Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-26
Vermont News.
Adj't and ms. General.


noon. ireigh, car belonging TO the Rut-
land Il Washington Railroad, loaded with
/. cotton and standing on the track near the
/ depot in Rutland WAS discovered to be on
fire. With considerable exertion the fire
was ex,inguished after having nearly des-
uoyed three bales OF cotton, slightly
damaged several others, and nearly burn,
off the root and one door Of tie car. The
damage done Is estimated at about one
thousand dollars. The origin Of the fire is
unknown. The car contained twenty-five
bales Of cotton, worth about $1,000, which
was from the West on the way to Blston.
MiRAoE.-We are informed of the
following extraordinary phenomenon which
appeared TO the people of St. Adams village
LAST night The Lake for miles, and the
opposite shore were mirrored in the sky at
an angle of about twenty degrees. The
houses, trees, and other objects on the New
York shore were distinctly visible. and the
opposite sides of the islands in the Lake
could be plainly seen. The whole r,svm-
bled a vast lainling, and is said 10 have
been magnificent sight. The appearance
was first seen at about five o'clock in the
afternoon, and lasted until the growing dark
ness hill it from view. The Lake is some
miles from the village.-Rutlaad Herald.
AccIpENr.-On Saturday afternoon, Mr..
NJ. d. Stewart Of Bennington, let fall a
large ha,chei which he was using, which
struck upon his foot in the vicinity of the
great toe, cutting about half of the same off.
SUCCESSFUL RABBIT HUNTINGTON
Monday last, Messrs. j. d Atwell, L. C.
Everest, james Crane, and Cyrus Smith, of
Vergennes, shot thirteen rabbits. On the
day the owl was shot, two rabbits and a
partridge Mr.. Eversts dog, White Hound
Buck, it is surmised, deserves as much cred
it as the rest of tie Acknowledgements
Iermonter.
Some days since, Messrs. II. j. Wilson
and Fl. L. Heath of Corinth, went out on
a &C on hunt and in short time succeeded
in " bagging" six nice coons, and two foxes.
MoNEY LosT.-On Thursday, the llth
inst, Peter Glougie of Johnson, who had
been in company with j. II. Fowler in the
shoemaking business, but had recently sold
out, and had, as he says, in his wallet S406.
had the misfortune to lose it from his pock-
ct. A few days after, he found the wallet
minus the money.
WHOLESALE RoBBERY-On Wednes-
Fairlee had valuable horse stolen from
his stable. On the same night Mr.. Brad
ley Heath of Theiford, had his sleigh stolen /;
and another man in West Fairlee had a
harness and some buffalo robes taken
Eatly on the same evening Mr.. Frank
GODDARD of Bradford had some clothing
taken from his clothes-line. Mr. G.'s moth
err, an old lady of some 20 years, had been
10 the store for some articles and WAS re.
of her house she saw man coming toward:
her, who Immediately crossed to the side o
tie street she was on, and struck her g
hard blow in the pit of the stomach which
knocked her down. The scoundrel ther
ran, and although Mrs. @. recovered in 6
e little while so as to be able to inform hel
IS son and have search instituted, the vilair
: could not be found A few weeks since
e Marshal Baldwin of this village had wag
j. on backed up 10 his eransry, and twenty,
q three bushels of ears of corn stolen. The
II thieves in this case were tracked and the
i. corn found slowed away in their cellar
d Quite number of lines in this vicinity
is have recently been stripped of the clothes
on them, and peoples wagons standing in
the streets have been relieved of whatever
" of value there might be in them. Canno
!. our citizens devise some means 10 put
l. stop TO this petty thieving? On Friday
last, aIr. King Herrick of Middesex. hac
his valise stolen from his sleigh, at Yves
Fairlee. II has since been found. broker
open in the road between West Fairiee ant
Bradford. Some $40 in silver was taker
al from it.--Bradtord Telegraph.
l. NARROW EscArE.-The Lamoille Ners
+ dealer says that on Saturday night II,
18Th inst. While the daughter of L. B
Smith, a young lady of about IA years
was sitting Ivy the table reading. with al
: infant in her lap, some one lighted a mattel
for the purpose of lighting fluid lamp t,
" go INTO another part Of the house. After
2 lighting the lamp the lighted match wa
: thrown on the floor or rather on the bacl
y part of the young lady's dress. The clothes
: took fire, and were soon in flames as hicl
u as her shoulders. At that moment. III,
father happened to come in, and seeing hi:
child's clothes on fire sprang to her relief
She had not discovered her perilous si;ua
to ton until her father opened the door. Mr.
g. Smith, after exercising the greatest energy
assisted by his wife, managed to ex,inguisl
II the flames; not, however VI til her clorhe:
m were pretty much burned of. and ouitf