Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-11
Vermont Items.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.


w. Z. Garfield, of Pownal, has sold
his house and lot in that place to Joseph
w. Wright for 1900.
The Hoosae Valley Mills at Pownal,
manufactured $4,000 yards of cashmere
in the twenty-four working days of Feb
ruary.
Fifty new freight cars have been
added to the rolling stock of the Benning-
ton and Rutland Railroad, and fifty more
will be in few days:
Seth Hopkins, of Salem. n. Y, shot
in Sandgate, few days since, a brown
eagle, WHICH measured six feet and seven
inches from tip to tip.
George Clair, announced to give dra-
matte readings at Bennington last week,
failed to put in an appearance, keeping a
large audience waiting for couple of
hours, which the Banner characterizes as
dishonorable ON the part of George.
cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
&C. H. Brown, of Jericho, has lately
sold the Hunt farm in Essex, to G. c.
Morse, of Burlington, for $4,000.
A f. Chaplin, of Colchester, has just
sold his farm in Jericho to G. II. Rowe,
of Jericho, for $500.
A correspondent at Alburgh Center,
writes the Free Press, that flock of
twenty-four robins was seen in Alburgh,
February 18th, in the yard of Stephen
Mott, opposite Fort Montgomery. After
remaining while, they flew north, and
on the 10Th, returned, and alighted
on the same tree, when they were seen
and counted by several persons.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The snow is about four feet deep in
A paper was circulated in st. Adams,
on Tuesday, for w. H. McAllister, for
Postmaster.
John Finn has purchased the Valley
Hotel in Fairfax, and took possession on
the 1st inst.
Patrick ii. Ryan, of Fairfax, was
arraigned before Justice Wells on Friday
last, found gailty of violating the pro-
hibitory law, and a penalty imposed OF
$44, including costs.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, of Enosburgh Falls,
received $3.50 from an oyster supper on
the evening of the 25th.
The Swiss Bell Ringers give an enter
tainment at St Adams next Thursday
evening.
Franklin voted to raise tax Of only
II cents. on the dollar.
John whitney, of Franklin, has
been elected Commissioner in Franklin
county
Highgate Lodge of Good Templars was
March ?, with IS members,
Rev. James Robinson is w. @. T., Belle
Sanborn, w. V. L.
st. Adams reports surplus of s ,239
Of assets over liabilities, and gets along
with tax of 20 cents for next year; the
estimated expenses for 1869 being for
town officers $500; for the poor and poor
house, $4,000; current expenses, $4,000.
Milo Lewis has sold his farm in Berk-
shire, to C. p. V. n Lewis, of St Adams,
for $4,000
A nv - .
Berkshire Center for the purpose of pur-
chasing an organ for the church there
We understand that the organ is to be
bought of G. NJ. Mansfield, of West Berk-
shire. SO says the Richford Sentinel.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
In consequence Of the great depth OF
snow on the ice, communications between
the several towns in the county is nearly
Hiram Center has sold his home farm
IF 90 acres, in Grand Isle, TO Serene G.
Macomber, for $4,000 also Al acres to
The same for $4,000; also 80 acres to Nor
man Gordon for $1,000.
More newspapers and periodicals, are
taken, and more money is expended for
the support Of schools. in Isle La Motto
in proportion to its population. than in
my other town ip the county.
Grand Isle, with population of G4i
222 of the foreign clement
lakes 237 copies of newspapers and peri
divi ded az follows: 1877 political
30 religious 5, Al agricultural, AZ literary
and Al mi scellaneous publications.
The South Hero Library Association
gave an exhibition on Tuesday evening
the 23d the proceeds to be expended in
procu ing additions of books to the Ii
brary
= South Hero has a new sensation. A
Mr. Perry, who keeps a grocery of mod
ere tie dimensions at TIM -Four Corners
AT d who is also town agent for the sale o1
" spirituous refreshments" has electrified
the community, by boldly charging large
number of the citiZsns of that place
many of whom are highly respectable
with having grossly insulted her on di
vers occasions. The accusation is be-
lieved to be false in every particular; but
the whole affair has furnished the commun
ity with plenty of material for unhealthy
gossip.
The regular term of the County court
was opened at North Hero on Tuesday
the 23d, and closed on Wednesday even
ing. Owing to the heavy fall of snow
and bad roads, the attendance was unusu
ally small on both days and but two case.
were disposed of. In the case of Franci,
Mcdonald charged with the murder O
his wife, at Alburgh Springs, on the Isl
of October last, the grand juror presented
a hill in dictipo him for vnapalourhtor