Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15
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grown together,
Morris Bailey, of Wateryille, lately
slipped from precipioc, in that town,
and escaped instant destruction only by
glasping an overhanging bush, lie strug-
gled in that perilous position until his
strength was nearly exhausted, before he
succeeded in regaining the summit.
Post No. 0, Of the Dept Of Vermont,
G. A. r., organized in Danville, short
timSsince, by eleeting the following Off
GERS, viz: Commander, Q. ]. d, Harris
Senior Vice Commander, 5. II. Stone; Jun
ior Vice Commander, Z. II. Brown; Adju-
tant, S. J, Cummings: Quartermaster,
Geo, W, Cook.
The Franklin County Fair had 800
entries, and its receipts were nearly N,-
500,
"A child, born at Woodstock without
arms, was carried to the agricultural fair
10 receive aims.
There is but one prisoner in Orleans
county Jail, at Irasburgh, and he is in Tor
debt.
L. S. Dutton, of Craftsbury, has
pistareen that he Plowod up in Concord,
Mass, about 20 years ago; all bright and
nice, dated l7ls.
Martin Scott, Of Brattleboro, in twice
sowing, raised Is bushels Of Norway oats,
for which he is offered $3.50 per bushel,
from one pint of seed, for which he paid
S100.
Mrs. Tracy, of Barton, who was re-
Gently taken TO the Brattleboro asylum for
relief, from Bloomington Center, died
while under treatment, and was buried at
Bloomington, Oct. LIST.
Francis Mcdonald, a stone mason by
trade and a drunken fellow, murdered
his wife at Alburgh Springs, last Friday
night. He made his escape across the
/ line to Canada, and was arrested at Clar-
encevillc on Sunday, Oct. 4th, where he
is held in custody awaiting his return I'M
der the eXtradition treaty.
John B. Cook, of Greensboro, lately
sold four calves for 800. They were
nice ones.
A case of fraudulent failure-that of
Huntly 4 Barron, of Newport, has been
uuearthed-large amounts of goods being
found in cellars and other places, which
had been smuggled away previous TO the
failure
/ Officer Bowles, of Newport, seized a
fine span of horses of II. w. Baker, of
Troy, on Sunday of last week, for the al
legged offense of smuggling. Owing to
some failure in the proof they were subse'
quently released.
1 -Smugglcl butter to the extent of "a
tubs was seized at St Adams, last Mon
day
"A Young Mems Christian Association
was organized at Salisbury, with 81 mem
bers.
Roger Willis, of Barton, on Tuesday
last, ,his 90th birthday walked two miles
to buy his wife dress, rather than "wai
{ for the wagon"
The difficulty between the Freshman
, and Sophomore classer in Middlebury col
lege has all been arranged, and everything
is going on tremendously.
"A letter from President Smith, o
Dartmouth College, promises lecture il
Montpelier, about December list, on 18th
Mission of New England"
Harvey Carr, of East Montpelier, raise
the past season - bushels of corn in tn
) ear, to So rods of land, being about 81
bushels to the acre.
Mr. H. w. Soules, of Barre, caught i
a trap, a few days ago, two hawks, one c
which measures 4 feet Il inches, and tn
other feet inch. They will take n
more of his ducks and turkeys.
Newport does not lack for brave VIC
men. The other day, the wife of Nj
James W. Joslyn, espied hawk, who wa
in pursuit of her chickens, upon which sh
seized Jim's gun and brought him first sho
He measured four fees from tip TO tip.
Senator Edmunds has presented tn
High School Association of Richmon,
with bell for their new Academy.
John c. Fisk, Esx., of Hydepark, VIII
was lately attacked and hurt by bull
died on Sunday last from his injuries. Ii
was young man in the prime of life anc
highly respected.
On last week Saturday, Mr.. B. Sissol
went into store at White Creek, and wa
showing another man a loaded pistol, whel
it went off, the ball entering Sisson's alb
domen. He lived in the greatest distres
for few hours, when he died.
Mrs. Milo Durfey of New Haven, Of
her sixty-frst birth day, spun seventy
seven knots of stocking yarn We thin
this will be hard to beat.
]: Mrs. Martin CASTILLO, Of Worcester
on Wednesday, presented her HUSBAND
: with three heating childreu-two sons am
one daughter, weighing six, seven an
eight pounds respectively. All doini
: well.
Friday evening as the Mountain Mai
was towing large load Of lime from Ma
goon's Point, at Newport, the barge strucl
a snag, as is supposed, and capsized
There were one hundred and fifty cask
of lime on board, all of which were lost
A man named George Allen, was on tn
barge at the time, but chung to the oar
until he was rescued.