Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-10-15
GRAFTON.


Monday evening of last week left his
store at back door, as was his custom
TO pass into his dwelling house situated
but few feet from the store. He fortu-
nately CHANGED TO have lantern with
him, and as he stepped from the store
to the ground slight movement at his
left attracted his attention, when he saw
a man standing with large club drawn
over his shoulder about six feet from him,
He was partly concealed behind post
and under projecting roof and could
not have been seen without the light |
from the lantern. Mr.. b. with loud
voice accosted the miscreant when he
suddenly passed through gate he
had previously unfastened, run rapidly |
through back yard and was soon out
of sight. If he intended robbery he
selected a favorable spot Without
doubt he was scoundrel, and it is much
to be regretted that Mr.. Barrett did
not have an opportunity to remove the
club from his shoulder and place it di-
rectly over the top of his head.
On Sunday last smoke was discov-
cred in the woods south of the village,
and as various suspicious circumstances
had created general belief that some
one or more persons were lurking about
the village with no good object in view,
number of men decided to quietly
visit the lacality of the smoke and as
certain if possible the cause and object
of the fire. They found that corn and
potatoes had been roasted, but the meal
| finished and the fire deserted. They
did however discover in the woods not
far from the fire well dressed man
with bed qnilt under his arm that had
recently been taken from over a citizens
squashes. A shout for help brought
men, boys, dogs, guns, revolvers and
clubs in large numbers to the woods
1t was at once decided to persuade the
gentleman, if possible, to explain why
he roasted corn so late in the season, or
ate his potatoes without butter or bread
or how he could conscientiously remove
the covering from squashes on frosty
night, but the tramp was non-commun-
icative, he neither faced or addressed
the crowd, although it was Sunday, and
to secure the desired information it was
: thought best first to catch him so men,
boys and dogs started at furious rate
of speed over logs, stumps and stones
through ravines and into the brush they
rushed, but the tramp led at a safe dis
lance disregarding the shouts of the
n en- and the whistle of their bullets
and soon the most heety had lost all
traces of the fugitive and as night was
rapidly approaching, pursuit was aban
doned, and when the scattered force:
had collected, it was clearly shown had
one man known where he was coming
out, another taken to the right instead
of the left, another gone east of clumI
. of bushes instead of west, and yet another
r known certainly that he had neither
t reuoluer or dirk knife with him, he would
, have been easily taken, but the be-
quilt was secured and returned to it
: owner, and each returned to his anxiou
J family to relate interesting incident
r connected with their perilous adventure
: Early in the evening man passec
5 through the east part of the villag
5 from the direction of where tn
; tramp was last seen, and although some
!. what dark it was noticed that his dres
CORES ponded with the dress worn by tn
e man in the woods. He was stopped
r taken back to the hotel and found to b
f young man who had from his child
5 hood, until during the last six months
resided in Grafton and sustained a goot
: character. And although his statement
If were far from satisfactory, those VIII
y pursued and saw the roast potatoe MAJ
were so confident that this was not him
he was allowed to pass.
Don't forget the extensive auction
q sale of c. E. Ross, Thursday of mex
!. week, Oct. Dist. The saleincludes grea
|. variety of property besides the real estate
particulars of which will be found in on
t advertising columns.