Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-05-21
Vermont News.

Twenty-Five Congregational churches
in this State have received an accession
of about 500 members since Jan, LIST.
A young man named Sweet living
in Franklin, came near being killed re-
Gently by bull which he was leading to
water.
= While carelessly handling loaded
revolver last week, George Prentice of
Bennington was shot in the hand, inflict-
ing a severe wound,
= Miss Electa Dickinson of West
Mortified shot off the end of one of her
fingers, few days ago, while thoughtless-
ly handling a pistol.
- Forty-four names have been sub
scribed to the membership list of new
military company in Montpelier, and
steps will soon be taken for its organi-
cation.
- A gentleman in Stockbridge tapped
an orchard of maple trees on May LIST
and made one hundred and fifty pounds
of good sugar.
= William HI. Wheeler withdraws
this week from the editorial control of
the Vermont Farmer, and is about to
leave the State
- George Stone, of Lunenburg,
dropped dead on Wednesday, while run
ming to house that was on fire, Heart
disease was supposed to have been the
cause.
= George Robinson, of Burlington,
six years old, had his skull broken by
the kick of horse, Sunday and is like
ly to die.
A year old child Of Parady of Bur
lington whileplaying, Monday swallowed
a screw about an inch in length,
which lodged in its windpipe and caused
death by suifocation
There is considerable talk of build
ing an Episcopal church in st. Johns
bury. Some 20 families would prefer
that form Of worship, and all would do
in proportion to their means in behalf of
the project.
= The Montpelier Argus and Patriot
tells of remarkable cat at Montpelier,
which thoughfuIly removed two of her
kittens from burning barn, and leaped
through barrier of fire, nearly roasted,
but still alive Such a cat is worth
hundred and. thousands of human beings
who haven't the first conception of what
self sacrifice is.
- The new Pavilion at Montpelier
is to be built of brick, four stories high
with basement and fiat metallic roof
The great fireplace in the Office, so ia
nous in the old hotel has been rebuilt
and there will be two large fire places
in the large dining room. The main
entrance to the building is on State street
and is approached by twelve granite
steps.
Recently, in Woodstock, pigeon OIL
chicken hawk, looking with covetou:
eyes and keen appetite upon canary
bird which was in cage that hung in.
side of the window of Mrs. Eliphalet
Thomas sitting room, flew with such
force against the window as to break
the glass and project itself into the
room. The glass was of large pattern,
four lights to the window, and it was
broken into fragments.
- The barn Of DR.. D. H. Onion of Mil.
ton was discovered on fire about nine
O'Clock Sunday evening, and soon burned
to the ground. Several tons of hay and a
large amount ofgrain together with lum
Der box wagon were destroyed. The fire
was the work of an incendiary. The
loss is about 81 900, and the insurance
is $500 in the Farmers Mutual of Mont
pelier.
Mr., Geo. Lyon, member of the
Barlow Grays, metwith painful accident
at Ticonderoga, Monday. While tossing
stone with friend for amusement, h,
was struck by it on the upper lip will
such force as to cut through the lip anc
into the gum. His wound was dressed
and he came home with the company
but he will be sufferer for some days
That was the only blood split at tn
Centennial, being just about the sam
quantity as was drawn at the capture
ST. Adams Messenger.
ACCIDENTS. - The fOllowino accident