Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-09-19
Vermont News,

bans paper is to be called the Courier.
- Among the attractions Of the coun-
ty fair, at St. Johnsbury, Sept, 1925,
is reckoned balloon ascension, by Mr..
Allen of Providence r. I.
E. Gerry has bought the Orange
County Eagle, at West Randolph, and
on the 4th of October will issue new
paper to be called the Green Mountain
Herald.
AT the State fair Thursday, Mr..
John Martin Of Middlebury, was reliev-
ed of his watch in the depot by a pick
pocket. The watch was valued at $160.
Another man from Sudbury lost his
watch in similar manner
= The farmers of Morristown turned
out largely to call, last Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of forming grange
of the Patrons of Husbandry. They eff
fected an organization and are to hold
meetings once in two weeks.
- 1t is said that Gyles Merrill, at the
time of his recent resignation of the SUI
perintendency of the Central Vermont
Railroad, was the oldest in continuous
service of any superintendent in the
United States.
= The st. Johnsbury Caledonian Gays
that the legal controversy between Gen.
w. w. Grout and A. A. Eeale, ESQ.,,
which has excited so much interest in
that part of the State, has ended, by the
discontinuance Of Earle's suit against
Grout in Caledonia county, and the
dropping of CIRCUITS suit against Earle
in Orleans county. Doubtless a wise
proceeding.
Five hundred live trout were re-
moved from Messrs. johnson and Nor
tons pond in Scarborough to Springfield
for spawning purposes. They were
placed in Two boxes in water and ice,
and required the constant attention Of
two men dipping the water over and
over again to keep 1t fresh, the price re-
ceived for them delivered was under.
stood to be fifty cents each.
The Smithsonian Institute is inform
ed of a very remarkable case of the pet
rifaction of a human body. 1t appears
that in 1852 Mrs. John Lincoln died
at Pitsford very suddenly. Eleven
years thereafter the body was taken up
and removed to new cemetery in that
town. Upon opening the coffin the re-
mains were found to have become solid
stone, perfect in shape and form. II
took FIVE men with rope to tip the
body up on end, and to deposit the cof.
J fin in the new grave rollers and chains
: were required. Prof. HI. A. Cutting
state geologist of Vermont, writes to
: Prof Henry to ascertain whether he
: shall investigate the subject in behalf Of
the, Smithsonian Institution. The son
of the deceased woman offers every ia.
cility for examining the body.
e. w. Fitch of Bridport was recent
ly the victim of serious runaway, in
the north part Of Cornwall. Returning
home from Middlebuey, as he commend
ed the descent Of the hill something
broke about the harness or wagon and
the horses began to run. He refined
them out by the fence but could moi
, stop them. They turned and passed
over the road, and just then the pole
; dropped down breaking into three
: pieces. The stoppage of the wagon wa
) so sudden that Mr.. Fitch was thrown
! out and the wagon went partly over
him, one wheel resting upon him. The
horses became free from the wrecked
: wagon, went on until one of them broke
! a leg and fell, part way down the hill
, Mr.. Fitch was carried home, much
: bruised, but otherwise not much injured
The horse whose leg was broken had t.
be killed. The other was not much in.
jured.