Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18
THE RUTLAND HERALD
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1869.
Vcrnlo ont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.

town liquor agency for the next year.
--Bridport, at the recent town meeting,
voted to build a town hall and appropri-
ated money for the purpose.
The town of Lincoln was thrown in
to panic recently, by malignant mala-
dy, which visited two families in close
proximity. Two out of each family died
in few hours, and four others were lying
in very critical state. By someit was
thought to he a case of poisoning, but one
of the attending physicians pronounced it
putrid typhus.
-Bridport voted tax of Is cents on
the dollar.
Daniel Holbrook, of Orwell has sold
his farm to Mr.. Severance, of Shoreham.
-Weybridge voted tax of twenty i've
cents
Loyal w. Stove, of New Haven, has
been elected county commissioner Of Ad-
olson count y.
Salisbury has balance in its trea-
sury of Sj120, and no debts outstanding
Addison, at the center of the town,
is AS feet above the ocean.
The population of Bridport, in 1850,
was 1893, and in 1860, 1928, showing
decrease in ten years of %.
Addison county is thirty miles in
length, from north TO south, and thirty
three from east to west
Addison county Aas % towns includ-
ing the city of Ecrgennes
-Middlebury has greater number OF
inhabitants ard more wealth than any
other town in Addison county.
Mrs. i. B. Dimick, of Granville,
stepped off the top of winding stairway
few days since, and was very seriously
injured
The Sixteenth Annual Convention of
the Vermont Baptist State Convention,
was held at Bristol in 1910; Rev. John
Ide, moderator Rev Joseph w. Sawyer,
preacher; number of baptisms during the
year previous, S64, and the number of
memberships in Vermont was II ,101.
John Orvis, constable Of Starksboro,
on the 9th inst, seized and conhscated
can which lie found in the sleigh o
Francis Fountain said can containing
eighteen gallons of highwines, which had
been smugg ed from Canada. The vessel
was of peculiar construction, especially
adapted to smuggling, and in the hands
of IT'S owner, who has long been suspected,
has undoubtedly been the instrument OF
deirauding the revenue of a considerable
sum Of money. 1t was Al feet long, 81
feet WIDE and 3 inches thick, intended to
lie in the bottom of a wagon or sleigh
box, and when covered up would hardly
excite the suspicious even of argus-eyed
custom house officials.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bald Mountain, in Arlington, is 3, 124
feet above the ocean.
-Hoosic River is formed in Massachu-
sets, and flows northwesterly through
Pownal into Hoosic, New York, where it
unites with Walloomscoik from Shafts
bury aud Bennington, and passing west
erly, enters tho Hudson River near Still
water.
Bennington county is 30 miles long,
and 20 wide at the northern part.
Bennington county has seventeen
towns.
The county Of Bennington was set
tied as early as June II, 1861.
East Arlington is 515 feet above the
ocean,
The Baptist church in Manchester
contributed, in 1868, $40 to the Baptist
State Convention for destitute churches.
The sd annual session of the YER
mont Baptist Convention was held at
Salisbury in 1856, Rev. S. l.. Elliot, mod
orator; Rev. Ira Pearson, preacher. The
baptisms during the previous year were
313, with total membership of 1926.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
-Hardwick voted a tax of II cents on
the dollar.
The sales of liquor by the town
liquor agent Of IIardwick, last year, was
S90507
The twenty second annual session OF
the Vermont State Baptist Convention,
was held in Hardwick in 1916. Rev.
Elijah Hutchinson, Moderator. Rev. Eli
B. Smith, Preacher. The membership of
the Baptist churches at that time was
1894.
Caledonia county is about 40 miles
long and 80 miles in breadth.
st. Johnsbnry is the wealthiest and
most prosperous town in Caledonia county,
and has been rapidly growing for the last
30 years.
The auditors report Of the town OF
Barnet, reported Its indebtedness to be
S37, 900 above its assets.
Snow in South Wheelock has rem.
dered travelling next to impossible during
the past two weeks. The energy of the
people in breaking roads is all that keep.
communication open.
Hay is worth SEQ per ton in Hard
wick, and very little of it is to be found
fors sale at any price.
B. Fuller, one Of the pioneers of Hard
wick, having been a constant residen,
there for 65 years. and who was the old
est present resident, died Feb. 16. aged
90 years.
Wood sells, delivered at Hardwicl
village, at So per cord "A ft.) and SO pc,
cord for go inch sawed. Slabs (stove
length at 81 per cord.
The town of Danville, on the 18th
inst, is TO vote on the proposition &c
change its subscription to the Portland
and Ogdensburg Railroad from bonds tc
stock.