Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-07-23
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the Sth inst, that he died in few hours.
Two brothers named Burritt recent
ly killed lynx in Sunderland, which
was 3 feet long, 20 inches high, and
weighed 2Sl pounds.
Were it not for the surrounding
towns they who live in Pownal would
enjoy the millennium. There is not a
place in town where intoxicating liquors
are sold.
The hotel keeper at Danville, hav-
ing been indicted for selling liquor, shut
up his house ON great crowd on the Sd
inst. Unless he can drink them he don't
intend to eat them.
The Musical Festival and Picnic
announced to come off at Railroad Grove,
Lyndonville, August 10, II, II and 13,
promises to be grand affair. The An
vii Chorus, and music performed at the
Boston Peace Jubilee, will be repeated
here.
Some sneak thief entered the barn
of 0. M. Tinker, of Hyde Park on
Thursday night last and stole q tur-
keys. Mr.. Tinker, Justly incensed, Of
fers reward of twenty-five dollars for
the return Of the property and the de-
lection of the thief
= Mrs. Poor, widow aged about fif-
ty years, and residing with her son in
Arlington, hung herself in the Glebe
woods near the railroad in that town, on
tSunday, the 18th. She had been for
some time low spirited and partially de-
ranged.
On the 18th inst, as Mrs. Michael
Baker and her son, of West Concord,
were riding to church, the holdbacks of
the harness broke, letting the wagon
against the horse. The animal ran,
threw the occupants out, inficting seri-
GUS injuries on Mrs. b., from which it is
thought doubtful if she RECEIVERS.
Last Saturday, Sidney SWEET of
Newport, while peeling hemlock bark,
split open one foot with an AK. He was
some distance from the house, and the
wound bled so profusely as to plainly
mark his course. He came near bleed
ing to death before medical assistance
could be procured.
- A few weeks ago one Wheeler Of
Wells River went to Groton and engag.
ed board for himself and wife-of Mr.
Kicker. The woman went at the time
agreed upon, with babe two weeks old
In a few days Wheeler's true wife, who
lives at Wells River with three children
entered a complaint to the Grand Juror
The guilty pair were brought before a
magistrate and committed to jail tc
await trial in the County Court.
- Brownell Niles of Center Shafts
bury went home drunk on the afternoon
of July 9th, and insisted that his wife
should drink some whisky from bottle
which he had with him. She declined
when he seized their babe and poured a
quantity of spirits down its throat, near
ly strangling it. This done he took q
butcher knife and avowed his intention
to cut his wife's throat. He gave her 4
severe cut on the hand, when she ran
out, and neighbors coming up, Niles took
to his heels and remained out of sigh
several days. He has since returned
and upon promising better fashions in
future, his wife consented to forgive the
matter, as did also the officers of the
law.
Neddy, aged four years, son of A
V. Abbott of Worcester, had his leg brok
en- in two places above the knee, Will,
playing in barn with other small boys
by one of them falling on him off bar
rel.
A three year old child of Patrick
Smith of Fayston, recently had both Of
its legs broken by COW. She was com
ing out of a yard and caught large
pole upon her back which fell, striking
the child on her legs.
= Julius M. Fox, who has had two
trials for the murder of his wife in Tun
bridge, is now at liberty on his own re
cognizance. Pickett, the forger, has
been found guilty, and sentenced to STATE
Prison for four years. Charles Tanner
has been convicted of arson in Chelsea
and sentenced to five years in State Pris
on. A. Burnham Tanner, concerned il
the job with him, turned States evidence
and in consideration thereof is now a
large.
New MUsIC.-We have received tn
following pieces of new music from II
L. Story, Burlington, VT The Lon
Hand Gallon" a lively niece by Edwar,