Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

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burnt cut little time previous, and only
the timely discovery and prompt action
on the part Of occupants, saved the house
from total destruction,
Last Thursday customs officer c, W,
Smith Of Barton seized three teams con-
tanning over seventy gallons OF contra
hauA whi~key, the team- and ell valued At
$500,
r 1t is stated that Mr., Geo, T, ByiRg-
ton Of the last class al Andoy1r, has re-
eciyed and accepted a call to the pastorste
Of the Congregational Church at Benson
Among the regular passengers ON the
afternoon train between Brattlehoro and
New London, l. a striped kitten, Sac
has been over the road twice a day for
the last two months, and seems to be per-
icctly at home in har moving domieile.
An old fashioned spelling school re-
Gently took place in Panton. After the
spelling class had done their best" and
three nconquered spoilers were left
masters Of the field and of the spelling
book, the scholars connected with the
school occupied the balance Of the even
ing with deelamatior.s and dialogues. The
good old days are returning, Let Us have
more spelling schools and less bad spoilers
The expense of tn town Of Whining
ton, for the year ending March |, 1865,
include SlSst.S1 for support Of the poor ;
Si3G32 IN excess OF highway taxes, for
highways and bridges; $jlj for building
new raAls aad damages caused by the
-,amc aud SlsG Is for cost Of suits, Bal
anrc in the treasury subject to abatements
and discount $sl0.5G,
Some SIN years since, more or less,
Major Aldrieh, of Newianc, left town quiz
city, wi,hou, publishing his future head
quartcrs, and no traces of him were ion nd
UT left, We, the body o; a man frozen to
death, was discovered in the valley Of the
Connecticut, and presumed 10 bc that of
II" missing man February 9th, 1865. to
the joy Of his friend, he rcappolrcd to his
relatives in Boston, alive and well. ASSUME
ing win naive truth that he had been
hboringIwi;@in go miles Of Boston since
leaving Vermont
AT the recent festival Of the ladies
Of the Baptist society in Brattleboro,
"a silver Tea Set" Was presented to
the clergyman who should have the
most VOTES. On the first evening the can
ya>s went On very quietly, the interest
increasing On the second more ana more
,ili the final announcement Rev. Aldi.
son Brown, 40; Rev. A. c. Steven :, 663
Rev. Cha,, O'Reilly, pos; Rev. y. Nj, ,hiI
1875; Roy, JAS Eastwood, 81, Rev. Mr.
smith, :. 50 the Silver Tea Set" was
prcstntel 10y DR.. Post, in behalf of the
ladies. to Mr. Brown, who accepted the
same with few remarks, expressing his
thanks Tor the beautiful gift prcse 1ted
him.
Iotr~N>A.-The pyoileof Louisiana
a'' 'I'''''y !" vote on Il constitution io'
,'''' 9'"'e' ANA 'I' same effort to defeat II
&, L. be made that was successful in
-AtatAma. General Tricayk has com,
mrugrl the business b, ordering the re-
ia",Hi ct nearly all Of the present city
...''. W NJ" Orleans mos. If whom
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H"~.-h iF>'- ''hfF"I "r'hf refuses Il
yield t" HIM and the matter has been re
,errcl 10 the President. Ii is o.po led
tl..ttl. President will r,tnse IA rcIi ev,
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nnvan>id"r!nS method for the relief Of
Alabama, and the dtmond, Of I.oul,iana
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lorh Herald has gon" oyer, bag and lag
&ago, t. General Gr- Mt, and now abuses
the. President roupdlv every morning.
h"\'s fAih'-~fhe Troy and Boston
Fa'Iroadtumpany paid Mosher 4 MeEl-
vain. the stage contractors. 81 600 bonns
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