Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-06
Vermont News.

- Deacon Joseph Myers, of Pownal,
died Feb. 10. He was prominent citi-
zen and town treasurer forty years.
| = The liquor dealers of st. Johnsbury,
seeming trouble in the near future, have
closed their saloons for the present.
Suits have just been brought against
the town of Montpelier to the extent of
$50 900, for damages sustained in conse-
quence OF defective highways.
= The Middlebury paper company
has agreed to pay its creditors thirty cts.
on the dollar, and the mill will be kept
running.
Mrs. Calvin H. Cushman of North
Danville, fell on Thursday aud broke
her hip. She was alone at the time, and
lay where she fell some time before she
was discovered.
= Joseph Smith, living on Pike Hill
in Corinth, while cutting wood recently,
hit clothes line with his ak, causing it
to turn in his hands, cutting severe
cash in his head.
George Smith, of Hartwellville, was
tried before Justice Lord, on Saturday,
the 7th, for an assault upon Frank Mar
shall, and fined $S5 and costs, from which
decision he appealed to the county court.
A. L. Hall, of Bakersfield, while
drawing wood from the mountain few
days ago, was thrown from his load to
the ground with such violence as to cut
painful and dangerous wound in his
right leg below the knee.
= Lewis Harrington, of South STRAIT
ford, while out hunting foxes last week,
fired his gun at fox, but the gun burst
into such small pieces that he was able
to find but very few of them, while both
Mr.. Harrington and the foxes escaped
unhurt.
- Ex.Gov. Stewart of Middlebury,
has lately purchased valuable horse
through the advice of Rev. Mr.. Murray
which, although not considered as trot.
ter, will make his mile in about 240
The horse comes from birmingham
Mass, and is of first class breed.
- Enos Reed and James Smith, Of
Rutland, went to Castleton Pond, recent
ly, and caught, through the ice, eight
pickerel, one of which weighed twenty.
one and three fourths pounds, and sold
it for ST. to be sent to New York. This
is probably the largest fish ever caught
through the ice on Lake Bomoseen.
A very old man named Flagg,
whose property in Waterbury was sold
out for debt more than generation ago
recently visited his old home, when hi
was confronted by man who had, a
the time of the failure, bill for 81 q
for costs that had never been settled.
) The debt had increased to 81, and the
money was extorted ON threat to take
the body of the old man.
= There was bit of an excitement
ia Danville last week. A member o
the Prudential Committee saw fit, with
out good reason, to lock up school an
:, lock out the teacher and her scholars
; The neighbors rallied and put her in tn
r school again, and set guard of tw
young fellows to protect her. The pru
dental man was imprudent enough t
: try it second time, ard the consequence
: was that he was terribly pummeled.
On the 18th inst, F. P. Proctor, c
Fairiee, sewing machine agent, VIII
has been operating in town sometim
was tried for forging the me of job
Tarbox, of Fairlee, to a note of 81
! During the investigation two or thr'
- other forgeries for the same amount can
to light. He was put under $500 bon,
and not being able to procure bail VI
= sent to Chelsea Jail.
a. A clergyman in one of our churc
i es was very much annoyed Sunday
=. the whispering and laughing of a ma
ried man among the girls, and aft
70 sharp looks and noticeable pauses hi
! failed to rebuke and silence the distur
"a er, the minister stopped in his discour
~ and prayed for him. 1t proved as efft
) tual as the same agency does upon t
- rumsellers Of Ohio.-St. Adams Messe
J. ger.
- GoD IN THE CoNsTITUTIoN.-The !
+, tition, which the persistent and zealo
" advocates of can acknowledgement