Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-02-13
Vermont News.

mig mouse OF Brooks Lewis, Esq, abouts
mile south Of the village OF East Poutnev.
was entirely consumed by fire. Very I'LL
tie of the furniture or clothing was saved
The barn, hay and grain were also dee E
troyed. Insured in the Farmers Mutp. /
Insurance Company at Montpelier.
Frozen Oven Lake Champlain, oppo
site Burlington, froze over Wednesl..
night. The Free Press says I've a,s
CHAD to see Lake Champlain returning d
regular habits. The last two or three vean
the ice Of The broad lake has formed
week or so before the end of January
whereas, previously, for very long period
the time for il has been the first week in
February"
OLD FASHIONED SPELLING ScnooL.-I
In District No. s, East Montpelier, on
ednesday cvering, Jan. 25lh, says the
journal, the people turned out en- naasse and
held a real old fashioned spelling school.
Seven adjoining districts were also repre-
scented, AID participated in the exercises.
The occasion was a very interesting one,
and bespeaks great credi, for the successful
teacher of the school in that district, Mr..
George Parmenter, who is uniiring in his
labors TO make the school moiel one.
~ new stage route has just been estab-
lished between Ira>burgh and Montpelier,
running through East Albany, Hansonvie,
Craftsbury, Hatdwick and Wollcotf, over
the q Eagle Ledge road This will be
very great accommodation 10 the travelling
public.
Diptheria of a malignant type has prevail.
ed extensively among children in Norh
Hero. In two school distric.s during The
last four months twenty-eignt have died
Rev. Charles S. Hale, Chaplain of the
9TH Vi. Regiment, is now lying dangerously
i'll at his LONE in Brandon.
PROBABLE MURDER.--A man named
Thomas Barry was found dead in Manehes-
ter, VT. at 10 o'clock on Sunday evening
His death is supposed TO have been caused
ty loss of blood resulting from stab which
was discovered in his left arm.
SUIcIDE.--John Wiseman, of Rupert,
committed suicide on the I'd inst, by hang.
ing himself. He was about 60 years of age,
and a member Of the Disciples Church, at
West Pawlet. The cause Of this fatal act
is supposed to be Indebtedness, aid other
cares, which produced Temporary derange-
ment.
ACCIDENTS AT DoRsET.-On Saturday
last, little son of Charles Phelps, of Dor
set, while on visit in East Rupert, BY some
accident, had leg broken at the thigh.
On the same day, a son of d. Ballard of
Dorset, aged about u years, fell down
flight of stairs and broke an arm above the
elbow. Also, on the same day, span Of
horses, belonging to l.. Is. Armstrong of
Dorset, became frightened, and ran away.
After running about half mile, and cross
ing bridge, they ran into fence, where
they were found, one horse having a leg
broken, SO that The hoof was separated from
it. The horse was SO much injured that it
had 10 be Immediately killed.
The HOMICIDE AT MANCHESTER The
Manchester Journal gives the following par
ticula-s of the killing of Thomas Barry, in
that town:
On Sunday night, the 8th inst, at about
half-past nine O'Clock, a sad affair took place
IN the north part of this town. in which
three lrishmen, named Thomas Barry,
Michael Purcell and Michael Costello, were
engaged and in which Barry was killed.
Barry leaves family. He was carpen-
ter, and worked tor the firm of Waterhouse,
in Factory Point. Purcell and Costello
worked at the ianncry OF A. G. Clark. The
murdered man had wounds inflicted on bis
back, arm, and on other parts of his body.
The wound in the arm severed the artery,
and the profuse bleeding which followed
probably caused his death. Purcell and
Costello were arrested, and an examination
took place before ]. C. Roberts, Esq, at
the town Hall, Factory Point. yesterday
afternoon (the 9th). At the examination
we learn Costello was discharged, and
Michael Purcell was bound up for trial be-
fore the Couniy Cosrt.