Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-27
vermont News.

vermont NEWS.
- West Rutland ships $4,000 tons Of
marble yearly.
- The snow at st. Johnsbury is two
and half feet in depth.
A temperance society has been
formed in Bradford and committee of
i've influential men appointed to notify
every liquor dealer to stop the trade at
once
On one of the stormiest nights last
week man was turned out of Walden
depot, having first been refused shelter
by house near by. just before freez
ing to death he reached the house Of
Samaritan who took him in.
- The wife of Capt. Isaac Satterly,
Ferrisburgh, slipped and fell on the side
walk in front of Barker d Ross store
in Vergennes. on Monday last, and
broke her leg just above the ankle.
- Mr.. billiard of Rutland, killed,
on Saturday last, his two bears. They
we're the same ones that were on exhibit
ton at the County Fair. They were get
ting large and troublesome. and he had
to dispose of them in this way.
- The storm of last week resulted in
the complete blockade of the roads lead
ing to st. Johnsbury, North Danville,
Peacham and Barnet. Persons obliged
to leave Lyndon Tuesday morning had
only one point of egress open to them,
which was a tramp through the snow to
the depot and ride on the train.
"A drunken row occurred at V. C.
Bacons' ON the 9Th inst, which resulted
in the breaking of gun over one fell
lows head and lodging its contents in
the door casing. Mr.. B. was successful
in cleaning then, out and sending them
home with sore heads. The rowdies
were four FrenchmeD, two from East
Arlington, and two from Sunderland.
On the 9th inst, w. N. Bachelor
left Castleton, for his home in Colorado,
with one hundred and fifty Spanish me-
rino sheep. They we're selected from
some in western Vermont, namely; from
those of j. S. Benedict of Castleton, r.
Gleason of Benson, w. R. Sanford and
Bascomb of Orwell. One hundred more
choice bloods will be added to this num-
Der on his way in Michigan. Mr.. Bach
elder has already large number of SUI
perior sheep on his rancho in Colorado.
Alonzo Pratt of Rutland was ar
rested ami committed to Jail, Monday,
for an assault on George R. Mansfield.
1t appears that he had been in the en-
ploy of Mansfield & Stinson, at their
machine shop, and was discharged some
two weeks ago. Monday in attempting
to make settlement with Mr.. Mans.
field, he had some difficulty and "high
words ensued, but Pratt finally went
away About two hours afterward be
returned and struck Mr.. Mansfield Sc.
we're blow on the head with heavy club
He was arrested on a criminal warrant
and also, on civil writ for damages.
Tommy Wilson who drives the
stage across the mountain from Riptor
to Hancock, was found by Mr.. DAME
Babcock of Granville, on Wednesday
morning of last week, about one half 8
mile beyond the top of the mountain
lying in an insensible condition ara i
was thought nearly frozen to death il
his sleigh, and the horses standing still
in the road. The cold was intense, and
a short time would have been sufficieD
to place him beyond recovery; but tho
rough measures were taken for his resus
citation and after an hour or two he wa,
all right again. 1t should be mentioned
that bottle partly flied with whisky
was also found in the sleigh, supposed
to have been taken along in lieu of {
heated soapstone. The moral which
some folks will draw from this story is
when you use poor whisky to keep warm
put in pepper enough to keep it from
| freezing.