Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-13
Vermont Items.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.


drawing load of lumber, on the 14th
ult, got stuck in a snow bank, one of his
horses getting mad kicked him senseless,
and badly damaged watch in his vest
pocket.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Reuben s. Shepard has been appoint
ed postmaster at Georgia.
R D. Roberts, Esq, of Fairfax, has
sold his three years old Ayrshire bull
" Baron" to VIM. Mobiles of West Berk-
shire. The price we do not know, but it
could not have been small.
"A child some six or seven years of
age, was drowned on Wednesday last, at
Montgomery name not known. 1t was
missed in the evening and found the next
morning entangled in the roots of trees in
an eddy of the river.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The people of Newport last Thursday
evening voted to build new school house.
The house, including site, is not to exceed
$4,000 in cost.
A man named John Galior fell
through the old bridge leading from New
port to West Derby last Saturday night,
and was drowned He was about fifty
years of age, and leaves wife and three
children.
"A D. Bemis, of Lowell, lost his
youngest child few days since, of putrid
Ia l;x,al Int "a hpY1rl after
being taken.
During the thaw and while the roads
were impossible, little daughter of Alb
ner and Clarinda Miles, of Irasburgh,
died. On the day of the funeral, the
22d ult., only two ladies beside the mourn
ers were able to reach the house. The
father and oldest brother attended the
body to the grave, accompanied by two
men and the sexton. The corpse was
drawn ON hand sled mile and half.
Mr. Greenleaf, of the firm of Fair
banks & Co. Of Chicago, has presented
Derby Academy with one thousand dol
lars. He attended school at this institu
ton several years ago.
The custom house officers at Newport
in examining freight on Thursday morn
ing last, found seven barrels of onions, but
on further examination found in each
barrel haH dozen bottles of whisky.
The onions and whisky were confscated.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Population, 1860, 27,612 Grand
List, '6S, $S7,02067
-Plainfeld suffered to the extent Of
So, 900 by the recent flood.
Three bears were killed at South
Duxbury last week, and two others were
seen. Bears are said to be plenty i'll that
vicinity this spring.
The salary of the Postmaster at
Northfeld is 100.
The salary of the Postmaster at
Waterbury is $1,000.
The Congregational Church at Burr
was organized November IA, 1893.
The amount of benevolent contribu-
tons in the Congregational Churches IN
Washington County in 1865 was So
36OG3.
Mid dlcsex is $50 feet above the
ocean.
Wa ,hington County has nineteen
towns.
There are twelve churches in the
Barre Baptist Association.
The total amount of the benevolent
contributions of the churches in the Birre
Baptist Association in 1868 was S:}23:}?.
The first session of the Legislature
held at Montpelier commenced October
Is, 1905, and closed November II, after
session OF 30 days.
Joseph \. Curti, and Israel Goodwin
were the Senators from Washington
County in 1888 and 1889.
The following are the statistics of
ST Mary's Church, Mortified Families
As individuals 101; baptisms (adult l,
children u J combinations 2 communi
cants A (males Is, females 81 mar
riages 3; burials 4 Sunday school teach
ers 6 scholars 80.
The superintendent of schools in
Duxbury, in his report to the secretary of
the Board of Education, seys: " Two old
schoolhouses have given place to new and
more iaviting ones in this town during
the past year, and now / do not think
there is one left which can be called
really unfit for the purpose" But few
towns can say as much for their school
houses.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The salary of the postmaster at SIX
toms River is 1910.
The salary of the postmaster at
Townshend is $500.
There are fourteen Baptist churches
in Windham county.
The Baptist church in Dover was or
ganized in 1914.
| -Windham county contains twenty
three towns.
| Westminster is the third town in
wealth and population in Windham
county.
The following are the statistics of st.
MichaeHs Church, Brattleboro: Families,
"a; individuals, 1856; baptisms adults 8,
children A., Z; combinations (males 2,
females 81, IL; communicates (males 16
females 4O), Sc; marriages, g.; burials, 2
Sabbath school scholars, so; teachers, 7.
] The name Of Windham WINS changed
from that of Cumberland, in February
1881.
The Senators from Windham county
in 1887 were Phineas White, Waitstin B
Runney and John PhelpsL The two for
D MGR were Senators in 1886.
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