Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-29
Yernont News.

~ S"f'efJ hSN' ohS SohiibS Hut,
fast, Maj. Sawyer having enlisted 200.
Visitors TO Mount Mansfield continue to
crowd the houses in that vicinity. Thi:
new favorite promises TO divide honors wiih
the White Hills hereafter.
FIRE AT DERBY LINE.-A fire broke
out in the stable connected with the hotel
of Stephen Foster at Derby Line, on
Thursday night Of last week, destroying
the barn together with six or eight horses,
some hogs, hay, grain, harnesses, &c. The
fire communicated with the law Office of N.
I. Sheafe, Esq, destroying it together with
Westinghouse. With plenty of rum in
the office in the stable, and Jim Gould, late
of z. v, to rub down the horses, our read
ers can guess how the fire took place, as
well as we can.-.S. Johnsbuyy Caiedoniaa.
LARGE BIRp.-Mr. John p. Hull, OF
Cambridge, shot a large bird on Tuesday
morning of last week, which measured 4
feet and inches in length, and feet and
2 inches from tip to tip of its wings, and
weighed 8 pounds. 1t is of the Heron
species, and subsists mostly on fish.
BURNED TO DEATH.-Oue of those hor.
rible accidents SO often occurring by tn,
explosion of spirit lamps occurred in thi
village on Saturday evening. A servan
girl in the employ Of Mr.. III. H. Paine, oil
Grove street. named Bridget Gleason, agec
about twenty-five years, was left alone il
the house, Mr.. Paine and his family being
at the concert in the Town Hall. A sol
OF Mr.. Bowman returned with one of the
members of the family at about ten o'clock
and on opening the door, was Mortified by
the spectacle of Bridget, just that moment
rushing frantically down the chamber stairs
completely enveloped in flames. He at
tempted to throw shawl over her, but she
darted by him and ran screaming into the
street. She was at last overtaken, but moi
until her clothing was almost entirely burn.
ed from her person, and her flesh in many
places, particularly about her breast and
arms was burned to crisp presenting a
most shocking appearance. She was taken
into a neighboring house, when doctors Pond
and Porter were called, but in spite of all
they could do for her she expired on Sun.
day morning at six o'clock.
1t is supposed she took the fluid lamp ia
her chamber where she was engaged il
sewing. One of the wicks was out of the
tube, in consequence of which the explo.
sion probably tooktslace, throwing the CON.
bustible fluid over her person and clothing
Miss Gleason is said to have been worthy
girl, and the daughter of respectable Irish
parents, who are entitled TO the sympathy
of The community, in this their deep afflic
tion.-Rmiand Herald.
Nathan A. Draper of St. Adams, while
using scythe several days since, cut hi
arm very severely severing important ar
tcries. But for his presence of mind il
claspiing the wounded part tightly with hi
hand, he must have bled to death in fiv,
minutes.
John Whitcher of Goshen, in attempt
ing to pick up the reins which had fallen
from his hand while driving to church, OF
the LIST inst, was kicked in the forehead b,
the horses and severely injured.
Benjamin +. Fay, of Barnet, VT. was &C
cidentally shot on Wednesday last week, by
his young son, who was firing at bird i
the direction Of his father. The bullet Kill
ed the bird, and, passing on, lodged in hi
fathers heart.
An old man, sixty or seventy years ofag,
run his horse into The train from Lewiston
on the Androscoggin road, near Bruins wicl
last Saturday. The horse was killed, III
wagon knocked into fragments, but the oil
man, whose name we understand is Wi
rams, was uninjured, although be made
sudden ascent ten or fifteen feet, alivhtir
in sand bank.