Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-05-17
vermont News.

!, The volunteering throughout the Sta
" continues very active. Action is being Ia
II en- in almost every town, and if 5000 troo
n are wanted from this State they can east
4 be obtained in a very few days, so man
u. meetings are held that il is impossible
. notice them all.
!. Several patriotic meetings have been hel
: in Sutton during few days past at whic
telling speeches were made and strong Unto
resolutions adopted, and a number volur
teered for actual service.
A large meeting was recently held j
East Burke, and addressed by Hon. Thoma
Bartlett. A vote was taken to see no,
many were willing to help sustain the go,
eminent and it was unanimous There wa
also number Of volunteers.
John Howe, Jr., Esq, of Brandon, ha
presented the Brandon Cornet Band will
seventy-fve dollars.
FATAL ACcIpENT.-We learn that q
little daughter of G. w. HurIburt of Dan.
vile about 6 years old, fell into kettle Of
hot water on Saturday, of last week, and
was SO badly scalded that she died on Mon
day night. She was helping her grand
father put way sap tubs which he had Just
scalded, and making a mis-step fell through
the floor directly into the kettle of boiling
water, and there remained till her grandpa
Their could get down from the chamber and
take her out Caladonian.
THE VERMONT VOLUNTEERS appear TO
be in dead earnest. The Rutland Rerald
relates the following Am occurrance of
interest took place yesterday, which deser-
yes particular notice. The Swanton Com
pany having an overplus of six men, it be-
came necessary TO discharge that number
The captain announced this fact to the COM
pany, and said if there were any unwilling
to go they might step forward. None moved
from the ranks. There was no alternative
but TO select that number, aud when the
names of the poor fellows were announced.
they loudly protested against it, and begged
to be permitted to go without pay. That
Is the kind of stuff our boys are made Of
Conelious Bracy, soldier and patriot Of
the Revolution, died in BENNINGTON ON
VI, i
thursday last week at the advanced age OF
81 years. lie was well as usual IN TO
within few days of his death, and had
thus lived to see the attempt of southern
traitors TO destroy the government he had
help to make.
we were shown a bar of gold while in
Stowe the other day which was dug in that
own by A. Slayton, in 1859, on land then
owned by him but now owned by one Dir.
aile. The bar weighs "a pennyweights,
md Is valued at S24.--Hydepark Ne,cs-
lealer.
Col. Phelps of the Vermont Regiment, is
native of Guilford. He was educated at
West Point, and has served in the United
states army twenty-three years. He re-
igned his position in the army about two
ears since. He served in Florida, through ;
he Mexican war and in the march via. I
'ort Bridger to Utah, and in the encamp- t
nent near Salt Lake City. q
FiRE.-On Sabbath night last week, the !
yelling house and shed of Almon N. Bry- '
Mt OF Sutton, were burned. Cause of fire Q
Unknown. Insured in he Farmers Mutual Il
IT $500 s.
A very enthuastic war meeting was held cI
Lyndon last week. They had CO voIun- I
ers then and the company is now more ,,
an full. The Lyndon boys are dead :,
'aInst the rattle snake flag of the South. y,