The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-10
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wcodNary. vas lcfs alone At the lle,ac.
stead one Day last ~~st, shcn Hen
Hark 81 the largest nsr taking advantage
81 the Ahscoce Of The man Of the house,
made |. dc-ccn, upon The pcoltty.
Mr.. I. -all,cd forth and ~ mean. Of
hs,-ans-ory sucoccded IN defending the
chickens agains, the frs, murdcrus as.
saul,. Ills Ila~ksaip banked in the first
instance by female interference. and iniig.
nant At such rcs,au,c assertion Of 'wo
mans Rights boldly took his stand In the
Orchard, waiting favorable ePPonuniy
Of renewing the contest.
Tho good lady thinking tina, sotbeanpec
was no longer virtue resolved to try
what virtue there was in powder and lead,
and returning to the house, sciEcd the gun
which she handled with some difficulty.
having los, the use Of ono arm. She man
aged however to hold the brecch against
her, shoulder with one hand. mt the same
time resting the maEEle in the fork Of an
applc-trce, and in this position she took
aim, unhiiohcd. and killed the 'I'arainr 50
dead that he scarcely fuitercd. - Reposito.
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--VrRsoNr INSANE AsYluM.-Ac.
cording to the annual report of the Trustees
of this institution we learn that the results
for the pas, year were never more satisfac.
tory nor gave better evidence Of the zeal
and ability Of those who have discharged
the trust committed 10 them. We take the
following statistics from the report.
Five hundred and thir,y-fve patients
have enjoyed the benefits Of the institution.
There were 372 a, the commencement of
the year; lGI have been admitted lbs
have been discharged, and $50 remain in
the institution. OF those discharged, 30
have recovered. 205 State benehcaries
have enjoyed the benefits of the Asylum.
There were l39 at the commencement of
the year 6s have been admitted; IS have
been discharged, and 52remain. Ofthosc
discharged, ~ recovercd.-B. r. Argus.
Mr.. Ezra Shattuck of Readsboro,
was killed on the oath, while at work ut a
turning lathe. lie was putting stick into
thcolathc, about 2 feet long and 3 inches
square, and while centenng it, the stick
flew out of the lathe striking him on the
side of the head He lived about IL hours
after the accident Eagle.
---FmE IN THETroRD.-Sunday even /
ing, the large hotel, in Union Village,
Thetford, was totally destroyed by fire.
There was no wind at tho tinv, or tho
whole village would have been destroyed,
as there was no engine within six miles,
The water had 10 be brought in buckets
from the river. Two men narrowly escap-
ed with their lives.
-FIRE.--We understand that the
dwelling house Of Gen. Potter, of Pownal,
was destroy.d by fire on Thursday morn.
ing of last week, at about 4 o'clock. Most
of the furniture, we learn, was sa"ed The
amount of damage sustained our informant
did not learn. There was no insurance
upon the property. Banner.
-BurrER AND CHEEsE.-Franklin
County produces either large quantity of
Butter and Cheese or figures do lie. There
were received at, and sent from the Rail.
road Depot IN this village in the month Of
s'''e"'ffSS ll,sssSo POUNDS ., ,,n,.s,
I0,GOO +" Choose.
The value of this amount Of dairy pro-
duce was not far from $4,000. The coun-
'y in Vermont that can make ms good a
showing will please say so.--,H. Adams
Messenger.
----IioPs.--In the town Of Hydepark,
LaInollc County, there was ITO persons
engaged lin pari) in growing hops the pres
ent year. Whole quantity raised rs tons.
The growers have sold as low as % and
up to 80 cents, average about 26 cents,
making about $4,000 paid to the growers
the present year, for this article alone.
MIR. Daniel Tarbel, Jr., of South
Royalton, has purchased the Green Noun
tain Herald establishment at West Ran
dolph we learn. Whether Mr.. Tarbell is
himself to enter the editorial profession, we
are not informed. Mr.. r., is scholar, one
ct nstnre's geniuses, and should he under
take the laborious and responsible duties
Of an editor, he will open before him a
brilliant future. We see no notice of this
important event in the Herald, and our in
formation comes to us verbally from cti-
zen Of West Randolph. Vermont Journal.
-DREADruLA ccIDENT.-Last Wed
nesday, +. NJ, young man in Worcester,
named Alonzo Jones, living with his father.
about four miles from this village, by some
means, accidentally discharged gun so
that the charge Of shot entered his mouth
and lodged in his brain. lie was alive
late on Wednesday evening, but there was
no prospect that he could survive more
than few hours. lie did no, appear to
realize anything. We are informed that
he was blowing in the field previous to the
accident, and that another lad had placed
the qua on the ground. lie took hold of
the barrel TO remove it, when il was dis.
charged. When will men ami boys be
careful not TO place themselves before the
'nuzzle Of any gun '-Reposiio-y.
--DEATn BY ScALDiss.-On Wed.
ncsday last, little son Of Mr.. Thomas
Pratt Of Barnard, aged two years and
three months met with aInos, io.,.o. Al