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

- Mr.. u y. LoNclog, VI
recently fell, in an attempting to get
out of an OK cart and dislocated his lett
elbow.
- Some despicable miscreant at Cam
bridge, satisfied a grudge he had against
John Lang, recently, by breaking the
backs of two of his best cows.
BY the stoppage of the knitting
mills in Bennington it is estimated that
more than four hundred persons will be
thrown out of employment.
= The rite of baptism, by immersion
was administered to six candidates for
admission to the Baptist church, Mont
pelier, Sunday afternoon 9th Rev. Mr..
Glazier officiating.
On Friday the 4th inst, a little
three year old daughter of G. f. Abbott,
of West Randolph, had her arm badly
broken by being thrown down by two
boys who were quarreling on the side
walk near her fathers house.
- There is considerable gossip at
Waterbury over recent marriage at the
reform school, the parties being one of
the boys aged about eighteen years, and
the cook aged about forty who has this
lad for her third husband.
- John Allen, the incendiary who
set fire to the house and barns of Mr.
John Hawks, of Randolph, VT, plead
gnilty to arson, in the Orange county,
court, last Friday, and was sentenced by
Judge Powers to eighteen years in the
State prison.
There will be series of gospel
meetings in Groton village under the
direction of the executive committee of
the Young Mems christian association
of Vermont. The meetings will COM
mence on Saturday, June 18th, at one
o'clock p. M, and continue through the
following Sabbath.
= Warren Williams, of Hardwick
Centre, finds poultry keeping source
of profit He reports sales of eggs from
"a hens { besides furnishing his family
all needed supplies, ninety seven doz-
en- since the first of January last They
were managed and cared for by Mrs.
Williams and fed principally on corn
and wheat shorts.
= Last Thursday Willie Gilpin Of
Westfeld found couple of boys smok-
ing rattans on his haymow. When dis
covered they threw the stubs into the
the hay and then all hands went to work
lively putting out the fire after which
those boys danced lively tune to the
music of Gilpins horse whip and swore
off smoking rattans on his haymow.
= Monday morning 7th, as G. H.
Smith of Manchester was driving near
Stockwell's, his horse became frightened
at some plank which had been left at
the side of the road for the purpose OF
recovering the bridges, and ran off the
side of the bank, overturning the wagon
breaking the arm Of Mrs. Smit hwhowas
also in the wagon, and slightly injuring
Mr.. Smith in the shoulder.
- On Saturday, a tramp sneaked into
the house of Mrs. Pray, College street,
Burlington, just below Champlain, stole
several silver spoons, and some other ar
ticles and then made off in direction of
the lumber yard. The police were mott
fed of the theft, and not long after the
cnlprit was found by officer Halo and
committed to Jail. He was considera-
bly, intoxicated and gave his name as
Neil hurry.
Charles Cassidy, one of the work
men on the Memphremagog house is
pestered by the women. He has wife
and four children in Manchester, N. III.
At another town in New Hampshire,
where he was at work, he OF up mar
riage contract with young lady and
borrowed SIS of her. Then he came to
Newport, joined the revival, made
speeches in the meetings, began spark
ing young lady, struck up an engage
ment, and was good deal of fellow
quite catch-as the girl thought. But
last Friday wife and the other girl APP
peared in town and there was muss.
Cassidy was arrested, his wages trusted
and tools attached He was also up on
charge of stealing clothes in Sherbrooke.
The Newport girl will be justified in
breaking the engagement if she has the
heart to do it.
A GOOD ANSWER -Harner's WaaLlv