Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-18
Loo al and state Itessss.

evening, June LIST, for the election OF OH
GERS for the year ensuing Gen A |. Brown
was chosen chairman, and Newman
Weeks clerk. George Dennis was elect
ed chief engineer, and Jerome Graves as
sistant.
On motion, voted to hold an adjourned
meeting the irs, Monday evening in
July.
The Fire Wardens were requested to
make the proper examination of buildings,
&c, in their several wards, and report at
the next meeting.
Adjourned.
NEWMAN WEEKS, Clerk.
SUTHERLAND FALLs.-The inhabitants
OF School District No. Ia have recently
fitted up the Stone School House with
newly arranged desks, which have been
painted, and the walls have been papered
with taste, making a delightful school
| room In that romantic location.
The clergy Of Rutland and neighboring
towns, have volunteered to hold religious
services there every Sunday evening and
Rev. DIR. Walker of Pittsford will preach in
the school house next Sunday at S IL
o'clock, to be followed on the succeeding
Sabbath by DIR. Aiken or Rev, Mr.. Seaver.
LIEUT.. NEwToN's REPORTED Pro-
morIoN.-The Standard says that the re-
/ port in regard to Lieut.. Newton's promo
ton grew out of the fact that he was rec
commended for the captaincy of Co. A by
Col. Sawyer. This recommendation, how
ever, was forwarded to the Adjutant GEN
eral with the following endorsement by
Governor Holbrook 81 prefer not to
Jump Lieut.. Edwards, of Co. A unless an
unavoidable necessity, or at least not until
the charges against him are determined"
AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY AssocIA-
TioN.-The citizens of Vergennes met at
the Town Hall on Thursday evening and
organized an Agricultural Library Asso-
citation, electing the following officers:
For President, Geo. w. Grandey
For Vice President, L. w. Coe
For Secretary, +. X. Haven;
For Librarian and Treasurer, John E.
Roberts;
Committee to select books for the Libra
ry, Hons. Edward Seymour, Geo. w.
Grandey, John Pierpoint
Upwards of two hundred dollars were
advanced towards purchase of Books,
and from present indications, it is believed
that the sum will be literally increased
in a few days.
Similar associations are being organized
in the adjoining towns.
CoNTUMACIoUs TAN PAYERS. - The
Burlington Times says Collector Baxter of
that District has instituted proceedings
against two contumacious persons in the
district for non compliance with the feder-
al excise law. Mr.. Edward Watson, a
merchant tailor of St. Adams, has been
prosecuted for refusing to make any return
to the assessor as Il manufacturer He
has uniformly and rudely refused to
to make the required returns, notwlthstand
ing the opportunities, persuasions and
threats of the officers and the advice Of
his friends, disputing the legality and
equity of the law Penalties already
accrung against him amount to fifteen
hundred dollars with costs to which FIVE
hundred dollars more each month will be
added while he stands out. Watson is
known as a copperhead, having had some
thing OF a contest with the men OF the
10th regiment last summer for having said,
as was alleged that he wished they might
all be shot.
The other case is in Burlington, arising
from the refusal of James Duffy, keeper
of caravansary on the Williston pike,
to take out license to sell liquor, James
is one of those lrishmen, so rare, that
thinks he has a right to do what he pleas
es. But since the prosecution commenced,
James has "caved"
STARTED AGAIN. - The st. Albaus
Messenger has recommended daily issue
THE EARTHQUAKE Walton's Jour
nal says the earthquake on the evening OF
the 9th was gentle and regular in move
ment, nevertheless it started quite an ava
lanche of rock and earth from Keith's
Hill in Montpelier. .
The Woodstock Standard says A
smart shock of an earthquake was felt in
this and adjoining towns on Tuesday even
ing, about twenty minutes before tell
Houses were Jared, windows and doors
shaken, stoves and crockery ratified, beds
rocked, babies walked up crying and their
mothers frightened, persons fastened to
the doors to see what tremendous big team
was running away, and gnneral scare
and wonder existed during its continuance
which was probably from ten to fifteen
seconds.
PROMOTIONS IN THE VIZ. CAVALRY
The following are promotions which have
been recently made in the Vermont Cav
airy:
Capt John w Bennett, Co d, TO be
Major, vice Collins resigned LIST Liest
Oliver L. Cushman, of Hartland, to be
Captain Co e, vice Rundlett resigned
I'd Lieut. Hiram Fl Hall, of Williston, to
be LIST Lieut. Co E, vice Cushman promot-
ed; LIST Sergt Caleb B Chandler, of Pom
fret, to be I'd Lieut. Co E, vice Hall pro-
NOTED LIST Sergt John Sawyer, of High
gate, to be Cd Lieut. Co B, vice Pixley
killed; I'd Lieut. John Sawyer, of High
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