Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-07-27
vermont News.

Two men were arrested at Greenfield
ON the It'll, for passing counterfeit SOS on
the Windham County Bank. The spurious
bills were printed on common note paper,
whereas the genuine are on tinted paper.
BARN BURNT.--On Thursday afternoon
of week before last barn belonging TO
Mr.. VIM. Bryant of Irasburg, was burned
to the ground, and what is little singular,
no cause can be assigned for the fire, as
there had been no one near the barn, and
there had been no fire in the house, stua
ted eight or ten rods distant, for some hours
so the fire could not have been caused by
sparks. Mr.. Bryant was hoeing in field
near by when the fire was discovered.
Mr.. D. P. WEscorr, of Fairhaveu, is
the owner of Buck, from which lie re-
Gently sheared fleece which weighed 90
ga lbs. The fleece was of only eleven
months and eleven days growth.
DRowNED.-Miss HARRIET BIGFoRD,
daughter of Mr. GEORGE BIGFoRD of
Woodford, was drowned in the stream near
PATcHIN's 0chre Works in that town, on
the goth ult During the day there had
been frequent heavy showers, which had
raised the stream enormously. After the
rain had ceased, Miss b. took her pail
and went for some water to a spring across
the stream. She had TO pass over on a
narrow foot bridge, and in doing so she
must have slipped up Gas the planks were
VET and fell in. Her body was found
the next morning short distance below.
II err age was about sixteen.-Bennington
Banner.
More bears have been killed in Benning-
ton County, and that kind of game is near
ly as plenty as squirrels.
Mr.. Chas Goodrich of Bradford, killed
a speckled adder nearly four feet long,
which was making sad work among the
barn swallows, last Tuesday. The adder
was found up under the caves among the
swallows nests, and had already swallowed
two full grown birds.
! A colt belonging to O. P. Barrett of Ben
nington, has fire feet, one of his fore feet
being double. He should be able to " put
his best foot foremost, surely.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-A heavy rain.
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
passed over this county on the afternoon
of Monday. At Fletcher, large barn
containing FIVE or six tons of hay, belong.
ing to Hiram Danforth, was struck by
lightning, setting it on fire and causing it:
destruction.
At Bakersfield, COW belongieg to A
Farnsworth, while feeding on the common
was struck by lightning and Instantly killed
SERIOUS Acc1DENT.--On Thursda,
June 28th, Mrs. Sarah Fressel, wife 0
Eliakim Fressell of Thetford, in attempt
ing to cross the bridge at West Fairlee, tn
horse became frightened and backed off al
embankment at abe end of the bridge som,
s or 10 feet, the horse escaped, but Mrs
f. and the wagon went below iniuring Mrs
f. quite seriously. DIR. Crosby of Hano
yer, N. H., has charge of the patient an,
thinks she may recover.
FREAKS OF LIGHrYING.-The electri
fluid has been playing queer antics in th
house of Mr.. William Seaver, of Crafts
bury. During the thunder shower on las
Monday afternoon, the lightning struck hi
house, passing into new chimney out o
which it broke into the chamber, and theme,
down stove-pipe into the kitchen, TO til,
floor, splitting most of it into kindling-wood
thence passing into a couple of eight incl
sills into the cellar, and following tina
: through to a back kitchen, when it came III
through the floor, and went out agai,
through one side of the house. The famil
: were all in the house at the time, but NJ
one was injured. The house, for about te,
minutes was filed with strong sulphurouI
smoke, but was not fired. There wer,
! lightning-rods running up both chimney:
besides one which run the whole length {
0 the house.-HasJurg Standard.
1TEMs.-It has been so warm in Mobil
Y that the Tribune of that city says a retur
to the fig leaf proprieties of life ha
q been apparent in costume.