Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-05-16
Vermont News.

cheap notorlety as the meanest man. |
He refused TO lend lantern to some
persons who were searching for a lost
child two weeks since.
The st Johnsbury Vermont Farmer
says the State papers are copying from
each other the erroneous number of 100,- |
900 as the census of mich cows in Yer
mont. 1t should be 1S0,265. producing
annually 17,S44,496 pounds of butter,
4,S30,700 pounds cheese, and 3,S35,S40
gallons Of milk for sale. besides the
quantities used in the families of the pro-
ducers.
Warren Nye of Barre, recently
caught monster turtle, which he con-
fined by chain. Two or three days
ago it broke away, dug a hole in the
ground and laid therein rs eggs, meas
uring about an inch in diameter. The
turtle is two feet long, and strong enough
to walk away with man standing on
its back.
A man named Day died in Bristol,
recently who for ten years has been re-
cluse and seldom out of his domicile.
His meat and drink was New England
rum for fifteen years. He was man of
good education and was smart naturally.
Day had strange Partially for cats,
and at his death owned twenty-four old
ones, some dozen middle-aged ones, and
ten litters of kittens. He left hand
some property.
j. T. Stevens of Walden made
1925 pounds of sugar this spring from
450 buckets. But George A. Cheney of
Stowe appears to be ahead In the State,
having made 500 pounds and 6 gallons
of molasses from 100 trees.
- The buildings of Luther Bradley,
towards the northwest section of st
Johnsbury, were burned on the 7th. A
little bedding was about all that was
saved, except horse. Insured in Farm
ers Mutual for 81, 900
- Thomas Norway of Waterbury,
while engaged recently in his usual bust
ness, was driving nail, which broke
under the stroke of the hammer. A
piece of the nail flew and hit him direct
ly in the eye, and entirely destroyed the
sight.
Mr.. Fairbanks chair factory at
Waterbury, is now turning out about
500 chair-seats per day. About half Of
these are caned by the boys, and the rest
in about forty different families, to whom
some $40 per day will be paid.
- The gentleman who does the Ana
Mas and Sapphira business for one o
our exchanges, says that Timothy
Wheeler of Waterbury Centre, has LIVED
one hundred and eighty days withou
drinking drop of any kind of liquid
Mr.. Wheeler is one of the best working
men in town, and hasn't seen sick day
for years.
M. V. Parker of Cambridge, cam,
near being seriously poisoned recent,
by drinking water from running stream
} which delivers itself in the dining room
He Immediately visited the spring ant
, on examination found several deat
: snakes and dead frog, which was forced
! partially into the tubing, to be the caus'
of the Embellishments of the water
8 A little four years-old son of Rus
sell Cowles of Craftsbury, got caught b,
q log rolling upon him, on Monday fore
! noon of last week. No man was in help
ing distance and Mrs. Cowles hastenet
to the rescue. With great presence o
mind, she took hold and lifted one enc
: of the log, which was a green hemlocl
: 16 inches in diameter and Is feet long
j and released the little prisoner. Sever
: al of the strongest men in the neighbor
J hood have since attempted to lift tn
: log, but have failed. Mrs. Cowles ha
g been severely Frustrated ever since, Blu
the boy has fully recovered, and SEEM
!, to be as lively as if no such accident hat
a ever happened.
Deacon Solomon Montague o
Cambridge, aged SS, walked nearly TIVE
miles to take charge of the erection of /
building, setting out the frame himself
; For half century he has drank III
liquor never has had the doctor bu
once; never had the headache; neve
, was member of Congress, nor a can
didate for any Office.
- The st. Albans Messenger give
these good reasons for not fearing an In
dian outbreak in the Green Mountain
State: " In the ninth and last censu
Vermont is credited with an aggregate
Indian population of IA, but they are 5,
scattered that we need entertain no fear
of a general Indian war Essex count,
has three, Grand Isle six, and Lamoill
:, FIVE"
f - Rev. A. w. Eastman, lately paste