Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
Vermont News.

mont Railroad.
- The University of Vermont at
Burlington has 33 freshmen, the largest
class for Is years.
The postmaster at Cookville in Cor
inth requires one-cent stamp to be af-
fixed to postal cards.
Diphtheria of virulent type is
prevailing at West Castleton and in
several other localities.
A runaway horse drove a wagon
thill through the head of Asa c. Cole of
Hoosick, Wednesday, killing him in
stantly.
A horrible book agent carried off
Swanton mans clothes and boots because
he refused to take book after he had
subscribed.
- The Estey organ company of Brat
tleboro, have large variety of instru-
ments at the Cincinnati exposition now
in progress.
- Mcmahon, the Rutland wrestler,
threw Allen Ellis, the English champion,
at New York, Thursday night after a
severe contest.
= Half dozen Montpelier druggists
and eating house keepers have paid up
on their indictments for liquor selling,
the bills ranging from S120 to 5000 each.
- Henry Befue, Frenchman at st.
Johnsbury, was probably fatally injured
on Wednesday by the accidental dis
charge of pistol, the ball entering his
stomach.
Robert E. Supple, a young resident
of Brookfe Station, was found dead in
field Friday, having been killed by
the accidental discharge Of his gun. He
had lain there since Wednesday.
MIR. r. Smith of Shoreham, killed
with his shotgun at distance of four
teen rods, one OF the largest hawks that
has been seen in Rutland county for
many years. Mr.. S. is seventy-two years
old, but he still handles his gun with re.
markable skill.
- In the northern part of the State
a few weeks ago, a heifer gave birth tc
a white calf, and the COW, never having
seen one of that color, was terribly
frightened and ran believing away. Il
was day or two before they could gel
her to approach it.
-Volney Wiley, of Waterville, g
partially insane person, has been al
Brattleboro the past year and returned
somewhat improved. Last week, how
ever he became worse than ever and at
tempted to kill his mother with an axe
He is to be sent back to the asylum.
= Gov. Smith, T. w. Park and 9th
ers of the Central Vermont Railroad
with leading citizens from Barre, met
at Montpelier, Friday, and decided tc
build railroad to Barre, C miles, i'm
mediately. Barre is to give $50, ZOO
toward the road. The Central Vernon
folks tried to hire the Montpelier and
!. Wells River road as far as the Coffe'
House on the road to Barre, but coulC
not.
- Vermont has lost a fine old-fash
] oned, honest democrat in the death o.
J d. M. Varney of Burlington. He haC
many eccentricities, kind heart, ant
not an enemy in the world. At the fir
ing on Sumpter he vowed he would no
cut his hair until the old flag was restor
ed to its place over the recovered for
tress, and this pledge he kept. One o
| his last acts OF politics was to distribute
/ O'Connor tickets at the presidential
, election, last year.
= For some months N. M. johnson
, merchant of St Johnsbury has had alb
stracted from his store at various times
} property amounting to between 500
, and $500. A part of the goods wer
traced to the house of one Richard Ell
, Wilson. On the 10th inst, warran
was obtained, which coming to th,
, knowledge of Wilson, he immediatel,
fed, closely followed by Sheriff Week.
and some half-dozen other parties. H,
managed to escape by getting into tn,
woods.
The AGE OF TRoUT.--Some years since
Prof Apassiz SUGGESTED to Geo 6 Pano