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

in place OF Zen. Brooks, who was wounded
in the late battles before Richmond. Lieut.,
Col. Joyce is in command Of the ID Yer
mont. Adjutant Ladd, Lieut.. Hoyt, and
chaplain Smith, of the I'd, have resigned
Lieut. Col. Harry n. Worthen, Of the
Vermont 18th, has resigned his commission
on account of i'll health, and Maj. Charles
B. Stoughton has been appointed to succeed
him. Capt. George z. Foster, of Co. G,
has been appointed to the Majority, vice
Stoughton promoted.
Many persons at Rutland have been
swindled by one S. w. b. Cooley, who pre-
tended to be the agent of a charitable wild
ows and orphans gift enterprise. lie col
lected about $500 for tickets but when the
day for drawing came round, Cooley bad
very coolly absconded and was not to be
found.
Patents we're issued July ga to f. r.
Reed and N. F, Reed. Of Hydepark, for
improved mop head, and TO Hiram c.
Fletcher, of Eden, for Improvement in ma
chine for cutting roots.
BARRE THE BANNER TowN.--At a
war meeting at Barre on Monday evening,
Is young men, the full quota of The town,
came forward and enrolled their names for
the war and took the oath; and at IL
o'clock they were still coming. The pros
pect was that at least 20 would be enlisted
by this morning. Glorious old Barre -
She has taken the starch out of enlisting
and put all other towns in the shade. Let
Montpelier now rally and see what she can
do Waltoa's Duly.
SINGULAR FREEDOM NorIcE.-The st
Johnsbury Caledoniaa publishes, by request
of the party subscribing, the following sim
gular freedom notice, stating as prelimi-
nary that il man has got his freedom af-
ter half century of bondage 10 that hard
est of masters. the Intoxicating cup, be
should have the encouragement and best
wishes Of the community in which be
lives -
NOTICE., Caleb Marsh, of Lyndon,
have resolved never to drink any more in
toxieating liquor as long as | live. 1t has
been my undoing, and wish every one that
uses it would think as do about it. i now
profess better things, and win live up TO
them. | am GO years old.
Lyndon Centre, July 90"
The Rev. w. Z. Bogart, OF Weybridge,
has been appointed chaplain Of the 10th
regiment.
Dea. Luke Spencer was severely injured
by the caving in Of bank while at work in
the gravel pit at The south end of St. Johns
bury village, on Wednesday of last week.
The tenth annual fair OF the Vermont
State Agricultural Society viii be held at
Rutland on the 9th, 10th, lth and 18th Of
/ September next. A convention of the
wool growers of this state, and all persons
of other states interested in the production
4 of wool, is also to be held at Rutland, ON
the fair ground, Sept. 9th, at 2 o'clock p.
d., to consider any and all questions apper.
tanning to the production of wool and its
preparation for market
AccDENT.-Monday afternoon, boy by
the name of Martin, while driving through
Bradford village was thrown from the wag-
on and made insensible by the fall. The
horse was frightened by COW jumping over
fence, and wheeled completely round
Martins head struck upon a stone and was
severely cut. AT last accounts he was get
ting along well.
FATAL AccIDEsT.--Hon Heman
Morse, of Dorset, was killed almost Instant
ly on Monday of last week, by moving
machine. 1t appears that the horses be-
came unmanasable, and run, by which
means MIR. M. was thrown from his seat
upon the machine, and awfully mangled up.
Both arms were cut off--one of which was
found twenty rods from the body. Mr.. M,
was very much respected, and this sad event
has thrown the Whole town into MOURNING.
His age was GO.
DIR. Joseph c. Rutherford, Of Newport
has been appointed assistant surgeon of the
10th regiment, which is being rapidly raised.
/ ANOTHER Big TRour.-.Charlcs c.
kimball, of Bennington, recently caught a
trout in the Walloomsack river, at sMeacb-
hole Bridge" which weighed lbs. and 6
oz. 1t was Is inches long.
A great many hen roosis have recently
been robbed in Bennington, and the other
night man q was discovered CARRYING off
back load of dead pullets, but as vet the
thieves have escaped.
FIRE AT READsBoRo.-About :. pm
OF the 9Th inst, we were startled by the CRY
OF fire, which proceeded from The barn
owned by Sherman d Ioughton, in the
west end Of our village The flames bad