Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-05-24
Vermont News.

an Says tlal TWO ptIsouo "S'N
to the jill in that town last week on The
charge of larceny. One-a stranger ha''-
ing from down country, and pretending to
be painler-caled at Mr.. AanSon Al
drich's and engaged to paint Mr. AS house
at a cheap rate. Friday morning, when
Mr.. Aldrich was about ready for HIM 70
commence the job of painting the house.
and while he was out milking, the boarder
escaped. Mr.. Aldrich at this time began
to feel suspicious Of him, and soon found ne
had saken watch from his hired man, and
had entered his own room ard taken 800
in cash. Mr.. A. notified the conductor OF
the railroad, and when the freight tram
north reached Lyndon Corner, the painter
was there ready for a passage upon 1t. lie
was arrested, examined, and, in default OF
bail committed for trial.
The other person committed is not a
stranger 10 the county Jail. He is the same
David Livingston who once escaped through
the diamond hole in the door Of the room
in which he was lodged, but was afterwards
arrested and tried for larceny, and short
time since left the State prison-having
served out his time as we understand. lie
re paired 10 Hardwick and stole 1--WE have
not learned the particulars of the thefD
| from the same man that he stole from be-
fore.
There are two cases of small pox in ST.
Johnsbury, though not in the village.
A SCAMP ARRESTED The Benning-
ton Banner says that Edgar Grover was
arrested at South WiIiiamstown, Monday
last week. on charge of robbery. lie re-
Gently worked for Marin Burgess, Jr., some
two miles west of North Bennington, and
while there stole sundry things, among
which was an evercoat, a pair OF boots, a
hat, &C., &c, in all 10 the amount of full
twenty-five dollars. 1t was on this charge
he was arrested; but since then new deyel-
opments have come to light, as well as a
telegraphic dispatch from the City Marshal
of Lowell, Mass, calling on the proper au-
thoriIies TO detain him, as he had a score to
settle with him. Three or four months
since he lived in that city, stopping with his
brother-in-law, who kept few boarders.-
During the night, as report has it, he was
in the habit of entering their rooms and
taking iherefrom articles of value. Ont
night they heard him, but he escaped from
the house. 1t is thought he got near $50
in this way. A lady is said to have los
;. s25. He is now confined in the Benning
ton Center Jail, awaiting trial. He former
ly lived in Woodford, and while there thi,
: same line of conduct was manifest, as We
are told by those acquainted with him.
FIRE IN BRADFoRp.-Ye sterday fore
noon the barn of j. b. Pickett, Jr., wa
discovered to be on fire, and nolwithstand
ing large number of our citizens and thu
engine companies were promptly on tht
r ground it was entirely consumed by thu
, flames. Ii stood within two feet of an ex
cellent shed well filed with dry wood, an,
!. within very few feet of the L part of tn,
house, and at one time they were both OIL
f fire, but the promptness with which the en-
!. gines were worked, with pond of waite
e near by, saved both from being damaged t.
. any great extent. 1t is not known how tn,
/. fire caught. We learn that the barn wa
# well insured Bradford Telegraph.
e Catharine Keeder of Pittsford, and Abb
2 gail Underwood of Mount Tabor, the for
: mer confined for assault and battery an,
o the latter for inianticide, escaped from tn,
+ Rutland Jail on Thursday night, by remov
r ing one of the iron bars from the window
of the room in which they were confined
n and letting themselves to the ground b,
o means of large bed-tick which they hat
o heightened out and arranged for the pur
/. pose.
o The ladies of Bradford have sent tn,
: Guards from that town, now at Fort Mon
roe, Havelock caps, first introduced into I'll,
service by the distinguished Gen. Havelocl
when in the late India war. They are in
y tended TO protect the head when on marcl
!" or fatigue duty in hot climates.
3 FIRE.-The barn of j. b. Pickett, Jr
Bradford was burnt on the 10th. Insured
Gen. Pillow and Parson BrOwuIOv
'e Parson Brownlow, in late number @
his paper the Knoxville Wing, has the fol
: lowing -