Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-29
Vermont News.
ORLEANS COUNTY.

ln8ly Gull.
Vermont News.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
"A few days ago, L. ]. Sartwell, Esq,
went to adjust the wheel to his carding
machine at North Troy, when he found
a mud turtle under it weighing some
twenty pounds. The wheel had worm
hole through the back of the turtle caus-
ing its death.
Last Wednesday forenoon, Newland
Perkins, Of Troy, VT, 90 years of age,
spread an acre Of stout grass in three
hours, and raked and tumblcd up hay
until five o'clock in the afternoon. Few
men Of his aye can boast Of such days
work.
On Thursday night tho friends Of O.
i. Sisco, Of Jay, visited his house az a sur
prise party, and left household furniture,
provisions clothing and money to the
amount Of 500, to make up for loss SUE
tanned lately by fire.
On the 18th inst, very high wind
prevailed at Jay. A barn belonging to-
Mr.. Percy 40 K GO with bascment was
moved at one end distance Of eight
inches and "a building belonging to o.
f. Sisco, which had recently been moved
on to the spot where his house was burn
cd and left ON the rollers, was moved a
/ distance of two feet
The Union Republican County Con-
vonton Of Orleans County, is to be held
al lrasburgh, Wednesday, August 18TH
-Joutthl IN Page Of Charleston, has Sc
cured the mail contract from Newport to
Derby Center. The citizens Of Charles
ton have raised 500, for which sum he
runs the stage through to that village
every night making connection night
and morning with Newport.
Nine persons joined the Lodge Of
Coed Tcmplar5 At Newport Center last
Saturday night
STRAWBERRIES AGAIH.-Mr Frost in
forms Us that his two strawberry beds
cont ain one hundred and fifty plants, and
cover one hundred and sixty-two feet Of
ground The yield is 40 per cent, Dir.
/ Rowoll's about A. As DIR. Woodbou,e's
plants cover six hundred feet OF ground,
we should Judge the yield was not quite
Is good.
PER7oEAL~-Col. George A. Merrill
loft on the mail train yesterday for Que
bcc,from whence he sails on Saturday next
for Eurgpe,
-Jamo, Merrill, Esq, Of New York,
former cashier Of the Rutland County
Bank, j. topping in town for few
days.
AT the recent commencement Of Ho-
BART College, New York, the degree Of
AN in course was conferred on Geo.
Rrigl- Esd, Of Brandon.
Mr.. George II. Cramer OF Troy, Pre-
silent Of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
Rulra,l, was last week elected President
Of the Glcn- Falls Railroad, vice John
Herman, resigned.
Hon Luke F. Poland Of St. Johns
bury, al Hon. Levi Underwood Of Bur
lingtau, were in town yesterday.
\ NEW ENGINE-Thursday afternoon
the opportunity was afforded rs ST exam
ming "a new passenger engine undergo
| Ing the last finishing touches of the brush
At the paint shop of the Rutland Rail
road. II is now nearly complete in every
part. Itisa large engine, weighing twenty
five and a half tons, with five feet driving
| wheels. sixteen inch cylinders, and TWEEN
| ty inch stroke. Every part of the engine
was constructed at the Rutland Railroad
VI tcAiuo Shop, under the direction of its
account li-hel and intelligent master me
ch mic. y t. Davis, and the workman
ship exhibited is confrmatory of his
great skill in his department of labor 1t
is finished in excellent style, and its
adornmeuts and paintings are yet another
evidence Of the dexterity in execution of
Mr.. L. b Southland, eyincing that he has
but few superiors in ornamental designing
and painting. II is work of which all
who had any part in its construction may
well he proud
This locomotive Is 70 bear the name
very appropriately, Of the ehicient ana
| popular Muster OF Transportation OF the
Rutland Railroad, II. j.. Chamberlain"
II i fitting recognition OF Mr.. Cham
beriaih services III the management OF The
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