Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-24
Vermont Items.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

and population in Caledonia County.
The Congregational church in Burke
was organized March /, 1907.
There are 1913 Sabbath School scbol-
ars connected with the Congregational
churches in Caledonia County.
The original name of the town Of
Kirby was Hopkinsville,' and was
changed to its present name by the Legis-
ture October 2S, 1907.
Williams A. Palmer and Joseph III.
Ingalls,, were the Senators from Caledonia
County in 1887. Gov. Palmer had been
a member of the Senate the previous
year.
A child died in st. Johnsbury last
week from eating pie-plant lrhubarb)
The Superintendent of Schools of
Danville, in his annual report 10 the
Board of Education says: Most of our
schools for the past year have been good
The few poor ones have been the result
Of poor discipline in the school-rooln, and
of the course pursued by parents in up
holding their children in their wrong do
ings at school
cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Milton Falls is 800 feet above the
ocean.
The population of Essex decreased
14G in the ten years from 1850 TO 1860.
The Congregational church in Essex
was organized in 1891.
The Congregational churches in the
Winooski Association. in 1868, eontribu-
ted the sum of =, sG3 i3 to various benev-
olent objects.
The original name of the town of
Huntington was New Huntington" and
was changed to it, present name by the
I Legislature, October -, 1875.
The Baptist church in Hinesburgh
was organized in 1910.
The Baptist church in Jericho has
- members. 50 Of whom are resident
members.
The Superintendent of Schools in
! Underhill reported to the Board of Edu-
cation that the several schools in that
town for the past year have been generally
successful. The teachers, as a general
thing, have proved themselves equal TO
their work, and have been more than
usually well qualified TO instruct, manage
and govern their schools. Only one teach
er has left school before its proper time OF
closing. One trouble with Us is the use
of ficorEism in engaging teachers The
committee too often secures as teacher
some especial friend or relative
Essen COUNTY.
Concord and Lunenburg are the
weaithiest towns in Essex county.
Essex county, except the part on the
,, Connecticut river, Is mostly elevated
The rock is more largely granite than in
any other part of the State. The soil l.
fertile when first brought under cultlva-
ton. but the deficiency OF limestone u so
great and injurious that the soil deterior-
ate more under cultivation, except on
: intervals. than in any other county on
the east side of the principal range Of the
3 Green Mountains.
: The whole number Of families con-
] nected with the Congregational churches
: in Essex county is only 40.
1 The Congregational church in Lun-
= enburg contributed $40 10 benevolent ob.
: jects in 1865.
The original name of :he town OF
! Brighton was "RrHdom,' and was chang.
e ed to it, present name by the Legislature,
.. November 3, 1892.
;, Stephen Howe was the Senator iron
: Essex county in 1910.
The superintendent 81 schools in
Canaan, in bis annual report 10 the Board
of Education, says: 81 am, for many rea
sons, earnestly in favor Of consolidating
school districts wherever il Fan be eonyen
iently done; for the stronger the district
in point Of numbers and wealth, th'
: greater will be length and usefulness o.
e the schools But In the back districts il
this town consolidation j. ont of the ques
ton; and my anxiety Is to prevent still
further subdivisions
FRASKLIN COUNTY.
The master builders and carpenter
and joiners Of Richford have adopted th'
twelve hours system of work.
Oscar Wright, of Richford, recent,
sheared eleven and one half pounds %
y. wool from one Of our common native sheep
. The Swanton soldiers monument
a will be dedicated with imposing eere
II, monies on the 4th day of July next II
m contains the names Of 10 martyrs.
!, Mr.. c. c. Austin, who has kept )
select school three terms in Richford. j
e. studying law at Fairfax with Geo Ballard
:. The amount of butter shipped from
~ ST. Adams ON the 18th, was about 90
a tnbs-1O tubs less than last week. Price
n ranged from 30c. to 35c., according TO qua
lily.
The Seventh Day people of Richie
v. are getting out the timber for a new
is church at East Ricbford. II will be o
a wood. "a by ~ feet The Society ar
"a holding meetings in school house at tina
=, place about orce a fortnight.
% wAsHINGToS COUNTY.
-Alonzo Snow, Of East Montpelier
in has raised a rhubarb stalk which measure
nd nineteen inches long. seven inches in CIR
ng conference, and weighs pounds with
-, out the leaf.
.ir Calais has twenty inhabitants owe
rs so years old three over %; and five be
,i- tween SO and 80. Lyman Daggett is tn
ms oldest of the number, he being over 8
q years of age, and the Oldest settler II
GU Washington county, having resided