Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06
state Notes.

state Notes.
Burton LA, population OF 1880.
Washington County has - towns
and % postoiiiocs.
The Tenth Vermont Regiment WAS IN
II battles.
The number OF sheep killed hy dogs
in Vernon, in 1866, was 4a5,
The average board OF farm laborers
in Vermont in 1886. was estimated al
Silsl per man,
The grand list Of Vermont for State
taxes is Slos,O2SG2
-Windham County has had bat oae
Governor Frederick Holhrook
Vermont is the 2sth State in the
Union in number OF population.
Plymouth has Ave lyccums in fall
bloom
A steam mill has been built in Ply
mouth for getting out chair stuff
A series of temperance. lectures are
being delivered in Grafton; the first was
BY y. Ii. Bixby, on the 18th ult. The
mex, is to be delivered 10y David Palmer
A eornct band has been organized in
Grafton by Prof, Merrill
- Chester Academy commences its
spring term "Wednesday. February 90
The Uniyersalist Society of Chester
have extended a call To Rev +. S. Foster
Of Middletown, Conn, at salary OF
800.
Mr.. PIP. Strong of Upper Falls. in
the town of Weathersield. recently had
all his fingers and thumb sawed Oft his
right hand by circular saw.
Montpelier is to have a grand rsusi'
cal festival, February 4th to 9TH. The
arrangements are complete for most in
teresting and successful occasion.
j. c. Spaulding of Proctorsyille, has
the contract for rebuilding the Jail al
Woodstock. and already has commenced
getting his material upon the ground
+ Rev. II ID. kitchel delivers the
second lecture before the St Johnsbury
people, February 4th Subject. "Appro
pirate Eduration, or the training of eacl
soul according to its gifts and purpose il
life"
-Rev. Thomas H. Garfield, formerly
of Vermont. is laboring as Home Mis-
sionary at Oswego, Kansas, where he ex'
poets soon to organize a churcl--the first
one south of Fort Scott.
Rev. +. T. Goodwin formerly o
East Burke was dismissed from tho
church in Columbus, Ohio, December 2i
that he might accept the cell extended tc
him from Chicago.
Rev. Asa d. Smith, ID, Presiden
Of Dartmouth College, delivered Lee
turc at St Johnsbury, Jan. % Subject
\" New England and her mission
] Dewey, Noble 4 CO., agents for tn
Travellers Insurance Company" at -
Adams, paid II. NJ. Warren, OF that plac.,
$3.50 weekly compensation for six week
and a half disability, resulting from Al
accident j., word to the wise. &c.
} The Bradford Farmers Club, at thei
; last meeting, discussed the subject {
: sheep; best breed and general manage
ment.
Rev. B. +, Livingston of the Meth'
> dist Church in Richford, has been III
: recipient Of donation of 5000.
Andrew r. Rankin. Esq, the ne
} Secretary of the Board of Education, d
livered a lecture before tho Lyccum .
East St Johnsbury, Jan. 3lst. Subject
, The Duties of Parents to Public Schools
The friends of Rev r. II. Barton ,
East Burke, have presented him with II
proceeds of festival, amounting to Sl5
, AT an informal visit of his neighbor
Rev. Asa f. Clark of Brattleboro, WI
/, presented with $45.
The Orleans County Agriculture
Society have located their fairs for II
next five years at Barton Landing.
Barton is to have course of six le
lures Among the lecturers are Rev. ID
j Smith of Hanover, Prof. Lincoln of Can
bridge, Mass, Rev DIR. Sweet of Bosto
D and Rev. DR. Todd of Pittsfeld.
, The annual meeting of the Orlear
County Temperance Society was held
Coventry, Jan. 20 Hon. Luther Bak
5 of Newport was elected President, and
# A. Hall of Bloomington Secretary.
k Rev. s. X. B. Perkins of Glover h
received a donation of $40.
:. General and Mrs. S. 3. Haseltine.
n Bakersfield, celebrated the fftieth am
: versary of thei.- marriage on the 10th U
y Gen. Haseltine has been u resident of b
+ kersfeld 81 years. He was married
i Miss Betsey Hill in 1918 by Joseph Ba
i rett, and of those present on that occasi'
5. only sir survive. Three were present {
r the 10Th. viz A. Dean, S. P. Hill and
g O. Pratt. The General made some int
!, : esting remarks, slluding to his interest
. the Sunday School, and placed in the han
i. of Rev. Mr.. Wr;, yht, SO for the benefit