Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-09
State News.


LIST Vt, Cavalry, Of Berkshire, VT, was
Killed by being shot in the head ON tina
2Sd OF June last, while engaged with ,
detachment OF his company in tesrin,
up some part of the Weldon railroad
His funeral was celebrated in his native
town on the first instant.
The dwelling house OF Harry I'm
Esq, Isle La Motto, was burned with
most of its contents on the 22d day q,
February The Are caught from de.
tectiye stove pipe in an upper room OF
the house, The loss was about $l,OD
and the building was partially insured
Mrs, John MCGOWAN, of St Alhans
committed suicide last Wednesday fore.
noon by hanging herself In the barn.
She has been partially deranged FOE
sometime past, which accounts Tor thu
commission of the rash act. Her age
was about sixty years,
All the clergymen of Brattlehoro have
| been Invited to meet with Rev. Far. Por-
ter and his congregation at the EpiscO-
pal church, on Saturday, 10 day to
spend the hour between twelve and one
O'Clock in exercises Of religious thanks
giving for the recent many victories Of
the national arms.
Gen Phelps Of Bratteboro, appears
in the literary world with a translation
from the French 1t is entitled, The
Cradle of Rebelions A History of the
Secret Societies of France. BY Lucien
de la Hodde, and is published by John
Bradburn, New York,
The T'olsdrtory Of Mr. w g. Cam.
bridge, late proprietor Of the Newport
Republican, appears in the first number
IF the Newport Express, which is to
be edited by Mr.. D. K Smonds. The
new editor avows mis- determination to
support the government in Its effort 10
" batter down the walls Of the Conted.
eracyn
The Orleans County Temperance
Society had a very successful meeting
in Barton on the oath ult. An address
was delivered by Hon. J. S. Adams,
showing the advantage Of the Prohibit
/ orv Law, and the ease with which il
may be enforced If Temperance men
will only do their duty. Rev, P. n.
Granger was nominated for County Com.
missioner.
The annual session Of the Vermont
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held at Bradford April
10. Bishop Clark will preside;
Willard sumner OF Hartwelyille
| CReadsboro) committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in his house on the oath ult.
First Lieut.. Thomas Noonan, 5th
vermont, tried and convicted on the
charges Of conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline, and con-
duct unbecoming an officer and a gen
/ tleman, has been sentenced to be dis.
missed from the service.
The Lamoille Newsdealer says that
a Mr.. J. P. Rand, while under the infu-
ence Of intoxicating liquor over year
ago, froze both hands and feet so badly
that they were amputated. Mr. Rand
has, since his recovery, been doing all
that he could for the cause Of temper
ance.
"A hound was recently attached for
debt, in Cambridge, by w. H Grswold,
and sold on execution, to Jonathan h.
Gates, for twenty nine dollars.
-The scholars OF the Bellows Falls
High School are by particular re-
| quest intending to repeat an exhibition
given by them some time ago, for the
benefit of the soldiers aid society. The
exhibition will be on Monday the 9th
inst.
Capt II. G. Parsons of the lst vt.
cavalry, who was wounded at Gettys-
burg, has been appointed acting inspect
or OF customs for the port of St. Adams,
and goes daily to Montreal on official
business.
john Spaford. of Weathersheld, is
the candidate for County Commissioner
in Windsor County.
Lieut.. Patrick Diggins, Of Bellows
Falls, and of the lst Vermont artillery,
is at home on furlough, and speaks
very hopefully Of the Union cause. He
has been brave and faithful soldier
from the first, having been with the 9th
Massachusetts when they went through
Baltimore.
VERMONT sHEEP.-At q meeting OF the