Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-09-27
Vermont News.

THF STATE PARTIALLY REIMBURSED
Hon. ]. w. Stewart of Middlcbury, who
few weeks ago was despatched to WASH
ington by Gov. Fairbanks, with abstracts OF
the amount expended in the outfit and for
warding of the troops OF the ISL "a ana
Sd Vermont volunteers, has returned, nav
ing received forty per cent OF The same
amounting to Sl23,00O.
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT
We regret to learn that an aged cil'zeh
of East Dorset, Mr.. Patrick Brophy, was
so seriously I'M red on Tuesday of last
week, by falling from load of grain, as TO
cause his instant death. lie struck upon
his head with such force as 10 disloeate his
neck. His age was ~ years.-Benn'nSfon
Banner.
ACCIDENTAL SuooTING.--A French boy
named Valley, living at Passumpsic, was
carrying gun across the field last Sabbath,
and while climbing fence he sat the gun
upon the ground, and in taking ii up again
the hammer was caught discharging the
gun, the whole charge entering his side
He lived about twenty minutes. Accidents
are multiplying from the careless use of fire.
arms.
MORE SHooTiNG.-George w. God
frey, youngest son of James z. Godfrey, OF
this village, shot away a part of his LETT
hand thumb while fooling with pistol on
Tuesday last. Another warning.
AT the race at Bradford on Thursday,
the sweepstakes purseAof $50 was won 10y
the stallion Wellington, owned by Charles
b. Ballard & Co., of Hartford.
ANOTHER GoNE.-Mr. John Flynn, o.
this place, is in deep affliction. Some week:
ago he buried two children from scarlet fe
yer and diptheria combined. On Tuesday
lie followed another to the grave, and
fourth is not expected to survive. He viii
then have but two left out of six. Surely
his sorrows are great, and most sincerely
do we feel for him in this his sore trial.
Bennington Banner.
Robert w. Laird, boy of six years, wa
caught by one of the large shafts in hi
fathers mill, at Danville, on Wednesday
and was whirled round till his clothing wa
torn entirely off from him. The shaft wa
revolving at the rate of ninety times min
ute, yet no bones were broken, and there
a fair chance that he will recover.
The paper mill of Benton & Jones, G
Bennington, which has been on half tim
for some months, is now running on ful
time.
A little son of Mr.. Dawson of Castletor
was fatally injured day or two since b
the engine of passenger train on the Rut
land & Washington railroad.
WIDows.--In Coventry, with populs
ton of 9l4, there are not less than thirt
widows, only fraction less than one THU
tieth of the entire population. This couI
does not include any of those gone to grass
, --Lasbu,yh Standard.
The ladies of Richmond worked all da
Sunday, TO prepare Capt. Gleason's con
pany for immediate departure, in accor
ance with the order of Gov. Fairbanks.
James Smalley of Sheldon, has six so
- in the army, viz: one in the U. S. serviC
i in Oregon; two in the Minnesota I'd, al
three in the Vermont 9th.
te While the sharp-shooters for Col. BE
W dams regiment were practicing in Chariot
young man from Bristol. who had wru
"a an unwilling consent from his parents to
pr to the war, presented himself for trial.
t. He was so much excited from the fear
O. failure, that he really did fail, when he bu
10 into tears and besought the officer to grs
j., him another trial. After some time Il
at was granted, when he made the best siri
e of the day-and was accepted. The hap
ID lad walked back TO Bristol that night, a
the next day started on foot for the camp
O. West Randolph.
IN Hon. E. ID. Culver lectured at St. Alba
! = last week, on the subject of the war and
causes.
On Hon. VIM. P. Briggs died at Montpel
n \. on Saturday, aged 40 years. Judge Brig
" practiced law for several years in Burlir
le ton. He afterwards took up his resider
I'd in Richmond, and removed TO Montpel
I'd in 1858. He had filed many official 7
~ - sitions, and in 1871 was appointed collec
v OF Burlington by president Harrison
ce In Highgate, with a population of
UT quite 2S0O, there are GOO scholars @
teachers in the Sabbath schools.
!, At st. Louis, on Saturday, the oath of
legiance was administered to thirteen b