Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-23

ADDISON COUNTY,

Staao ute0s.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mr.. Moses Varnsy Of 6tsrksboro, |
Iately came near putting ont one Of the
Dyes Of . little SON with the tine of al
pitohfork, while loading hay or oats on a
wagon, making puncture just below the
socket. At last accounts it was thought
the child would escape permanent injury.
Tho ballot for representative in Corn
wall, stood as follows: LIST, Everts Al,
Lane 81, Benedict 90, Samson 8; I'd,
Everts 40, Lane 81, Benedict 81; Sd,
Everts 46, Benedict 50, Samson 4.
Negotiations between the town of
Hancock and the Turnpike company, for
the transfer Of the charter to the former,
are in progress and approaching consum-
nation. Soon a. the negotiations are
completed, the road will be put in repair,
and opeued az q free road to the public.
The mountain section has been partially
repaired by individuals already.
"A select school opened in the base
ment of the II. E. Church, of West Sails
bury, under the direction Of the Rev. A..
G. Jacobs, on Wednesday, Sept. 9Th, and
1t promises to be very interesting one.
Mr.. Minor Reynolds, died on the 18th
inst. aged "a years. He has been sub
iect to fits Of epilepsy for about three
years. His last attack was succession
Of fts, resulting in death on Sabbath
morning.
REV. n. l. Severance, Of Orwell has
just dug from plot Of ground 8 feet by 8
feet square, "a lbs. Of No. 2, potatoes.
They were raised from 10 hills, and the
seed that was employed was one eye in
the hill. The largest potato weighed 1
ID. and Is ounces.
-Piiny White Lodge No IA, l. O. q. T.
OF Weybridge, Is in very flourishing
condition. and has over sixty members.
The meetings are held weekly On We'd
nesday evenings
Bristol Academy has one hundred
and fifty students this term, and more
wished to attend but they couldn't get
rooms.
John Leonard Of Shoreham, recently
threshed, with his machine, for Mr.. D. H.
w. Horton of Orwell, 81 bushels of oats
in one hour and twenty minutes.
Mr.. O.aA. Field of West Cornwall,
raised trombone No 2 potato, the present
season. sixty-nine pounds and six ounces.
The new building in Bridport, en-
bracing town hall, and village school
house, is now all finished in an acceptable
manner.
Mr.. L. P. Barnes of Whiting, has a
black-heart apple which is perfectly pear
shaped. A pear tree. partly overhangs the
apple tree, and it is supposed that the
apple blossom was fertilized by the pollen
of a pear blossom.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
"A couple recently walked from Ben.
nington, VT, to Hinsdale in thirty-six
hours, were married and hereafter agreed
| to work in mill at Dalton. "She" went
to work, but "he" would not, and at nigh,
she went back to search for him at Hins
dale and has been at it ever since.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
The Young Mems Christian Associa
ton of st. Johnsbury are arranging for
course of lectures the coming winter, anG
have already secured such noted lecturer,
rs John B. Cough and Anna L. Dickin
son. The lecture committee are cores
ponding with Stephen II. Tying, Jr., Col
H. E. Sprague and Mark Twain, with .
prospect of securing them for the course.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Fall term Of the Richmond higl
school has opened with about 20 scholars
with prospect Of further additions il
numbers
! -Orvstt Breckenridge. Of Charlotte
aged II, went hunting . few days ago
but found little game. Determined tt
shoot something, the enterprising sports
man fired at Alonzo Bakers COW am
lodged slug in her hip. His father. t.
settle the matter, has purchased the ami
NAL at her full value.
: FRANKLIN COUNTY.
/ A bed of mineral paint, which i
likely to prove valuable, has been discov
cred on the farms of James Uphan AN,
n. w. Taylor, of Montgomery. 1t is o
three colors-red, yellow and brown.
Mitchell Brasoit. blacksmith ut tn
car shop at st. Adams, received "A sever
injury to-day by small fragment from
q cast iron 'former" penetrating his fac
just passing the right eye. DR.. Hal
probed the wound to considerable depth
but failed to find the fragment. He Ia
gone to Montreal to avail himself of th
skill OF some expert surgeon of that cit.
for relief from his critical condition.
! ORLEANS COUNTY.
i In Jay. on the 18th, while Richar
Buggy was driving load of yirls, hoI
pickers, in two-horse hay rack, the rae
was broken down by the weight upon i
the driver was thrown out, and the horse
started on the run. All either jumped 0
were thrown out when the rack first brok
except two girls named Katie and Nelli
Cassada, who chung to the wreck. Afte
the horses had run about quarter of
mile, the pole dropped down and stuc
in the ground, tipping over both horse
and vehicle. The Cassada girls were yer
severely injured, Katie dying in tw
hours after, while the recovery OF Nelli
il not yet certain.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Eben Scribner has purchased Of judy
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