Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25

William Doe, Of South Newbury,
now in his seventy-seventh year, has car
ried the mail to the depot for the past
twenty years. He has failed in the whole
time, only three times, and then not by
his own fault. He goes over the road 3
distance of half mile, eight times day.
Moses Clought, OF Orange. is the
owner of goose that is SO years old, and
which has raised an average Of over six
goslings per year for 5S years.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Charles Chase has sold his hotel AT
East Charleston, TO Mr.. Eastman, Of SUIT
ton, for s ,625.
Some despicable fellow or fellows
amused themselves one night not long ago
in entering school house No. IA. in Glover,
and destroying the books, multilating
the house, and burning the wood of the
district
That yearling colt belonging to Cal
win Dutton, East Charleston. evidently
keeps growing. According to report il
weighed last Tuesday, 1889 pounds.
The town Of Coventry has Rad among
its representatives three ministers, three
lawyers and three doctors. No more pro-
fessional men have ever been elected.
The Connecticut and Passumpsic rail-
road company have declared their semi
annual dividend Of 3 per cent now paya-
ble mt the treasurer's Office in Boston or
through the various banks.
Large quantities of lunge have been
caught through the ice in Lake Memphre-
magog the present season. They sell for
10 cents per pound in the local market.
Ten gallons of alcohol were recently
seized from William Strong. in Coventry,
under the prohibitory law. When the
case came up for hearing, Strong procured
a-continuance that he might prepare a de-
Tense, but in a day or two after the liquor
W Is seized by a custom house officer, on IA
charge that it Wa smugglsd 50 that ia
any event, Strong has lost his liquor.
ID. /. Johnson. Of Troy, last Novem-
Der. caught fat sheep from hi flock. aud
shut it up in his yard intending to kill il
the next morning On going 70 yet il, the
sheep became frightened. jumped out Of
the yard, took to the field, and could not
be found About the first Of the present
IN pnth, Will. drawing q load through
back pasture. lac saw the sheep. and fol-
lowed il Ia it, winter quarters III some
alder hu>he- on the bank Of the river. l.
had lived entirely on the bark Of the
alders. and water from the river: WAS Ia
god condition, md did not c1nsent-to b.
captured until after lively chase.
Two enamored SWANS at South Al
bany are reported to have come 10 blow
recently about pretty lass whom they
both desired TO wait upon. \ few rounds
We're taken. but before they had time to
knock murh sense into either head, un-
kind spectators separated them.
The Spring term of the Craftsbury
AGA lemy viii commence on "Wednesday,
NJ arch ).
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Louis b. Monroe, Of Boston. gives
readings at Montpelier.
Feb %.
LEONARD f. Aldrich, Of Barre, has
been nominated for county commissioner
in Washington county.
Hon. Joseph Poland, Of Montpelier.
has been elected president, and Henry
Rowell secretary, of the Washington
County Temperance Society.
-Chas IL Young and Alvin f. Ellis.
Of Worcester, recently sawed thirty-fve
cords Of wood in nine hours
The Mortified Dramatic Club gave
in Montpelier on Friday
aud Saturday evenings of last week.
Mrs Lucina Catlin died ia Barre on
the 29th ultimo, aged 50 years. She was
relict of Rev. Russell Catlin, second Rec
tor of the Episcopal church in Arlington.
to whom she was married - years ago
was grand niece to Seth Warner: aud
had lived to see the fifth generation OF
her de,cenlents
There j. TO be- an oyster supper at
the residence Of L y. Ellis. E-q.. ia West
Berlin, on wednesday evening. Feb. 4'h.
the proceeds Of which are u be devoted
10 the purchase of new book FOR the
Union Sunday School Library at Wet
Berlin.
Tho Montpelier Argus says: Office
,cekinE j. quite business about these
lays. and man who throw q club at "a
hieving dog in Montpelier street the
,ther day hit three candidates Tor ap-
ooinrments under Grant. it<not being ~
very good day for candidates at that.
sithor.
wINDgAW COUNTY
Reeds taunery a. Jarnaic7. wa- to-
ally destroyed by fire on Tuesday morn
NJ Of last week
arrested, on Monday. for bigamy. 70 which
'e elead guilty and was put under bond-
# 800 Ia appear at the u"xt term If the
county court; bat failing to procure bail,
le was committed to jail for safe keep
ny.
The Brattleboro Wooden Company
topped work on Tuesday, aud have di--
harged their workmcn, about thirty il
,umhcr
-Townsheni held meeting Monday.
'eb 10, aud voted 100 to ~ 10 bond tfe
own eight times the amount Of grand lisi
0 aid in building the Brattleboro and
amaica railroad
The Young Mems Christian Associa- 9
ion Of Townshend. was organized Jan d