Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-07


railroad hut thc ta,kmcn arr laying /
The rails south from Bennington, and the
through train. irom Montreal and New
York will he running wrr tho ral ia
next
onn FEIows, The odd Fellow
throughout the country generally, 'el,'
brated on Monday last, the iorty-umth
Of the establishment, # tle
Order, Snowy professions, grand dinner
and eloquent speeches by digni,artr' 81
the mystic brotherhood were the order ot
the day aud evening, in Boston, Lowell,
Providence, and other Nrw England ci'
iic,,
FnrNn nENn,-ou Thursday after
unon, about o'clock, the body ui map
was found in the pond, near tie stone
mill. at Middle Granville, by -amt boy
who we're there fishing The hc, w'~
made known, and the body taken trm
the water and laid upon the bank, and tie
coroner Immediately notified, From ap-
pearanccs the body had been in the water
Tor some time The head was badly
hrui>cd-t three ea,he, having been made
in the forehead. A Catholic testament
and two-bladcl knife were found on the
body, hut neither wallet nor money In
thu testament Nas Written the namc ot
!, Patrick Farrell, Rutland, VT" WcmNc
not learned the result of the inquest
PERsaNN.-IIou. Jonathan Edwards
Field, Of Stockbridgc, Mass, brother Of
Cyrus and David Dudley Field, and an
eminent lawyer, died suddenly at his
home recently, in the tiity-siSth year of
hi, age.
Mr.. I Erome Hopkins on Monday
evening last, received a handsome silver
mounted baton, present from the mem
hers Of his Orpheon Choral Glass in New
York, Mr. Hopkins responded in an e!o-
luent manner.
The Speaker q the MiGu",ota House
# Representatives is a GrceG Mountain
boy, and he prc,hlcs with dignity and
grace worthy Of his position. II, Is a
farmer by practice, a FaYcr 10y nane
and ly profession a lawyer Vermont
Il a, ten members in the Senate and
House
The Burlington Times >ay, in TIA,
. II list If those who are marked un the last
" Army Register rs having declined ap.
pointments, We notice the name OF Ten
/. \. Grant. formerly commanding the
First Vermont Brigade, AS having de
+. clincd the appointment of Lieut.. Colone
If the Thirty-sixth Regular Infantry
SvicrpE.-Charlcs Mosicr Of Wancn-
burgh, y. Y, put an end to his life On
recent Saturday night, in the followin
deliberate manner " In the course of Tia
evening he had exhibited unmiStakahl
symptoms Of arrangement; rcmorking "a
one time TO a friend, while drinking, tia
that was the last drop Of beer lac shout
ever take; but subsequently meeting
other friends, they took another glass 9
j., beer around, when Mosier again remark
ed, that was the last drop of boer he shout
take. also, that he never should take an
: more water Really alarmed by III
time. the friends asked him ii he intendo
to kill himself, to which h replied, tina
he did, and that nothing could proven
him. One Of them burst into tears an
endeayored to persuade him cut of h
= idea. hut in vain. On reaching bone, b
/. took dose OF opium that he had bouEl
+, at drug store, his wife thinking ii med
:, cine. and soon afterwards fell over, ha
/, ing been rendered unconscious. \ phy-
! clan was Immediately sent for under Il
=, impression that it was 4 ftintin- fit, bl
,. the doctor, seeing the opium, at one" pr
= uouncel il impossible to save him. Cth'
,s physicians were sent for, but medical al
;. was mavailing, and he soon expire
. Deceased was 81 years Of age, had been
lieutenant in the 96th Regiment \. y.
= Vols, aud was a man of good characte
+ 1t is thought the real cause for the act III
II not transpired.
; COMMUNICATIVE town Of Cdmbridg,
in Lamoille county, with Grand List {
. d little over six thousand four hundred
is and Il population of seventeen hundred
( with a LITTLE over three hundred voter
claims to have fifty men worth from so
600 to a 100000
This town, one of the largest and ricl
:. est in the county, on the 2lst of Apr
voted not to bond the town in aid Of til
Lamolle Valley Railroad by vote of T.
to IS.
l HAMBLEToNINN-A promising son ,
this celebrated horse has been brougl
= proving stock, named Young Dexter
H. who is worthy of being half-brother {
le the removed " Dexter" and stock-growel
n will find il to their interests to oonsu
as the advertisement i'll another column.
:. PaTESTs.-Patents were granted 10 n
: sidents Of this State for the week euding
April 2Sth, as follows
" Charles Walker of Chester, for improve
y bed bottom
It Urban A. Woodbury. of Morrisvillc. f,
as improved looking-glass.
r. David Young Of East Topsham, for in
~ provement in sugar pan derrick.
:. B. B. Choate Of Springfield, for impro
- cd mop wringer.
" Henry J. Ruggles OF Poultncy, for in
:, proyement in moving machines
1t, G. A. Watkins of Proctorsville, for il
~. proved chair seat Annotated April
1900