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shed connected with the Furnace build
ings of the Brandon Iron 81 Car whee
company in Brandon. The fire origna
ted in Westinghouse directly south o
the shed and within two hours both the
shed and house were entirely consumed
By the exertions of the citizens, large
amount of other property was saved from
destruction. Loss by the fire $780,
There is no fire department in Brandon
and the Transcript suggests the expedi
ency of at once having company formed
-Rutldnd Herald.
RUTLAND GRAIN AND FLOUR LEAGUE
A mass meeting of this Association i:
called for Friday evening. The officers
of this Association are as follows, viz =
W. A. Burnett, President John S. Dun
lap, Vice President, George II. Palmer
Rec. Secretary; d. t. Huntoon, Treas
urer; Trustees-D. 7. Huntoon, L. Ma
son, FL. L. Cheney, George Graves, Isaac
McDaniels, j. FL. Bowman, and Fl. H.
Baxter.
A great interest appears to be mani
tested by the most of our citizens in this
matter. In other places where such as
sociations have been carried into execu-
ton, they have been worked to very
great advantage, being able to furnish
the best of flour, and at much reduced
price. We hope to see full attendance
of our citizens, as the books will be opened
on that night for signatures,-also for
subscriptions to the stock-B.
FIRE AT BELLOWS FALLs.-A fire
broke out Friday evening last, and en-
tirely consumed a building owned by
Charles Chase, and occupied by Coolidge
& Lord, pail manufacturers. Loss on
machinery, stock &C., $4,000; stock in
snred for $1,000; building also insured.
BIG P1G.-Benjamin Mason, Esq, of
So. Berwick, Mass, recently killed pig,
IL months old, which weighed 485
pounds.
THOSE STEERs.-Col. Willis Yer
mont Steers" weighed on the first of De-
cember last, soon after their arrival at his
residence in Pittsfeld, Mass, as follows.
The two years old, 1926 pounds, some
80 pounds less after having been recent
ly exhibited to a County, State and Uni
ted States Fair, and carried some 400
miles, and driven about 100. The year
ings weighed 2250 pounds.-B.
70 Mr.. William Boyce of Woodstock
raised 50 bushels of Carrots on less than
Eoasd Of &8ggapB Is td tsf r5Sa ast
BEAT THIS VINO CAN-Henry Lam
phear, of this village, killed pig last
Saturday, the 29th of December, nine
months and twenty-one days old, that
weighed 375 pounds. There was anoth-
er from the same litter, killed in this place
BY Daniel Fowler, some four weeks be-
tore that weighed 325 pounds. These
we're well worth putting into pork bar
IL
,ei' when pork brings the prices it has
his Fall n. Republican.
DEATH BY AcCIDENT.-Mr. GEORGE
Hubbard, of Lyndon Center, came to his
ieath in sudden manner on Tuesday
ne 1st instant. He was drawing load
II hay from Wheelock, and going down
ne hill he attempted to get upon the load.
'ut Tor some unexplained reason was
IraWn under the tongue and roller of the
led. The team came to stand still bv
unnng against stump, and it was three
uarters OF an hour before the BODY of
IT. II. was extricated. No bruises were
'und upon his body, and it is supposed t
e was smothered by being crushed into t
ne snow. Mr.. H. was about 40 years of 1
ge' and leaves wife and several chill r
rem CGLedonaan. r
VERMONT BIBLE Soc1ETy-TbaE f.
tnird Anniversary of the Vermont
'lbie Society was held at Montrel;or "
ct Ii, 1855, Hon. Zimri Howe Pres; >
ent. n
The report of the Directors was verv i,
Vorable' The receipts for the year 1855 =
mount to $5,889,72 which is more than
IS been raised in any preceding. 1860 T.
loles and Tcstaments have been given z
way by distributors during the year. and ia
rye numbers sold. The next ann;ver W
~ VIII be holden at Montpelier on the tn
til of Oct. 1856. W
10 Joseph Croto, of Water st.. Bur U
g'on, was, on the 9th inst, brought ca
, T. Justice Hollenbeck, charged with CT
ling liquor without license; and was ie
md guilty, and fined $40 and costs ~
Ia Also, Patrick Cadagant, of Watar
was on the 24th inst, brought bv K
erlh Reynolds before the same Justice Co
tTDp6 salls