Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-25


Treasurer George \. Tuttle
Secretary Samuel T., Durham
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J. D.-Albort III. Tuttle.
Stcwrls-F, A, Shattuck, j NJ Otis,
Tylgr-C. W. Potter.
NEw SlpEwArKs.-Messrs, Lampman
Il Richardson Of this place are construct
ing concrete plycmen,s in ST, Albans,
FOURTH OF JUlN.-The Glorious
Fourth" will be duly celebrated in Lon
donderry the present year, Col Charles
II, Joyce of this town delivers the oration,
and We can promise those attendant upon
the celebration fine production.
NORMAL. Music ScHooL-Mr. W. o,
Perkins Of Boston who conducted so sue
cc>siully a Normal Music School in Bur
lmgton las, summer, announces in our coll
umns another session at Poultney, COM
mencing July 18th, and continuing six
weeks The instruction given by Mr.,
Perkins and his able assistants, Mrs. d,
c. Hall and Mr.. J. z, Cobb, is thorough
and Systematic. The tuition is reason
able, the place Of meeting desirable, and
the expenses Of living triHing Nowhere
outside of the large cities can the musical
student receive such instruction and at
tention from skillml teachers than at this
Normal Music School We trust it will
be extensively patronized.
RurEEr. The following is statement
OF births, deaths and marriages in the
town OF Rupcrt for the year 1867: Popu-
lation in 1850, I,103; number of mar
riages in 1861. II; number of births, % (;
number of deaths. -, OF the persons
married, - were Americans, and for
eigners. OF births. l6 were males and IL
females. or the parents, ~ are Ameri-
cans, Canadians, > Irish and ! unknown.
number OF population To one birth, 81.
Of deaths, 10 were males and II females,
Aggregate ay, OF deceased, ,9i F.; average
age, Sc %; number Of population to one
death, 2o1l
Coon Trurr YRS CELEBRATION The
fourth annual celebration of the Good
Tcmplars of Burlington was observed on
Saturday last in a picnic at Shelhurn
lIurhor. The excursion was made on the
steamer Montreal, leaving the city at 9
o'clock a m, and returning at ! p. IN.
The party numbered about seventy. and
the affair passed off pleasantly and profit
ably to all.
FRNNkIIN CuuNrY AGRICULTURAL
AND MECHANICAL SOCIETY. The next
Annual Fair of the Franklin County Ag.
ricultural and Mechanical Society will be
held September, 10th, l,th and 18th, at
the Fair Grounds in sheldon.
AT LAsT-The long talked of ferry
boat, to ply on Lake Champlain, between
st. Alban> and Plattsburgh, has arrived
at the latter port, and viii commence her
tr;,,s :, s.,,, i,,.s
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ATTEMPT TO BREAK jan The Rur-
l;,,...., rr;,,,., . A., su.
','' ioiIo" ing
lruS'r''loh "I an "dempt to break lali
Deputy Sheriff \. b. Ashley on Mon
day frustrated daring attempt of three
OF his prisoners James Martin, William
lhaeker and NIliiam Roach to break
jail 1t seems that for some days Mr..
Ashley had had his suspicious aroused,
ana sent TO Milton for trusty man,
whom he induced to perSonate drunken
ness and then lodged hum IN Jail with the
prisoners NAMED above. They opened
their hearts to their new comrade, and
disclosed their plan to escape from limbo.
Next day Ashley took his drunken
friend ont, ostensibly for examination,
and from hun he learned their pro-
Just beiore the heavy shower, Monday
- - en ~ Se", W the easv
~, ,a,l n1a, ,l,a ,.;,,5,,. - az -;
oners had been conducting their onera.
tons, which they, renewed during the
shower Ashley then went up the ladder
The ;,,,na9 Al i,"' n,1 NJ rLo n m'nIw a
daddled" for their cells
On examination of the iail if was found
that the four bolts which held the lattice
or iron frame work over the window had
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