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

Itc"S.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Charles III. Samson of Wey bridge is
dangerously i'll with the lung fever.
The postmaster at Bridport has graft
fed the people of that town by putting
up new letter box for the deposit of
letters
The Axe factory, at Brooksyille, is
now running but two fires, and most of
the hands have been dismissed.
James T. Barlow, Of Bristol, has q
currant tree growing in his garden which
measures II feet eight inches,
The Weybridge Y. NJ. C. Association
holds its weekly meetings alternately at
the Monument and at Weybridge, Lower
Falls, on Tuesday evenings.
james Litchfeld of Panton, lost a
valuable OK few days since. An exam
ination revealed fragment of a hoop
skirt about six inches long in the heart
case, which caused his death.
An old and much respected citizens
in Cornwall, Mr. George Whitefeld
Wooster, died on Sunday of last week at
the age of 70 years. His funeral was
largely attended from the school house
near on Tuesday. He was brother Of the
late Judge Wooster Of Middlebury.
H.. OH TT ~ varrennes. has
. .g.1L,,.a1 & I H-D 49,, I.
seven weeks The Vcrmonter says -
There are some historic buttons in this
collection. Several were once on the mil
itary coat IF Col. Ellsworth, the zouave
martyr, they were presented by his father
L. y. Ellsworth, of the L. s. Areanal in
Nergenncs two buttons of the Revolu-
lionary memory, one by Mrs. Gen. Strong,
one by Mr.. Ellsworth. One button by
Mrs DR. Howe, of Jericho, which is over
80 years old"
Miss L. J. Leavitt, of the same place,
has also collected string Of nine hum
hundred and ninety-nine buttons in five
weeks. Probably the magic number of
1000 is completed ere this. These are IN
usual examples of preserving industry,
, to say the least.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Milo Pierce, of SALISBURY, returns
an income tax of SiGS
&C. NJ. Bliss of Woodford, makes a re-
turn of 1000 income
-Saliss Mason, of Readsboro, has an
income of $500; A. ii. Tucker, of 3d.
S21.
We understand the Eagle Square
Company, of Salisbury, are building an
addition to their works.
There was terrible thunder shower
in Peru, last week Friday. The rain
poured down in torrents, doing damage
to the roads estimated at 800; also the
turnpike from $50 to 500.
Lorenzo Gore has one of the bear
cubs recently caught. in Searsburg, and
intends raising him. He is now about
two months old, and playful as kitten.
A large brindle bull dog owned by Gore,
and the cub, are great friends.
"A man named Woodward, at work
with circular saw in f. Copeland's mill,
at Stamford, was hit in the forehead by
heavy piece of wood the other day, and
fatally hurt.
The West Rupert Dairy Association
made their third sale of cheese, on Mon
day, at 10 cents, selling over 2 tons. The
sales thus far have averaged over 20 cents
per 10. They are now making up about
II, 900 lbs, or 81 tons of milk each day.
The North Adams News says that a
fishing party of five from that village sue
ceeded in bagging one day last week at
Stamford pond, 100 trout which weighed
in the aggregate 1904 ounces. This re-
markable yarn, says the News, although a
''fsh story may be relied upon, as we
have the fullest confidence in the integri-
ty of the gentleman who gave us this
item.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Chittenden County Medical Society
held its regular quarterly meeting, at
Essex Junction, recently. There was
large attendance of medical fraternity of
the County, present. The President DR..
L. F. Burdict, of Winooski, occupied the
chair, and DR.. E. F. Hovey, that of secre-
tary. DR.. I. F. Miles, of Hinesburgh, re-
ported several interested cases also Drs. |
Fairchild, Cole, L. F. Burdict and
Sprague also reported interesting cases,
The society sat down to an excellent din
ner at the Central House. The society |
meet again on the LIST Tuesday Of July.
Smith s. Hulrenan lost their paper
mill at Milton, Friday night BY fire.
After the close Of the Sabbath after