Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-07-07
Vermont News.

net, has had the sad misfortune to entire
ly lose his eyesight.
- Two boys, sons of Moriarty, of
Mortified, aged respectively twelve and
fourteen, have been sent to the Reform
School for stealing liquor for their moth
er, and by her direction.
There are two public monuments in
Weybridge, one to the memory of Hon.
Silas Wright and one to the settlers car
ried away by the Indians during the rev.
dictionary war,
The fields in Caledonia county as
we'll as in the other eastern counties of
the State are suffering from drouth. The
night of June 29th was nearly cold
enough for frost.
H. ID. Snow of Bennington has in
vented water wheel governor, also
most perfect and extensively used steam
governor. which is rapidly superseding
all other governors for steam power.
One James Freeley assaulted and
beat Theron s. Plumb,a tin peddler from
Bennington. at Ballston Springs, last
week, inficting severe injuries on his
face. Freeley was held to bail for $500
for his plumbing process.
- The potato bug has made its APP
pearance in Fletcher. There are two
kinds, one a small black bug the other
sembles the cucumber bug, only larger
A private letter from Mr.. 2. Bug like
wise informs us that he has arrived in
Middlebury Burlington Free Press
"A little son of John Owens, of
Fairhaven, four years old, fell from the
railroad bridge, east of the depot, on
Sunday evening, in going to meet his sis
ter, who was walking on the track from
Hydeville, and was drowned. The riv-
er has taken the lives of four boys about
this age in the last two years.
Leonard Sprague, who lived mile
from East Randolph, on the Chealsea
road, hung himself on Saturday. Mr.
Sprague vas a man some sixty-fve years
of age. He had just returned from
visit to the West, and no cause is assign
ed for taking a new departure"
On Friday night, 23d ult., the barn
owned by Frances Hart, of Sharon, was
, burned. together with valuable mare,
and all the farming tools of the farm,
belonging to Royal H. Hart, who occu-
pied the premises with his father. The
loss is some $500, on which there was no
insurance.
About two o'clock on Monday
morning fire broke out in the rear of
Park Block. -Four large barns and one
shed were consumed before proper assist
ance was rendered. 1t is the supposed
work of an incendiary. Graves & Root
were the owners of the property. Loss
s., 600 over the insurance.
A distressing accident happened in
Bristol the 9th inst. A boy named
Quincy Grover, working in the machine
shop at the Notch, was caught by a rub
Der belt which he was arranging, and
carried round the shaft until his lef arm
! was completely torn out near the shout
der and the right arm broken twice He
endured amputation cheertully, and is
said to be doing we'll.
"A four-year old horse, owned by
, Mr. Howard Bennett of East Montpel-
-. Ter, and valued at $500, was instantly
killed last week, in front of HI. S. Loom,
. is store in Montpelier. Mr. Bennett had
taken him from the wagon, and hitched
him to a stone post outside the walk
. but the horse swung around upon the
brick pavement, and, becoming entan
= gled in the halter, threw himself, striking
It his head so heavily as to break his skull
IS On the 10Th inst. youth named
" Martin Richard, well known in these
). parts, hired team of Mr. Oscar Burk
It of Woodstock, for two days, and then
,, went up to the north part of the State
l changing his name by the way, and sold
IS the horse and harness to a Mr. Coon OF
o Winooski, and the buggy to somebody
l. else. Mr. Burk followed and recovered
;, the buggy, and got possession of the
: horse and harness, but they were recap
y tured by Mr.. Coon with the help Of the
n sheriff, and process of law, he Coon,
n having an idea that he ought not to lose
II money buying horses even if they were
d stolen. Mr. Burk will make Coone,
e come down" in a few days. He will
pay s25 for the capture of said Richard
Spirit of the Age.
If SOUTH READING Mr.. Fred Cilley wa: