Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

One OF the pleasant 1ncl0onC0 OF the Occa-
sion was an elegant dejeuner given to the
bridal party and a large number of friends
by Hon. 8. N. Weed, at "The Poplars,
his summer residence. -Republican
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.
j. Erwin Crane, of Bridport, has re-
Gently made sale of over 5000 lbs. Of
honey, which has been the production
from his Spanish and native bees the pres
ent season.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mystic Lodge, I. o. of G. T., Pownal,
have bought seventy dollars worth Of
books for the nse of it's members.
On Sunday. three young men from
the Northern part of the town, who were
filed with .Hoosick whiskey, came into
the village of Pownal. They assaulted
two Williamstown men, that were going
up, who gave the rummies whipping.
Black eyes and broken noses sobered them
somewhat, and they were glad to leave.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
-Peacham is building soldiers mon.
ument of blue mountain granite.
Henry Blake of Hardwick, has pair
of native calves six months old, weighing
1910 pounds, and four feet ten inches in
girth:
The business Of the Messrs. Fair
banks, at st. Johnsbury, is largely in ex-
cess of any former year. New buildings
ale being added to their extensive works
and their working force increased, yet
their orders are far in advance of the
supply.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
"A history OF the University of Yer
mont will shortly appear from the able
pen of President Angel, and cannot fail
of being interesting.
The honse, barn, and out-buildings.
with all their contents, of Samuel Turner,
OF West Milton, were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday evening. The loss is fully
$4,000 on which there was no insurance.
"A man in the employ of Capt. Luther
Whitney, at the "Cove," in Burlington,
while walking on the edge of the new
dock on the north side of the Basin, on
Monday, lost his balance and fell into the
water, some ten feet in depth at that point.
He was unable to swim, and foundered
about SO wildly as to render it dangerous
for any one to attempt to jump in and
save him. A rope was finally thrown him,
which he succeeded in grasping, and with
much effort on the part of the bystandere,
was drawn safely to terra .frnaa. A few
longer in the water, on account
Of his belligerent movements, must have
suf6ced to drown him..
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
: Prof. N. J. Moore, for the last quar-
ter of a century an instructor in the lead
ing academies in Franklin County, leaves
in few days, to take charge of the nor
nal and classical department in the Claf-
in University, located at Orangburgh,
south Carolina.
"A Frenchman jumped off train of
cars running at full speed, on Tuesday,
between ST. Alexandra and Des Rivieres
stations on the Montreal and Vermont
Junction Railway. He was picked up
md taken to Des Rivieres, and at last &C.
counts was becoming conscious, and it
vas thought that he would recover.
MIR. Charles Smith, of Franklin, has
purchased, for the sum of 81, 600, the Gen.
raj Epuse at Swanton, owned by the
widow Jennison He takes possession on
he 1st of October.
Mrs. Carrie A. Hill had on exhibi-
ion at the recent County Fair in Frank
in County, a bedquilt containing 121
blocks and 8. 800 pieces; and Hattie House,
young Miss ten years old, exhibited al
,utton string 40 feet in length, aud which
contained 100 buttons.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
nd Canada 2 r. il to be held at ST. AL
'ans on Thursday, October 18th.
LAMoILLE COUNTY
There are forty widows at Waterville
t whom ak are "war widow; also four
7idowers; six old maids, and two old
achelors.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr.. ard Mrs Samuel Harwood, of
aged respectively 81 and SO
ears, are che oldest couple in town. They
we're married January ~, 1902, thus max
~ over G7 years of welded life.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
j. w. Ware, Of Coventry, has taken
uring the present season, from six
warns of bees, 145 pounds of nice box
loney.
Mr.. Joseph Drew, of Glover, has an
rplo tree that he purchased two years
ince, and which is an inch in diameter
our inches from the ground, that he hao
licked 533 apples from this year.
Tho early inhabitants of Greensboro,
,assed resolution not to allow lawyer
o settle there. Judge Poland, however,
iegan his successful career at that place
ince then several have tried it and found
t an easy place to emigrate from. The
People are too peaceful to support one of
he profession.
Mr.. Burdick of Lowell, in digging
well, dug out toad five feet from the
urface, and three feet lower found Sec
md, the earth above and around being so
lard as to need pick to@loosen it. They
ecame lively soon after being released
rom their solitary confinement. The
ow,st one had nest made of what ap-
eareA like gress of this years growth.
Who will explain this strange occur
euce2