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

ADDISON COUNTY.
The New Haven Mills cheese factory
made about $4,000 lbs of cheese last sea
son, an average of Id. Of cheese to 81 lbs
of butter.
"A hook and ladder company of THIRTY
men has been organized at Vergennes, with
Joseph Falardo as foreman.
Rev. w. w. Hickock. formerly rector
of the Episcopal church, Vergennes, died
recently at Berlin, Wis, of heart disease
The Temperance Convention at Mid
dlebury, on Wednesday, nominated l.. w
Stowe, of New Haven, for County Com
missioner.
BENNINGTON COUNTY
The Bennington Manufacturing Com
pany are now turning out 1000 shawls a
day.
"A meeting of the stockholders of the
Lebanon Springs railroad is to be held in
New York, March 10th, to vote upon the
subject of increasing the capital stock OF
the company to two hundred thousand
dollars for the purpose of completing the
road.
"A meeting of the stockholders Of the
Bennington and Rutland railroad is to be-
held at North Bennington, March 9th,
at o'clock p. m, for the purpose of con-
sidering whether the stockholders will
authorize any increase of capital stock OF
the company, aud to what extent. Also
to approve, ratify and confirm the lease of
the Lebanon Springs railroad.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
AT a special meeting of Passumpsic
Lodge, No. q, at st. Johnsbury. LAST Tues
day evening, there was AN attendance OF
nearly 200 Mnsons from ST. Johnsbury
and adjoining towns An extra train ran
from Lyndonville.
A drovcr in Hardwick. being block
AIDED in one of the recent storms got per
mission from q forehanded farmer TO turn
his cattle into the farmers yard, but could
not for any price procure from him hay
enough to feed them. There Is some
meaning in tho remark of the Newport
Express that this farmer would probably
deny being in any manner related TO the
"wickede-t man III New York
cuIrrENDEN COUNTY.
The names Of DR. 4. c. Welch, o.
Wrlliston. + J. Phelps, Of Burlington,
and William Harmon. Of Shelhurne. are
mentioned in connection with the norni-
nation for the member Of the Council of
Censors from Chittenden county
ESSEN COUNTY.
John and Archibald Higgins killed
catamount in Concord, Jan. 81, measuring
four feet and four inches. They dir
patched the "varmint" with the aid Of
clubs and a dog.
1t has been very sickly at Island Pond
for the past six months. There have been
nearly fifty cases Of typhoid fever, and
nine deaths from various causes have oc-
CURED within that time.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. s. S. F. Carlisle. Of Sheldon, has
sold his saw-mill for s.. 800, 81 900 in ad-
vance of what was asked for it a year
ago.
John r. Whitney, Of Franklin. i the
candidate for Commissioner in Franklin
county.
An adjourned term Of the Franklin
County court commenced at ST. Albans,
Thursday last, and after hearing one ease
and granting numerous motions for con-
tinuance, adjourned on Wednesday. uHc
di,
On account Of the bad condition Of
the ice, the trot which was to come off at
st. Adams bay, was indefinitely post
poned.
-Ex-Gov John Gregory Smith arrived
at st. Adams from Washington, on Thurs
day evening.
The Rev. H. X Cobb leaves ST. Al
bans for his new home in the West. on
Tuesday of this week.
The Transcript says the snow must
be over two feet deep on level, at 81.
Adams
Sheldon. has the measles. bad 4 cor
respondent Of the St Albans Transcript
i responsible for the statement that Al
cases have occurred in II families. and
over 50 in the village.
GRAND isLE COUNTY.
The value Of the bean crop of Isle La
Motto. for 1865. is estimated at $4,000
The registration return- Of the county
for ten years, ending in 1868, exhibit
total of $50 births. 49, marriages. and $50
deaths.
The Clinton House, at oAlburlh
Springs, which has been closed for over
year, will soon be re-opened.
1t is reported that AN association of
residing in Grand Isle and
Pittsburgh, have hired the steamer Mont
real, of the Champlsin Transportation
Co, to make daily trips during the com
ing season from st. Johns 10 Plattsburgh. 4
touching at Rouses Point. West Albmrgh. /
ebay Landing, Isle La Motto and Grand /
Isle.
An oyster supper at Grand Isle re-
Gently put $3.50 in the pocket of the Rev
o. G. Wheeler, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, in spite of a storm.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Horny parkar has cold his bo4al
in Johnson TO Murray Buck, for
$4,000
The remains of w. f. Mars, who
lied recently in Chicago, were inferred
IN Sunday last in Hydepark.
It. S. Whipple, of Cambridge, recent i
y brought down fox at the distance of