Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-11-07
vermont News.


fatality hy diprheria in West Concord Mr..
l.. w. Russell. who lives ON the old Barker
place. lost his youngest child week ago
last Friday the following Sunday his wife
was taken i'll. and She died on Tuesday; on
the Friday following another boy died, and
Monday morning of this week the only re-
naming son died At last accounts, a daagh-
ter, the last Of his family, was sick of the
same disease and not expected 10 recover.
Thus in less than two weeks has this house
hold been made desolate by that dreadful
scourge, diptheria.
This disease is also prevailing to an
alarming extent in Kirby, particularly in
The Bean neiglibovhood. One Rial Knox,
on account of severe sickness in his family,
and the scarcity of help in the neighboi-
hood, suffered two acres Of wheat to fall
back into the ground, aud his oats, corn and
potators are yet unharvested.-S. Johns
bury Caledoniow.
Hon. Thomas White Of Bennington, in
jumping from a wagon, on Friday last,
sprained his ankle and broke one Of the
small bones of the foot.
AccIDEHr.--A drunken irishman fell
from loaded team, near Bennington, on
Thursday, pulling the driver down with
him. The driver fell under the wheels in
iuring his hands and shoulders and break
inc one OF his ribs, while the Irishman got
OFF with The disiocation Of his ankle.
APPOINTMENT Charles X w. Strong
of Rutland, deaf mute, has been APP
pointed 10 clprkship in the Treasury De-
partment at Washington.
RESIGNED Capt. A. Judson Rowell of
Troy, Assistant Commi+sary of Subsistence
in the United States Army, has resigned.
FIsH-y.-Mr. David E'dridge of this
place, with some friends, went up to Mago-
on fishing and hunting excursion las!
week. The Canadian law which prohibits
the catching of fish between the Goth Of
October and The Goth Of February went
into effect the next day after their arrival
on the fishing grounds, but that did not pre-
vent Uncle David from taking his six
huge trout on the last day of grace, which
collectively weighed 80 lbs.-the largest
one weighing over lbs.-G. Jehas5ayy
Caledoai'aa.
MEANNEss. other night some per-
son put a skunk into deaf and dumb mans
well in West Rupert. What contemplate
meanness, TINS to insult a man by taking
advantage Of his Banner.
AceIDENT.- John NTcCurdy of West
Concord WAS driving through that village
fastened by the halter, TO the axle Of his
4spring hoard became frightened. jumped
one side oyerturning the spring board and
breaking MeCurdy's hip.
AFFRAY.-Thomas Nelson of Ryegate
a lad about sixteen years old, Albee VIII
son and two brothers by the name of Web.
ster, wayiayed on Saturday the 25th ult.
near Wells River, Martin Chamberlain, a
we'll known citizen of Ryegate, and beat
him with clubs till he was apparently life
less. Mr.. Chamberlain drew a knife ii
defence, severely wounding Nelson.
A PATRIOTIC old Lady, Mrs. Sarah Sui
lens of Goshen, now in her SD year, ha:
made over seventy pocket needle books fol
the Union soldiers.
ANoTHER.-Mr Rebecca Smith Of this
town, II years Of age, sends for the wound
ed soldiers a box of the very incest lint we
have seen. 1t was drawn by her own hand;
thread by thread.-BraRdon Moator.
The following medical examiners have
been appointed in Vermont by the commits
sioner of pensions; Selim Newell Of St Johns
bnry, Hiram II. Atwater OF Burlington ard
Horace Powers Of Morisvile
Gideon f. Niles of Bennington went sout1
and Joined Morgan's guerrilla band, and hi.
aequsintanees have heard with little regret
that he was killed in recent skirmish il
Kentucky
On Thursday, Oct. 19.h, Messrs. Gilman
G. Clark and William Martin of Fairlee
dug, AMI put into the cellar, tsce hoadree
and three bushels Of potatoes The work
was done on the farm of William Child ESQ /.
of Fairlee, between halfpast seven O'Clock
in the morning and six in the evening. The
ground dug over for the potatoes was lit
tie more than an acre, and the potatoes were
drawn, with oxen, at-seven cart loads, nearly
half a saile, rs bushels Of the potatoes were
carried down cellar in baskets.
REMOVER. Free Press says tia,
Col Sawyer of the LIST Vermont cavalry
has been removed on charges of incompe.
teney sad neglect of deity wkile major oil
the regiment
SUDDEN DEATH.-0n Friday afternoon
last. Mrs. Hanley. the wife Of William
lanley, left her home and walked nearly a
mile to make cali upon ihe family Of her
husbands trottar =, ~