Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-28
Vermont News.
= Raspberries are selling in westReld

of butter and $500 pounds of cheese.
On Wednesday evening of last
week bear came out of the woods with
in a mile of West Randolph and took
a sheep from a flock.
= Muen damage to crops was done by
the tornado in Barton ON Thursday of
last week. VIM. r. Martins barn was
blown down.
About 40 Indians, log-drivers, are
encamped about two miles above White
River junction, and are clearing the is
lands and banks of logs.
William Ford, employed by David
p Mudgett of Braintree, was kicked in
the bowels by horse on Friday last,
and it is feared is fatally injured.
On Friday tourist fell from the
precipice at Indian Falls, Waterbury,
thirty feet into the water below the ma
tural bridge. He was rescued without
material injury.
= Six thousand pounds of wool were
shipped at Leicester junction ON Thurs
day of last week, to parties in New
Hampshire, at eighteen cents per pound.
- During the months of April, May
and June $4,000 hogs went over the
Central Vermont road and 1880 head
of cattle, making both hogs and cattle
103,3 1850.
The Leicester lime works, owing to
the large quantity of lime on hand
about 1900 barrels), have suspended
operations for two weeks. The recent
showers and heat occasioned loss to the
company by air Stacking of about TWEEN,
ty barrels day
= Several buildings were blown down
in the thunder storm last Thursday al
Scrabble Hill in Duxbury also the
barn Of Francis McKenna on Wood
ward Hill, and large barn in the north
ern part Of the town. Large forest treei
were snapped asunder like pine stems.
= In Rutland daughter Of Rev. c
L. Temple of Grand Rapids, Mich, VIII,
is visiting at the house of her uncle
Deacon A. NJ. Temple, fell from tn
high beams in his barn on Saturday an,
broke her thigh bone. The girl is /
years of age. On Friday a son o
Franklin Browning, years of age, fel
from the high beams of barn an,
broke his arm.
A terrific gale passed over LAX
Memphremagog on Thursday afternooi
of last week. The steamer, Lady of tn
Lake had on board an excursion part
of some 400 from st. Johnsbury, an
when struck by the gate the passenger
were thoroughly frightened, and rushe
to and fro, causing the boat to career
fearfully; but by the exertions of Capt
Fogg order was soon restored and al
came out safely.
- The house of John Barry, in Sout
Burlington, was struck by lightning tn
10th, and three persons were injured
one seriously, Mar in Barry having h
heels badly lacerated and remaining III
conscious for more than an hour. A
last accounts he was in very critic,
condition. A young lady in the ROOF
was stunned, and two men named Symm
and Bean were injured, the former ha7
ing his left arm and both legs paralyze
for over half an hour, and the latter b
, right arm paralyzed and several scarf,
stripes made across his thigh. Bot
men have nearly recovered.
) = On Thursday L. Robinson W;
crossing from the Memphremagog Hou
f to his farm, the Whipple point, in sa
S boat with the boatman, when the ga
/ struck. There was no time to take
t the sale and the boat at once tipped
/ as to dip water. 1t was precario
e situation, but by getting fiat in the be
IS tom of the boat and bailing water live
! with their hats they outrode the storl
5. 1t is said that Robinson was pretty the
e oughly alarmed as well he might be, al
l. and at once referred to his memoran
to see what notes he held that were L
secured by mortgage.-Neaqport Espre
North Troy and Newport were V
- tied on the Goth inst. by the most terri
u rain and wind storm known there
= years. The wind had all day been bio
, ing a gentle breeze from the southwe:
! at P. NJ. the wind began rising and t
I clouds darkening. This was about t
y first indications of the coming stor
- At twenty minutes past three the stol
n struck in all its fury the wind blowi
u with fearful velocity unroofed she
~ and barns and in several instances M,
= ing them from their foundations and
~ en- blowing them over. At Newport
- steeple bell tower and bell on the Me
" odist church was blown down. I
- damage in the immediate vicinity v
= not very extensive, although il will fcl