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Geo. Parker, a boy OF II years, mas oeon
missing from his home in Irasburgh for three
weeks. He was feeble minded and 1t is
feared that he has persisted with the 'old OF
been drowned in the lake or some river.
On Saturday, JAN It'll, bridge carpen-
ter, by the name of Pearlman, while engaged
in making repairs on the Vt.Cent. R. R. bridge
near the Woodstock station, accidentally fell
to the rocks below, distance of forty feet,
and was instantly killed.
Mr.. Emerson Barrett, of WardsbOro, was
severely injured on the 28th ult, while blast
ing logs. His forehead was injured and one
leg badly broken.
The Banner says that Capt c. Cook of
Chester had several ribs broken one day last
week, but in what way is not stated,
The dryhouse belonging to Merrills new
wooden mill in Felchville was burned on
W dnesday of last week with about 500
lbs. each of cotton and wool.
Somebody didn't sweep the chimney of the
Vt. Valley Machine Shop at Bellows Falls,
and the chimney undertook the business for
itself one morning. If the operation had
been undiscovered for fifteen minutes more. a
clean sweep would have been made Of the
machine shop and adjoining houses. There
are no fire engines in that village.
A boy of eleven years broke into the house
ofDr. Gillinson of Norwich, while all the
family were away at funeral, and stole
eight dollars.
The Bellows Falls Times says there has
been a great exciteme nt in Londond rry, dur
ing the past week, in consequence Of the al
legged seduction and abduction Of girl
named Churchill H,r friends hay' filled
to find where she is, OF to get any tr'r. f
the direction she went Dr.. Ephr4im Bar
ker has been arrested on suspicion, but de-
MES the charge and claims that 1t Is con-
spir- ~ - iaiure him.
Al .l. r ut ,ssi n of Court in Benn!ng-
ton, / 4nklin Sm It, tried for robbery Of
Sam G., Keyes, Of Pownal, some weeks since,
was acquitted. The principal evidence for
the State were his confessions when he was
arrested but these were proved to have been
madeuude- threats, and were false az to many
of the facts. Smart Is about Il years old,
and gets his living by some work and more
begging -Thos Riley, accused Of stealing q
horse from Daniel Conklin. of Bennington,
plead guilty, and was sentenced 10 two years
and six months in States Pris)n.-MichaeI
Conner, accused of burglary, was sentenced
to three years and six months in States Prison.
We find in the Woodstock Standard, the
following calendar of sessions Of the Supreme
Court, for the year 1850, with the Judges
names
ADDISON. Middlebury. January 23d. RedfeIi,
Poland. Adds, Kellogg
BENNINGTON. Bennington, February tn. Red
field, Poland 'ldls, Barrett.
Caledonia, St Johnsbury, August Both. Al
dis. Plerpoint. Barrett, Kellogg.
Chutenden. Burlington, January Sd. Red
field, Adds, Pierpoint, Barrett
Esscr Guildhall August 2oth. Adds, Pier
point, Barrett, kellogg
Franklin. St Alhans, January 10th Red
field, Poland. Pierpoint, Kellogg.
Grand Isle, North Hero, June Goth. Redteid,
Poland. Pierpoint, Kellogg.
Lamoile, Hylepark, August Dist Redfeld,
Poland, Pierpont, Kellogg.
Orange, Chelsea, March 9th. Redfeld, Po-
land, Adds, Kellogg.
Orleans, Irasbugh, August 23d. Adds,
Pierpont, Barrett, Kellogg.
| Rutland, Rutland, January Both. Redheld,
! Poland, Adds, Kellogg.
Washington, Montpelier, August 18th. Red
field Poland, Pierpoint, Kellogg.
UIndhG0l, Newane. Feb. 18th. Adds, Pier
point, Barrett, Kellogg.
Windsor Woodstock, February DIST. Po-
land, Pierpoint, Barrett, Kellogg.