Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-03
VERMONT ITEMS.

Jasper Rand, Esq, has been elected
n Director of the St. Adams Bank, in
place of the Hon. William w. White, de-
ceased.
PRoMorEp. - First Lieut.. Hurlbut, of
Co. A, 9th VT Regiment, has been ap-
pointed Captain of the same; vice Capt.
Uhas. G.. Chandler, resigned. Second |
Lieut.. Smith has been promoted TO the
First Lieutenancy. Both Capt. Hurlbut
and Lieut.. Smith are from st. Adams,
and are said to be excellent officers.
Herman Seligson, just elected First
Lieutenant of the Addison County Com
pany, in the 9th Regiment, is Burling-
ton boy, and we take pleasure in congrat-
ulating him on his appointment. He was
one of the first to volunteer for the "Ver-
mont First" and in his three months cam
paign proved himself every inch a man
and a soldier, and we believe he will con-
tinue to do so.- Times.
New RAILROAD BUILDINGS IN ST..
ALBANs.-A new Railroad Machine Shop
is in process of erection just west of the
Station House in st. Adams. 1t is to be
of brick, two hundred feet long and eighty
feet wide, and built after plans furnished
by Thomas W. Silloway, architect, of
Boston. There is also to be erected
blacksmith's shop, one hundred feet long
by fifty feet wide. The freight house is
also to be heightened fifty feet.
sy The csnker-rash is now prevailing
somewhat extensively in Springfield and
vicinity.
70 The Masonic Celebration at Brad
ford on Tuesday last was one of the most
imposing demonstrations that has occurred
in that place for long time. Some 800
or more of the Fraternity were present,
while the number of spectators was vari-
ously estimated at from FIVE to eight thou
sand. An address was delivered by Rev.
Eli Ballou of Montpelier.
~ The late Phineas Adams, employe
on the n. Y. Railroad, who was recently
killed by his head coming in contact with
the beam of bridge, was a son of Orrin
u. Adams, of Ludlow, to which place we
learn his remains were taken for inter-
ment
SS Henry S. Watkins has been appointed
Post Master at East Poultney in place of
David Stearns resigned.
s8TDr. Wm. G. Blood of Wells River was
found dead in the road in Brownington on
Thursday, with his throat cut, No reason is
assigned for the suicide.
sg Fourteen Woodstock bows have gone
to Providence, r. l., to enlist into the Com
pany to form to body guard of Gov Sprapue.
The remainder OF the company is comnrised
OF students from Norwich University. Dart
mouth College, and young men from Boston
and Concord, friends of the students.
Is" The St. Johnsbury Caledonian is pitch
ing into the quack doctors 1t laws il down
as a general rule that "men of science and
skill iii the medical profession will have
enough 10 do at home, and will never be found
pe1ambulatlng the country in search of pa.
tents We must confess this sounds Dlansi-
BILE, and probably the rule has but few ax
cepnons,
SLAVE CASE IN VERMoNT.-The Bel.
lows Falls Times has a report of proceed
ings before Probate Judge Closson, on a
petition of certain citizens of the town of
Reading, that colored girl, brought to
the town from the State of Florida. by
Mr.. Calvin II. Robinson, and held by
him as a slave, should be put under e
legal guardianship Of Mr.. Silas Pike, on
whom The Selectmen had placed that du.
ty, An informal hearing Of parties was
had, during, which it was stated by Robin
son that the girl had been pul chased by
h'.d, but that he had signed certain pa
pers with view to her manumission
from slavery that he had sent her to
school, where she had been insuted, had
her hair pulled, and been called in deri-
sion "a niger" by certain boys, and that
Robinson had no objection to resign all
claim on her as a chattel, but claimed the
right to be her guardian.
Testimony was given as to the usage
the girl had received, but it did not show
that the child had been abused.
At the close of the hearing last Tues
day, which lasted over five hours, Judge
Closson decided not to revoke the appoint
ment, Mr.. Pike is therefore the guar
dian of the child, and he prefers that she
should remain in the care of Mr.. Robin
son-but Mr.. K. declines to have her in
his care, unless he can have full control
over her himself, and will therefore deliv-
er her into the immediate possession OF
her legal guardian.
SHEEP.-Mr. A. W. Barker of HYDE
vile, who by the way is an amateur far
mer, having LETT trade in Connecticut four
or five years ago, and purchased SPLEEN
did farm in Castleton, - sheared three
Bucks the present season which yielded
as follows one buck five years old 24l