Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-09
History of Rutland Newspapers.
BY oHAUNcY X. WILLIAMS.

land, at the Southwest angle of the
STATE HOUSE SQUARE, revery Monday
morningl by Anthony Haswell.
MoTTo:
Let SENTIMENT Flow FREE, andJCANDoUR
Guide,
We own NO PARTY, and espouse No SIDE"
This printing Office was situated on
the Southwest corner OF the Common,
between the present location of the Rut-
land Savings Bank and the house
now occupied by VIM. H. B. Owen, and
was destroyed by fire either Sunday
September 10th or 23d, 1892. On the
3lst of October, 1892, the legislature
then sitting in Rutland, passed an act
granting a Lottery to Anthony Haswell
to raise Two Hundred (2O0) Pounds to
repair the damages sustained by him on
account Of the destruction OF his print
ing office by fire. The publication of
the paper was never resumed.
1893, April /, "The Farmers Library
Or Vermont Political and Historical
Register. "a Political and Historical
Paper, by J. Lyon Published every
Monday near the State House, Rutland.
MOTTO
1.-THE FREEDOM and IMPARTIALITY of the PRESS
shall remain Ipviolate"
Volume 2, without q motto "pub-
lished every Wednesday at the Sign of
the Bible, North of the State House In
the Main street Rutland, Vt" The last
number was printed November Doth
1894, and was said to have been printed
on paper made of equal proportions Of
rags and Eastwood bark.
1894, December 8th, "The Rutland
Herald Or Vermont Mercury" "Rut-
land Published on MONDAYS by s. WILL
11AMs & Co., in the MAIN STREET, q few
rods North of the State House"
MoTTo:
Sin the knowledge and Virtue of the People, the
Freedom, the Energy and Permanency of the
American Government have their Founda-
liOn.'
In the first number the Proprietors
say, "As we have purchased of Mr..
Lyon, Editor of the Farmers Library, the
Printing Once, Apparatus, and Privi-
leges annexed by law to his Paper, it
will, for the future be carried on by the
subscribers with the above title, under
the direction of DR. WILLIAMS. =
The price Of the Herald will be nine
sdiHthgs per annu1n, to those to whom we
send the papers ourselves seven ShAl-
ingS and sizpencs to those who call at the
Office and take them and the lowest
prices which are customary in Vermont,
to those Of the posts who take them in
considerable quantities.
Samuel Williams lat that time Chief
Judge of the County Court and Rev.
Samuel Williams, LID (who was the
Editor Proprietors. Continued to the
present time, and publish ed by Tuttle g.
Co.
1875, January,-"The Rural Magazine
or Vermont Repository" A Monthly
Magazine "Devoted to Literary, Moral,
Historical and Political Improvement
Hue Undique, GAIA Congsritur." "Rut,
land, Printed by ]. Kirkaldie for S. viii.
liams & Co. A few rods North of the
State House." Rev. Samuel Williams
LII. D. Editor. Volume fifty. six
pages to a number and Volume 2, fifty.
two pages. Last number issued Decem.
Der 1896.
1802-"Yermont Mercury" The num-
Der for August 8th, 1903, Volume 2, No.
IS, contains the following: Rutland
Vt, Published every Monday morning
by Stephen Hodgman, A few rods
North West Of the Court House"
MOTTO:
Let Party Zealots rage and madly write,
And swear that White is Black and Black Is
White:
Ours be the nobler task to facts proclaim
Candour our guide and Truth our constant aim. ,
1903. July 25-"Vermont Courier
published on Mondays,) Rutland
(Vermont,) published by Thomas NJ
Pomeroy, few rods North of the Court
House" Printing in general executed
on short notice, and on moderate terms.
Discontinued in May, 1910, think.
l648, August 29-"Rutland Republi.
can" Published every Tuesday Eve
ming, Thrall's building, over Bells store
Rutland, Vt, by Simeon Locke"
MOTTO:
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free
Men,"
After the first number it was pub.
iished "every Thursday evening" instead
Of Tuesday. Only six numbers, think
were issued.
l849, September - "The Vermont
Union Whig." "a home newspaper fol
Vermont Devoted in Politics to Nation
al Union In Literature to q purel
taste" Published at Rutland anc
Brandon, every Wednesday. william C
Conart Editor at Rutland; Samuel NJ
Conant at Brandon"
Morro
I'VE shall exult if they who rule the land
H. .aarNr r-t. l.