Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
faithful, certainly less effective than John
l.. Finlayson.
J. q. DIGkINsoN.'
vermont Items.
GENERAL.

Sus Tor 1OOU, ermonl Had Tcliiaiued "ttl
tionary in population, her increase being
only 97S in ten years. By the small mar
gin of "one-third of one per cent, sh'
was saved from a positive loss of inhabit
ants"
The extent Of the depicting process
by which Vermont is constantly being de
priycd Of her most substantial citizens, il
shown by the fact that from 1880 to 1860
III, ,765 of her inhabitants emigrated te
other States and Territories of the Union
whilst only a. 1913 came to Vermont from
other States.
The claims Of New York to \ erlnont
territory were confirmed by the King o.
England i'll 1864.
Tho capture of Tioonleroga and
Crown Point was mado,in 10.
The convention that formed the Con.
stitution Of Vermont consisted of ffty-one
members, representing twenty-five towns
| The Counsel Of Censors chosen il
a99 aud 1906, did not order any conycn.
tion to be holden. aud ri alterations were
made IN the constitution hy any conycn
ton between 1893 and 1922.
A Vermont undertaken who has
turned shoemaker, invites tha custom o.
/ his old patrons. Just fancy the moldcr
ing coflins rattiing up with their bony in
! Il. H. 4, md III.
CHASTITY skeletons calling for his last and
awl To fiji their hcshlcss feet
The salary in the third Collection
District of Internal Revenue, | Ion. Joseph
/ Poland Montpelier, collector, is S6,1Ss
The salary in the second Collection Dis
trict Hon Chlrlcs - ma, St, Johnsbury
collector, is $1.133 The salary in tn,
Third Collection District, Hon Anson +
Cr.nc, Burlington, collector, j. S5,7t'.
The twenty y-@eeond annual conycn
ton Of The Vermont State Baptist eonycn-
tion, was held at Chester III 1871 Rev
/ Eliiih IIutchinson moderator Rev. c
w. Hodges, preacher. Membership %
the Baptist churches in the State at thai
4 time s, DO
The Salisbury Baptist Association
was organized III l1Sl, and the Vermont
! Baptist Association IN 1880. The two as
sociations were consolidated in lS55,
under the name of the Vermont and
Salisbury Association.
There are 2,09S families connoc,t d
with the congregations of the Congrega-
tion1I churches i'll Vermont
Taking the average number OF famil.
is III Vermont there are 1892 persons
connected with congregations of the Con
@regational church III Vermont little
more than twice the aggregate Of average
congregations.
The amount contributed IN the differ
rnt parishes in the diocese Of Vermont.
i'll 1868. for foreign missions w.,- $2220 OIL
The number Of Sabbath school teach
crs and scholars connected with the Epis-
capAl church i'll Vermont, in 1868, &as
500
The amount paid for the board Of
school teachers iii Vermont, for the school
year ending March 3lst, 1865, was Sl2G,-
III
The amount paid for fuel furnished
and ineidentals, in the schools OF Yer
mont, for the school year ending March
3lst. 1SGS, was Si6,SlS.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The salary of the postmaster at Bris-
tol Is 500.
The salary Of The postmaster at Or
well is $500
White river rises in Granville. II
reccives three largo branches from the
north Its course is serpcntine, in an
easterly direction The scenery along it,
blnks is often varied and often beautiful.
At White River Junction, in the town Of
Hartford, ita waters unto with those OF
the Connecticut It's length is from fifty
t0 sixty miles From Bethel To- it, mouth
it is from ten to fifteen rods wide.
F,rrishurgh is next to Middlebury III
population and wealth in Addison county.
The thirtieth annual session of the
Vermont Baptist State Convention was
held at Addison in 1859 Rev Lucian
Hayden, moderator Rev. Eli b. Smith,
d. d, preacher. The haptisms in the
State the previous year were 1919, member
ships 7,i43
The Baptist churches in addison
county have Widows and Orphans
Fund Society, to aid the widows and
children of the deceased clergymcn OF
that denomination in that county The
fund now amounts to S797.79.
Addison county was incorporated Oct.
Is, 1885.
After the abolition of the Governors
Council, in 1896, Ebenezer n. Briggs,
now of Brandon, Jesse Grandey, father OF
Mr. Speaker Grandoy and Harvey Bell
were the first Senator'S.
The Parish of st. Stephens church,
Middlebury, have subscribed 800 toward
the permanent Episcopal Fund of the.
Diocese of Vermont for the support of the
Bishop.
The number Of families connected
with the st. Stephens church, Middlebury,
is "a.
The Congregational church in New
Haven received sevonty-niDc members by
profession of faith, during tho year end
ing June 1; 1868. A larger number than
any other church in the State.
The Congregational church in the
town of Addison was organized Nov 81,
1904.
The towns Of Bridport, Granville,
Leicester, Middiebnry, Now Haven, Sails
bury, Shoreham, Vergennes, failed to