Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-01
Vermont Items.

Mrs, Yale, living at Mr., O. ]. Seper's,
in Middlebury, fell down a fight Of stairs
on Wednesday of last week, and received
some severe contusions, but no serious
damage
Mr. Eben Severance, Of Middlebury.
was severely injured by falling to the
bottom Of long flight Of stairs, into the
cellar, Tuesday night. The external in
iuries wore n severe cash on his head and
bad bruises ON his hips. He was imme-
eiately placed upon his bed, where he
still remains, though slowly improving.
Eli Drinkwine, Of Fairfield, lost a
pocket-book containing $40 in the streets
of ST. Albans last Saturday.
A switchman, named Edward Tuck
er, in the employ of the Vermont Central
Railroad, at st. Adams, was caught be-
tween two cars and badly squeezed in the
the chest recently. DR. Nichols was
promptly called, and the injured man
cared for. The doctor thinks that no
bones were broken, and the injury will
not prove serious
Stephen Denly, the oldest male in
habitant of Bennington, VT, and his sis
ter, aged eighty-one years and six months,
recently ascondcd Mount Anthony, and
visited the observatory on its summit.
On Friday morning last, John Moore,
of Dorset, for some real or imaginary
wrong suffered at the hands of his neigh
Dor, Ira Batchelder, administered to him
a horse whipping Both are men upwards
of seventy years Of age-old enough to
behave themselves.
Mansfield Mountain has drawn an
unusual large number of visitors this year.
The Mansfield House, at Stowe, Justly re-
yarded NJ one of the best hotels in New
England, has enjoyed liberal patronage.
-Messrs. Herring & Wells contemplate
the erection of factories at Waterville on
the sites OF those destroyed by fire several
years since they having faith in the La
moille Valley Railroad.
The Bennington Banner says
|, Drunkemnc>, il coming to be almost the
rule on omr streets. Hardly day passes
without one or more individuals being
seen rccliny along, filled to the muzzle
with rot-gut, which will kin as far of as
its stencil can reach.
The st. Albans Messenger says the
County Fair at Sheldon last week WAS
"a pccuniary success, and one OF the
pleasantcst Farmers Festivals ever held
in the county. The total number of en-
tries was SO against 500 last year the
total receipts nearly $500 against ~ ,O0O
last year.
AS the ears were leaving Windsor de-
pot on Friday evening, gentleman ON
the train inclutiously pnt his head ont OF
a window, when his costly beaver was
suddenly snatehed by some contemplate
rascal outside. who instantly sneakcd oh
Win MS boptl' iHe 'hio S''ff'u' "''
, efforts were made to find the scamp. but
nothing could be discovered either of him
or the hat.
Station Agent Williams, at Essex
Junction, founl four pocket-books in the
privy of the depot, on Friday of last
week, where they had been thrown by
the pjcllock.ts, after they had "gone
through them. Among them was the
wallet of Hon. Josiah Tuttle, Of Essex,
from whieE, the money aud few revenue
stamps had been taken, but in which sun.
5 dry private papers remained intact much
} to the satisfaction Of the owner.
II Ten arr, sts were made last week by
, United States Marshal Henry and Deputy
, Marshals Flanagan and Rand, for viola
ton of the Internal Revenue Law or for
smuggling The parties all gave bail.
Joel Gi R.url. Of Bethel charged with pass
ing counterfeit money, was also arrested,
; failed To give bail, and was committed to
iail. All these parties were indicted at
the late term OF the United States Circuit