Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-15
Local and state Item.

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as Speaker Of the House; and IN n.
Clark, Esq ola unanimous re-elec,,o,
Secretary of the Senate. These a.,
some compliments speak for tbem,.l,
Nj, Stewa ! was reelected CLERK ~ !,
House, because he had held the ofIica ~
one year, and reelection Is cps,on. wy
and also because he had creditahlr ~,
charged the duties of the position. W.
SECRETARY or Crym AND Mn.
Ry AFFAIRS Samuel Williams ina ~ :
ular and efficient Secretary of Cra "
Military Affairs under Governor ~
brook has been re-appointed to lba -, Nv
position under Governor Smith.
U. S. GlRcuIr COURT, Trial #
case of United States v. w. n. Il MI
indicted for assisting soldier 10 le,sg
oupied the day yesterday. The inv W..
out in the evening deliberating ums /,
verdict, and at our last adyices IA !.
agreed.
Jerry O'Connell was arraignei v.,.
day, and plead not guilty to aa uirr.
charging him with resisting an en;'
officer at West Rutland.
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. No,
| in behalf of the U. S, Christian ~,
sion is TO be held here on the 20A y
1t is expected that George H. S;
Philadelphia, the President oil 4.
mission, and Rev. ]. &. Mingins i
Philadelphia, will be present 10 ulrs
the meeting. These gentlemen an
scribed as speakers of muoh power !.
ouence and interest. They purpose d =
plain the objects and workings Of On
mission, with view, we presume
awakening a proper degree Of ausas
on the part of our people to this most
BILE and benevolent enterprise, lhns|
ing will, without doubt, be Of great i
terest, and we would urge all, who cl
be present.
RUTLAND & BURLINGTON RAlSoll
Compared with the fiscal year ata ]
Aug. B, 1862, the gross earnings d d
road for the past year show an incpas |
Sl00,09S.50 or over 80 per cent, and 1
net earnings an increase of S50SSl
or about SO per cent
SOLDIERS RETURN. Thepsh
Military and Civic Ball at the lugaI
, House, Chester, on Thursday eve
18th. A general invitation IS eda
= and brilliant time is anticipated
t ALLOTTED PAY.-Assignees aaA
4 holding orders for allotted ps d&s
I cond and Eleventh Regiments EANaJ
! panies f, f and H sharpshesA
j hereby notified that returns have =
o ceived for July and August, andAj
: Office is prepared to pay the sums 81
II in the usual way. The settlements
n clothing account of the Eleventh |
IT ment will explain the fractional al
IS received for members of that regima
ie JOHN b. PAGE, State Treasq'
IS Rutland, October s, 1868.
ID Hops. Mr.. Z. Il. True Of Gov
N has raised this season 3740 pounds Q
oil from one acre of ground. Should
L hops be Of good quality and {
le picked, they will command 20 cen
40 pound, or Ss74S for the ground, 4
e livate this hop yard il requires 20
u labor than is required 10 till an q
y corn. Deduct the amount paid n
u for picking, $50, and he has lefF1
~ one acre Of hops S69S. So saysaid
az port News.
hy SERIOUS ACCIDENT. We lesa'
an the Vermonter that on "Wednesday
"a week, Il. II. Collins of Ferrisburgg
or while assisting In raising a saw mi
of while on the upper part Of the tran
accidentally struck by joist, z
I piece of timber, and knocked OF
&c falling ten feet he came III contact
nd two inch plank, which was broke
.ha He then fell fifteen feet and struck
=. and from there TO the ground,
eho among stones and rubbish.
- senseless when taken up, and rema
on 1 for half an hour. Fortunately %
&c, were broken, but cash was cut
, ,ho back of his head, one lip was CT
Wv and his shoulders were injured,
mo thought that he will recover.
The NINTH REGIMENT. IhI
len, ing deaths of members of tbs /
nks occurred in the Nelson Hospltal I,
orm town during the week ending NJ
ave TYLER futile, Co. A, Sidney sas
onm e. The following occurred IL Z
III I mental Hospital: Patrick Shslhs
two E, Henry Il. Morse, Co. G, shds 7,
a negro soldier while outside The
!. tions without permission lsster q q
,ber roe, Co. B !; Luke Kenney, 70 d
o. Ward, Go. Il.
1,be RAILROAD TO NEWPORT. =
necticut and Passumpsic Ra'f'
ayes completed to Newport on sa'als
100 a train of cars entering the place,
oists ming. The regular opening i
- road will not take place unll =
next. n,
lear Appointed SURGEON. pi'
were Park, jr, of Grafton, who was'
,.nv surgeon in the 10th regiment, "a /
many pointed TO the same Office IN the =
savy. iment.
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