Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-07-26
vermont News.

A. Il. futile of Rutland has been APP
pointed TO first class clerkship in the Ma
val office at New York.
David Welsh of Pownal, who is 90
years cid, has never seen a steamboat or
canal boat, never rode on stage, was new
er within railroad car, and has never been
80 miles from the place where he was born.
lie intends TO celebrate jeff Davis defeat
by taking little journey.
Hunter, Paiten & Co., have stopped
their paper mill near North Bennington.
The mill was built twenty years ago. and
during all this time has never been stopped
except for repairs, running throughout the
hard times of 1857.
STORM AND AN There
was violent shock of an earthquake in st.
Johnsbury on Thursday evening last week,
at 3 minutes past 8 O'Clock, which lasted
! from thirty to forty-fve seconds. Immedi-
ately preceding the earthquake violent
thunder storm passed over our village
The vibrations were very distinct. In the
room which we occupied at the time, in the
third story of The ST. Jolinsbury House, ar
I ticles of furniture, &c, were seen TO rock.
The sensation was that of being swayed to
and fro, like being gently rocked in era
dle.-S. ,Jolnsbury CaiedoniGn.
The men who shot at the ezra train near
West Burke on the night of the 4th, were
arrested at Wells River by Sheriff Bus
well of Barton, on Saturday last. The
circumstances Of their arrest were some
what as follows The jewelry shop at Bar
ton was broken into las; week. and sundry
watches and articles of jewelry taken
The sheriff Immediately got on their track,
and arrested at Wells River on Saturday
two young fellows, each having a gun
eighteen or twenty years Old, upon whom
was found a portion of the stolen articles
They were taken TO Barton on Sunday, ex.
amined on Monday and put under $500
bail. At last accounts they were likely tc
go TO Jail for lack of bail. At this examin
alton they were charged with shooting a
the train, before alluded 10, and owned ut
to the charge, but said it was a random shot
just to clear the gun, and nor intended fol
the brakeman, who so narrowly escaped
receiving the charge. O. Gaiedoman.
PERu.-The Bennington Ba,,ner give
an account of a noble and generous act o
the people of Peru, which deserves an,
should be recorded TO the praise of th,
good people of that town, who so nobl,
have come to the aid of Mr.. NorthroI
whose hou:e was burnt on the Sth inst
The next day after the Gre, the neishbor
turned out, hewed the timber, and had il OF
The spot on Wednesday, also clearing ava,
the rubbish and raising the house, "a =; 2.
feet, there being some forty hands at work
Thursday the neighbors contributed luu.be
enough to enclose the house, and Saturda,
night ii was all enclosed. Probably Their,
, Is nc Town in the Stale where the citizen.
are 50 ready and willing to help each oihti
in time of need as in Peru. Provisions
clothing, and all necessary articles for hous,
keeping are also being furnished. The
buildings were insured.
Horses and army wagons for the I'd Yer.
mont regiment have been procured by the
governor and sent 10 Washington. They
are a fine lot of Vermont horses. and reach.
ed Washington on Tuesday last. They
were purchased with the greatest possible
dispatch.
n RELIC OF rnE PAsr.-Mr. Arad