Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-04
Book Notice.

Two new volumes of the cheap series
which the AppIeton's have in hand. have
Just appeared Wiffen's translation Of.
Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered. and the ninth
of Capt. Narryatts novels, The Poaeher.
Both these volumes are sold in paper
covers at 30 cents. The same publisher,
have added To their ILLUSTRATED Library
Of Romance the Chaplet Of Pearls.
story Of the French court in the sixteenth
century. by Miss Yonge, author Of "the
Heir of Radcliffe The plot turns upon
the religious wars of the period, and in
cludes the massacre Of St. Bartholomew
night in 1572
PERsoNAL-Hon. Charles w. Willard,
member. of Congress, from this district,
left Montpelier for Washington on
Wednesday, accompanied by his wife,
and has taken rooms at No. 4 North a
street, on Capitol Hill. This Is the same
house at which Senator Foot SO long
boarded Judge Poland is at the same
place, and occupies the. rooms formerly
occupied by Mr.. Foot.
Hon. Charles Durkee, a native of
Royalton, this State. Representative in
Congress from Wisconsin in $3.50, I.
5 Senator from the same State in lSj5-6I,
and at present Governor Of Utah Terri
tory, is visiting his friends in this section
for few days, stopping at the American
Hotel, Burlington.
Hon Columbus Delano, who viii uu-
doubtcdly succeed Mr.. Rollins as Internal
Revenue Commissioner, is native Of
Vermont, being born in Shoreham, juno
9th, 1889 In 1917 he removed to Ohio,
in 1881 was admitted to the bar, and in
1881 entered upon public services, in
which, Of various kinds he has been since
employed lie served in the .20th, }Oth
and 10rh Congresses, and in all main
tanned an excellent reputation
ARMS BRuKrN-Mrs McGinnc>S, liv-
ing on Green street, about 90 years of
age, fell down flight of stairs yesterday,
breaking the bones Of both arms near the
wrist Dr. L. A Pond dressed the in
juries.
DANnY.-Tho Rev. ". Whitewater, OF
Brandon, will deliver lecture before the
Good Tempars Of Dlnby, III the church,
at the borough on the evening Of Friday,
March 9th
AcCIDENT-On Thursday of last week
a little son Of L. l.. Gould, of West Rut-
land climbed on tho back Of clair in
which another boy was sitting; the chair
was overturned, entangling the child's
leg, which, together with the weight of
the other boy, caused fracture of the
thigh bone into the knee Joint. The case
is considered somewhat critical. He is
attended by DIR. f. y. Pond.
BURLINGToN.-There is spirited con-
test going on in reference to the city cleo
ton at Burlington, which takes place to-
/ day.
/ The total number of arrivals at the
/ Burlington hotels for the past two weeks
was ,iO3.
"A little girl, daughter of Lewis
| Brown, was seriously injured on Thursday
last, by large piece of frozen snow and
ice becoming loosened from the roof of the
school house on the corner of Murray and
north streets, and falling upon her head
while standing on the ground below.
AoKNowLED DEMENT'S. have received
pharnphlets and documents from the following
sources
From Hon. Il. s. Taft Fourth annual Re-
port of the City of Burlington for 1862"
From selectmen: Report of the Selectmen
and other officers of the town of Rutland for
1862
From Auditors Eighth annual Report of
the Auditors Selectmen, and other officers OF the
town of Mrddlebury for 1862"
Prom Selectmen: Auditors annual Report
of the town of Shrewsbury for lSG9'
From Selectmen Report of the Selectmen
and other officers of the town of Clarendon for
1867
4 From Hon. James Barrett, Woodstock
" Memorial Address on the life and character OF
H Hon. Jacob Collamer" Read before the Yer
: mont Historical Society, in the Representatives
Hall. Oct goth, 1868, by Hon. James Barrett, LII.
Il d., Judge of the Supreme Court