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

vermont Items.
The northern boundary of Vermont,
separating from Canada, is ninety miles in
length. :.
The southern boundary of Vermont,
separating ii from Massachusetts,, is forty
one miles long.
The eastern line OF Vermont separat-
ing it from New Hampshire is two humid
red and fifteen miles long
The western line of Vermont separ;
ating il from New York is about one
hundred and seventy.fve miles long.
The length of the State of Vermont
from north TO south is ono hundred and
fifty-seyen miles.
The average width Of the State of
Vermont, from east TO west, is fifty-seven
and a-half miles.
AT East Dorset,the shipments of mar
Bile average about twenty car loads per
week.
-Elba A. Corbin, of Royalton, has q
red raspberry briar in his garden sixteen
feet in height.
The extensive and valuable Elgin
Spring property,in Panton, is advertised
to be sold on the Goth inst.
The starch factory at East Charleston
is receiving potatoes at the rate of about
thousand bushels day.
President Roberts, of Liberia College,
will deliver the annual address before the
State Colonization Society at Montpelier
on tho 18th of Oct.
Isaac H. McClary, of Albany, bought
and shipped TO market in the month o.
September, 1905 tubs-4S09i lbs, Of but
ter. paying from 30 to 80 0Suss per pound
mostly the latter.
The new building, The Missisquc
Spring Hotel in Sheldon, is fast assun
ing form and shape, and 1t is intended b
its proprietors that it will be ready to re
ceive guests by the lst of May.
Two men, brothers, were arrested 8
st. Albans last week, on suspicion Of pas
: ing forged draft for $50 in gold at ii
First National Bank The draft wa
e drawn on George Davis, of Montrea
: They were compelled to give up $50 an
an overcoat.
, -Willoughby Lake promises to los
| some of its romantic and wild characte
Extensive quarries of AK, scythe an
moving machine stones have been deve
! oped, and are about to be worked o
> stone, or hone, has also been found.
= Mr.. n. H. Buck, Of St. Albans, HI
, bought up mostly the hogs which ha,
been shipped alive from that depot IL
. present season, and we understand thu
next Tuesday, the Goth inst, he will max
his last shipment, at which time he wi
pay as high as the market will allow.
: Camilla Urso, the celebrated violinis
J is to give concert in Burlington on IL
/ 2Sth inst. She will be assisted by Mr.
e d. c. Hall, of Boston, and other artist
= A concert will also be given in St. AlbaI
on the 21th, and in Montpelier on th
, Goth
A correspondent Of tie Frontier Ser
e tinel says stock company has been organ
e lied in Berkshire, which is to be know
e as the Berkshire Phoenix Spring Con
: pany" Its purpose is to develop the mi
: eral springs until recently owned
: Joshua Booth. These springs have Ion
e been known in this immediate vicinity
0 possess medical properties of a superic
: nature.
e A, soldier in Barre, Vt, lately exper
d enced change of heart. Before his col
s version he had been an exception to h
o comrads in pronouncing for Seymour an
!. Blair, and the bystanders were amust
= when the revival was at its height to s,
|. the erring Boy in Blue hurl away h
S Seymour and Blair badge, evidently fee
), ing that his personal publication VI
incomplete without purging himself
E political sin. In the same breath that
# declared he "had found Jesus" he adjurt
;. Seymour and came out for Grant and &c
e fax.
"A fire consumed the dwelling hou
/, and outbuildings of Edward Buggy, {
,, the East Hill, in Troy, on Saturday lal
The men were all absent at the time al
+; the fire had gained such headway befo
4 its discovery that the women could n
|; extinguish it. Insured for 800. A bar
t hay and grain of George Porter was de
is troyed at the same time. No insuranC
J. Sunday ]. F. Wright, of Coventry q
4 companied by two ladies, drove up to Il
}; church door, and when he had helped OF
i one of the ladies his horse started and ru
ID upsetting the buggy and throwing o.
n the lady. Mr.. Wright held on TO Il
reins and was dragged some distance, b
g stopped him after he had whirled rour
n. few times on the common.
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