Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-02

The frame OF the new hotel at North
Troy Is nearly up, and the work is to be
pushed forward as vigorously IA possible.
The paper that gives the most atten'
tion to local matters" says Hon. c. W,
Willard, sis bound to be the most popu-
lar aud successful
Nearly ten ear loads of Missisquoi
spring water, from Sheldon, VT, passed
through Springfield, Mass, for New York
last month. IL costs 500 a car load To
take it from ST. Albans To New York.
Rev Daniel Goodhue, recently from
Troy. n. H., has commenced his labors in
the churches at Wes,feld and South Troy.
He has moved into the parsonage at West
field. Salary, 500.
AT the recent prize exhibition by the
freshmen of Amherst College, the second
prize was awarded to j. w. Simpson, Jr,
son Of Hon. J, W. Simpson of East Crafts
bury. Subject; "The First Blow and the
Last"
During the thunder shower on Mon
day evening of last week several per-
sons in Derby Center were SEN
sibly affected by the severe lightning.
Mr.. Forbes Mcpherson was prostrated
and 80 stunned that some time elapsed be-
fore he fully recovered from the shocE.
The Nswp6st Express says: Mr.
Charles Thompson of Greensboro recently
lost an excellent horse II was sick only
few hours, and when found in the -
ture his head, limbs and large veiaa Sefe
terribly swollen A number Of 49, in
that section have died in . si1f1sf man
ner within a few months o. any Of
our horse doctors toll what ~ disease is,
and The remedy therefor ?
! Last Saturday evening, Miss Thank
full Ide of Coventry, lady about 90 years
/ of age, died after sickness Of not more
than fifteen minutes, though it is proba-
Bile that disease has been upon her for
some time. She was daughter Of Rev.
John Ide, the first settled minister in
Coventry and sister of Rev. George B.
Ide, DID, of Springfield, Mass.
The ladies ear between Springfield,
Mass, and Newport, Vt, will commence
running on Monday of next week. The
Passumpsic railroad put another train on
their road at that time, which will make
two through trains daily, between that city
and Lake Mcmphremagog. Only a few
warm days are needed to start city people
counsry ward.
-Freighting on the Connecticut River
Railroad has been unusually brisk for the
last two months, and the through trains
have had all they could attend to. Much
of the freight comes through from the
north.
! --Fhe letters of administration in the
estate of the late Capt. Sherman of Yer
geunes, require stamps to the amount OF
so; and probably settlements outside
the State will require So more.
AS Gen. Hawkins OF St. Johnsbpry,
took his seat as one OF the Vice. Presidents
in the Democratic Convention, recently,
helbrought the house down by announcing
that he had voted the Democratic ticket
50 times, and he hoped to live to vote it
50 times more.
On Tuesday last John Conway, an
Irish boy about II years old, was killed
while bathing, at Keene, n. H., where he
was visiting some friends, He climbed Il
tree that overhung the water for the pur-
pose of making dive, and on plungng
into the water struck his head against
rock and broke his neck His body WAS
brought up to Bellows Falls on the 10
o'clock night express.
On Saturday, June d, Messrs. Nam
grave and Baldwin, members of the At
hntic Boat Club of Hoboken, n. J, start
cd in their new boat the Jay Cook, a
Boston wherry, for Montreal, intending
to pull all the way via Hudson River to
Troy, thence through Champlain Canal
and Lake Champlain.