Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-01-24
Vermont News.


Jobnsbury Center, Wednesday, January 10
II is reported of Col. Plat, of the Is
Rect. Of Vermont Cavalry, that when h
FIRST wen, TO Washington on affairs of Iii
. regiment he was introduced at the Wal
Department by Senator Foo,e, and after I
little preliminary conversation Mr.. Secrc'
nry Cameron said:
"Well, Colonel, | suppose, to begin with
YOU have some slight kuow'elge Of military
mat;ersY'
"Oh, yes" says Col, Platt, Il have been
to general training three times, and under
guard twice y
The amount Of real ard personal estate
in Vermont, according to the census Of 1880,
was S92295,0i6; according to the census
of 1860, the amount was Sl22,477, l70-an
increase ia ten Years Of S30,272,l2l, or
more than 32 per cent The amount OF
personal property-the superintendent OF
the census making distinction between
personal estate and personal property--in
1860, was $l9,ll8,6l6; making the total
valuation of real aud personal property in
this state, for 1860, Sal, 595,8l6.
The total loss by fires in Burlington for
the year 1861, has been 1890, and it is
fully covered by insurance.
Tia ,o,,ar r,;u &c IJ,,tar onl patto, Of
Bennington was destroyed Ply fire short
time since. Soon after Mr. Patton alb
squatulated with the books of the concern,
the insurance, and other moniyes, amount-
ing 10 some $4,000. Patton lived in
Troy, n. Y, and has hitherto borne good
reputalion.--He leaves respectable connect
ions to mourn their relationship to the ras-
cal.
FOUND DEAD.-Mr. Zenas Ash of Iras-
bureh, was found dead in his bed on
Wednesday morning Jan. 8th. 1t is sup
posed that he died of heart disease, as he
had been so afflicted with it for several
years that he coul} preform but little labor.
lie was thirty-fve years of age.
Hon. S. A. Willard of Barton Landing
slipped and fell upon the ice, Dec. 81. break
ing the thigh bone near the socket of the
hip.
HoRsE SToLEN.-An iron-gray mare
eight years old, was stolen from Joseph
Barber, Pownal, Monday evening, Jan G.
He offered forthwith reward of $50 for
her recovery and the thief
Deacon p, a very worthy pillar
of church not thousand miles from this
office, and sober and sedate christian gem
teman withal, when exhorting his brethren
in evening meeting not long since, upon the
virtues OF humiity, remarked =" Brethren,
you must be humble. You must follow the
example Of our Saviour. You remember
what kind of an animal He rode into Jeru-
salem-that name-less long-eared animal
when il IS well kaomn He might have CON-
manded the best team ia all that country -
Burlington Times.
AccIDENT.-A little son Of G. w. Hul-
burd of Wateryile while sliding down bill
with his schoolmates, met with an accident
by which his ankle was broken.
The diptheria continues to prevail at
Lyndon, several deaths having occurred
there within the past week or two, and new
eases constantly occurring.
Judge Arad Stebbins of Bradford com
mtted suicide by hanging himself in his
own barn, on the 18th. His age was 80
years, and be leaves large family. He
has been representative 10 the legislature,
judge of probate, trustee of the academy,
selecman, and guardian Of many orphan
children, and proved himself an honest and
capable officer. The cause Of his self
murder is unknown.
A house at Burlington. owned by James
Morse, was blown up on Saturday night, by
keg Of powder placed in the basement by
unknown hands. The house was badly
shattered. OF the occupants of the house,
Antony Liberty. who was in the basement,
saving wood, was thrown upwards through
a trap in the floer and was horribly burned
aud blackened with powder. In the room
above were his sister and two children !;
the woman with one child were thrown out
into the street, and The other child was
thrown up to the ceiling of the room with
the stove and other furniture and was found
on the fioor among the fragments Of the
stove, having broken leg. Liberty is
dangerously burned and it is doubtful
whether he win recover. A powder key
was found with one head and stave blown
out Of it. Liberty says that while saving
he saw boy clad in blue clothes and
Canada gray cap come into the basement
and remain few moments. After he left
he saw something burning like wet powder
which was directly followed by the explo-
sion.
Rev. D. a.. Mack. of Royalton, Meth