Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-05-17
Vermont News,

On the 2Sth of April there was a
snow drift near East Topsham which
was estimated to be sixty feet deep. III
lies where the snow drifted over a eiiif,
into ravine.
Milk cars commenced running from
White River junction, May LIST. The
product of 900 COWS has already been
booked by farmers, and it takes 7,2oo
quarts for car fnll.
Seventy-fve ewes worth S40O, be-
longing to single farmer, were recent
ly killed by dogs at Arlington, and
many focks have been scattered and
driven to the mountains.
- The barn Of Andrew Narcotic, OF
Cornwall. with a small quantity o: hay
and two fat calves, was destroyed by fire
Saturday, 4th inst. Cause, smoking
pipe in the barn.
w. p. Nash of New Haven, while
in Middlebury on the 29th ult., was
kicked in the breast or side by colt
and severely injured. 1t was thought
that two of his ribs we're broken.
- A sad accident happened at North
Thetford station on Saturday evening
4th inst. Chandler Titus, while attemp-
ting to jump from the engine of the
through freight, fell beneath the train
and was instantly killed. He leaves a
wife and three small children to mourn
his loss.
"A new two-story dwelling house on
the farm of j. w. Currier, near Troy
village, was burned at about 10 o'clock
Sunday night, the 21st ult. Several per
sons visited the house that afternoon
and evening. and it is supposed to have
caught fire from some persons pipe or
match carelessly dropped. There was
no insurance, and the loss is estimated
at 1900.
Mrs. Thomas Bourbon, of Chitten-
den, committed suicide by drowning on
Friday morning, the 26th ult. She had
not been we'll for several days and is
supposed to have been insane, although
the family had not noticed any symp-
toms that would seem to indicate insani-
ty, previous to the fatal act. She leaves
large family of small children.
- Mrs. Levi Washburn, of Wood
stock, died suddenly on Saturday after
noon, 4th inst. She went to neighbors
about quarter Of mile distant, and
not returning as soon as was expected,
her husband started to go for her, and
found her dead between the two houses.
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause of her death.
The soap-stone quarries at Wealth
ersielc were never more thoroughly
worked than at the present. Not only
is the stone taken out that is worked
there, but large quantity is carried TO
Massachusetts to be manufactured there
This and the lime-quarries are a source
Of great wealth to Weathersfeld.
- railroad laborer by the name of
Thompson, working upon ledge cutting
at Wolcott. was terribly injured Friday
the 26th ult., by the premature discharge
of blast he was engaged in charging
with nitro glycerine. One arm was torn
off, and the other hand nearly destrored
one side of his face shattered, destroying
one eye, and his chest frightfully LAGER
ated. No hopes are entertained Of his
recovery.
A recent meeting of the Good Sa-
maritans of Rutland, was held in the
Baptist church so long Sunday evening,
that the pastor Rev. E. Mills, was oblig-
ed to protest through the columns of the
Herald against the Incorporate zeal,
with which the meetings are continued
for two long hours in utter forgetfulness
Of or Indifference to the religious meet
ings that are to be subsequently held in
the several churches, in either case will
fully abusing the privileges granted by
the religious societies in the use of their
houses of worship for the promotion of
this good cause of temp erance.
BE MODEST AND SEssIBLE.-Do not