Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-06-18
BRATTLEBORO.

BRATTLEBORO.
,. IL. Sherman of Dover a citizen well
known in this county, is building a
house at Brattleboro and is to settle in
that place.
William S. Newton town clerk of
Brattleboro while in somnambulstic
state walked out of the second story win
dow, the other night, though fortunately
no bones were broken.
John Ray still continues to keen one
OF the best livery stables in the state.
and those visiting Brattleboro will be
sure to get satisfactory tnru-out at his
stable, and ifyou happen to see Mr.. Ray
himself all the better.
INcENDIARY FIRE.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
Monday evening to fire small wooden
building owned by Jacob Estey, the or
gan builder and occupied for shoe re-
pair shop. The fire started not long after
the occupant had left the shop for the
night, but it was discovered by parties
near by and the flames extinguished with
pals of water before the engines arrived.
1t was set under some stairs inside the
building where there were shavings, and
one of the men whoquenched the flames
says he found can of kerosene usually
kept by the shoemaker in his back room.
The can was so hot that it could not be
handled, but just lacked sufficient heat
to make it explode. The shop stands
near bridge which would have been
destroyed had the shop burned and a
large confagation might have resulted.
A MURDERoUs ASSAULT.
Friday morning of last week, at about
o'clock, Hannibal Hadley, respected
citizen of Brattleboro, who has been en-
gagged in the butchering and meat bust
ness for many years, went to some of
his buildings across the street to feed
some swine, when he was suddenly ap-
preached by stranger and struck on
the head with club. Mr.. Hadley fell
and the ruffian was apparently either
about to rifle his pockets or do him fur
Their injury, when Mr.. Hadley sufficient
ly recovered to make an cutlery of MUIR
der and for help. Fortunately plenty of
help was at hand, among whom was his
son-in-law, Mr.. Emerson, who we believe
was the first to arrive. Mr.. Hadley's
cutlery had probably frightened his
assailant who Immediately ran, but he
was as promptly pursued and captured
in few moments, had his examina-
ton before magistrate and took dinner
at the Jail at Fayetteville for want of
$4,000 bail. The ruffian is a tramp
and gave his name as James Boyce, is
some IS years of age only, and claims to
hail from Boston. Mr.. Hadley's iDju-
ries were not serious, and he was soon
Oh tilC SbiCNb anu lil6
ton. The blow was struck on the back
of his head, otherwise it might have
proved fatal. Considerable excitement
prevailed in the street for an hour or
two after the assault If the injuries to
Mr.. Hadley had been serious, the ex-
pressions were such as to indicate that
it would not have been healthy place
for the assailant at least Mr.. Hadley
had $500, in money in his pocket at the
time, paid to him the day before, but it
is not known that Boyce had any knowl-
edge of that fact, though robbery is sup
posed to have been the motive. We un.
derstand that he stated at his examina-
ton that he struck Hadley, because he
{ Boyce,) had sleptin Hadley's building,
and feared trouble from Hadley on that
account. The most satisfactory feature
of this affair is the promptness with
which this villainous tramp was secured |
by the people and authorities of Brat
tleboro