Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-24
Local and state Items.

Town MEETING. We are informed
that the full number of t,eeaty-tpo indi-
viduals, large share of them voters, at
tended the town meeting yesterday. Va
rious matters and things were discussed.
but the principal thing accomplished was
vote to adjourn till next Saturday. The
matter OF raising sixty FIVE thousand dol
lars upon the credit of Rutland seems to
be of very little consequence to her
citizens.
RECRUITING. One hundred and thir-
teen men have been enlisted for this town.
Only dozen more are wanted now to fill
up the quota of Rutland, under the last
call.
REcRUITs.-The number of men en-
listed, and whose enlistment contracts had
been received by the Adjatant General m
to the middle of last week, is as follows
For old regiment, 1854; new regiment and
battery, 400. Recruits come in at the
rate of one hundred per day. They are
generally very fine set of men. There
are about fifty colored recruits thus far.
RE-ENLIsTNG. A Washington cor
respondent says that vast numbers of the
men composing the veteran regiments in
the Union armies are being mustered into
the service for three years longer.
Amoug others this correspondent men
tlons the Vermont Brigade which he SAYS
will re-enlist, with the exception of only
sixty nine.
PERSONAL. We are informed that
son of Hon. Portus Baxter, member of
Congress for the third District, has en-
listed as private in Capt Walkers Bat
terry, lst Vt. Artillery, 1lth Regiment.
FIRE. A sawmill belonging to Mr..
hiram Ainsworth of Castleton, was burn
ed on the night of the 10th inst. 1t had
been thoroughly repaired and Just put in
operation. The origin Of the fire is un-
known
a Lone FAsT.--A COW belonging to
Mr. Walsh, of Bennington, fell into pit
recently, and was discovered there some
fourteen days after her disappearance.
She had strength enough left, however,
when rescued, to make her way home
again to plenty of good provender.
MURDER TRIALs.-The trial of Da
vanport, for the murder of Wilson. at
Bennington, terminated on Thursday in a
verdict OF acquittal on the ground Of IN
sanity. The trial of Costello is now in
progress. Messrs. M. |. Townsend and
W. A. Beach, of Troy, are counsel for
the prisoner in the last case.
A TOO COMMON "OccupArIoNn WITH
A NEW SPELLING.-In one town in the
Second Congressional District, the enroll
ing officer made the following entry against
a mans name in the column h saded SOC
cupation:" "Lofsr-the lazyest man
living"
SALE.-The homestead of the late Hon.
John jackson, of Brandon, situated about
a mile north of that village, was sold at
auction, on Tuesday of last week, for eight
thousand, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr.. Wm. A. Williams, of Sudbury, was
the purchaser.
MONUMENT TO DR.. MANsER.
proposed monument to the memory of the
late DR.. Manser, has just been erected in
he family lot where he was buried, in the
cemetery OF Bennington Center. 1t is of !
white Rutland marble, and is the work Of
g. Co., North Adams, Mass
The base is three and half feet SQUARE.
lad massive and heavy to the distance of
i've feet from the ground. From the top
# this a light shaft runs up eleven feet
rom the ground, and is surmounted by an
cross.