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Breaking up of the Ice.

HUDSON, y. Y, March 80.
The river is open here, but firm at Cox
sackic. The ice is blocked four miles be-
low here, and the water Will soon be over
the docks.
SCHENECTADY, March 80.
Two miles west of here the ice in the
Mohawk is damned up, and the water is
as high a. ever known before.
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oovernments are dun notv.tA-saad,.~ ,,o-..
pressure, prices have not yielded and at cio,, az.
e7s and new Cts show an improvement a Y :.
Yesterday there was q disposition to make love-
quotations. but actual sellers are hard 10 ana ana
mere are some Investments. buying aud consider
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Thss book shovs bow 10 gain he s1ssts@ =
- sp1ssiss sex. Any ~. % veoaa -. ~
vnsAs O. ~ lOvs. Ros. - ~ ah 1sSe
Hra,aA a mt y naii "a ss essis; esu . 60
~ Moi q ole.p % 100.
FUTILE 3 CO., 70 NaBsu - 1swxss8s
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j PoULTNEY.-The Bulletin has been en-
larged and comes out in new dress, AND
George Z. Newman assumes the proprietor
ship.
Tho Bulletin OF last week contains an
obituary notice of William Wheeler, ESQ
former resident of Poultney, who died
at Spring Valley, New Jersey, Dec. eth,
1868. Mr.. Wheeler was widely known in
Rutland county.
About forty OF the young people OF
Poultney assembled at the residence of
Gardner Parker on Saturday evening,
March Goth, on the occasion of celebrat-
ing the birthday of his daughter, Miss VI
Carrie fa.Ae.
The Bulletin recommended Jerry
Lewis TO Gen. Grant for Military Cow
ernor of one of the Southern States, hav-
ing proved an excellent recnnstTuotionist
III the matter or re0onStructing an eating
saloon.
The work on the new depot i'll Poult-
ncy is progressing finely.
The Bulletin tells the following story
relative to Conductor Baldwin of the
sleeping car on the Rutland * Washing
ton railroad, after the recent smash-up at
Hosford crossing. III Poultney:
At the recent railroad accident at Hos
ford's crossing, Conductor Jas. Bildwin's
sleeping coach was one Of the cars thrown
from the track.
True to his principle of standing to his
post of duty, he remained, in company
with "a brakeman, after the engine and
baggage car, with the passengers, had
started for Rutland, and went TO sleep in
his car.
Sunday morning, some inquisitive
youth, on u tour of inspection, no doubt,
looking into the car, saw the conductor
and the brakeman lying asleep and when
asked his opinion of the smash-up, said he
.is,..'..ni = didn't amount To much. cause
they was two passengers as uIun, /. ..,.e
up at all
We imagine that the old story of the
seven sleepers, will be enlarged, in his
mind, and that he will increase the num-
Der to nine, claiming place on the list
for his "two passengers as didn't wake up
at all"
A pleasant and profitable meeting of
the Irving Association of Ripley Female
college, was held at the parlors of that in
stitution on Saturday evening, March
Goth.
The Both annual session of the Yer
mont State Baptist Convention, was held
at Poultney in 1864. Rev. n. p. Foster,
Rev. James Upham, d. d,
preacher The number Of baptisms in the
State the previous year was 1G7, and the
Of the churches was 1859.
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BRANDoN.-The examination of the
Graded School, during the past week, gave
great satisfaction to the parents and
.fiands Gf the school generally We re.
GREETED very much that absence from town
prevented our attendance upon the exer-
oises but we have been informed that il
was creditablo to both scholars and in.
struetors. Started as an experiment, and
at great expense, Mr.. Cilley has made the
school success, and with increasing num-
bers each term; numbering, "a it did, the
last term, nearly 400, the most perfect or
der was preserved in the school Those
who were present at the examination OF
the fall term, and the term Just closed.
noticed the marked progress made by
some of the scholars. Some dissatisfac-
ton is expressed at the expense of the
school, but we think without reason. Ac-
customed to low taxes, tax of 40 cts. ON
the dollar seems; to most of our tax pay
ers, a large tax. and yet, figures show that
30 cts. on our list will support the run
ming expense of the school Your tax,
the past year, for yQur school was, was
informed day or two since, 85 cts. on
the dollar. A good school will keep our
list SO high that it will cost less to have a
good school than poor one.
John Ayers has sold his farm to Ed
win II HubbarJ for go QOl
N. II. Eddy has sold out his stock of
boots and shoes to w. Judson Goodnough
Mr.. Goodnough goes into the room re-
Gently occupied by Deliver j. Vail in
Paige's block, while Mr.. Vail moves into
the store recently purchased by Isaac ].
Vail. Mr.. Vail may be found at present in
Ross u Pitts store. We are glad to see
the young men taking hold and doing the
business of Brandon, it certainly augurs
well for the future prosperity of our viii
lage. Let some experienced persons buy
out the Howe Scale company and start it
anew on a right basis, and we shall see
Brandon taking fresh start.
N. P. Kingsley, of this place, has
Just sold very fine horse to Daniel No
Oauley, of New York CITY, for $500. Mr..
McCauley has been an extensive pur-
chaser of horses in demonstrating pur-
chased over one hundred in this town
alone, during the past year-for the last
thirteen years, and says this is the finest
horao ho ovop hnuuhk IN <h;s State NJ.
Kingsley had owned the horse but few
days He paid $3.50, and sold him for
1900. 1r. HcCauley has also bought two
other horses in Brandon, for which he has
paid $500 each-one Of Mr.. e. D. Thayer,
and one Of Mr.. Sawyer. Brandon, which
has ben The headquarters II Tie Early
Ress Potatoss n bond 70 take The Lad n
4ns blood hcsse
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Mt. TABoR.-The population of MT.
Tabor increased fifty in the ten years from
1850 to 1850.
-Ottor Greek rises in Dorset, flows
northerly through the whole of Mount
Tabor, and pursues nearly the Same
course till it empties into Lake Cham
plain in Ferrisburgh. It's branches
are numerous, viz: Mill river, Cold
river, Little West or Furnace brook,
East creek, Middlsbury river; soms Of
vn nh are important STRAINS tor manu-
featuring purpc;::di
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The stock market during the forenoon advanced
ron TO per cent. with principal active y IN
New York CENTRAL. Pacific, North we.tsrn- Roch
Island and Fort wsyae-s.ao p. m. prices.
The latest quotations are reported .. ,o,.
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~Mp. T. O. Hoyt. Of No. Isl West Thirty
foursh street, New York, has Dean using Grover
4 Baker sewing machine for ten years, during
which time il has never been out Of order and did
v.otr ant sr reDxjY.
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CERTIFIES

