Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-08-03
Vermont News.


FATAL ACCIDENTAL young man, nam
ed Lewis Page, son of Moses Page of
Hydepark, was killed Sunday afternoon, in
johnson, by the explosion of a gun in the
hands Of another young man named Geo.
Ladd. As we learn, Ladd had taken the
gun down from its rest, and was handling
it, when Page exclaimed Make ready +;
take aim; fire. As he spoke Ladd raised
the weapon to bis shoulder, and with the
word it exploded, killing Page instantly !
Ladd was arrested but we understand that
he is not accused of any wilful intent 1t
has been found by experiment that the
lock of the gun was very loose, and it is
supposed that in lifting the weapon to his
shoulder, The hammer caught in his coat
enough TO cock the gun, and when his fin
ger pressed the trigger, it went off. We
do not learn that there was any quarrel or
i'll feeling between the parties, whatever.
Careless use of firearms has brought a
worthy young man to a sudden Death
Darlington Free Press
New CHURcH-The foundation corner
stone of a large new Catholic church was
laid, at West Rutland, on Tuesday. The
Bishop and other clergy, and several thou
sand persons, were present 10 witness the
D.,sTu..J
Counterfeit S. bills on the Windham
County Bank have made their appearance.
They may be easily detected by the fol-
lowing discrepancies The genuine bill is
printed on tinted paper, while the counter,
felt is on ordinary bank paper with only
the back tinted. The name of the bank is
placed at the top Of the genuine bills, but
in this it is printed in the centre. There
are two figure SIS on the right of the genu-
inc BILL and only one on the counterfeit.
The signatures are excellent. The bills
are no doubt those of some other bank al
tered.
Counterfeit 50 and So bills, of the Far
mer's and Mechanics bank of Burlington
are in circulation. They look like altera-
tons from some genuine plates, probably
Of some broken bank, and present a very
fair appearance.
Preparations are being made by the
Benningtonians to celebrate the 10th of
August in good shape, that being the an
niyersary of the Battle of Bennington.
Two workmen were suffocated by enter
ing well, Immediately after blast, al
West Rutland few days since.
Scales, the horse thief who ran away
from the sheriff at Luneburg few week;
since, has not been heard from, 1t is ru-
mored that the money stolen from II. Jude.
vine of Concord probably found its way
into his pocket.
NORWICH UNIvEsITY.-The commence
ment exercises of Norwich University, Nor
witch, VT, take place August, 10 and 16
There is to be general reunion of all tht
students who have attended the University
since 1862.
A rattlesnake was killed in Pownal, thu
other day, nearly six feet long, and having
seventeen rattles, which according to the
usual estimate, would make his snakeshiE
20 years old.
Henry CLARK of Poultney, has been ap
pointed Mail Route Agent between Boston
and Burlington, via Rutland, vice w. P
Gibbons, resigned.
While H. II. Bailey of Chester, was a
work on the Congregational church il
Keene, n. H., on Thursday week, he fel
from the top of the building to the cellar
striking on bed of mortar and injurins
him beyond recovery. He was 81 year
old and had been married but few days.
| Ely & wilder's hoe factory, in St. Johns
bury caught fire Thursday morning of las
week and was entirely destroyed; loss 81,
600, insured 2,200.
A party of some ten or a dozen youni
men are making an effort to start portion
of the works of the United States Potter,
at Bennington. Operations were com
menced last Monday and it is confident.
believed that their efforts TO put this nam
moth establishment in operation will prov
successful.
There is rumor of new daily pape
TO be started in New-York city, under tn
control Of Robert J. Walker and Georg
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