Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-17

stores and warehouses. 10 Is portaule,
simple in its construction, not liable to
get out of order, is easily worked, and Is
so powerful that man can easily raise
any bale or box OF goods 70 which it may
be attached BY means Of break the
load may be carefully lowered and easily
stopped in its upward or downward pas
sage. 1t is remarkably compact, and can
be readily taken from one building TO an
other when necessary. q, +, Senter,
Weldon Hotel, New York, had the ma
chine ON exhibition,
PooLs-The Directors Of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society are DESTROYS Of
informing the public that they had no
connection, directly or indirectly, with
the selling Of pools at the American
House, Burlington, for the race on Satur-
day last,
Trick PoNIEs.-Prof. Hamilton ox-
hibits his trick ponies on the Park, in
front OF the county Jail, this p. IN. at
o'clock, Mr.. II, has exhibited at the State
Fair during the past week, and is highly
spoken Of by the Burlington papers.
BuRGLARY,--The Rutland Railroad sta
ton at Cuttingsvillc was broken into yes
terday morning, about two o'clock, and,
no money being found, quantity of local
tickets taken, No clue has yet been
gained Of the robhcr.
( An INTENSIVE FREsHET.-Tho severe
rains of Saturday evening have been
destructive in every direction. Bridges
have been swept away, highways washed
out, leaving large gullies, and rendering
them, in many instances, impossible for
miles, having been blocked with trees,
rocks and rubbish.
/ In Mendou, eleven bridges, situated ON
the different streams, and large num-
Der Of culverts, are either entirely or par
TALLY gone. Saw-logs, boards and tim
bar collected Mt the various mills, have
hoated away and been distributed at diff
ferent points along their routes. The loss
To tho town of Mendon is severe, which
viii require large tax TO restore and re-
pair the damages Fences and other
movable property have been distributed
in all directions, and much injury done to
standing crops.
From the Coffee House. in Sherburne,
TO Gaysville, on branch of the Quechee
River, not "a bridge is left, and in other
directions from Sherburne, fittsield and
Gaysville, the damage j. reported rs sim
liar to that already mentioned.
The bridge known as the Curtis Bridge,
in the north part of Rutland, on the road
to Mendon, was rendered unsafe for
travellers The East Creek bridge, on
West street, is somewhat damaged, the
abutment being undermined. but it Is not
rendered impossible.
The telegraph line over the bennington
Il Rutland Railroad, generally called No.
|, also the line from Montreal to New
York, via Albany No 2-wcre broken by
the heavy storm uur report of to-day
comes over wire No. :.
Mr.. l., Fuller, Of l'ittsiicld whose farm
is about mile distant from the Coffee
House in Shcrhunc, lost twenty-five
shocks Of corn a private bridge, and much
damage was douc To his meadow land.
Mr. Estabrook, of Shcrhurnc, lost very
fine stone dam, together with four or five
hundred feet Of pcnt-,tock. He had a
horse in a lot adjoining, when the mill
dam gave away it carried the horse
through the lot and over an old dam, and
when found was literally covered with
hor.o wa. M, ;rinra1
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a,oa.w,,1 fIEn,, his hnuso =, ro,t d.on
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The Guf bridge above T.. Johnsons
residence, Mendon, was carried away, and
the road on thewest end was washed away
some twenty-five or thirty feet, and large
rock loft standing midway between the
bridge and the bank
The saw mill of MesSrs Ripleys was in
jurcd and narrowly escaped being carried
away.
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