Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-05
Vermont News.
Very hastily yours,

FIRE.-The barns and other buildings
on the farm of Geo. Ide, Esq, representa-
five from Lyndon, we're totally destroyed
by fire on Tuesday evening Of last week.
| The Caledoniaa says: We learn that
hired man was in the barns in the evening.
but whether the fire took from his light we
have not learned. A correspondent adds:
! Two barns, and one or two sheds adjoining,
together with ABBOTT so tons of hay, quite
quantity of grain in the straw and II head
of cattle were wholly destroyed. The fire
is supposed to have taken from the lantern
which was defective. The loss is estimated
at 81 900 or 81 ,2oo--probably insured.
PrAcHAM.-The Cdledonian says; A
small neishborhood in the west part of
Peacham, composed of nine families. have
since the first of June, buried six, of whom
two we're burned in the burning of a house,
and some six are now sick of diptheria.
Six have gone TO the war, four of VIII Jin
are in the 10Th regiment and two Of these
are twins, sons of Mr.. Varnum, who will
hear the sad intelligence from home that
within month two brothers and two Sis
tiers have passed away.
A new library building in connection
with the Burlington University, has just
been completed. The library now num-
bers some thirteen thousand volumes, and
is particularly complete in the departments
of English literature and natural history.
Additions are being made TO it at the rate
of from three hundred to four hundred VOL
umes annually.
BRuIN CuuGnT-A1r. Joseph P. Long,
of Peru. caught a large bear in that town.
on the 18th inst. The old fellow had Of
late made himself quite at home among
the focks Of sheep, aud killed several. He
was an old sinner, weighing between three
AID .tour hundred pounds
There are 200 hands at work on the ex-
tension of the Passumpsic railroad, between
Barton and the Line.
A young lad of ID years, in Warren,
while mixing potatoes in hot swill, fell into
the kettle; pulling himself from the boil
} | ing mass, he crawled TO the door and ex-
. claimed to little girl, Sis, am burnt
: awfuly throw some water on me-" He
/. lived but seven hours after the accident
5 bearing his sufferings heroicaS'y. Shortly
before be died, he asked TO be turned in
d b. d, that he might go to sleep "a sleeI
: from which no traveller returns.p
i A deserter from the Vermont 9th regi
= ment has been arrested and lodged in Ha
verhil IN. H. JAIL whereat the rebels il
Z the adjoining towns are much excited, AM
j. threaten the destruction of the jail AM
l. other foolish things.
y Within few days, two-thrds of tn
stock of the Co,inth copper mining Co. ha
l. changed hands. 1t is the intention of tn
a new shareholders TO commence working III
e mine again. The present high price of cop
per has brought this about.
= The splendid thorough bred horse "Pi
:, rate, recently owned by Abner Fulton, ha
been sold to company of farmers in Cal
:. edonia county. He was imported by III
government Of Nova Scotia, at cost Q
more than $4,000 and as is their custom
sold to the highest bidder. the purchase
agreeing TO keep him in the Province, q
such place and for such sum as stipulaie
by them for the term of three years the
!. the purchaser to have full control of him.
!. THANKSGIVING IN CAMp.-We under
!, stand that Gov. Holbrook has caused hi
proclamation for Thanksgiving to be tran,
;. mitted TO the officers Of all the Vernon
regiments. The Governor has also r,
quesied the officers in command of the We
mont regiments in the vicinity Of wasl
ington, Including the five regiments Of mir
months men, the 10th and 1lih regimen
:. and the LIST Vt. cavalry, TO make such pr,
visions as they can, consistently with III
requirements of the service, for keepin
9 the annual feast in camp.
nd David Blakely, Esq. formerly of We
ii, mont, has been appointed Secretary
"A State in Minnesota
his IN THE ARNY. Holden Putnam. ESQ
IN banker, of Rockford. Illinois, and formerl
nd OF Montpelier, has gone into the army !
let Colonel of the Esd Illinois regiment. Co
he Putnam is Of good fighting stock. Lieu
ro- c. c. Spaulding. lately discharged from III
md 9th Vt. regiment is again in fire army.
ew the quartermastei's department, wester
II division.
TO I. p. Redieid, Hiland Hall and Re,
Ia Pliney II. White of Coventry, have bee
to appointed nesnbers Of the Board Of Ear
cation
MuRDERIoUs
CT TO RREAK JAIL.-Last evening betwaa
to the hours ofseFen and eight o'clock. M,
1 Simons. the Jaiar in this village. hav;,