Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-24
Hellulrs falls Zines,
BELLOWS FALLS. OCT. "a. 1878.
Vermont News.

burg or Brownlngton, there pelnB ohiy
six persons there now who resided there
n years ago.
- There is a young lady in Wood
ford that claims to have had Al beaux
by "actual count" during the past ten
years and yet she comes out with the
startling announcement, :" am good
for more"
Several of the farmers in the east part
of Shoreham are now digging for iron
ore. There are some indications of the
presence of iron, but to what extent is
not yet known. Hopes are entertained
that it may be found in sufficient guam
titles to pay for working the mines.
- Stephen Haviland of Danville, fell
ed a large butternut tree one day last
week, in which a swarm of bees had
stored their honey, and in order to de-
stroy the bees he built a fire about it,
and in killing the bees he burnt up near
ly all the honey, estimated at some 200
pounds.
- A distressing accident befell HI. j..
Morrill,, of Irasburgh, on the Odd ult.
He undertook to brush some grain from
a threshing machine and not being able
to see very well, his hand was caught by
the teeth of the cylinder and drawn into
the machine, where it was literally torn
to pieces. 1t was amputated.
- Colonel Boutwell,, formerly propri-
etor of Montpelier hotel, was called
upon to testify at the liquor prosecutions
there recently, and being asked if he
knew of any liquor being sold in Mont
pelier, bluflly replied that he had sold
rum to eight of the twelve jurymen then
impaneled. He was not questioned fur
ther.
= Moses Hamilton, of Bridgeport, was
severely assailed with stones while COM
ing through the " dugway," near A. G.
Hamilton's, few days since. 1t was in
the evening, and Mr.. II. could not see
who the parties were making the assault
II occurred at the same place where Mr.
Payne Of Cornwall, was attacked by rob.
bers only few nights before.
- Homer Orion, aged ten years, son
of Lyman Orion, of Hardwick, was kick
ed by horse recently, and seriously in
jured. He started to 60 in beside the
horse for the purpose OF leading him ou1
to water, when he was kicked in the
bowels and thrown violently against the
side of the barn, bruising the side of his
head and shoulders considerably.
John B. Person, of Goshen, who
was arrested last winter for stealing q
horse from III. H. and S. l.. Churchill
and bailed by his brother, Nose Person
was surrendered to the authorities re
Gently, and lodged in Middlebury jail
He made some disclosures to the officer
which implicate his brother Moses a
connected with him in taking the horses
and with him in other thefts.
AT the late term of the Essex Co
Court at Guildhall, indictments wer
found by the Grand Jury against DR.
John Wheeler, of Concord, and P. S
Benjamin of Wolcott. DIR. Wheeler wa
indicted for selling liquor contrary t.
law. Mr.. Benjamin was indicted 70
aiding others to procure liquors. He i
an agent for liquor house in Boston
and travels, soliciting orders of hote
keepers, etc.
- Harry Ashley, seventy years o
age, resident of New Haven, last weel
was thrown from wagon by the fol
ward axeltree breaking. He was take
up and carried to house near by, an
was at first supposed to be dead bu
subsequently slightly recovered SO tina
he could be removed to his home, wher
he has since been confined to his bed
Fears are entertained by his friends tina
he will never recover.
= Messrs. Jones q Clark, of Barre
Vt. purchased, last week, of Mr.. j. W
Dean, Of St. Thomas P. O., yearlin
buck (Cotswold) that weighed 205 pound
and for which they paid 500. in greer
backs. The same buck took the frs
prize in its line at the show at Redforc
and sheared 49, pounds wool, when h
was one year and five days old. Nj
Dean has also been offered $50. for tire
Landslide pick of his fock-Lut refui
ed to sell his best.
= Philip Webber of St. Johnsbury
who recently left wife and two child
rem to run off after the wife of anothe
man, didn't have very good tim,
When he over took her she didn't kno
him, and, after tagging on after her
day or two, he got disguised, then &c
drunk and finally brought up at We'll
River. when he sent for his wife an
children, not daring to return TO S
Johnsbury, lest people should ask hii