Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-23
Vermont News.

NNi hNSti VI bllls Nbdlct was
chairman OF the Committee OF Arrange
ments at the funeral of Senator Hicks of
Maryland, attended at Washington on
Wednesday.
Hon. l., f Chittenden, late Register
United States Treasury Department, and
lately Of Burlington, VT, has been ap-
pointed Judge Advocate TO try the bouu-
tv Jumpers in New York, and Is now
engaged iu arranging the testimony in
conjunction with Colonel Baker.
The town Of Lyndon receives the
round sum Of sl60 for its constable's
berth. 1t was bid OFF st the late meet
ing.
A few days since, MaJ, Austine A.
A. Provost Marshal General of this
State, issued orders for a rigid enforce
ment Of the Passport System" on the
Vermont frontier.
The Canadian Legislative Assembly,
last week, after lengthy debate passed
the resolution appropriating $4,000 to
pay the st. Albans Banks.
The fat roof of building owned by
c. II. Huntington, in st. Albans, sub
sided last week under its immense bur
den of snow, spreading the walls out
ward, and precipitating two or three
feet of the front along the top into Main
street.
james Ferguson, born In Glasgow,
Scotland, in l77l, landed at Philadel-
phia in 1884, and has now been for
fully eighty years resident Of Barnet,
Vermont, where he walked four miles, at
the ripe age of SO, to deposit his vote
for Lincoln and johnson last November.
He has voted at every one of our Presi-
dental elections since Washington's 8
first.
"A little son OF Warren r. Boyd of
Wilmington, fell by accident into large
tub of boiling water, Feb. ith, inst,
and lived but few hours after. 1t
seems the mother had poured the water
into the tub, and had turned away to
attend TO the fire, while the little child
with its cart was at play near by, and
in stepping backwards fell in, and be-
ing Immediately taken out by the moth
eT, it was found that the assistance Of
the physician and friends was unavail-
ing.
About seventy gallons Of smuggled
liquor were seized at Lyndon last week.
The liquor was in possession of parties
hailing from Windsor, and was found
concealed in bags and boxes of oats on
board of two two-horse teams. The
parties had been to Canada with dried
apple, and were on their return laden
with coats" The property subject to
forfeiture was at once seized and the
parties granted a proper time to show
up" and render satisfaction.
The following are the corrected quo
tas of towns in Windsor and Windham
counties, on the basis of the reduction
recently effected by Gov. Smith and Adj.
Gen. Washburn. We shall publish the
quotas Of towns in other counties when
we get them. Baltimore, / Barnard, g.;
Bethel, Z; Bridgewater, s; Cavendish, 7;
Chester, IA; Ludlow, II; Plymouth, 8;
Reading, 3; Royalton, 90; Springfield
Z; Weathersdeld, 8; Weston, 10; Wood
stock, IL; Andover, Hartlaud, Roches
ter, Stockbridge, Windsor and West
Windsor have none to furnish Wind
ham County-Athens, 2, Brookline, l :;
Dover 6; Dummerston, 8; Grafton, 6 {;
Halifax, 6; Jamaica, IT; Londonderry,
10; Somerset, Stratton, Townshend, and
Windham, one each Vernon, 6; Wards
boro, s. BrattIebero, Guilford Newfane,
Putney, Rockingham, Westminster, Whit
ingham and Wilmington have none to
furnish. The above figures show the
number of men due from the towns
named on the 1st day of January last.