Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-02-06
vermont News:

vcTHhOut NeWSs
FIRE IN BARNgT.-About two o'clock
Saturday morning the Green Motinlan
House at Stevens village. Barnet, was dis
covered to be on fire by two lravellersfrom
Lttleton who were stopping there. They
awoke the household and gave the alarm;
but the fire was so far advanced that IT
was impossible 10 save the house. though
most of the furniture was taken cut.
Some horse fanciers at Barton Landing,
have purchased an imported English horse
at cost OF 50 900.
Puulttey has voted to raise tax to pay all
the bounlie> (S4, 500)paid by the toxn TO
soldiers. There are two Vermonters on
General Rockers staff-General Truman
Seymour. chief of staff, and Major Ed
w. Smith, assis and adjntant general.
A County Convention at Clielsea, the Esd
Of January. nominated j. Il. Cram, Esq,
Of Theiford, as County Commissioner.
Mr.. George Ladue, of Vergennes, while
in aft, recently fell upon the stove aud
burned his face in a most shocking manner.
80 says the Yermonter.
Capt. William Sweet, while out target
shooting with another Captain of the reg
q ar army, a; White River junction. on the
asa inst, accidentally shot him, the ball
lodging in his head. The bali has been
extracted, and hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
The number of licenses of all kinds
und sr the Excise Law, in Montpelier is l76
plumber Of retail and wholesale Liquor
Dealers in Montpelier is | g. The number
of licenses in Mortified is Cucumber of
Liqur Dealers, in Mortified is 9.
FIRE IN FArRHAvEN.-A somewhat seri-
Gus fire broke out on Tuesday evening last,
at IL l2 o'cl0ck, in Kiibohrn's Wooden
Factory, at Fairhaven, at present occupied
by Ellis & Co., now engaged in running an
army contract for soldiers under shirts, &c.
The back part of the building was badly
burned also q large quantity of raw met ria i
Damage to the building, six hui dred to a
thousand dollars total damage about three
thousand dollars. The whole amount is in
sured.
Iron ore has been found on the farm OF
Mr.. L. j. Newland in Wolcott II is
thought to be sufficiently abundant 10 make
working i; profitable.
G. A. j. Marsh, of Crafsbury, County
Commissioner of Orleans county, has been
unanitnouslyre nominated for the year en-.
suing.
REDEMPTION OF POSTAGE STGMPs.-
The Burlington Free Press of Thursday
says:
"There were present at the Post Office
here for redemption during the thirty days
described by law. pa packages of postage
stamps which had been used for currency
amounting to the sum of 81 ,077. OF thi:
amounted $960,24, was redeemed in hank
balls and postal currency. OF the balance
S54,59 was in perfectly clean stamps and
was returned to the owners, and S62 Is Wa;
in worthless stamps,-some that had been
cancelled and washed, SONS of the old issue
and some reve nue. stamps.
Col. H9DE,-The Newsdealer SAYS Col
Hyde is at home, having an honorable dis
charge. The decision Of The court martha
in his ease had moi been reviewed, and o
course was not published bat there was SC
little testimony against him, and so much in
his favor, that the aui horites felt justified il
giving an honorable release from further
service.
DR.. S. p. Danford, Of Royalton, has a
COW which made thirty-fve pounds OF butter
in tweniy-one days, the last of June ant
first of July, beside furnishing during th,
same time all the milk and cream used by
a family of seven persons.
The rebel Congress has passed bill re
pealing the clluse of the conscript aci
which exempted one white man on eacf
plantation Of twenty negroes. This is il
consequence of the clamor raised by the