Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

Joint. Cancer of the bone was the cause |
AT the shooting match given by
Sheriff Doty in Morristown, previous to
Thanksgiving day, Mr.. Richard Boomhour
had his face and eyes badly injured by the
bursting of his gun. 1t is feared he can
not recover his eyesight.
ORANGE COUNTY.
"A ferocious animal Of some kind il l
making havoc among the sheep In Brad
ford, Edwin and Joseph Bliss having had
40 or 80 killed. Several Of them were
partly eaten up Hiram Kimball and
John Sawyer have each had several killed. !
Stealing hives Of bees and poultry IL
an amusement INDUCED in by Braintree
vagnbonds. The same class in Randolph |
devote themselves TO similar pastimes.
Tho winter term Of tho Randolph
Normal School opened with - students.
"A. u. Drew Of Tunbridgo 10 the owner
Of pair Of steers two years old which
girth % feet and weigh 1850 pounds.
Scarlet fovor, ia some cases fatal, il
prevailing IN Vorshiro and Wost Fairloo
The Good Tcmplars still prosper in
Vcrshirc, Notwithstanding most deter
mined opposition on tho part Of some.
Capt. Thomas Pollard. who has long
successfully superintendent tho Norshife
Mine, has boon succeeded by Dir. Long.
Mrs. VIM. A. White fell down al
flight Of stairs in Wells 4 ,cr q few day e
since. breaking her collar bone and Sc
verely bruising her stomach and hip.
-Newbury people are exporting hogs,
brick and bark by the car load. AMI I'M
porting Canada coarse wool sheep in the
same ratio.
"A hundred volumes added 20 the
Congregational Sabbath School Library
of Newbury was the result Of recent
proposition of its Superintendent TO do
nate to il as many volumes as could be
raised in the town by subscription.
Senator Patterson of Hanover, N. II
delivered a lecture at Wells River last
week, describing his trip 10 California .Nc.
Hiram Mutt of Newbury, while lay
ing stone wall at the mill in Bolton
Vile, had his hand smashed by large
stone slipping from the chain that held il
above the wall, and fell upon tho back Of
his hand which rested upon the wall, |
breaking through hs hand, tho bones Of
his thumb and three fingers
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The next meeting of the Iissi-quoi
Valley Musical Association will be- hold
at South Troy, Dec. Il.
Clark Hitchcock Of Westfeld has
raised 500 bushels Of potatoes on one acre
Of land They were the California va
ricty.
While company Of young men Of
Barton were engaged in -kating on a mill
pond on he ODD ult, two Of them broke
through the ice aud narrowly escaped
drowning.
On the 20th ult, while Jefferson
Cowlcs OF BARTON wa. Singing q barn.
the fasteuiugs Of hi- ladder gave way aud
be and his ladder were rrecipi'ated 10 the
ground nearly % feet smashing The
ladder and nearly smashing him, both
wrists being ~ dly spraiucd AMI otherwise
bruised
wAsrnSGToN COUNTY
The court hearing Of the petitioners
for bridge across the WiIoo-ki at some
point between Middlcsex aud Montpelier
has been adjourned to the first Tuesday
in January.
The dwelling house and most of its
contents Of JOHN Ayre- u Berlin, burned
few night since, cn;tiling a loss Of
1000 over INSURANCE.
Mr.. James Blanchard Of CABOT, sew
enty-seven years OF age. fell deal last
Wednesday, eth ult., while taking care
OF his horse. lie was in usual health and
just returned from visit TO his friends.
Nathaniel Peabody Of Cabot had Li.
arm broken in wo places and his hand
badly injured by being caught in the belt
of threshing machine, on Thursday the
25th ult.
wINDnAM COUNTY.
Il VI. Bowman of Bellows Falls. has
raised a couple of parsnips the past sea
son, ono of which measured a. and the
other 4G inches in length.
Leland & Gray Seminary in Towns
bend, closed last week, for brief season,
aftor a ouooaaafpI f.n town,
The work of repairing damages done
roads and bridges by the late foods is pro-
crossing fast in all parts Of the county.
Tho tempest Of the Goth ult, was
quite severe in Wilmington, blowing
down fences, shade trees, &c
The Good Templar's Lodge in West
Dummerston has "bustei.'
Miss Bellows, who died of quick con.
sumption at her fathers residence in Viii.
mington, on the 9th, was a young lady
Of more than ordinary promise, and for
the past few years had been employ ed as a
clerk in the Treasury DEPARTING mt at
Washington.
Montpelier holds town meetin g on
the 9Th, to see If the town will vote to aid
In the construction Of the Montpelier &
Wells Rivsr Railroad.
Il D. TAFT has sold his farm four mill %
from Brattlsboro 10 E. B. Smith fo
$4,000, md purchased Of Richards
Bradley . dxty asrs lot Of Land, about 81
ma hon The villags ~ 5000
1850 eemxts WIN b hsld in the
Aazibofo district the par anauins a fol.
|lows; II WIhhGsoa, ut Wstsrnaa,s1