~ That my wife, Ester, has left my
bed and board without cause or provocation,
and this is TO notify all persons trusting or har-
boring her on my account, as shall pay no debts
Of her contracting after this date.
MARTIN Gibson.
Mount Holy, March 29th, 1909. l3w3ws
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BOSTON LIVE STOCK MARK EFT
Brighton, Cam bridge and Medf ford,
For the week ending March 80, 1869.
AMOUNT or STOCK AT MARKET.
PRICE,.


BEEF-Per 100 lbs. on totaLueieht Of hide tai
low and meat; extra, sI3 50dl4 o.. first quality,
VIZ ooCelS IS; second quality, sl2 oOCaI2 IS third
I quality. ell O0all IS: a few choice single pairs
Ga 5oCal5 20: some of the poorest cows ana buIl.
tl0 00aIl CO.
| WORKING oxEN-s2ooa3oo
hANpf eIEEhs-sl5Og225, or much accord
cows AND YOUNG cALvEs-Psir quality
s4o:a 10; extra s5Glo0. farTow and dry ss5a5O
ira sG9.
shIEP AND LAMBs-Per head, in lots, q 90
sHOTEs-w hol.sale. 12ai3; retail l2sls.
HIDEs-B Brighton iOnl0y.c.; country lots 3
alohe; ealfskins 2oca22c.
TALLow = Brighton, ss9e: country lois.
VEAL CALVES 3 Ooel2 On.
l5Oc.
REMARKS
The trade At Brighton wedpesaay ana Thur
day was dull and prices though without ma
tsrial change, favored the buyer ana several lots
Of New England and Western cattle were held
over. A few 81 the best lots Of we-'ern steers
were sold AZ l3kSi3sc. per pound. and Others Ut
liSl3c. per pound. There were about s2s LANDED
At cAmbrldge to-day, nearly 200 LEES than last
Tuesday. The weather ~as RAINY. the yards
muddy and uncomfortable. some Of the trains
were late, and there was altogether a STICKY mar
the Cambridge mafket buy the dIess-d mats
from Chi-HgO. Business was very dull. The
drOveTs con plain that cat'l. are lower IN Cam
bridge than in The country. aud the butcher that
beef l. lower IN Faneuii Hall than At Cambridge.
While We make few changes IN quot-tions,
NC think last weeks IIsees are hardly sustained,
dragging II wa then We have had = gradu-
ally falling maTset all winter quite steady. 30 he
sure, but all one way. D- Wolf q Prsuiy sod o
pair 81 oxen, fed By &. Hsoper, 81 walIole. ~.
IL estimated 10 dress 80 p uDds each. ia u &c.
per round which the, thought they coud nave
bull. consgne1 "a the bu'ch.rs Tor wha' be might
prove 90 be worth. Il Dos rold eIght oxen. 20
dress $50 pounds ach. four for axe and ionr AZ
lie. per pOunf Gps6nOw a Lock sold n nice pair
of well ma'rhed wrkers, ov.r sewn let. 500
poupds, for t275; another p.ir Of ex-n fer sl95.
or l2e. pr pound. and one extra pair. e-tina' ed
70 cres- 900 pounds each, for s.se. A 7 Kicker
sod seven god tao years I'D at llEe. r. ID.
Blibn sold Two cow at l0Ee. and one fagro~
COW fOr $50
There no improvement Ia thu siieep trade al
though those that have been I'D all winter have
81 course improved IA qualify. NJ. c Rio' ardsOB
sold 50 sheep. Ted by \. i. Shedd. hester. Vt,
hne woois 10 pound each admitted by The buy
ers, oyer a rrfsr. guuu a - =.
market, at SIC. Ter pound, without deduction for
water IN wool. ii. CnrAing, a. sheep. IS pounds,
u65 each. }. sahin, - sbe-p, IS pounds, ESQ;
IS lambs, 50 pounds, a; $40
