Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-08-06
Vermont News.
- The farmers in Bridgewater are
realizing an average yield Of hay,

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taken 125 lbs. of strained honey from
one hive this summer,
- The United States pottery, at Ben
nington, has suspended operation in
consequence of the dull times
- Fairbanks & Co., Of St. Johns
bury recently received an order for
eighteen hay scales from the island of
Java
The Weekses of Lyndon, now in
bankruptcy have compromised with
their creditors by paying 25 cents on
the dollar.
A flock of hens in Fairhaven have
been fed so much raw meat that they
kill and eat all the young chickens that
come among them.
= Seventy thousand young shad were
deposited in the'Lamoille river, in the
vicinity of Georgia station, the other
day, by the state fish commissioners.
= A large two-story dwelling house
occupied by Mr.. Bradley, on Willis
hill, was entirely destroyed by fire on
the 18th ult. in Bridgewater.
= The Vermont normal schools have,
during the past year, graduated seven
ty-fve pupils from the first course, and
twenty-four from the second course.
- John Sullivan, who was shot in the
neck by VIM. Lowell, at West Rutland,
last May, has just had the bullet ex-
tracted. Lowell is now in jail for the
shooting.
- Michael c. Hayes, the supposed
Rutland fre-bug, who has been in Jail
for the last three months, has been re-
leased on bail, and taken quarters at
the Bates House, Rutland.
IS. III. Langdon, of Castleton, has
an old iron pot which he says was the
camp kettle used by General Burgoyne
while in this State. 1t was taken from
old Fort Ticonderoga, where Burgoyne
left it.
%. P. Mead, Of Middlebury, has a
new pump in his well, that will throw
water 80 feet in height without the aid
Of hose. Its operation is easy and its
construction simple 1t is the invention
of Orvis Grover, of Salisbury.
= Mr.. Daniel K. Bennett, gunsmith
ofMontpelier, committed suicide Tuesday
morning by shooting himself with re-
Oliver. Low spirits caused by the loss of
property in the late fire, is supposed to
be the cause. He leaves a family.
Waltham is the smallest town in
Addison county, and claims that her
farms are among the best, and her farm
ers the wealthist. She has no physician
lawyer, clergyman, or other professional
men, no post office, liquor agency, or
grange.
Charles White, of Woodstock re-
Gently turned twenty-nine choice year
ling sheep into different pasture from
where they had been during the season,
and lost fourteen of them it is supposed,
from poison of the weed known to many
as lamb kill"
A young man about II years of
age, by the name of Willie Cantwell,
who had been in the employ of Joseph
Gallup, near North Sheldon was drown
ed the Missisquoi River, Sunday, June
25th while bathing. His companion
Fitch. came near losing his life in the
attempt to save him.
= The dwelling-house, horse-barn,
and contents of the house, owned by
Nelson S. Hazen and Charles HI. West,
of Norwich, and occupied by the latter,
were destroyed by fire on the Dist, ult.
1t undoubtedly caught from defective
chimney Insured for $1.375.
= John Murray, lad of II years,
who resides on Center street, St. Adams,
while bathing in Stevens brook at the
iron works some days since, took a dive
from the bank, and as he entered the
water struck against sharp-pointed
stone which cut deep cash four inches
in length, in his abdomen He will re-
cover.
= AT recent examination of one of
the schools in Washington, the question
was put to class of small boys: Why
is the Connecticut river so called p
when bright little fellow put up his
hand, Do you know, James ~ Yes,
ma'am. Because in connects Vermont
and New Hampshire, and cuts through
Massachusetts p was the triumphant re-
ply.
A few days since, in Middlebury,
a large hawk caught six week old
turkey, and flew off fifty rods with it,
and alighted on tree top to make a
meal of its prey. At this stage of the
game, two crows espied the hawk, and
took hand in, attacking the hawk
with so much determination and spirit
that it dropped the turkey and fed
closely pursued by the crows.