Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-01-10
Yer,noni News.


cons IN the army, anlif England ~pitehes
: IN, IKE father is going to enlist himself.
! DaoNNtp.--Mrs. Albert Boardman Of
South Hero was drowned ON Thursday eve
ming, las, ueek, on keeler's Bay. She and
! her husband and Mr. j, S. lIalbert of Fair
| fax were crossing on the ice about o'clock,
when the seiqh broke through, Mr.. Board
man and Mr.. llalbert narrowly escaped
/ drowning al,o. The horse went under the
nee ia'
| BEAK cuoor There Is to be bear
shoot in Wilmington, ON TUESDAY newt week
! The bears were caught by A. i. Petlee n
I CO., who have Kept them for the affir next
week. They are said 10 be fat and sleek
and will weigh from 800 TO 400 lbs. each,
and are worth $50 apiece. One hundred
tickets will be sold at ore dollar per ticket,
each ticket emitting the holder to one shot.
Two targets will be used, one for ea''h bear,
and the marksman hitting nearest ihe cen
ter of the 8 Bulls Eye takes the "animal"
Tie shooting distance is TO be 60 rods.
On Thursday, Dec. 9th, a Frenchman
named John Lenihu, of Fairfax, attempted
to commit suicide, cutting seven gashes in
his throat, none Of witch, however, severed
the large arteries, though one of them sew
cred his win4ppe. His wounds were dress
ed. and on Monday he was thought to be
doing well, and that he miaht recover
Cause young man whom he hated had
married his sfep,aaugater.
DR.. +. n. L. Morgan of Powual has
been appoihred surgeon Of the 7lh regiment.
He is at present one Of the senators from
that county.
ABDucTEp-Delia Mattison, - young
girl, living near Rutland, whose father has
gone TO the aar leaving the mother to lake
care of Eve children, was abducted from
that place by Mrs. Sherman who took her
10 Troy and placed her in the house Of
William Hunter, where she had been lead
ing bad life for two or three weeks
Wednesday her motherw ent down, and with
the assistance Of the Detective Police re-
claimed her and took her home.
FRozEN-Patrick Somers, an Irishman,
residing in SALISBURY, came very near be-
ing frozen to death on Tuesday evening Of
last week. Ii seems that he had been out
on little bit of "bender," and becoming
weary, laid himself down on the snow to
rest awhile. Before discovered in the
morning his feet and hands were so badly
frozen, that ii was thought he would lose
both, if not his life. We learn that he has
been seriously addicted TO his cups, and
has more than oace met with accidents IN
cident TO drunkenness. But this lesson is a
serious enc, and should his lite be spared,
may 1t prove salutary one. His age is
about %, and he is tailor by trade Ben
niRgtoR Banner.
DUPED THEM.--Wholesale scamps, in
the shape Of travelling begsars, are getting
to be altogether too frequent. One Of these
specimens of baggage " come it over
number of citizens Of Hoosick recently
by going around with dolefuI countenance.
his arm in splints, and borrowing Two dol
lars of different individuals 10 help him get
home. His game was short-hved, however,
for one Of his dupes smell wooden, followed
after him, and forced him to surrender a
portion Of his thieyish gains. II would be
well for our citizens TO keep strict look out
for such creatures Banner.
The rumsellers in our State are having a
hard road TO travel and high toll TO pay
Hiram Haynes has been fined $40 and
Ruel Todd Sl30 and costs for the illegal
traffic in " rotgut both at Rutland.
The Vermont Supreme Court has jus
decided that though schoolmaster has il
genre al no right to punish a pupil for mis-
COhduCt COihHliAtcu tslc uioHiiSSdl o
school for the day. and the return of the pu
pill to his home, yet he may, on the pupils
return to school, punish him for any misbe
havior committed out of school, which
has direct and immediate tendency to in
jure the school, and subvert the master.
authority. The rights ftcachers in punish
ing pupils. and the Limitations to those
rights, are clearly set forth in the opinion
of the Court
Bowman & Mansfield of Rutland, have
a contract with the government and are
about to commence the manufacture of ri
fled cannon.
Fourteen men have enlisted for the wal
from the village of Hartwelville, VI. Al
but one were single men, and all are young
in years.
Azel Spaulding. Esq, formerly Of Mont.
pelier, has just been elected Representa-.
tive from The Sixth District, 10 The State
Legislature of Kansas.
An Irishman was accidentally run over
by The down train on the Western Vermont
Railroad, Monday afternoon. He had one