Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-09-06
Vermont News.

WHh'h the seven days previous to Tues
day, there had been seven funerals in Cam
bridge; and on that day another victim of
diptheria was TO be committed TO mother
earth.-Ne,csdaler
MILIrARY.-Lieut. Salmon Dutlon of
Cavendish, of the 1st regiment, has been
appointed Adjutant of the Sd Vermont reg
lment. Oliver kidder of Irssburc, Sd
Sergeant of Co. b. Sd regiment, died at
Georgetown hospital on the PSI of August.
This is the first death in the regiment since
it left St. Johnsbury. 1t will be seen from
the telegraphic dispatches that two more
army appointments have been from Yer.
mont; Wm Smith of Orwell, pavmaster.
and |. B. Bowdish of Burlington, commits.
sary of substance with the rank of CAM
tain.
Bbenezer Bickford of Montpelier, con-
! victed some two years since of causing false
papers to be sent TO Washington for the
purpose of procuring land warrants, and
sentenced to the State prison for the term
of four years and $500 fine, has been par
doned by president Lincoln in answer to
petition signed by the governor and numer-
Gus members of both branches of the Yer
mont legislature, testifying to his uniform
good character.
Counterfeit three dollar bills on the Wind
ham County Bank, Braltleboro, VT have
made their appearance. The following is
description of them -Vignette, female,
ship, &c--bust of female, figure g. with
word three across-,tree.
The centennial celebration of the settle
ment of the town of Weathersfield, came
off on Tuesday last week. More than six
thousand persons were in attendance, and
every thing passed off satisfactorily.
Noah, II years of age, and son of Geo.
w. Field of West Addison. fell from load
of hay on Monday, and one of the wheels
passed over his head, killing him instantly.
The house, barn and sheds of Andrew
Squier, of New Haven, were entirely con-
sumed by fire on Wednesday night.
A French boy at ST. Johnsbury, eleven
years Of age, jumped from the cars while
at full speed, on Monday, to get his hat,
which had blown off. He was badly in
Jured, but was able to walk mile and /
half TO his home. His escape from instant
death is miraculous.
Our readers will remember the account
of the wild man which we gave few |
weeks since, and which had been seen at I
Stamford, where he had frightened every.
body. Ii now proves TO be a humbug. as
we SAID at the time. An exchange says
" 1t seems the wild man Of the Woods
whose appearance has created so much
CONSERVATION in North Adams and in the
adjoining towns across the Vermont line,
turns out TO be student at Wiliamstown,
who assumed the gorilla guise in a frolic
which might have cost him his life In
Stamford he was pursued with guns, but so
frightened his pursuers by his hideous APP
pearance that they could not shoot straight.
A young lad, z years of age, son of a
Mr.. Knapp, of Salisbury, was severely
kicked by horse few days since. lie
will probably recover.
BARN BuRNT.-On Monday the 9th
ult about noon, the barn of Mr.. Wilson
Philips, in the north part of this town,
caught fire from one of his little boys hav-
ing matches about playing with, and was
burnt to the ground, filed as it was with
hay in spite of all endeavors TO extinguish
it when first discovered. Only about ton
of hay was saved by throwing on water.
All else is total loss. Another effect of
ihoughtless want of care, though it is said
The boy intended TO burn some dry weeds
that had been cut.--Awoyroph s. Rem'k.