Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

cHITTENDEN COUNTY.

The amount of contributions of Cal
vary Church, Jericho, in 1868, was Sl23,
as follows: Diocesan missions SIC, con-
vention fund $3, repairs on church sos.
The Board of Land Agents of the
Episcopal church appropriated $50 for
the support of the worship of that de-
nomination in Milton in 1868.
/. Colchester, at the West Meeting
House, is 225 feet above the ocean.
The population of Colchester in
creased 466 from 1850 to 1860.
The Congregational church in Col
chester was organized in 1904.
There are seventeen Congregational
churches in Chittenden county.
The Baptist church, in 1868, contrib
uted s57,7S to benevolent objects, as fol-
lows: Foreign missions s26,2S, miscella-
neous So, minutes $3.50.
The Baptist church in Essex was or
ganized in 1900.
Thomas Chittenden and Joseph Clark
were the Senators from Chittenden comfy
in 1888
Samuel Bell was the first Represent
alive from Bolton in 1871 also in 1903.
The Superintendent of Schools in
Hines urgh, in his report to the Board OF
Education, says: "The great want of our
schools is better instruction. To secure
this, we must have older and better in
structed teachers. The great fault is in
employing young and poorly fitted teach
ers, because these can be had at small
prices. Normal teachers will help much
in this matter, not only in benefitting the
schools where they are employed, but in
showing the people what good teaching
is, and the difference between good and
Indifferent teaching.
Miss Ellie Duncan has been elected
w. V. T. of Lincoln Lodge, No. Is, OF
Good Templars, at Winooski, for the cur
rent quarter.
| ESSEN COUNTY.
-Guildhall is $50 feet above the
ocean.
There are three Congregational
churches in Essex county.
The Congregational church in Lun-
enburg was organized in 1902.
George f. Holmes was the Senator
| from Essex county in 1889.
The head branches of Moose, Pas
sumpsic and Clyde rivers water the west
ern part of Essex county.
the original name Of the town Of
Bloomfield w&s Ninehead, and was chang
ed to its present name by the Legislature
Nov 9th, 1880
The Superintendent of schools in
Canaan, in his report to the Board of Ed
ucation, says: "There is considerable dis
satisfaction felt with the new selection OF
school books, about which / am not pre-
pared to express an opinion"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The salary of the Postmaster at Rich
ford is $500 at Sheldon $500.
The Congregational church at Bakers
field was organized July 3, 1911.
The number of families connected
with the Congregational churches in
Franklin County are 500.
Sheldon is 375 feet above the ocean.
--Highgate is the third town in popu-
lation in Franklin County
The Baptist church,.in Berkshire was
organized in 1917.
The total membership of III" h"rti't
church In Fairfax is 3l9.
The original name of the town of
Franklin was Ulntsbnrgh, which was
changed to its present name by the Legis
l4ture Oct. %, 1917.
Nathan Smile, Timothy Foster and
Horace Eaton, Were the Senators from
Franklin County in 1887. The former
was a Senator in 1886, and was for many
years the democratic candidate for Cover
nor in the days when the watchward of
that party was Smile and Bank reform" :
Mr.. Eaton was afterward Lieutenant
Governor and Governor OF the State
The following are statistics for 1868,
OF Cavary church, East Berkshire Fam
lies 81. individuals 1870, baptisms ,, con
firrned / communicates ,males 10. females
30 40, marriages 3, burials /, Sunday
school 30, Bible class g.
Christ Church, Enosburgh, have a
church edifice valued at $500. The
salary of the rector for one-half the time
is $3.50
Mrs. a Lavine, of St. Adams, gave
birth to u daughter on the 18th inst,
with two front teeth developed.
Mr.. Faufaw- carpenter at work on
Union Block, was badly hurt a few days
since, falling from!the second to the first
floor
DR.. George Briggs has been elected
w. c. T., and Mrs. A. J. French w. V.
T., of Franklin Lodge No. 1913 of. Good
Templars, at Franklin. This Lodge was
organized January 25th, 1869, and has on
its books at the present date ia names,
thrse having withdrawn. But notwith-
standing all this seemingly strong show
Of devotion to the temperance cause, the
hotel keeper at that place is gaining III
riches every day.
There are, in School District No !, III
Franklin. five men whose united weight
is 400 lbs.
The Superintendent of Schools in
Cambridge reported to the Board of Edu'
cation that tho schools in that town, foI
the past year, have been in good degree
have gratifying evidence of the genera
excellence and satisfactory working o.