Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-08-10

" Eom fifty to seventy-fye persons
the district convention from
a majority of whom were under
n, be in favor of Mr.. Cuts,
Westminster delegate to the dis
!. INVENTION took dinner at the Depot
81. and as the table girl called off the
I'M of dishes so rapidly that he could
~ ers'and word she said, he coolly
N he would take the whole of them !
Among the excellent seminaries of
81. ! in our State, we would not omit
= lion Springfield Wesleyan Seminal
ch besides being under the charge
~ A NJ. Wheeler, one of the best
n list popular instructors, is located in
a the most enterprising towns of
.rnDnt.
Tbe celebrated Z" J. II. Thompson"
away from this place leaving
IN unpaid bills, went to- Bra.tleboro
similar mission, and one of the pa
rxahere has already denounced him as
aanmitigated sneak" and that is I'M
abR dIy his profession,
Ahe Great Combination Menagerie
d. F. Bailey & Co. exhibit in this
aeeA on Friday afternoon and evening of
NJ VI ek. See their advertisement. The
|eanfc living Hippopotamus is the only
q II America, and will be great curl
IN. 1t is a very extensive concern and
in 30 horses and a team Of elephants
ell it from point TO point. 1t is
ehlY&ommended everywhere and they
b q course have a great crowd.
Mrry Huntington, Esq, of Strafiord,
pra( ntatiye in the last Legislature, was
lIedpn the oath ult by the kick of a
u severe hail storm passed over the
tern bart of Dummerston on Saturday,
Ii 2Sth, doing much injury to fruit,
MIN nd things generally. The light
ng \ He'd a COW belonging to Joel Miller.
he BIDS were also much injured.
ra Paul of Pomfret, lost a horse
llne4 at S2C0, few days since, by hav-
1 il eg caught in moving machine.
B. Stevens of the Trotter House,
Ell rd lost 10 hogs out of IS, last week
a me unknown disease. They were
m a short time.
II, Alonzo ID. Washburn, of Wood
Dad yoke of oxen killed by light
the 2Sth ult. The oxen were
& under a tree during a shower,
fx&re valued at $3.50.
FEARS are plenty in the towns Of
tIb mery, Jay, and Richford. In
~ mery on Thursday morning last,
enc out of the woods into a pasture,
I'm here men were moving, and caught
luther Freeman, an estimable citi-
Bridgewater, committed suicide
isd sday evening of last week, by hang
pself. Its supposed he was de-
M in spirits in consequence of the
s6 ecently of a beloved daughter.
rs. Mary f. Spafford, of Ludlow
Alyah NJ. Spafford, died suddenly
k, her sickness continuing only
enty hours-aged 81 years. Sh'
daughter of the late Rev. Aaron
% formerly editor of the Vernon
1zzasr published at Poultney.
A pturday, the 2Sth inst, during tn
under storm, the lightning strucl
landos barn formerly owned by J. G
ieEaztpp, in Sheffield, since belonging t
ir. " Simpson. Some thirty tons c
w and most Of his farming utensils, wer
nzfs1 destroyed. The loss of Mr.. Siml
e Estimated at at some $1,000.
b. G. j. Crowley, of Shrewsbury
n an accident Wednesday, Will
ao squirrels with a revolver. Ate
several shots, while handling til
r. it event Off" lodging a bullt
here in his wrist or arm. The bu
Pred his hand, passing upward, an
F. Whereabouts has not yet bee
Pred.
Rev. S. E. Root and family
inhbridge, were riding down a hi
Jamestown, recently, the harnet
and let the wagon run against ii
when he ran and kicked. smashin
end of the wagon, and kicked o
pots boot heel and badly injure
lie. Mrs. Root and two small chi
caped uninjured.
Ira Bicknell and wife, of n. Tut
were returning from church {
the 10Th ult., when within fe
Their dwelling, as 1Ir. Bickne
King by the side of The wagon !
bis hat, the horse became friob