Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-19

| "A. W. Sears, prominent citizen Of RichSori
died suddsnay Of heart disease, On the 9th inst
aged so ys@
Timothy Hlanasv, Of FaisAaid, aosd Ave ysars
had his hsaS oauUht betwsa twe slicks oftsAbe
in horse power sahurn, aushine Ais skan an,
brains in . shockine maan8. 1esurvived III
accident but twohsurs. ~ -
Rev. G. weA0yworth - beea elected ". C
T.; Miss Adsie C1Aminsss ". v. =, Of Highsas
Lodge No los, Of Good Templars. .
DR. George C. Briggs has been elected W. C
T., and Miss NJ. z. Warner, w. v. T., Of Frank
lin Lodge, No. l03 Of Good Templars.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
A seven year old son of Hon. Asahel Allen, O.
North Hero, lost two Of his fingers in a straw
cutter last Saturday, The same evening, in the
same place, while Mr.. Warren Clark and Mis-,
Josey Evarts were returning home from a visit
the king bolt Of their wagon gave way, and they
were precipitated into the road Mr.. Clark es-
capped without much injury. but Miss Evarts re-
ceived several bruises about the face.
LAMonLE COUNTY.
The Lamoille County Court commences it,
next term ON the 18th inst
Curtis Brown OF Belvidere. caught bear in a
steel trap, July 10Th, which weighed 500 pounds
The leg Of the bear which was caught in the
trap was broken in three pieces.
AT Mount Mansfield pretty girls are album
dant. and corsets, aristocratic airs. and Grecian
benders are not INDUCED in. Isn't that refresh
ing!
They have croquet ground in Cambridge
yEh hoy hata y -.
-Lamoille County jail has at present no oceu-
pants, the last three have " cut their way out"
"A Good Templars Union for the County Of
LamOille, was formed at Johnson on "Wednesday
of last week. w. II. Reineld was elected Prcsl-
dent, l.. G. Westcott, Vice President, ii. c.
Irish, Secretary.
-Amasa spaulding died on Sunday light last,
aged rs years. He had lived on the farm where
he died Tor nearly fifty years and was a respected
citizen.
--Last week while Mr.. John A. Ferguson, Of
Hydepark, was attempting TO release a COW that
had got caught in ladder, cross bull belonging
20 ID. Z. Hardy, Esq, commenced demonstrating
.owards Ferguson. He threw a stone at the AM
nal which took effect, knocking his bull. ship
: fiat u founder" His majesty soon got up
md shook his head furously but did not seem in
lined TO renew the contest.
Stages leave the Mansfield Hotel for the sum
MI, regularly each day, at a. IN. and p. IN.
Although the Mansfield Hotel is not over
rowded, II Is believed that NO other FASH Oh be
esort in the country has thus far, had go nearly
Is quota Of visitors.
The turnpike TO the summit Of Mansfield has 1
lot progressed as rapidly this seas on as was an
OWING 10 the difficulty Of getting work |
nen, but il Is hoped thai will be completed be-
ore the close Of the present visiting season.
The Newsletter says: The grea, excitement
I the two weeks past. has been the extra ordIna-
y influx and ACTIVITY OF lite insurance agents. 4
w less than seven were III town at one tune, and ,
We believe that each OF them took more or less ap-
locations.
Last week, Eashy young man, a stranger
topped VI 10 the LaIuoille County National Bank.
LII presenting a check signed by some pretend I'd
Ir'y III New York, and payable 10 the order OF
l.. s'ym0re, tor .JiO, on tse Tumpkins County
"a ioual Bank aud saId he wished certificate
I d. post Tor he amount.
The cashier told HIM be could leave II for col
e;ion bat declined 10 give a certificate OF do
p,ite until the check was ca-hed. The young
endorsed the check with the name OF II. l..
eymorc; in his first attempt to endorse It, how
vel. h- had written " II. L. Bowl' and
len drawn his thumb across these letters Ieay-
X taeiu nevertheless quite legible. After he had
No, II Wa found that his name rs registered II
he American House, where he had stopped the
rrvious night, was II. l.. Bowle-. Whether
oalcs Is Ia. real name or only another alias, Of
'uTse We ean.ouly surmise. That 1t was rather'a
Inrinsy put up job. We have no doubt The
leek was duly sent to the Tompkins County
tnk, ana returned with the endorsement that
one u the parties wer. known 10 that instItu-
on. Howles la, not returned for his certificate
deposit vet Look out tor BOWLS