Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-10

the youngest 5S-all unmarried and had
lived on the same farm and under the same
roof for so years.
ORANGE COUNTY.
"A letter recent passed through the
Bradford Post-office directed to
Mr.. Cliophas Collins
Vermont 3 Corners.
Last week Rev. A. T. Bullard, OF
Williamstown, brought to the Montpelier
Freeman Office dandelion, the root OF
which was four and one-half feet in
length. The dandelion grew on the edge
of ravine, and seemed to have taken a
strong fancy for downward progress.
There was a pleasant gathering at the
house of Mr.. Harvey Nourse, of Bradford,
on Saturday evening, May 22d, when
about $50 of the relatives and friends Of Mr.
and Mrs. Nourse assembled to celebrate
the twenty-ffth anniversary of their we'd
ding.
/ wINDHAM COUNTY.
AS Tom Kane was riding from Put
ney TO Brattleboro on the 22nd, his horse
became frightened, and he was thrown
against tree and severely wounded in
head and chest.
The Selectmen of Dummerston have
called town meeting, for to see If the
town will aid in the construction Of the
West River Railr Dad.
"A son of Joel f. Willard of Brattle-
boro had his hand caught in a card press
in the printing ofice of Geo Z. Selleck of
Brattleboro few days -inee, injuring the
member to such an extent as to render
amputation necessary.
Mr.. Hicks, proprietor of the hotel at
Sadawga Springs, has quite gang of car
penters and masons at work erecting an
addition to his hotel DIR. Temple is pre-
pairing to bottle and case his spring water.
There is no doubt of its efficacy.
Rev. S. S. Gardner, former Congre-
gational pastor of the Baptist Church,
Bellows Falls, has been assassinated at
the South, for his political opinion.
james Bassett and IL l.. Hayward
Of Wilmington have recently formed a
partnership, and will continue the bust
ness of building and repairing carriages.
George Sparhawk and Harvey Stod-
dard. OF Rockingham, have lost over one
hundred sheep 10y disease among them
the past winter and spring.
/ George S. Bigelow recently killed two
large black snakes on the farm Of NJ. j.
Lawton of Dummerston; one six feet in
+ length, tina other six feet and six inches
-Fi,v4-I IA. Earle. native of Rock
+ ingham, is a member of the firm of K. Il.
+ Winter & Co, Of Sterling, Ill, leading
house there Their sales are over $780,
900 per year, and they occupy whole
building, each floor of which covers an
area of 61xS5.
Levi Snow Of West Dover has been
feeding out hay this spring that has been
in his barn thirty-four years, it came out
bright and sound. the cattle ate it as well,
and it was as good in every respect as hay
grown last summer.
One of the fire companies of Brattle-
boro recently elected negro TO member
ship, when disaffected Democratic mem
Der offered his resignation. saying that he
didn't want to train in the ranks with a
Niger. His request was met with dis
honorable discharge by unanimous vote.
"A fire was, either accidentally or with
intent, kindled on Wantastiquet noun
tain Sunday before last The people at
the Asylum, who have an interest in the
timber, went over with quite force of
men, and succeeded in subduing the
flames, after considerable damage had
been done.
The Mineral Spring at Guilford, is
already success. Weeks * Potter, the
well known druggists of Boston, with
other wealthy parties have become the
proprietors, and are now bottling and
shipping 200 cases a week. They have
number of men at work building board
ing houses, and will soon erect large
watering establishment.
One of the oldest inhabitants of Whit
ingham recollects well the parents Of
Brigham Young, who was born in that
town. The stone walls of the cellar are
all that remain of the dwelling. Brig
hams parents were poor, and moved to
York State when he was three years old.
From poor Yankee lad at Nottingham,
Vermont, to Salt Lake City, Utah, the
King of the Mormons, is quite stride,
but Brigham has taken it.
The citizens of Jacksonville and Will
mington are anxiously looking for the ex-
tension of the New Haven Northampton
and Williamsburg railroad to Conway,
Shelburne Falls, Coleraine, Halifax, jack
sonville, and Wilmington, and so north
through the interior of the State. This
certainly is a very feasible route for a
railroad and it reaches the very heart of
the untouched lumber regions of Vermont
and would bring an undeveloped country
in direct communication with Underwater.
"A young LAD rooIning at Mrs- Aireo /
Simond's on Elliot street in Brattleboro,
walked out of second story window,
while in a state of somnambulism, We'd
nesday night. The inmates of the house
were awoke by the groans of the fellow
and promptly hastened to his assistance.
Strange to relate, no vissble injuries were
sustained by the young man, and to-day
Thursday he is walking on terra frms
as though nothing had happened
Henry G. Villas, few days since
caught pike in the mouth of Sections
river. weighing 10 lbs.
Two large trout were caught in Yer
non pond the other day. One, caught by
q lady, weighed 2 lbs OF. Another,