Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-02-22
vernon, news.

Kansas sufferers.
Judge Kttridge has resigned the office
Of States Attorney for Rutland County,
and the County Judges have appointed
John Prout, Esq, of Rutland to fill the
vacancy
On Friday of last week, the hop-house
of Ed Towle of Hydepark, was burned,
together with about 40 bushels of corn.
The fire originated from hot ashes in a.
wooden vessel.
The Visitor Printing Office at Bran
don is for sale.
The Bennington Banner speaking Of the
sheep recently killed by dogs in Hunting
ton, says This evil Of sheep-killing dogs
is getting to be altogether too common in
our State. Hardly week goes by with
out some depreciation Of this kind, and
4 stringent measures should be taken to abate
the nuisance The dog law question has
been introduced into our Legislature for
some three years, but members don't seem
inclined to give it scarcely passing notice.
/ If they viii not Of themselves look TO this
growing evil, then let heir constituency
instruct them.
FIRE.-About ? o'clock on Friday morn
4 ing last, fire was discovered in the barn
belonging to the Rutland gas light eompa-
n.y. aud situated few feet from Messrs.
Bowman and Mansfeld's machine shop and
foundry. The night was the coolest and
most stormy of any during the winter, and
the fire was only extinguished. because it was
discovered before it had made much head
way A reward Of fifty dollars is offered
for any information that will lead 10 the de-
lection ofthe incendiary. Rutland Courier.
SERIoUs AccIDENT-Du During the fresh
ct on Thursday last, the water and ice
swept away the supports to bridge al
West Rupert. An engine and tender Of
the Rutland and Burlington Railroad fell
through, and Mr.. Horace Smith of Salem,
n. Y, native of this toan, and Master
Mechanic of that road was badly injured.
His leg was crushed, so that the bones
stuck out in several places, between the
knee and the ankle. Doctor Santorn who
, was called upon to dress the wounds thinks
he may recover without amputating thu
. limb. Mr. John Wellington and two 9th
ers were on the engine at the time of IN,
accident, and escaped uninjured.--Ratlan
Courier.
:. EXTREME COLD AND SUFFERlNG-Ou
Peru correspondent, under date Of Feb. II
a writes US that the greatest variation in tn
4 weather he ever knew, was from Thprsda
r. noon of last week to Friday morning 70
& lowing. Thursday noon, be says the me
curry was up TO 30 degrees above zero, an
re on Friday morning at sunrise, il was dow
: to 80 below. He adds who ecer knew
r great change in so short time?
-,a also informs US that young lad in tn
town, about g years old, in going one-thi
Of mile to school on that day came vel
-. near freezing to death. His hands and fe
- were frozen, and he was SO chilled as to
unable to scarcely speak when he reache
>, the school-house, and had he been expos
~ a few minutes longer, he must have pc
ished As it is he is a great sufferer.
F., Termination Banner
~ The Banner has the following +" I
f,r storm on Thursday OF last week was We
u severe in all sections as far as we Ia
heard. Until noon, the day had been qu
rk warm, and it had raned considerably.
,so party of seventy three persons from W
n Jamestown had a dinner at Loves Hotel
md this place, and at o'clock r. NJ. started
home. In consequence Of the snow-dri
they we're compelled to stop at Powr
& where The people very generously proviC
for them with lodgings. Many Of the pa
had frozen their ears, fingers, noses,
10. Ittook the yeomanry Of that town I'LL ele,
700 O'Clock the next day 10 break cut the TO
,or, so that the pleasure seekers of william
l.e town could 90 home to their families.
said that one lady could scarcely be c;
no, foried, as she had left her darling baby
aa1 home and she was 30 afraid he would Ere
or starye to death, and cried eunsiau
y Some one inquired of her how old her b
Ru,- vas, to which she replied with a deep dI
ram, sigh, he is only t'geire gears old 70
baby that. II is said that as soon as
ate. gray Of the morning was di-eernible
for called her husband aud made him 90
for among the drifts aud look up some Oh
take them home, as she could not endul
d. vail till the teams started. she was so at
e.o her baby was dead. We advise that m
H.. er to take her baby with her next 1
Inn with boiile aud a cork with hole in
ound RAILROAD MIRAcu1
ague ESCAPE OF TnE Tire
4 Of four cars Of a freight train with pas
from ger car attached, were ihiown from
oler- Vt. Central Road, Thursday p NJ.
AIRED week by ihe breaking Of truck. The
was seuger car was dragged some FIVE Of
xis,- rods, after leaving tie track and then tlr