Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
vermont News.

Vermont News.
A family consisting of father, mother and
three children were found in very desti-
tute condition at Vergennes, the other day,
having no food and only two quarts of rum
in the house!
Domestic trouble induced Percival Small,
formerly of Sutton, N. H., to commit sui
eide at his brothers house in Hartland, on
Friday week, by taking IA grains Of strych-
nine His wife aud child were absent on a
visit to Westport, N. Y.
AccIDENr.-On Thursday morning last
week, as Mr.. Scott of Cambridge, was help
ing lady by the name Of Pierce, from his
Wagon, at the American House in st. Al
bans, the team started, and running round
the corner, the lady was thrown out and
one of her arms broken, and she was badly
bruised about the head and face, aud the
Wagon was essentially demolished.
SAD CAsUAM1TY.-Deborah Tracy, a
maiden lady of about 60 years of age, re-
siding at East Sheldon, died last week from
the effects of poison, which she took by
mistake for cough drops. The two bottles
were in the same buttery, but at some dis
lance from each other and the other men,
bers of the family were not aware that she
had made the fatal mistake, till she was too
far gone to give them any particulars how
she came to make it. She lived in great
agony about one hour and half after swal-
lowing the poison. Those who keep these
| fatal mixtures in their cupboards, cannot
be too careful against the occurrence Of
similar mistakes.-.St. Adams Messenger.
! PROCURED BAIL.-We understand that
Nathaniel Stafford of North Bennington
procured the necessary bail on Tuesday ID
release him from confinement in the county
jail.-Benningtos Banner.
We learn that the starch factory of Mr.
David Bartlett of Sutton,s~as burned {
few weeks since. Loss $4,000.
The Wesselheft water cure, at Brattle
boro, has been sold to Theodore Cole, Par
ker B. Francis and Leroy Salisbury, WHIT
intend to give it thorough re-ftting.
On Thursday, the widow of David Smitl
of Brandon fell from chair while fixing
window curtain, and severed the ligament
of her hip joint.
BROKE JAIL.-Two men either brok
out, or fell out, of the Jail in this town o.
Sunday night last. 1t appears that som
" outsider" interested in their welfare
helped them TO cold chiseI, whereby the
were enabled 10 cut off several bars an
thus effect their escape. They have nc
as yet been recovered. bennington Ban
ner.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.-Patric
| Foley, James Dolan, Patrick Conlin, an
Patrick Mcdonnell, who are in Jail at thi
; place charged with stealing -four, butter
cheese, &c. from the cars, attempted to e,
ont on Friday last, by digging through III
f wall at the west end of the near jail Whe
o discovered they had dug about half Wa
through. The implements used, we lear
= were stove leg and case knife.-Rutta'
n Herald.
SHoPLIFTER.-On Friday last your
~ man giving his name as Chas. Latimer,
"a tempted to get a couple of silk handk,
l. chiefs from the Union Store in this pla'
* without paying for them. He had the /
!. ticles secreted, and denied having thu
= about his person, but friend Billings bel
Vi little too "wide awake" for him, caus
the young gent TO be arrested and search'
when the missing articles were found unC
the lining of his coat.
,h In default of paying fine of So a
t. costs he was committed to jail.-Rutlo
Herald.