Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-02
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LANOILLK CoUHrr.
Mr.. Caldwell, the keeper Of II
Summit House on Hsns6elA Noustain,
hes discovered Q curious law Of nature
under which the pitching Of . tsot b. 9
osmping-out party on the summit + 4
ways followed BY . three days rain. H
dos not undertake 70 account for II,
but in. four years he ssys II has nsveE
failed in . single instance. Hsrs b .
problem for the sav.ns after they hsvs
finally settled the vexed question how IL
zoe disappears in the Lake.
ORANGE COUNTY.
"A new horse hoe has been intro
duced into Randolph, the present ssasoa.
that is . decided success. By some sim.
pie adjustment of the teeth it win plant
corn and potatoes, hoe the same, wesd ont
Q gsra.~. ..a - ii-.-- I;-i. - -.shs
very neatly and eIpeditiously.
There is in Tunbridge, . man BY tAs
nsme Of Diamond, who IL the father a
fourteen children by bis first wife. Abost
. year since he married the widow a
Rhino Howe, who is the mother q
fifteen children. A few weeks hncs she
presented her husband with . Ape iita1s
Diamond, which, added 10 the former
jewels, makes tse goodly number Of dirty
precious gems in one splendid ooronet.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
AT the recent term of the Supreme
Court, in Montpelier. twelve petitions for
divorce were granted, five of which were
for willful desertion, Ave for intolsrsbls
severity, one on account Of insanity, and
one for adultery.
George r. Sawyer, of Middlesex, eyed
"A, recently attempted to commit suicide
BY cutting his. throat with q razor, in
presence Of his family. with whom be had
just had little difficulty. The Wind and
food pipes were severed, but the jugulas
vein not touched.
The flood occasioned considerable
damage in the towns of Cabot, Hsrsh6eld
and Plsinfeld. carrying away bridges and
buildings, among them a shop in Asrsh-
Aeld and dwelling house. The rosds
are also very much injured. We hear 10
ports of like damages to bridges, rosda,
stc., in Calais and Woodbury.. The total
loss cannot now be stated.
During the high water on Friday sf
last week the boom At Lane, Pitkin and
Brooks saw mill, at the north end Of The
village Of Montpelier, was broken By ths
aoeumslation OF drift wood, etc, agsinst
it. Between Ave and six hnndred spruce
saw logs escaped down the river. The
side boom, containing nearly four hsn-
drsd more logs, fortunately beA fas& Ths
co@psny have men now engaged running
the stray ,nes down the river 10 the boom
at Winooski FallA
Last Sunday afternoon . little dsugA-
ter Of Lewis Smith, living near he tn
sRy On Fraaklin street. In 1oetpsaisr,
while attempting 10 dip water Iron sn
open barrel, fell in, and her periioas Posi-
ton was not discovered until she had lose
all consciousness. Prompt and sctivs
measures succeeded in resuscitsti,g tAs
unfortunate little one.
wTNDHAA COUNTY.
The Windham county jail ut Fsyst-
vile, contains three women, one In for
murder, another for an attempted, muf.
der. and one for horse stealing.
"A horse and buggy was stolen from
J. d. Bridgman's livery stable in Bellows
Falls, on Tuesd.y evening. BY . person
Who hired the same on pretense Of eoins
to Saxton's River. He did not 60 to Sex
tons River, and thus far has neglected 10
return the property.