Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-16


front rank Of scientific men. Particulars
presently.
The hay crop in this State bids fair to
be unprecedentedly heavy this year.
Saturday. June q, Mrs. Pearl of
Sheffield, in going up stairs, fell and
broke the neck OF the thigh bone. She is
IS years old, and the break will, OF course,
be very difficult to heal.
Bradford academy commences its fall
term, August 20, under the charge of
Prof J. w. Palmer.
John Brogett, employed at the Ives
mine in Bolton, was recently drowned
there while bathing.
John A. johnson of Chicago has been
selected as the orator of the alumni of the
University of Vermont At Burlington at
the forthcoming commencement.
"A mammoth bear, weighing 426 lbs
was caught in q trap in Pownal few
days since. and dispatched after severe
struggle.
Mr.. Henry w Bailey Of Newbury,
sold to Mr.. Barker Of Massachusetts, ON
4 the 4th inst, asplendid chestnut colored
horse for the hundsome sum Of $1,000
The horse was sired by J H. Pcters's
Morgan horse Vermont" and is the
second one OF this horses colts that has
been sold for $1,000 within year.
Mr.. John Russ died at the residence
of his son-ln-law, H. G. Drigg, in Brad
ford. July ID, at heudvanccd OF age s.
years, and months Mr. Russ was a mem
Der OF the Masonic fraternity, and the
Oldest member Of Jackson, Lodge, OF Wet
Fairlee. He WAS buried with Masonic
honor. at Thetford Centre on the Sab
bath, a large number of the fraternity
and others being present.
Mr.. Ballou of Barnet. i, making
tenement house of an old buildin. which
ne bough; of DIR. Hzelton. 1t was the
first meeting house burlt in town and
formerly stood at Lyndon Centre. Mr..
Robert Harvey, Esq. bought it and
moved it down 10 Lyndon, an for many
years it WAS used for store house, barn.
&c
j NJ. Fraser has been appointed ,ta-
ton agent ut Georgia, vice Sherman. re-
signed
Mr.. c. w. McKoy of Lyndon was
badly injured Wednesday In attempting
to yet from a Load q hay 10 the NOW, his
head struck the great BEAM" knocking
him back upon the load, and from there
to the barn floor. Hi. injuries are Sc
rious
The Fourth was celebrated at Peach
ain with the usual noise. commencing
before ever the day began, and BY pro-
ces'ion, an address 10y Rev. F. B. Fi.ke,
and ,umptuous dsnner, interspersed
witl,music and followed by toasts Ev-
erything passed off admirably, and the
people OF the Hollow" who NAV Justly
be called the hosts of the day won for
themselves great credit, as also did the
band who that day had their frst good
chance in town.
Mr.. Edgar Garvin and his helper Of
Fairfax, says the Montpelier Argus, sawed
in one week 10000 feet of lumber. with
one of Lanes Mills, driven by a 40-inch
Green Mountain Turbine. water wheel. /
which is about the best saving Oh record. 4
The mill is owned by Calkin and S. Gar
vim, and is situated about one mile from
Fairfax village, on the Missisquoi river
Several men in St. Johnsbury were
overcome by the unusual heat of Friday !
and Saturday, and Thomas Cabal ono of
Mr. Livingston's haymakers, was so badly |
off that fears of serious result were APP
pretended but we learn he is recovering |
Ice water killed a good many last Sat-
urday.
The annual meeting of the Passump-
sic Railroad is to be held at the Mem
phremagog House, July Both.
The National Opinion of Bradford,
says in reference to political parties in
that town:
The Democrats In this town regard the
prospect of Democratic victory next fall
as decidedly slim, and some of the mare
verydespondent Judging from the following
remark made by one of the prominent
ones said he, Fate and Providence are
against US; every man who moves out of
town is Democrat, and those who come
in are Republicans; and every man that
dies in town is Demo ratt' They think
Fate, Providence and the Republican
party are too much for them.
The Fourth was celebrated at Barnet
more than usual. In the morning a COM
pany of antiques and Horribles," of
about thirty horsemen and ten on foot,
came out and marched through all the
streets Of the village. All seemed to en-
Joy it-those not concerned as well as
those that we're. There was picnic in
the school house yard for the amusement
Of the Sunday school, &c.
Mr.. Lawrence, an employee in the pa
per mill Of Bacon, Ide & Co. at St. Johns
bury Centre, got caught, on Friday, by
q revolving shaft and considerably in
jurod. His clothing was entirely stripped
from him, and it was only by the prompt
stopping Of the machinery by some one
at hand, that his life was saved.
DIR. G. B. Bullard Of st. Johnsbury