Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1868-07-24

than sixteen years of age, were arrested at
the depot by officer Wood, last Saturday,
under the following circumstances. Max
ing their appearance at the hotel of S. Smith
in Guilford, with horse and buggy, they
were duly entertained by the worthy host,
but being unable to produce the needful
funds for settlement, they snapped their
team, which was Of no great value for a
COW, and $40 in money, with which their
bill at the hotel was settled. Bringing their
COW TO market, she was purchased by n
gentleman of our village for sum consid-
eraby less than her real value. with the
proceeds thus realized, the boys went to the
depot to take the cars, when they were ar
rested as above stated. Although it was
ascertained that they had been inmates of
the reform school at Westboro, Mass, and
their present movements wore a suspicious
character, nothing further could be proved
against them, and they were allowed to go
their way on Monday.
GUILFoRD.
The Lowell Bullock farm at Guilford
Centre, has been recently purchased by
parties from out of town for the sum of
$4,000 a mineral spring whose waters have
long been noted for their curative proper
ties, is understood to be the object sought.
An analysis made by DIR. Jackson of Bos-
ton discloses a close similarity to the wa
ter Of the Congress Springs of Saratoga.
The purchasers arc Joseph Burnett of Bos-
ton, James Dalton, late of Calcutta, India,
and II. p. Duclos of Brattleboro. They
propose TO bottle the water for use.
wARDsBoRo.
j. p. Read has been appointed Post
MASTER in place of l.. NJ. Barry, resigned
WESTMINSTER.
On Friday, the 10th inst, as we learn
from the Bellows Falls Times, Henry
Stone, boy about years of age, son of
Charles Stone of Bellows Falls, who was
visiting his grandmother at Westminster,
was sent from the hay field on an errand to
bring bottle of beer from the cellar of the
farm house. The boy went into the cellar,
in which was a well, and not returning so
soon AZ was expected, a girl in the house
ran down cellar and called him, but receiv-
ed 40 answer. She went and looked down
the well, but saw nothing; but having no
doubt he was in the well, ran to call the
men in the field. Mr.. Pierce (thc childs
grandfather), arriving at the cellar, sent his
boy for a pole spike and hammer On
these being brought the spike was instant
ly driven into the pole, the cellar being
dark and a candle having been lighted
meantime, and by good luck or manage
ment the spike caught in the boys clothes
at once, and he was brought up. Mr..
Pierce, who appears to have acted with
much presence ofmind, Immediately strip
| ped off his Clothes and constantly rubbed
him and wrapped lin in flannels wet with
hot water and changed often. No sign of
| life appeared for the first five minutes; at
the end of that time a movement was OBJ
| served, and in about ten minutes he be AN
to breathe naturally, though of course in
| great distress, vomiting water and blood
! He finally recovered, and was running
about with his playmates couple of days
afterwards. The boy must have laid in
the bottom of the cold well, which is ten
feet deep and half filled with water, from
seven to ten minutes at least thus his nat
ural breath was suspended about IL min
utes A remarkable case truly, and one
showing the possibility of resuscitaton in
cases of drowning long after life has APP
parently fled.
WILMINGTON.
II. Alvord has recently sold the thor
oughbred two year old short horn bull
"Valentine 1914" bred by II. and c. II.