Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-12-04

week. II was set on fire by a little boy
five years old, who was playing therein with
matches. Mr.. Bartlett lost two or three
tons Of hay that was stored in the barn.
No insurance.
Hon. David Crawford Of Putney, raised
this year from a merino buck, fleece OF
wool, the growth Of fourteen months, that
weighed 20 pounds and sold for SIT.
The CONVICTION OF STREETER.-Not
having received a report Of the trial, we
publish elsewhere letter written by one Of
the jurors Of the inquest, The main patic-
ulars Of which we published some time ago,
but it will nevertheless be read with interest.
Among the singular circumstances brought
to light, but of course not legal evidence,
was the dream of the murdered little boy Of
the assassination some days previous, and
told to the neighbors by his parents. Street.
er will undoubtedly be hung. He has been
convicted of the most airocious crime in
the annals Of criminal Jurisprudence. There
is not the first mitigating circumstance. It
is the mos, horrible murder, and sickening in
circumstances that we ever heard Of We
may soon expect to hear of his confession
of other crimes, among which will be the
great fire in this place and another fire in
Dummerston, by which Il lot of timber was
destroyed This last is understood to have
been set in revenge az ainst the owner. A
: story got afoat last week that he had con-
fessed the fire in this place, but it is pre-
mature. He may make his confession on
the scaffold, possibly not at all. :.
| FIRE "A fire broke out in the barn oc-
cupied by I. w. Church, in Westminster,
about mile and half south of this VII
lage, on Saturday evening, at about six
o'clock. The barn, seven tuns hay. fifteen
bushels beans two Cows, and a pair of
I Oxen were consumed in the flames. An
unoccupied house near was also burnt.
There we're some sixty bushels of potatoes
in the cellar, most of which were saved.
The house and barn belonged TO Mr.. W.
p. Gage, of Westminster, being part OF
the purchase recently made by him and
Mr.. Smith of Sanford Granger. Mr..
Granger had few things in the barn
which he had not taken sway, and they
were of course burnt. The stock, hay,
&C., all belonged to Mr.. Church, except
one COW owned by Fortunatus Church. No
insurance for any of them. The cause of
the fire is not known. On the discovery
of the great light made by the fire in this
village. the alarm was given, and the En-
CINE Company Immediately responded, and
= the potatoes were probably saved by their
timely arrival. Mr.. Church has been I'M
:. foriunate, having his house and barns burnt
t not long since. but it gives US much pleas
: ure TO record the generosity of the CROWD
2, and made up his loss on the oxen on the
i spot, and since which enough has been added
to the purse to cover most of bis loss, which
n was about $500. Those who have thus
+ contributed have done a good and generous
g deed which will long rebound 10 their credit.
New FiRM--A new firm is soon to be
started in this place by Messrs. Albert
Derby of this village, and Mason Frost
Of Springfield, for the manufacture of scythe
= snaths. They will occupy the old peg fac
: tory, and give employment to quite num-
:" Der of hands, thus being a valuable acqui
= sition to the business of the lace. MIR
- Frost is the inventor of a new patent OF
~ scythe snaths, said to be of much value, ant
we learn, viii soon remove 10 this place
Oh The name of the firm is to be DERBY &
u Frost, and the enterprise of the former, ant
OF inventive genius of the latter, form com
rs bination we'll calculated for success.
The WAR MEETING AT PUTNEY.-Th
rv war meeting at Putney on Friday evening
an was a decided success. The church wa
I'M filled to Overlooking, and much enthusiast
he prevailed. Hon. Daniel Crawford wa
chosen chairman and after patriotic son
he by the choir. z. Il. Chandler, Esq, of Oh
- cage, spoke to his old friends and neishboI
on for three quarters of an hour, and was n
tened to with much interest and satisfaction
- At the close of his speech the crowd CAV
-. 49, obaaro and he must have re