Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-10-04
Vermont News.

a young child, which, it seems, had previ-
ously been given Icy Mr.. Boutwell,, the
father to Mr. b. Il. Sherman, OF Walling- |
ford, father Of Mrs. Boutwell,. Mr.. 5. pur-
sued them to North Dorset, and after some |
difficulty succeeded in obtaining possession
of the child, and took it home with him.
Arrang .ments were then made TO arrest
Buxton, but he having got notice of the
managed to elude pursuit and
went to Eagle Bridge, where he was joined
by Mrs. Boutwell, and both hal proceeded
south al last accounts We understand that |
Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. had not lived together for
some months Ratidnd Herald.
FATAL AccIDENr.-While young man
by the name of Charles Gates, aged IA, and
a Frenchman by the name Of Simon Nanny,
aged 10 years, employed by Mr.. Daniel
Platt of Clarendon, were tampenng with a
loaded shot gun in Mr., Platt's chamber ON
Thursday morning last, the gun was acct
dentally discharged, the contents entering
the right side of the Frenchman who died
in half an hour.-Rutiaad Courier.
The dwelling house of Mr.. c. Coburn,
of Brandon, with its contents of property
were destroyed by fire on Sunday morning,
the 22d inst. 1t is said that the inmates
barely escaped perishing in the flames.
DAMAGE BY FREsHET.-The wooden
factory at North Troy, owned by Messrs.
L. j. Startwell, G. n Elkins and j. w.
Currier, was on Sunday about two o'clock
A. NJ, completely demolished and carried
awav by the freshet A bulkhead had re-
Gently been erected on an adjoining priri-
lege, extending from the new dam TO the
shore and Immediately above said factory,
the insufficiency Of which was the primeval
cause of the damage sustained. As the
bulkhead gave way body of water of
about 200 square feet was thus let loose
against the building, and sooner than it
takes TO write it The whole structure, cards,
looms, spindles, and wheels, were tumblirg
over the wreck below. Two glass vessels
used TO contain acids, and kept on the fourth
floor, we're found afterwards about fifty
rods below floating in an eddy and unin-
iured.- Iasb,ny Standard.
I Clothes line thieves made haul at Mr..
4 G. Cheney's in Brandon, on the night of
the 25th ut.
We learn from Wahoa's Duly that a
son and two daughters of Rev. }. c. Glenn
ent of Thetiord, had a very narrow escape
from drowning while on fishing excursion
on Fairlee Lake. They were struck by 4
by great presence of mind on the part o.
the young ladies and their brother, and
continued exeriions in bailing the boat will
their hands aud an old piece OF tin which
they found in the bottom, they were en-.
abed TO keep it from swapping till they so
TO the shore-a distance of mile and :
half. Those on the shore said it was the
worst gale they ever experienced.
The oath of allegiance was administered
to " Sece her in Essex, this State, Fri
day night, Sept. goth, because the culpri
had said that he hoped all who enlisted
would meet the fate of our army at Bull
) Run.
FouND DgAD.-Mr. Samuel Tarbox o
Glover, was found dead in his bed on Tues
day morning last. lie is supposed 10 hav,
died from apoplexy.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars have beer
subscribed in Burlington to the naiiona
loan. Subscriptions as small as fifty dol
lars will be received by the agents.
A post office has been established at SoutI
Barton, and NJ. f. Blake appointed post
master.
, HAVE WE A CONFIDENCE WOMAN Is
Our MIDsT Yes, we have. A female
calling herself Miss Sanders, has been TO
: the past week perambulating our streets
, and calling upon several of our citizens
! representing to them that she has beel
/ sent by certain individuals in the villag
for aid in getting up a picnic, and solictin;
: articles and money for that purpose, il
4 this way she has succeeded in humbugain,
r not a few. She is said to have the oul
r ward appearance Of being somebody. Gu
t citizens will be on their guard.--Beming
e ton Banner.
/, J. Claik of Rochester, recently sold
: six years old stallion for the snug little sur
d Of Sl200-which is some money" to b
Z invested in a horse. The horse was sire
: by the old Green Mountain Morgan, an
b weighed twelve hundred pounds.
hanson, Goodnow & Yale are soon
: employ force of three hundred men i
|. the manufacture of arms at the Windso
armory, and as soon as the gas fixtures ar
e put in, tue machinery is to be run nigh
and day.
John w. Clark of Montpelier, has beer
f appointed Quariernasier of the Sixth rec
iment. The Montpelier papers commen