Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-03-16
vermont News.

Dorsey & SWEETS Tin ware factory, b.
II. Southwortll & Sons marble works, and
the dwelling house of widow Roswell Bar
her in Benson, were destroj ed by fire
Thursday morning. Loss not reported;
but partially covered by insurance.
A ehiM of Selm n. Doyle of Burke,
thirteen months old, obtained bottle of
morphine few days since, and swallowed
sufficient to cause its death in eleven hours.
In Pomfret during the high winds which
prevailed on Sunday, last week, barn be-
longing TO Mr.. Aanson Harrington, was
blown over, killing valuable COW and de-
molishing the building
The St. Johnsbury Calcdoaian is out in
favor Of Seward as the Republican candi-
date for president.
At the late town meeting, the town Of
Brandon voted TO BULL new town house.
Marshall Clalk of Cambridge tried 10
sever tie brittle thread of life on the 2lst,
by hanging himself in his chamber. lie
was discovered and cut down, but will hard
y recover. lilo was an honest, hard work.
ing man.
The Midd!ebury Register learns that
Henry Hammond of that town, recently
sold a buck lamb, eleven months oil, for
$50" isis hundred dollars). Mr.. Samuel
Mcfarland Of Washington Co., Pa, was
the purchaser. The lamb is said 10 have
been enc Of the hest in The State, and we
are mo- disposed tofues;ian il.
The Supreme court has decided in favor
OF the defendant in the case of The Con
neetssat and Passumpic rivers railroad.
against Williams III. Baxtes, who Is one of
many subscribers TO the cafalai Sock OF
the road, tha, refuse TO pay their subscrip-
tIons because the company have not made
arrangements to build their road TO Derby
Line rihage. as they allege was agreed.
The Company only propose TO extend the
road to Derby Line, 1gt as come 5000 900
Of subscriptions era released ly this deeis-
ion, they are erippied AMI extension beyond
Barton must stopen,irely for the esen,.
correspondent IN the Montpelier Hateh
man gives the fdiewiag touching story If
wrong, poverty and pain. Anytlfns con-
rec:ed viii tie terrible disaster 80 tie
rcmbertoa Mil, will find readers and sx,u,-
pl.h.zcrs:
Mrs. Rachel Heath. young married
~oman will ssc child. girl OF six or sew
81 years. having been deserted hy her
woethlrss husband, and haSins an a,4,l
lnofher besides her elMl on her hands 10
siPpsH- last year blrsained Cor ss:s!l.
l,oDr hsssss with few acres of laRd on
Jones EIssts within the borders Of More
to~R. i&irk4s dus eseatnslIv 10 .aaks n
comfortable ho@e Cor iierself ci,;ld. and
mother; and putting them into il. viii, no
furniture but one bed, cliair, plate, knife
and fork, spo'n aud tea-kcltlc, with the
-sean'iest supply of provisions and ia. |. ST
oft hate in the falI for fsclsrv. ~lser,ia =
cara enough 10 keep ali.s tie aLeTen,le 4
ONES at h,me and do souaefl,ips towards
paying for Ter place. Ssme lse4Iess chance
led her TO Lawrence, and , stsl more i,sk.
less one 10 engage in the fxil Pe1Dberson
lnill- When the mill fell. she wAs st.nSspz
sr-ar one of the walls on the lover ap..r
Instantly crushed down by tile crami,l;, 4,
suins. she sudeeaiy f,Qnd herself in az
dark, with baf . SCOT or 40 Of ;; ace sai,eve
IL which 10 nssec. as bsid lza 10y one leg
wliich Se;pesisn- hsa laralszed beyond all
feeling. She fyi: down aud fell soase iron
or splinter had been driven through among