Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-14

ADDISON COUNTY.


The Vergennes Lyceum, which was
so interesting and successful last winter,
is about to be resuscitatsd.
Mr.. Francis Brown, of Goshen, has
raised, the present season, two 'Davis'
Seeding potatoes, which weigh 2 IA
lbs.
Mr.. Albert Hindes, of West Addison,
while at work making stump fence, one
day last week, lost the first finger of one
hand by the careless use of an ak in the
hands of the boy who was at work with
him.
-Messrs Hawkins s. Holt, proprietors
Of the new spool and bobbin factory in
Salisbury, are at present both disabled.
upon bed of rocks below, distance of
fifteen feet, iDjuring his back and hip
badly. Mr.. Holt is very i'll with malig-
nant fever.
j. E. Dewey, Esq, has sold his farm
in the east part of Middlebury to parties
from New York and New Haven, who
have an eye to the valuable mineral spring
located on it, whose waters have already
been analysed, and found to contain va1u-
able medicinal properties.
"A well-nigh serious accident occurred
on the fair ground during the race on
Thursday. One of the horses bolted and
run against the crowd, knocking one lady
down and nearly running over her, but
she jumped up unhurt, and smiled at
the righteousness of her situation. 1t is
said that her waterfall saved her from in
jury.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington County Union Of
Good Templars hold meeting at Factory
Point, October 28th and Goth.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
DR.. G. W. Bromley, of Richmond,
last spring, procured small No. Bres-
see Prolific Potato, weighing but a trife
over one-fourth of pound, and contain
ing eight eyes. These eyes he planted,
and some ten days since he dug, as their
produce, 81 pounds of nice potatos, every
one of which was of good size, and fit for
table use.
The Milton Falls Cheese Factory
Company have sold 200 boxes of cheese,
of their August make, for 16l cents per
pound, and refused the same price for the
balance they have on hand, manufactured
in the same month.
On Friday last, Thomas j. Coon,
William Allen and Elijah Kemp, three
young gentlemen residing in Winooski,
were at Essex Junction, and at Tyler's
Hotel called for something to drink. Not
getting what they wanted, they began to
abuse a stranger who was stopping at the
hotel and finally knocked him down and
otherwise maltreated him. Then they
broke open the bar, helped themselves to
ed the public peace in divers ways.
After nights rest at home, they re-
pented, and went back to the Junction,
and settled up with the stranger, and
and finding the Grand Juror, Mr.. futile.
on the ground, prepared to prosecute,
they signified their willingness to fix up
the matter in any way he should say. In
accordance with his invitation, Coon and
Allen appeared before Justice Monday
morning, pleaded guilty to charge of
breaking the peace, and were fined ten
dollars each, and costs, amounting in all
to nearly s27. Kemp did not keep his
engagement, and is still at large.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Frontier Engine Company of
st. Adams, have voted unanimously to
disband, unless new engine house is
built for their use.
There is living, in Highgate, Mrs.
Polly Seward, who now in the S9th year
of her age-her birthday being in No
vember. She is quite active in body and
mind and few days since she rode a
mile and half and spent the afternoon
visiting, and rode home at night.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
William NJ. Scott is setting one of
Hadley's engines in his shop at Cam
bridge.
"A saw mill belonging to the estate of
Jesse Sears, the underpinning Of ID. G.
Griswold.s carriage shop, a portion of the
dam of NJ. II. Saffords grst mill, and an
old wooden factory at Jacksonville were
swept away by the recent high water.
&C. b. Wait is repairing his hotel at
Cambridge, and when completed it will
be one of the best public houses in the
LsInoiIle Valley.
B. 7. Haley had fifteen head of cat
tie g go down" on bridge at Waterville
village, Monday last. several of which
passed over two dams, and all with one
exception were rescued.