Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-06

Of two students from the Institute. This
step was taken ON account of the students
breaking one of the bylaws, which for
bids them from walking or conversing
with young ladies in public places. The
number suspended and expelled belonged
to to the I. o. of G. Us. at Fairfax, and
one evening escorted each a young lady
to her home. Being brought to account
for SO doing, twelve acknowledged their
error, and two not proposing to, were ex-
PEELED.
Mr. Sanford Carman, of Highgate,
has sow of the Red Rock breed, that
from one litter of twelve pigs has sold ten
yielding Sal, and withholds two from
sale. MIR. c. has also sold colt to a Bos.
ton gentlemun for $3.50:
A horse driven by "Pop" Davis, ran
away in st. Adams, Friday, and into and
through the car shop of the Vermont
Central Railroad. scattering men, tools
and lumber right and left, but fortunate
" doing no considerable damage.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Tho surface Of the ground in Grand
Isle County is more generally level than
in any other County of the State, having
no very high land in any part of it.
The population of the town of AL
burgh increased 225 in the ten years from
1850 to 1860.
The Congregational church in AL
burg contributed in fifty years slOl to
the Vermont Domestic Missionary So
ciety.
The Congregational church in AL
burgh was organized Feb. Is, 1924.
Grand Isle County was incorporated
in 1905.
Melvin Barnes was the first Senator
from Grand Isle County in 1886.
There are no Baptist or Episcopal
churches in Grand Isle County.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Population, 1850, "a, 455; grand list,
1868, SS0,424.S7.
Hon. James Hutchinson, Jr., of
Braintree, has sold his farm to j. p.
Cleveland, Jr., and is about to remove to
West Randolph.
r W. Chamberlain, of Newbury, has
purchased the Vermont House, of Hub
bard Wright, and intends to repair 1t
thoroughly, and refurnish it in good
style for the accommodation of summer
visitors.
Mr.. VIM. Cox died at West Fairlee,
on the 18th inst, aged "a years. His ia
Their was one of the illustrious patriots
who threw the tea overheard in Boston
harbor.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Population, 1850, 1881 grand list,
1868, S61 5000.
among fruit trees and small naples in
Salem l.. f. Conn has lost nearly hun
dred apple trees by them.
James II. Whipplc has been appoint
ed postmaster at Newport Centre, vice e.
l.. Sleeper. Resigned
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Orwell ID. Town has been appointed
Postmaster at South Woodbury., vice j.
Ccllcy, resigned.
--Plainfeld is said to have suffered to
the extent of $1,000 or $4,000 by the late
flood.
wINDTAM COUNTY.
"A meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee of the Connecticut River Valley Ag-
ricultural Association was held at Brat
tleboro on Tuesday last, to appoint judges,
revise premiums, and make arrangements
for the annual Fair to be held at Brattle-
boro
John Sergeant has bought the " Glen
House." West Brattleboro, of l.. ID.
Thayer, for $4,000.
Excursion trains were run from
Keene, n H., and Winchendon, Mass,
to view the late high water at Bellows
Falls. About 900 persons visited the
place on these trains.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
R w ~ /. J.. Pinney have com
Ineuced the manufacture of head blocks at
Brldgewater.
Hay is very scarce at Bridgewatcr,
and is selling at $50 per ton.
On the 9th ult, patent was issued
to Willard w. Russell, of Ludlow, for
wire brackets.
The annual school meeting in the
"Stony Brook" School District of Stock
bridge broke up in a row, knives being
drawn during the quarrel. Two persons
have been fined S25 each, and costs, for
the part they took.
An elm tree, supposed to be between
200 and 300 years old, was recently cut
on the Fuller farm in Royalton. The
trunk was perfectly straight and sound,
and measured seven feet in diameter two
feet from the ground and three feet in
diameter at sixty feet from the ground !;
at which point the first branches started
out. The tree fur nished over thirty-six
cords running measure of sixteen inch
wood, and employed one man nearly Is
days to fell and work it up.
DEATH OF MIR. LINCoLN's STEP
MoTHER.-On the 10Th ult., Mrs. Sallie
Elizabeth Lincoln, widow of the late
Thomas Lincoln and step-mother of the
late President Lincoln, and by whom he
was principally reared (his own mother