Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-06
VERMONT ITEMS.

EThe Caledonian says that farmer in
the vicinity Of St, Johnsbury, has a snow
drift in his farm yard as large as forty
foot barn." and that he has been compelled
to tunnel Il 10 make road through II, to
drive his cattle to water. Ii must be great
bore.
eFThe Bennington Banner says that dur
ing the storm of last Monday evening, two
men from Pownal, Mr.. Arnold and Mr..
Peak, in going from Bennington to Pownal
became blockaded, with their team, in
Drift. They endeavored to get the horse out,
but the snow, blowing a perfect gale, froze
around him in heaps, and they failed to ex-
tricate the animal, and knocked him on the
/ head. They started for dwelling near by,
being almost frozen. Arnold got along with
much difficulty, but Peak was so benumbed
that he had to be carried into the house.
HTJohn Wells, we'll known citizen of
Brattleboro, fdll dead in the street last Sat
urday week while on his way home from the
Patriotic Supper at the Brattleboro House.
VThe large store near the Depot in
West Randolph, was Burned last Monday
morning. At one time the Depot was
supposed to be in danger, and it was by
the utmost exertion that the store of L.
B. Salisbury was saved.
vThe Messrs. Blake, of Boston, who
have taken 100000 of Vermont Bonds,
are natives of Brattleboro. Hon. John
r. Blake, one of the partners, has repre-
sented Brattleboro in the House, and was
Senator from that county in 1851, and
again in 1852.
wActing Masters Mate George W.
Bogue, has been ordered for duty on
board the Receiving Ship North Carolina,
at Brooklyn Navy Yard. A few weeks
ago number of Lieut. Bogue's friends in
st. Adams presented him with very
handsome sword as token of their APP
probation of him as a brave and gallant
officer.
EThe Phoenix says that Mrs. Stoc-
kell, between eighty and ninety years of
age, who was boarded by the town, with
her husband, in private family, was
burned to death few days since by her
clothes catching fire from stove which
she was passing. Her husband, an old
man about a hundred years old, was
burned considerably while endeavoring to
extingush the flames.
gThe Trasburgh Standard says -
" Never in the recollection of that famous
individual the oldest inhabitant,' has
there been known such a great amount of
sickness in town as there has been for the
past two months. Measles and canker-
rash rage to an unprecedented extent, and
there have been probably not less than
200 cases Of these diseases in that time.
Many small children are first attacked
with measles, and after they get better the
canker-rash sets in and many cases ter
inmate fatally. Funerals are almost of
daily occurrence"
IThe roofs of several buildings in
Vergennes have been crushed in by tn
snow,--mostly barns.
FALL OF A CAR HousE.-The Central
Railroad engine house, at Windsor, fell
f in, from the weight of snow upon the
roof, on Tuesday night. The Waterman
had narrow escape. Being warned by
the cracking of timbers he sprang for the
doors which burst open just as be reached
them, and as he got clear of the building
the falling timbers came down with
crash behind him. Two engines were in
the building, but were only slightly in
jured.
, %The next number of Miss Hemen-
ways vermont Quarterly Gazetteer"
{ will contain the history of Chittenden
County, and is about ready for the press.
1t will contain finely engraved portrait
of either Gov. Van Ness, or Col. Ira
Y Allen. The introductory chapter is from
t the pen of Hon. Daniel Read, of Col
, chester.
= Presentation. A. Judson Rowell
e of North Troy, was confirmed by the
United States Senate, February 18th, as
Commissary of Subsistence with the rank
c OF aptain. Mr.. Rowell is prominent
business man and politician of Orleans
County; has represented his town in the
q Legislature, and served as senator from
o Orleans County for one term. He was
: elected Bank Commissioner by the Leg
islature in 1860, and reelected at the
session of 1861. Mr.. Rowell is broth.
. er-in-law of Chief Justice POLAND.
/ The CAVALRY REGIMENr.-A private
l. letter received to-day from Camp Harris
l. dated Feb. Odd, says: "we expect ou
:, new Col. to-day; it is holiday with us
} Our cooks are about cooking ten day,
< rations; we expect to march SOON
e Free Press, Feb. q.
D. THE. STORM IN MILToN.-The gale o
= Monday night, in Milton, as we learn from
an attentive correspondent, was terrible