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

will be seen by the notice Of the Provost
Marshal of this District, published else
where is this paper, that the time for
correcting the Enrolment Lists has boon
extended to January 5th. The lists for all
the towns of this district are printed and
distributed, and corrections can now be /
made. All who are entitled to have
their names stricken from the lists, should I
attend to It, that the quotas Of the differ I
snt towns based upon such enrollments
may be correct; and names omitted from
the listss if there are any such, should of
course be added.
The TABLEAuX.-The tabeaux and
supper given by the ladies of the Episco-
pal Church last week, were brilliant sue
cess. We should be glad, had we the
space, to notice each one Of the numerous
charming tableaux presented, for each one
certainly deserved good mention AS there
was but one quadruped connected with the
exhibition, we may specially mention that.
1t was learned dog, belonging to Mr..
French, of Keene, N. H., which acted its
part in the story of "Old Mother Hubbard
and her dog" with surprising sagacity.
The sold Mother Hubbard" of the tab
leaux, we may also mention, was perfect.
The receipts of the two evenings amount
ed to something over $500, which sum is
ODE devoted to the new Episcopal Church.
FIRE.-The barns and shops of Mr.
Chase, of Springfield, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire during the evening of the
llth inst, under very peculiar crcumstan-
ces. He states that his work was done
before dark, and that he was in his house,
when seeing light, he went out and saw
bis barns on fire, and his cows, twelve in
number, turned out in the yard, horse
led out and tied to the fence, with an old
harness beside him a part of his farming
tools had also been brought out, and all
this before six o'clock in the evening.
PoULrNEY. At town meeting held
in Poultney recently, it was voted to pay
an additional bounty of two hundred
dollars, making FIVE hundred dollars to
each man enlisted on the quota Of the
townsunder the last call of the President.
VERMoNT's QUoTA. The Provost
! Marshal General has assured Senator
1 Collamer that the men enlisted in this
State for the 18th Regiment and new
battery, shall be credited to the State on
its quota under the last call. e go.
1 VERMONT STATE AGRICULTURAL So
Getty. The Annual Meeting of the YER
mont State Agricultural Society, will be
held at the Island House, Bellows Falls
on Thursday the It'll day of January
next. at nine o'clock in the forenoon
A meeting of the Board of Directors
will be held on Wednesday evening
January 9th. a..saa
LIBERAL DONATIONS. = The Young
Mems Christian Association, Boston, &C
knowedges the receipt of 81 ,455.47 from
Vermont, for the Christian Commissio,
between Sept. 20 and Dec. 5.
SuIcIDE.-Ezra P. Nichols, of Barre
committed suicide by hanging himself, las
Monday evening. He was farmer. ane
about % years of age. No cause is known
for this act. He leaves a widow.
PATENrs.-The following patents hav,
been recently issued:
H. w. Catlin, Burlington, for improve
ment in balances w. NJ Sunderland
Highgate, for improvement in field rollers
A. H Wellington, Woodstock, for i'm
provement in vegetable cutters.
WOODEN MILLS Parties from Law
renee, Mass, have leased the property 9
the Middlebury Manufacturing Co., for
term of years. A new building will b
, added and the whole devoted to the manu-
facture of woolens.
The STREE The first practice
4 working Of the printers union,n forme
short time since at Rutland, is strik
) for higher wages, so that now out of th
: Is or 20 compositors employed in tn
3 Rutland Herald establishment only on
: is at work. Of course the subscribers t
the Herald look in vain for that papel
{ and it remains to be seen whether Tuttl
r & Gay or the printers will first & give IN.
Springfield Republican. :.
All the printers in Rutla nd, except th
!. foreman in the Courier Office, are on
: strike for higher wages. The Rutlan
. publishers expressed a willingness to max
: Css..-.HSivuo w any TCudO7tttVtt GO..tauuS-
S bnt the printer;-who had prevlousl
f formed themselves into q Union and a
, became pledged to sink or SWIM in tn
same boat--were obstinate and dictasoria
: bound to I" bossn the whole business
Q to "rule or ruin" Under these circum
g stances the publishers came to the yer,
f natural decision to give employment t
S more accommodating help, in finding whic
n they are already meeting with success
S The unpleasant suspension Of the Dali
2 Herald from this cause will not be of man
5 days duration. Vermont Record.
PURCHASED. The steam mills at Eas
! Dorset have been purchased by G..
Rose & Co. Of New York, and are to
4 put in operation under the superintendent
!. Of Capt. ]. Ford, of Brooklyn.
7 BoUNTIEs. Middlebury has voted
: bounty to volunteers of $500. Orwe
gives bounty Of $500. Brattlebor
:, pays $500.