Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-11-07
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tE hcUudiI ldslO has Detn dppDiAlF
ed Postmaster at Proctorsville, in place
of Isaac A. Brown, resigned.
@ The Post office at Plymouth
Notch has been removed a mile or two
this side, to Uniontown, and f. T. Bald
win Is Postmaster.
LAMomLE PoTAToEs.-Mr. j. Cur
rer of Wolcott, raised nineteen pounds Of
potatoes from one hill. -Four of them
weighed three pounds each.
HORSE STOLKS.-A valuable horse
was stolen from the stable Of VIM. Slade,
of Middlebury, on Sunday night Of last
week.
~ The Windham County Congrega-
tional Association hold their next meeting
at the house of Rev. A. Stevens at West
minister West, on Tuesday of next week,
al noon.
SAD AFFAIR.-Miss Emily Beach. Of
Canaan, was drowned last week in al
tempting TO ford the Connecticut River
with a horse and wagon, in company with
her grandfather.
SEVENTH REGIMESr.-We learn that
Messrs. Henry Porter aad +. V. y.
Hitchcock will soon open a recruiting
Office in this place for the 9TH Regiment
-NiddIeJ"ry Regirter.
~ Levi Wisdell died suddenly al
Westminster. on Wednesday Of last week
He went out n milk in hi, apparent usual
health. and W. soon after found living
dead in the yard
MURDER or VT. Mas N MEXICO.
"A correspondent al HubbardsiOn. Mass.
writes TO u that Mr.. Ebenezer TIlton. Of
that town, who now resides at Senierion.
near Mazatlan, Mexico. writes 10 his fam
lily that DIR. Benjamin T. Fitch, a native
Of Vermont. was murdered by the Mex
can- at that place on the 18th .! Angus
last. He lett Vermont some years since,
settled in san Francisco. Cal. and Wa .
practising physician there-but left San
Francisco not long ago and went TO Mex
co. He was supposed 10 be about -
( years old. Tie friends Of DIR. Fitch caD
( obtain further information by addressing
/ the family Of Mr. Tilton.-B0stOa Irar
The CAVALRY REGIMEST.-The d
vision and allotment OF horses, and di,-
! button Of the equipments. l. occupying
the Regiment yesterday and to-day The
horses. when allotted. are branded On
each shoulder with the letter OF the com
pany. The saddles. brides. halters. blan-
kets. curry-combs and brushes and con-
pIeie equipment. Tor both horses and men.
arms excepted. are all here. aud the d.
tribution Of them will be completed 81
once.
Two Of the cavalry regiment were L.
ken from camp last night Ola wit Of hg-
+ IeaS corpus, being minors. and having eu-
listed without consent Of parents. 4
/ hearing was ordered before Judge Peck At
! , o'clock this atiernoon.-FreeP Pres .Szs-
uraay. Nor. =.
esrThe bill extending the charter 4
the Woodstock Bank la. passed both TIE
houses OF the Legislature.
~ The banking capital Of Vernon
amounts 10 Sj.9l6.O0o. which j. AZ L.
crease Of $4,000 over last year. TIE
dividends on the sum average a trife les
than per cent
BUgGLARY.-We learn that the cloa.
ing store OF 4. :. Farwell OF Wei. Rive
wa. entered by some person on Nonlay
night Of last week. and about So worn
OF goods taken away. The burglar er-
tered BY means OF ladder al ha5
window
The VERMONT BmGADE.-Genea
Smith has been commissioned Mai. GeB-
raj, and Lieutenant Colonel W. FL
Brooks. Of Gen. McCleilan's staff. take
command d the Vermont brigade. r.
understood tia, the boy. DO not obi.st Z.
10 the change Lieut.. Havilanl. OF Cs
{. ID Regiment. has resigned Oh SCOOPS
+ OF i'll health. and Lieut. Noyes obi. ID
same company has been promoted. and
now acting Assistant -Adiutant Genan
to Gen. Brooks.
IL Vermont ha, done ,plcndillEa
the following summary will show
has expended for recruiting and f-1
out regiments. S557I.27s: amount a.n#
bursed by the Secretary OF the Trea-1-
I $4,000 balance S43s.2GG. t. ii
balance are 10 be added the extra paE
seven dollars a month to soldiers. and .-
relief afforded 10 volunteer famil-
amounting 10 S30.7oG-makin- an ag--
gate State expenditure ol s479.o6a.-
/ The payment OF seven dollar- eAr2
each Vermont soldier in The service
the Government involve au annua, 81
pendiiurc OF $4,000. Oiber militG
/ expenses added 10 ;hi. viii require
appropriation Of sI.0s3.oGS above d
ordinary expense, Of the SKATE during O
coming year.
AID FOR CoNTEABANDs.-The ~
scriber. wishing 10 collect articles q. ~
thing for the men. women and cha I
called ~contraba-ds," at Fortress Mo-
: will receive any packages Of good u.s.
the benevolent and humane have 10 -'-