Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-11
Prom the Daily Herald Of Dec. q.
Local and state Items.

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son, commanding Co, f, LIST Regiment U, 5.
Sharpshooters, writes us from "Camp near
Potomac Creek, Va.,n that John C, Hart, a
member of his company, died Nov, 18th while
on the march from WaTenton to Warrenton
Junction. Mr.. Hart was resident of Pitts
ford, VT, and leaves wife and two children.
Lieut. Bronson writes that his loss is greatly
fet in his company. .#.#
MasoNIc.--At the regular communication
of Lee Lodge, No. 80, +, & A. NJ, held at
Hydeville, writes correspondent under date
of tho Sd inst, the following officers were elect
! cd for the year ensuing:
Simeon Allen, w. M. +, 5. Chapman, S.
W.; c. P. Hill, j. w; s. d, Williams,
Treasurer f. w. Whiilock, Secretary T..
w. Liddell, S. D.; j. II. Thomas, j. d. r..
Hanger, Chaplain; G. w. Ma.her, Z. D. Bill
ling, Stewards; J. I, Freeman, Marshal; c..
t. Dake, Tyler. ............ ..
OaIrTED,-We are obliged, from press of
other matter, to omit the replies of the Presi-
dent of the Senate and Speaker of the House,
made just before the adjournment of those two
bodies at Montpelier to the usual COM
plimeutary resolutions, which replies we sta
tel in our reports OF the proceedings We in
tended to give to-day. Speaker Smith alluded
in impressive terms to the sudden death of the
member from Hartland, and both his and
president Dnlingham's addresses were eloquent
and appropriate, as we would expect from those
gentlemen.
$. Wheeler, Co, F, llth Vt, is named in
list of recent deaths at the Washington Hos
pitfalls. ...a
A FINE HoRsE.-The splendid thorough
bred horse : Pirate" recently owned by Alb
ner Fulton, has been sold to a company OF
farmers in Caledonia county. He was inn
ported by the government of Nova Scotia, at
a cost of more than $4,000; and as is their
custom, sold to the highest bidder, the pur-
chaser agreeing to keep him in the Province
at such place, and for such sum, as stipulated
by them, for the term of three years then the
purchaser to have full control of him.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT-A New Or
leans correspondent of the Boston IrGpeNer
New. 20, says;
" The Board of Inquiry on the conduct o
the Seventh Regiment Vermont Volunteers II
Baton Rouge, has concluded its labots. The
report sustains the General Order complained
Of except in respect to the celors 1t appear
ing that the coors brought in by an artillery
soldier were merely " markers or guldons,
the colors are ordered to be restored to the
regiment"
A New Orleans correspondent wrote us, a;
we have stated, that the report of the board 0
inquiry had been made to Gen, Butler, but a
the date of his letter, had not been made pub
lie. He stated, however, as we said, thai
those who heard the soidepce, reported it tc
be in favor Of the regiment We still hope the
correspondent of the TraueJlsr is mistaken, anG
that the regiment is more completely vindicateC
than his statement would imply.
The TENTH VERMONT, at Offutt's eros,
Roads, Md, the Burlington Free Press says
is brigaded with the 39th Mass, 14th n. H.
25d Maine and squad of Rhode Island cav
airy. Col. Davis, of the 39th Mass, is acting
Brigadier General.
Gov. HoLBRooK's THANKSGIVING Proc
LAMArIoN.-The New York Journal of com.
MERGE pays the following just tribute to Gov
Holbrooks's Thanksgiving Proclamation which
ii reprints entire:
"Gov. Holbrook, of Vermont, has issued
what may be styled model Thanksgiving
Proclamation. Choice ia the use Of words
polished in tone, and uniting the gracea of lit
erature with the sincerity of devotion, 1t is
a proclamation worth reading and preServ.
ing"
, FREE LIBRARY.-The citizens of St, Al
bans have raised the one thousand dollars nee
essary to secure the bequest of the late
Henry j. Hunt, of Boston, for the establish
ment of free public library in that vii.
lage.
SECOND ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. - Tit
United States Assessor for this district
comprising the counties of Windham, Wind
sor, Orange and Caledonia, has furnished
to the Woodstock Standard the following
statement of the annual tax in this dis.
!; trict:-
Windham County, S497l so
| Windsor 1854 10
Orange 1904 OF
Caledonia 1896 II
... Sl8,152 SO