married people
a custom which all decent and respectaable
people should be ashamed.
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