Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-02
Local ana state Items.

j. B. PACE,
State Treasurer,
Rutland, July /, 1868.
SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS FOR
ty-seven sick and wounded soldiers, o. the
Vermont regiments, chiefly of the oh,
passed through this place yesterday on
their way to the U, s. Hospital at Burl-
iHgton.
Nor GUILTY. - In the case Of the
State VS.. Pursel, charged with the murder
of Barry, tried at Manchester before
Judge Kellogg, the jury returned YER
dict of acquittal.
BENNINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Republicans OF Bennington county
meet in convention at Arlington on the I'd
of July. The Democrats hold their con-
vention on the day following, at the same
place.
FIRE.-A fire broke out about 10 o.
clock, Tuesday evening, in Gates, Kilburn
Il Co. chair mandatory, a large two sto-
ny wooden building, south of the Pioneer
Shops, in Burlington. The engines were
promptly on the ground, and at the time
of their arrival the flames were bursting
from the windows. About an hours pump
ing, however, subdued the fire efectually.
Its origin is supposed to have been acct
dental The damage done was principal
ly to the chair stock, &C., contained in the
building, and will probably not exceed
$500.
| ACCIDENT John Il. Worcester, ,Jr.,
! son Of Rev. J. H. Worcester of Burling-
ton, broke his leg last evening while run
| ming to the fire at Gates, Kilbum II Co.'S
shop. He fell off the steep back above
the Pioneer Shops, where it had been ding
away, and was preopitated distance of
some ten feet.
TIE WILD MAN CAUGHr-The STAN
ford, Pownal, Bennington, Clarksburg, and
South Adams wild man, who has been The
terror of women and children for two sum
mers, after slight appearance at South
Adams this season, has been overhauled
by James Allan of that village, who re-
solved on his discovery after he had fright
ened his wife last summer. The veritable
institution of untamed humanity was very
unexpectedly caught in the railroad bridge
by Jim, who proceeded to give him a
glorious pommeling-one too that brought
him to confession, and the promise that he
wouldn't dc so any more. His name Is
Ed johnson, and he is yarn spinner.
He says he has confederate who first in
ticed him into this proftab5e business OF
soaring and insulting women and children,
but does not give his name. He now lives
in South Adams, but originally hailed
from Pownal. He made a clean breast OF
it, announcing his successful raids into the
several towns, where he worked upon the
fears of the inhabtants.-NeUSa and I M
script.
HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AMI
SINGULAR ESCAPE OF PART OF THE FAM
ILY.-Tte dwelling house of Mr.. Edmond
Phelps, of Waterbury, was struck by
lightning and badly shattered during thu
storm of Monday night the ODD ult. TIT
fluid struck rafter in the gable end nsa
, the ridge, passed to the chimney and scat
tered it in fragments over the field, tore
out the whole gable end, passed down thu
stove pipe twisting it into every conceiva
BILE shape, shattered the stove in the par
! ! lor, demolished every window in the room
t tore up the parlor floor, and passing to tn
cellar over med barrels and frkins pro
: miscuouely and disappeared at eight dit
, ferent places.
Mrs. Phelps had Just passed througl
the parlor into the bedroom, TO close
window, when the crash came. Her can
l dlestick was found on the bedroom hool
;, but she ives lying senseless on the oppo
i site of the parlor near the hall door, wit
the floor torn up beneath her. 1t wa
some hours before she came entirely t
: herself. Mr.. Phelps also, though in tn
!, opposite part of the house, received Sc
we're SHOCk. Inc ESCAPE Vi INC idhhl
especially Mrs. Phelps was wonde
The whole region was filled with electri
q fluid, metallic vessels cleaning in th
hands of housewives for miles around
t Vt. Chronicle.
= THIEvING.-Last Saturday night MI
: Wright, of Weybridge, heard somebod,,
| about his premises, and on going out foun
e horse, wagon and two men near his barr
who were moving towards his granery. ID
! attempted to detain them, but was rou
). handled and finally knocked down sch I
= less. In the fracas some articles wei
thrown out which were claimed by otht
# parties. The men escaped but it is hope
they may be apprehended.
The Middlebury Registers Brist
y correspondent writes:
i "Mr. j. lockwood, a few day ago, 10
e about 20 heeces of wool, and from son
Of circumstances Mr.. Roselle Eaton of tn
l. village, and a young fellow by the nan