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VIM. ID. Baldwin. Esq, Of washington. ID.
C., says his size has used Grover & Baker sewing
Machine for eleven year,, during which time %
has never needed dollars worth Of repairs. ex-
cept once when broken by accident m moving:
and that IT has done all sorts of work in the most
satisfactory manner.
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Shrewsbury Murder Case.
Horace Plumley Convicted of
Murder.
IBA AND FREDERICK PLUMLEY
CONVICTED OF MAN
SLAUGHTER.
Rutland fncendiarses and Aaron
Clark in Court.
Rutland County Court.

pLEly ~ THE corr FoR HFRcY.
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AKT OF LOVE

MAGNOLIA wArxz.-supsrior to the best ~
uortsd German Cologne, and sold II half tes
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TRAINS LEAVE RUTLAND.
RAINS ARRIVE AT RUTLAND,

The Herald is the only paper in
the County of Rutland, or this sec
ZION of Vermont that takes Tele-
graphic news. The HeruiJ receives
Iariy.
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DIVE HUNDRED DOLLHR0
ssaiassy, q iaqsEs e tSEe6es. 1.vsszsi
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Boston Prod Market.

Reported expressly fOr the HERALD by CHANBEB-
LIS, sTURGEs * Co., Commission Merchants,
~ and 81 Faneun Hall Market, Boston.
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MoNTrELIER-The Washington coun-
~ court is still in session.
Ir. < =. Robinson is again giving
pop lar readings at Montpelier.
-; ifirld & Gleason have purchased
the old ;. Episcopal church and Dewey
properly adjoining in Montpelier, and in
tend to fuiah off couple Of first class
dwellings thereon The coming summer
The annual parish meeting Of Christ
Church. on Monday, resulted in the choice
of Mes-rs, J u Ellis Wardens and L.
2. Redfcld, Charles Dewey, T. c. Phin-
ney, Hiram Atkins and H. W. Foster,
Vastrymen.
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BuRIINGToN.-The University ut Bur
lington is 367 feet above the ocean
David snay, Of Burlington, on Satur
day last, lost his pocket book containing
$l6l 30, embracing nearly all his earthly
possessions.
&C. G. Benedict, Esq, has purchased
the brick house on Willard Street, for,
merly owned by l. N. Camp.
The hotel arrivals at Burlington for
the fortnight ending March q, numbered
l,s4e. THY were distributed as follows
American, $40; Allen, 8s5 Lake. aGl
Central, 225; Stanton, 1875.
The pure blood short horn COW.
"Mozella 3D." four years old, owned by
Shedd & Walker, of Burlington. died on
Sunday night last. She was valued at one
M0tsahd dollars.
AT the annual election of st. Paul's
church, Episcopal VIM. IT. wilkins,
ARENAS Prouty, Vernon p Moves, Albert
L. Catlin, Amos C. Spear, VIM. L. Strong
H. c. I.insley were elected Vestrymen
At subsequent meeting VIM. H. Will
kins was elected Senior Warden and
ARENAS rrouty Junior Warden. 4 pro-
position being made to raise $1,000 to pay
off so much of the.church debt. was libcr-
ally responded to, and one.half OF the
amount was at once subscribed by those
present.
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Communication.
RUTLAND, VI, March 30, 1876

