Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-29


Cook, of Glover, thepast season raised -
bushels Of wheat.
Rev. c. S. Swift, of Stockbridge, re-
cen tly dug sli bushels of Early Good
rich potatoes, the product of one bushcl
Of seed.
Mrs. Mary Petty, OF North Dorset,
has wovo, in the past two years, over
seventeen hundred yards Of rag carpeting,
besides doing her own housework.
Henry NJ. Doubleday captured three
fine raccoons few nights since, on the
farm of his brother, about two miles
above West Hartford.
John B. Hazen, of West Hartford,
had twelve lambs killed few days since
by being run over by freight train on
the Vermont Central Railroad.
Rev s r. Hall Of Bloomington, has
in press an Alphabet of Geology; or first
lessons in geology and mineralogy, with
suggestions on the relations OF rocks to
soils.
Gilman Bryant shot an owl, in the
north part of Bloomington, on Monday Of
last week which measured 4 feet inches
from tit to tip of wings.
Mr.. Albert Dimmick. Of Walden has
native COW, from which he has made in
two weeks, thirty one pounds of butter.
Who beats this,
Il 0. of G. IA Lodge of Good
Templars was instituted at Rochester last
Saturday evening with membership of
81, and prospect of large accensions
Stephen Cook, of Charleston, this
week lost nice young cow from drink
ing a quantity of butter brine, obtained
by accident. She bloated and died in
about half an honr.
We hear that the honored and vener-
able Ex-Governor Hiland Hall, of Ben
nington, and Mrs. Hall, will soon cele-
brate their golden wedding, and that the
invitations to the interesting occasion
will include all the Benningtonians over
fifty years ofage.
Michael Carley, an employed in
Grifiith's saw mill, at North Dorset. had
his face badly cut and several teeth
knocked out, last Friday, by stick of
wood thrown from circular saw at
which he was at work He was attended
by DR.. Martin, of Dandy.
The fountain on the grounds of Seth
B. Hunt, at Bennington, is the highest
but one in the world. 1t is drawn from
the hills through six-inch pipe, throw
ing stream 16S feet, presenting the ap-
pearance at short distance of single
silver bar. Its cost was $4,000. The
grounds about it are thrown open to the
publis on Tuesday and Friday evenings
Last Tuesday, as Mr.. Hubbard JOS
lyn,of Derby Line,was engaged in lead
ing colt in Bloomington, near Mr..
Gross with the halter passed through a
wheel which he had standing up in the
back part of the wagon, the colt became
fractions and pulled Mr.. Joslyn's hand
through the wheel severing the thumb in
frightful manner.
DIR. Sparks house in Stockbridge was
entered on the night of the 14th and a
pocket-book taken. Following so soon
after the burglary at Royalton, and being
in that vicinity, the act may have been
committed by the same party.
The average receipt of customs at
Newport for the past three months have
been more than $500 per day in gold.
At Derby Line, we learn that the average
has been over $500 per day for the same
time.
Nearly 100000 pounds of hops were
shipped for market, at Newport during
three days of last week. They were sold
at 10 cents per pound, amounting to s15,-
600. The greater number Of growers are
holding on for higher prices.
r. Currier and sons, of Troy, recently
waylaid huge bear destroying their corn.
After wounding the bear, and he in turn
freeing his assailants, truce for the
night was declared. In the morning the
bear was quickly dispatched, weighing
275 pounds, yielding 20 pounds of tried
oil