Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-22
Vermont Items.

The Grant and Coliax club Of Bel
lows Falls, have bought new brass field.
piece,
First Lieutenant M. l., Poland, Of
the Ordnance Department, son of Judge
Poland, has been ordered ifrom Fortress
Monroe TO Rock Island, Ill.
Rev. c. S. Swift, of Stockbridge, re-
Gently dug 81 IL bushels of early Good
rich potatoes, the product of one bushel of
seed.
/ David Randall has sold his American
Hotel at Hyde Park, to Harvey silley and
5. NJ. Waterman, formerly clerks in the
hotel, and no doubt know the ropes,
The Boston Journal boasts Of three
weddings in that city on Thursday. There
were four in Brattleboro that day, and
not good day for weddings, either.
-one.third Of the distance of the Rail-
road from Woodstock to White River
Junction is graded. The contractors need
more laborers, and offer good pay and con-
slant employment during the winter.
They have u Grant and Coliax club
in Londonderry \. NJ. Allbee, President,
and Mark NJ. Fansworth. Secretary.
Londonderry gave a good account Of her
self in September. and will again in Mo-
vomber.
The house frame of Mr., Lovejoy, of
Weston, being of the balloon style, and
not Sufficiently braced, fell last week as
workmen We're putting up the last pair Of
rafters. Excepting one shoulder put out
of joint, the men escaped without injury,
strange to say.
/ A squirrel hunt recently took place in
I Craft.bury, in which 1900 of the little
animals were haggcd Two sides. of
twenty each were chosen, the party killing
the least TO forfeit the supper for all con-
cerued. The principals were I. Patterson,
and S. Lcavitt, well-known citizens OF this
town, and Lcavitt was the winner, by a
small count.
A stabbing affray occurred in Irish 5
bedstead factory in Searsburgh las + Friday,
in which George Wheeler, an employee
of the factory, stabbed one Charles Miller.
Some dispute arose between the men,
when Wheeler ordered Miller out of the
factory, who, not going fast enough to sui,
W, the latter gave him a kick, when :
scutiie ensued, in which Wheeler drew ,
knife and stabbed his antagonist Miller
injuries will not prove fatal.
/ FARMERS MUTUAL.-A At the annual
meeting Of the Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Company, held at its Office ii
Montpelier on the 14th inst, the following
Directors were chosen for the year ensu
ing. to-wit:
Addison county-Gustavus Y. Cook.
Bennington county-E. b. Burton, Tar
rant Sibley.
Caledonia county-Baron Moulton.
Chittenden county-Torrey L. Wales.
Essex county-Hubbard W. Bedell.
Franklin county-Wm. l.. Sowles.
Grand Isle county-Alfred NJ. Kinney
Lamoille county-A. M Kelley.
Orange county-John C. SteaInes
Orleans county--Joseph Bates, 2d.
Rutland county-Bradley Fish.
Windham county-Samuel Gray.
Windsor county-Ebenezer Bridge.
Washington county Joseph Poland
Samuel Wells, Carlos Bancroft, Chas. A
Reed, a c. Brown.
The following officers were subsequent.
ly elected;
William L. Sowles, President.
Carlos Bancroft, Nice-President
Joseph Poland, Secretary.
Samuel Wells, Treasurer.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted, and ordered spread upon
the records Of the Company:
Resolred, That in the recent death of
the Hon. George W Bailey, for many
years member Of this Board, and long
the President of the company, we are
deeply impressed with the fact that the
Board has lost most worthy officer, the
community an esteemed citizen. and, each
! one of us highly valued friend May his
efficiency as an officer, and his virtue as
man, ever stimulate us to copy his exam
pie, and thus share his reward
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