Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-05-22
Vermont News.

Vermont News.
A new paper has been started at New
porti this State, caledthe "Newpor Ne,cs."
The first number presents very creditable
appearance. .sftt. afff}
A serious fire took place Thursday even
ing at the wooden factory at Winooski Falls.
The brick building, just adjoining the main
factory used as dye house, was pretty
much destroyed with its contents. There
were some twenty-four thousand pounds of
wool in the building,which was either burned
or badly damaged. The loss must be in the
vicinity of $4,000. The origin of the
fire was accidental. The fire department
of Burlington went over to the fire and
did most efficient service in subduing it.
III. b. Hendershott, Captain I'd u. S.
artillery, has been detailed as acting Assis-
tant Provost Marshal for Vermont, head
quarters at Montpelier. Capt. III. has en-
tered upon the duties of, his office. He is
assistant, not of the District Marshal, but of
Provost Marshal Gen. Fry, and is the rep
resentative of the War Department for the
State Wahons Journal. .r.
FIRE AT ARLINGToN.-Weare informed
by f. C. White, Esq, road agent of the
Troy and Boston Railroad Company, that
grist-mill and dwelling house attached
were entirely consumed by fire on Monday
last. The premises were owned by VIM.
McAuley, and situated abont one nile
North of the Depot, and in close proximity
to the railroad bridge. Our informant did
not learn the origin of the fire or the a
mount OF damage or insurance. Banner.
BEARs.-The Journal says that bears
are becoming quite numerous in the neigh
borhood of Manchester. Some of them
having been depredating on fiocks of sheep
in East Dorset. One saucy fellow made a
reconnaissance but short distance from the
Burr and Burton Seminary on last Satur-
day. sste
Senator Foot has returned home from
Washington after an absence of several
weeks.
SUDDEN DEATH-M Barnabas Wash.
burn, of Woodstock, died very suddenly in
that town on Wednesday evening of last
week. Mr.. Washburn was in the villag,
on the afternoon OF that DAY in his usua
health. He was for many years an active
and leading memberot the Methodist Epis
copal Church in Woodstock.
BROKE JAL.-John Bray, and Chase
Avery, confined in the county Jail at ST
Jchnsbury, made their escape on Friday
night of last week. 1t appears that one 0
the iron bars which formed the grating 0
the cell window had been cut in two by
prisoner confined there at some previous
time and though the attempt had been mad
to replace it with a whole bar, it was fount
difficult job and Abandoned. Bray ant
Avery succeeded in wrenching one end 0
this bar from its socket in the granite, and
with this, which was an excellent lever
they succeeded in splitting out two othe
bars from the stone in which their end
were feebly embedded, and, making rop
of their bed clothes, they let themselve
down, and skedaddled. @ Ge
The Star learns upon good authority tina
DIR. C. p. Frost, of St. Johnsbury, Sur
geon of the 18th regiment of vi. volunteer
has been appointed Surgeon of the Boar,
of Enrolment for the Second Congressional
District of the State of Vermont" and or
dereG to report TO Capt. Gilman Henry
Provost Marshal of the District, at Bel
4 lows Falls. er,,