Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17
Local and state Items.

veteran volunteers. Inc Inducements
offered for volunteering in this corps were
never equalled in military history.
Read the advertisement Veterans will
also find recruiting Office in Rutland,
Cramton & Nichols Block, Lit. M. w.
Leach, recruiting officer.
VINO BEATS. Mr.. M. Nj. Dlkeman of
East Hubbardton informs us that he sold
buck lamb to P. S. Center of South
Butler, Wayne Co., N. ", which was
year old in April last, and from which in
May Mr.. Center sheared, IL 3-4 pounds of
good clean wool. 4l
VERMONT Brigade. The Vt. Brigade
have left New York, and at last accounts
were stationed as follows:
Second, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Third, Newark, N. j. al
Fourth, Probably gone to Alexandria,
Va.
Fifth, Kingston, N. Y.
Sixth, g
The THIRD VERMONT. By request Of
the Colonel of the 33d N. j. Regiment,
recruited at Newark, the Sd Vermont
Regiment was placed as guard to pre-
vent desertions from that regiment. A
crow d of new recruits undertook to run
the guard on Monday night and were fired
upon, and three were killed and four
wounded.
ANOTHER ROBBERY. The house of
Luther Henry, Esq, of Waterbury, was
entered on Saturday night last, and the
burglar distracted wallet from Mr.. HIS
pants, which lay upon the foot of his bed.
In the morning Mr.. Henry found the trout
door of his house open, and opposite to the
window of his bedroom he discovered his
wallet lying upon the ground and open.
The burglar had taken fifty dollars from
one of the pockets; but in two other pock-
cts were sixty dollars, which escaped the
rogues notice.
"A
sad affair occurred at the North Benninp-
ton station of the Troy and Boston rail-
way on Tuesday. A substitute named
Norton, who had come to the headquar-
ters at Rutland from Bennington, returned
to the latter place Tuesday quite sick. On
his arrival at the depot he was found to
be much worse, and in fifteen minutes af-
ter the arrival of the cars he was dead.
His mother, who had been summoned. ar
rived too late to catch his dying breath.
DROWNED. Father Alvetti, an ItaI-
ian by birth, the Catholic priest of Port
Henry, N. T., was drowned in the Lake
near the dock. He was found early
Wednesday morning by some children.
close to the shore in few feet Of wafer.
Ills pockets were rifled and his head was
badly bruised. There are strong suspi-
clons of foul play, as the deceased had A
considerable sum Of money with him.
BEAR CAUGHT. 2. X. Cone caught a
two year old bear in trap on the noun
tain IN Winhall, few days since, and al
SO got the foot of another in one Of his
traps.
SHoorING AFFRAY.-A disgraceful
shooting atiray occurred IN Highgate, near
the SWanton line yesterday afternoon. One
Isaiah Rolliard, Frenchman, and resid-
ing IN Alburgh, Vt, with another man.
was passing through the country selling
berries. They called at the house of Mrs.
Martha D. Clark, in Highgate, house of
bad repnte, and Isaiah went to the door
and Knocked for the purpose of selling
berries. The door was opened and his
business made known. Martha shut the
door in his face and told him If he did NOT
leave she would shoot him. The woman
without any proyocahon and without any
further notice to the man, procured a gun
~ hi'SAi ht*a iodLtfu III liib mousse. DiaGHQ the
muzzle OF 1t through hole in the door.
and fired the same, the contents taking
effect IN tbs abdomen Of Isaiah, who died
IN about forty eight hours thereafter.
Mrs. Clark was arrested and committed
to Jail last evening and is now awaiting
the action Of the Grand jury, which is
now m session at this place Mrs. Clark
IS woman Of violent temper and has
with her two daughters, one of whom was
m the house at the time of the affray-s
both pest to the community tor num-
Der of years.
The Frenchman is about 35 years old.
'esldes upon the farm of DIR. S. S. Clark.
n Alburgh, and has the reputation of be-
ng an.lndustrious and well-meaning man
n the community In which he resided
%. Atbeas Telegraph.
HONEY. Aitemas Elwe'l Of Shaftsbu-
y, while out in the woods, on the Sd inst.
eund tree, from which he took one hun
ffed 00I ffy,, g,f,3,Jo of honav