Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-10

FAiRHAvrs SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY,"
Editor Ruaand Herald. The Fairhaven

Soldiers Aid Society was organized soon
after the war broke out and has been IN
flourshing condition most OF the time since.
The ladies have sent well filled boxes to
the Sanitary Commission in New YORK,
and more recently to the N. 4. Woman's
Auxiliary Association at Boston. They
have reserted TO several different ways TO
raise funds, sometimes by contributions
and sometimes by public entertainments
in the Town Hall. In compliance with
appeals from the Sanitary Commission,
there was contribution taken up on
Thanksgiving day which amounted 10
e2S,55. The ladies forwarded last Fri
day. Nov. 9th, to the rooms of the n, H.
Women's Auxiliary Association, Y SUM
mer Street, Boston, box containing ar
ticles as follows:
One bed quilt, 6 pillows, 6 sheets, IA
pairs pillow cases, s cotton shirts, I nan
mel SHIRTS. 10 pairs drawers, Z double
dressing gowns, single dressing gowns
80 towels, IL handkerchiefs, l. arm sings,
10 pounds crushed sugar, several pack
ages dried fruit, 2 papers corn starch,
cans Jelly, bottle wine, bottle shrub.
All the above articles were new except
the bed quilts and pillows, and we'll made,
The fruit was mostly presented by Sab
bath School children.
The r. w. B, OF FAIRHAvEN.
Fatal ACCIDENT. A Mr.. Pingrey,
from Mt. Holly, a brakeman on the Rut-
] and and Burlington railroad, was killed
I! near Gassett's Station, on that road, last
Saturday evening. He was standing up
| on car of the freight train which left
| here at 6 o'clock p. NJ; was knocked OFT
by coming in contact with the roof OF
covered bridge, was run over and much
niangled, and when discovered was dead.
| PRINrEks' UNION The printers OF
Rutland formed themselves into Union,
on Saturday evening last, and the follow
ing are the officers of the organization
| President, James X. Mclean,
! Vice President, K. X. Massey.
| Secretary, Charles II. Thurston.
4 Treasurer, VIM. b. Thrall.
II Doorkeeper, B. f. Wilkins.
ALLOTTED PAY. Ass,gnees and others
Is holding orders for allotted pay of members
of the 10th and llth regiments, are hereby
Il notified that returns have been received foi
September and October, and this office Is
prepared to pay the sums received IN the
nsual wav. JOHN b. PAGE, ag
~ p..t. ". -Hy5a4 Treasurer
Rutland, Dec. 7, 1868.
CoRREcrroN. The item copied int
the Journal stating that a number OF the
Vermont Central Railroad employees have
been arrested at Rutland for plundenne
!, freight trains, is entirely incorrect. Dos
n ton JonTndt 4,
. Got the wrong road, Mr.. Journal, that
all. The Vermont Central does not hap
to run very near Rutland.
: Coal v. WooD. The wood sellers
Windsor ran the price of wood up so hlgi
that the villagers changed to burning coal
) which has fallen some two or three dollar
of late and now wood has to hunt for buy
! ers in that place, a..
il A similar change is beginning to TAXI
place here.
REcRu1rING. Flfty-four men have
been enlisted on the quota of St. Johns.
bury. Wheelock has filed her quota Of
thirteen.
brandon. saws the Record, through
patriotic private citizens, early pressed
onward in the good work, and was credit
g ed with such surplus. that under the las
: call her quota was but ten, and these wer'
: readily secured without any town action
: the selectmen periodically giving eact
r volunteer the SIS they were themselve
e entitled to from the government.
Il The towns of Dover, Grafton, New
/ fame. Townshend and Vernon have eacl
. voted to pay bounty of $500 to every
e accepted recruit under the last quota
! Windham aud Londonderry each pa.
G 500 per month TO their recruits.
. WELLs.-A town meeting warned t.
"A be held on Thursday, was organized b.
! the appointment of Moderator, and tn
! meeting dissolved without taking any &C
ton on the subject of paying bountles
!. 1t would seem that this town intends t
! stand the draft, although it is understood
that another meeting will be called.
II NATIONAL BANK. = The " Nationa
Bank . at Bennington has been organ
!, lied, and the following officers have beer
! chosen: President, l.. R. Graves. Di
, rectors-L. r. Graves, H. G. Root, h. ?
; Bradford, c. +. Houghton, VIM. n
Graves.
5 FRAcAs IN NEWPORT. The New
4 saws there was 'fracas" in Newport las
Wednesday, in which there was som
rum, bit Of a fght, then a law suit, am
i a seven dollar tail to the whole scrape,
e which the respondent paid, and departe
! : wiser If not soberer man.
DEAD BoDy FOUND. A man by tn
name Of AbDah Gardiner, was found dea
y on Friday last in St. Adams. The caus
= of his death is not known. HIS face wa
% covered with blood, but this, il IS Though
10 was oceasoned by his fall. The affair
70 being investigated.
% To BE DELIVER ED Up. In the case
: Henry Martin, a fugitive from Canada
~ justice, before noticed in our columns, Con
% missioner Houghton Of ST. Abans has q