Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-01-30
vermont News.

vermont News.
ALMOST FATAL AccIDENT.-ts Mr..
S. S. Macomber, of East Montpelier, was
driving through Main Street, about two
O'Clock this afternoon, his team was run IN
to bv double team which had taken fright
near j. r. Lang'lon's cooper shop, on Ber-
lin Street. The frantic horses came with
great violence upon Mr.. Nj. who was thrown
from his sleigh under the horses in fright
full manner, receiving apparently from the
the chin, which literally opened the upper
part of the wind pipe. exposing the bone OF
the under jaw he was otherwise injured
on his right cheek, shoulder end hip. Ills
escape from instant death was almost a mir
acle. Surgeon Rnbles immediately dressed
his wounds, and thinks under careful treat
ment he will speedily recover, as no bones
appear TO be broken. Oher teams were
run into and ioined the runawsys, but no
serious damage was incurred. - Freeman
1 Mrs. Hull Curtis of ST. Johnsbury, fell
on the icy sidewalk when returning home
from Sunday school Sabbath noon, receiv-
I ing compound fracture of one leg. A
| Miss Button of Pa1dock's Village, fell on
the ice on the same day, breaking an arm.
i FrRE.-On Wednesday morning Of last
week a fire was discoveredjn the second
story of the store of Aaron Chubb, East
Orange, but fortunately in time TO extin-
gpish the flames before much damage was
done. 1t caught from the funn, !.
/, SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Reed Rathbun
} Of Bristol, was out one morning recently
doing his chores, apparently as well as US
, ual. and when he came in, told his wife that
he should die soon, and did die in the course
g of an hour.
S The income of the Rutland railroad for
: the year ending August 81, 1862. was
t 1922 900, and the net income SCI 600, from
!, which one coupon of 81 per cent will b'
paid. The condition of the Vermont Cen
trail railroad will be made public in the forth
d coming report of the Vermont and Canad
) rail- DAD. One item of expenditure is state'
a to be the sum of 100000 in litigation
The trustees of the Central road hav
been building a new extensive machine sho
the past season at St Adams. A consider
!. able portion of the machinery has been pu
- up and is now in running order. The engin
"a 40 horse powers n agniiieent one, an
:, was manufactured at Fitchburg Mass.
lie On the 18th inst. patents we're issued
in the following Vermonters William Whee
it. Ter, Of Poultney, for Improvement in stove:
ed j. Hope, of Casileton, for improvement
he camp-stoves. Capt Hopes stoves is said
be the mos, .opiSn, and sersiovabio
any which has yet been constructed for a
my use.
as A PLEASANT SuRrRIsE.-The lad
rs connected with the Congregational churt
10 in Bradford, made the leader of the choir
n' that Church, Mr.. G. L. Butler, quite an u
" expected visit on Saturday of the III
WI The company assembled about eight o'cloc
NJ and after few preliminaries, Miss Cha
VI lo,te Strickland, on behalf of the ladies, pr
e'' sented to Mr.. Butler an elegant silver
'iy pitcher, and TO Mrs. Butler a beauiif
silver cake basket.
:. A new Post Office has been establish
sti- at South Albany, (known as Hansonvills
al and Mr.. Oscar c. Hazen appointed Pc
raj master.
ion. The tax on silver ware or on earring
is paid by the following number of perso
in the towns of Chittenden county =
Burlington by So persons, Bolton 4, Oh,
loite IA, Colchester %, Essex Is, Hinesbu
10, Huntington 3, Jericho %, Milton
Richmond 81, Shelburne 6, Underhill !
Westford s, Williston 90.
Frs. The small pox has been quite prevale
re- in johnson during the last three or 70
all weeks, but its spread has been check,