Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-20
Vermont News.

ceeded the receipts by $1,000.
= Oliver Godditt, Canadian, q
years of age, was killed by the cars al
St. Johnsbury on Friday.
Mr.. Burke of East Barnard. recent
ly lost good horse, from feeding too free
ly with oats after it had been out to pas.
ture.
= George A. Russ, of Hartford. has
taken from one young swarm of bees,
which came off June Is, seventy-three
pounds of box honey, and the swarm is
in good condition to winter.
Deacon John Carpenter of Guilford,
was taken sick in the midst of haying,
and his neighbors to the number of six
teen turned out and finished up the job
for him, the women taking charge of in
door affairs while the men did the hay
ing. The act Gel tainly speaks we'll for
the neighborhood.
- Henry Corners of Rutland. engin-
eer on locomotive, recently, near Eagle
Bridge, saved the life of little child at
the risk OF his own. The father, Lean.
der Mosley, Ga poor man worth only
S75,000D it is said, actually asked the
courageous man to take glass of soda,
as a reward for saving his child
"A case of uicideoccurred Just across
the state line at Sherbrook, Friday night
when Thomas Shay, an engineer on the
Passumpsic River railroad, hung him.
self Ii seems that about fortnight
ago his train ran over and killed young
child of G. r. Beattie at Highgate
which was playing ON the track, and, al
though the railroad authorities acquit
Shay of all blame in the premises-the
accident occurring just after the train
had rounded a corner, and while it was
going down grade-the child's father
and some other parties, held him respon-
sible for its death, and their upjustifable
remarks finally drove him to desponden-
cy and suicide.
There was lately cotillion on
Lowell mountain, in which two men and
one woman were successful in whipping
one man. The man that got whipped
was fined FIVE dollars and costs, and the
two men that did the whipping were fined
ten dollars, each, and costs, and the wo-
man that took an active part in the play,
was fined five dollars and costs.
A savage fight took place in New
port, recently, between Robert d. Scott
and Peter Conal, about line fence.
Hard language was used by both parties,
and Scott, who was moving commenced
an assault upon Conal with his scythe,
and inflicted considerable injury before
the combatants could be separated.
Henry Titus of Jay, died lately
from the effects of sore on his knee that
had baffied the skill of the doctors. His
sufierings were intense for weeks before
his death. Sores on his back and hips
had spread so the flesh was eaten from
the bones, leaving them bare.
"A serious accident occurred at the
recent Grant demonstration, at Newport.
While charging a gun, it went off %
and Mr.. Cook, one of the artillery men
from North Troy, had the hammer driv-
en- through his right arm. The limb was
amputated about two inches below the
elbow. The accident was caused by in
sufficient swabbing, and its sad result
cast a damper over the proceedings of
the meeting.
y Willis Flint of North Troy, the
young man that was robbed, has recover
ed his money. 1t was found under the
doorstep of the house where the robbery
was committed. A man by the name OF
Peck has been arr ted and bound over
in the sum of $3.50 for further trial