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

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pers is that there are already twice as
many as the State will decently support. "
- An old woman of 81 arrived at ST.
Adams ON Friday, having travelled, en-
tirely alone, all the way from Ireland, to
Join her daughter at that place.
- salathiel Bump of Wallingford, re
Gently died at the age of 81 years. He
was born and spent his whole life and
died on the same old farm.
= Mrs. Chase, wife of N. N. Chase,
Mortified, was so unfortunate as to
break her left arm Immediately above
the wrist last Saturday afternoon.
- The trial of James Allen Reyes, at
Chelsa, on an indictment for murder,
lasted ten days, and the jury was out "a
hours, and then discharged disagreed.
H. Gilbert, night Waterman at
Salisbury Cos. furniture mandatory at
Randolph got ball through his left
hand, one day last week, while careless
ly loading and handling revolver.
- The citizens of Glover have made
generous donation to George Bickford, of
that place, who recently met with heavy
loss in the burning of his buildings.
- Mrs. Phelia Wiley of Moretown,
GA years of age, after bringing up fam
lily of twelve children, has made most
beautiful bed-spread with her needle,
containing 7,744 different pieces.
- West Braintree has picked up con-
siderably during the past year. Sever
al new houses are going up, and new
depot and large store are to be built in
the spring.
- Vermont lady, in writing about
Alexis, called him the Noble Russ, "
but IT SO happened that the intelligent
compositor set up her poem, and rem
dered it the " Noble Kuss.'
= Geo. w. Wardner, aged 80, was
found dead in saw mill at Mortified,
Tuesday under circumstances which indi-
cate that he met his death while chang
ing the shafting, his head being caught
by the rope connected Herewith, and his
neck broken.
- Rutland boasts of a woman 80 yrs.
old, who has buried two husbands. been
divorced from a third, and is living with
the fourth. She was married at 10 and
has been the mother of IA children, only
two of which are now alive. Husbands
number three and four served in the
army during the rebellion.
- A Frenchman, name unknown, at
work for Martin & Lynde at their saw
mill, in Marshfeld, was instantly killed
on Tuesday while binding logs upon a
sled. He was bearing down upon the
binder, when it slipped from his hand
and struck him in the head.
= A resident of Tunbridge, is the
owner of singular fowl. It is cross
between Brahma cock and guinea hen
The spotted feathers are mixed about
equally with the white, the bird is larger
than the others of his flock, and has a
different head, as well as differing in ev-
cry other respect, and its voice is harsh
and discordant in the extreme.
Mrs. A. S. Henry, of Thetford, has
received verdict of $500 against F. S.
Stack, for slanderous remarks against her
character. This is good correction OF
evil gossip, and if many more would pur-
sue their ISLANDERS in the courts, much
gossip and falsehood in reference to fe-
male character would be at end.
- Farewell, who is confined in the
Bennington Jail for completely in the
Arlington shooting affair, is suffering
from a severe attack of congestion of
the lungs, caused by the dampness of his
cell. The Jail is IN very bad condition,
being damp, cold and without light or
air.
= Runy Lamb had an explosion ex-
traordinary at his residence, in Wood
stock, recently. Himself and wife were
sitting in the kitchen, while two quart
Jug of water was heating the stove when
the jug burst, the pieces flying in all d.
rections, through the windows and
against the walls and doors, but, strange
to say, none of these striking the inmates
of the room or the lamp. One piece
made an indention half way through the
panel of common door. The largest
piece left was the handle.
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