Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-06
vermont News.


and killed last Saturday on mountain
east of Bennington.
| - Two men caught out of Willough
by lake, in three evenings last week, II.
shad, weighing ia lbs.
The stage driver from Barre to VIII
Jamestown, drives so slow that chickens
roost on the axle eff his wagon.
A boy named Barber of Pownal
cut terrible cash in his abdomen, by
the knife's slipping as he made cut
toward him.
- A small boy in Rutland sat down
on red hot stove, by way of celebrat-
ing Christmas day. He got up without
being told to.
A farm in Cambridge has just been
sold which has been in possession of the
Taylor family about ninety years, hav-
ing passed through three generations.
"A man named Gladding was ar
rested on charge of slandering a young
woman of Plainfeld, and had to give
soooo bail after being in Jail several
days.
Anthony Ubar of Lincoln, was ar
ranged before the Court charged with
stealing one sheep, valued at $40, plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to hard la.
Dor in the State Prison for two years.
- A fire broke out in the secretary's
room of the Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance building at Montpelier, early
tuesday morning, and after fire and wa
ter had done damage to the amount of
$1,000, the flames were extinguished.
Joshua Silsby of Lunen5urg, cross
ing the river from Dalton, Dec. %. with
heavy balance wheel on his team.
broke through the ice, and lost the wheel
and two horses he went down twice
himself, and was pulled out by his dri-
yer.
An attempt at highway robbery
was made Monday night, two men stop
ping team while crossing bridge in
the outskirts of Rutland and bidding
the driver get out and leave. He drew
revolver, and said he wouldn't 90,
whereupon the robbers did.
Thomas Cotter of California, has
recently been around among the farmers
Of Addison county, and last Wednesday
morning he started ON his return home
with about one hundred valuable sheen
purchased in Cornwall and Weybridge
at prices which give considerable en-
to breeders who have kept
up their focks.
James Sullivan was brought before
Justice Knapp, in Middlebury, on Fri
lay morning last, for intoxication, and
also charged with assault and battery on |
The person of his wife. For the first of. |
ence he was fined S. and costs, and for
he latter he was bound up in $1,000 for |
rial at the County Court. On disclos- |
Ire he stated that he purchased hale a |
'int of liquor at the town agency and
he remainder was given him by his
wife. who took her pay in beating.
= In Sheffield, on the farm owned by
William Gray, there is a large granite
BOULDER lying apparently on the surface,
N the top of which is spherical exca-
alton constantly filled with water, even
n the dryest time this summer, with no
isible inlet. What makes it the more
urious is the ctthatit never was known
run over, but is always full. Mr.. GRAY
avs that the water has been dipped out
nd 1t Immediately regained its usual
ILLNESS, without any rain. Il
= Al. Bean of Kirby, got too much
quor last Thursday night, went home
runk, and lay down in the snow on the
orih side of school house, thinking
had got home to bed. His horse went !.
a. and was put in the stable apparent
without any search being made for Mr.
can; and he lay in the snow all night
II sober, and then crawled to his house
It'll frozen hands and feet.
- A boy 10 years old, while in the
'per story of Halls mill in Lyndon, !;
as caught by the clothes on an upright ,
ait revolving 20 times minute. The
achlnery was promptly stopped, and !
e boy having had presence of mind 6
ough TO hug the shaft closely was res.
ed without injury. But in moment
ore he would have grown dizzy, and :
sing his hold been dashed against tim /.
rs and killed without doubt. 6
NEW YORK CITY.-New York vindi.
ties its claim to be called great city :
the number Of violent deaths it is 3
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