Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-08-02
Vermont News.

Cornwall is great in producing on
ions. 1t is estimated that more than
10000 bushels will be raised and sent to
market.
Geo. L. Clapp, of Montgomery, has
a we'll that freezes every winter, and this
year remained frozen until July 4th' and
in which there was ice up to July 10th.
- Rev. j. G. w. Coke, pastor of the
Methodist church at Montpelier, has re-
ceived call to the principal chair of the
seminary at Montpelier.
Albert Adgate, aged 10 years, son
of DIR. l.. w. Adgate, of st. Johnsbury,
was severely, if not fatally, injured, re-
Gently, by being trampled by horse,
into whose stall the boy had gone.
"A little boy in Hardwick saw a
snake for the first time, and describing
it to his mother, he said it was a mar
row long thing, and went wrinkling along
the road"
Charles McRoy, who was recently
shot by Henry Turner, in drunken
brawl at Craftsbury, has since died from
his wounds, and Turner has been com.
mitted to Jail to await trial for murder.
"A plucky girl is reported at Wa
terford. She is said to have refused %
applications for marriage, the 25th being
a merchant and the handsomest man in
town.
- There are 16 widows living in the
Sheffield village school district, and Ha-
zen M. Gray is the only surviving bach
elor. The Lyndon Union says: IF
any man IN Caledonia county has big
job upon his hands that man is Hazen."
x Col. Geo. w. Hooker, of New York
city, brother-in-law of the late james
Fisk, Jr., has become resident of Ben
nington, having gone into company with
FL. w. Putnam in manufacturing i'm
proved tacks for carpet use.
A mine of mineral paint has re-
Gently been discovered on land belonging
to III. K. Hoyt in Newport. 1t is very
free from alloy, and is found in large
quantities is pronounced equal to the
Brandon paint by those protesting to be
good judges.
Miss Lizzie Brooks. of Middlebury
was, on the 10Th inst, while riding in a
wagon, thrown violently therefrom to
the ground, and seriously injured. The
young lady is in fair way to recover
= Nelson Young, an employee in the
sash and door factory of Messrs. Sweeney
d Barrows, at Middlebury, was, on the
Goth inst, seriously injured by one of
the saws, cutting his left arm terribly.
Hopes are entertained that large por'
ton of the hand may ultimately be saved
- horse belonging to Stephen Ell
dred. of Montgomery, disappeared in q
mysterious manner a few weeks ago
One day last week its remains were found
cut up and buried in the woods, in Az
ery's Gore, about mile from Eldred's
place. Albert and William Eldred, the
former son and the latter a nephew o.
Mr.. Eldred, were arrested on suspicion
of having perpetrated the act; and ar
raigned before Justice o. N. Keltor
last Friday The Justice bound up the
respondents for their appearance at the
county court, and in default of bail they
were taken to Jail.
-" Jack" Armstrong was brought
before Justice B. N Dyer, of Leicester
July 9th, fined S15 and cost, and pu
under $50 bonds for keeping peace fol
one year, for stabbing a Frenchman, Ju
ly 9th, that was laborer for Georg
Swinington, Esq. At first it was con
sidered serious, but proved not fatal. /
appears that some words of unpleasant
ness passed between them, when Arm
strong committed the act. The French
man was lately discharged from Rut
land Jail. He has left for parts unknown
fearing he might be arrested. 1t is sale
they were under the influence of strong
drink.