RUTLAND, VT, March ~, 1869.
Editors Rutland Herald In an arti-
Gle in this mornings paper, headed Min
eral Springs" your correspondent speaks
of the Green Mountain Spring in terms
that might mislead those not acquainted
with its waters. The Green Mountain
Mineral Spring has been analysed by the
first chemists of this country, DIR. J. G..
Pohle, Chiffon & Co., analytical chemists,
of New York, and by S. Dana Hayes,
State Assayer of Massachusetts, and they
say it contains iron, manganese, magnesia,
lime, soda, sulphur, potash, SILICA, acid,
and trace of sodium. Here we have a
combination of minerals that is not to be
found in any other spring in the known
world.
Respectfully yours,
4 n
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wrpstspAr. Ma,eh 81. Isna
Rutland Retail srsces Current.
wspx,.nAY MonNlso. March 81. isss.

Reported expressly for the HEEAL'' by CHEsIEh
KIsosLEE, whalesale aud Retail Grocer.
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CnEsIEh-A dclIghtial event occur.
rcd at the residence of \. ID Fletcher,
Monday evening, NJ arch 22i, on the 9th
anniversary OF that gentleman marriage.
The time was chosen for the celebration
of the wooden wedding of himself and his
estimable lady, and invitations were sent
to a very large number Of his friends who
were at his residence ~ early as seven
o'GlQcl in the evening, to the number of
between one and two hundred, Mr..
Fletcher and wife welcomed each guest
as he, or she, arrived, with their well
known courtesy and grace and in such a
manner that the greeting at once put
every one in the best possible spirits to
enjoy the good things which followed.
The early part of the evening was spent
in congratulating Mr. Fletcher and his
lady upon the happy occasion, and in
social reunion. 1T eight o'clock dancing
commenced, and the room prepared for
the occasion, filled with ladies arrayed in
elegant and pretty costumes, attended by
gentlemen dressed in good taste, presented
picturesque and varied scene as the
gay couples threaded the intricate figures
of the German, and whose merry voices
with their sweet harmony. Refreshments
were served at an early hour, which kept
the company in good humor as they dis
a1ssed and gossipped while RECALLING
themselves with the good things set be-
fore them. The occasion afforded great
enjoyment for all present, and that Mr..
f. and lady may live to celebrate many
more anniversaries of their marriage is
the expressed wish of their numerous
friends,
On Sunday, March a8th, the citizens of
Chester followed to their final resting
place the remains of Mr.. Joseph Lourie,
formerly of Rutland, who died Friday,
the Goth, aged 90 years and months.
The death of this young man will be re-
GREETED by a large circle of mourning
friends, and we doubt if he leaves behind
fellow being whom he has Intentionally
wronged, or friend who will not cherish
with pleasure the remembrance of the
hours passed in the society of the frank
and honest gentleman. He made friends
and he kept them, not By fattering their
foibles, but by his kindness and sincerity
of purpose. Mr.. Lourie has for some
years been an invalid-consumption, that
most terrible of all diseases, having at IN
early period chosen him for its victim.
But through all these long and weary
years he has been patient and uncom-
planning sufferer, and he looked forward
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Solicitor of the United States Treasury,
under Secretary Boutwell,, and he has
declined to accept the same. The office
of Solicitor, being the legal adviser OF the
Treasury Department, is IA highly honor
able and responsible one. Mr. Roberts,
however, could not afford to give up his
practice at home for any $500 Office at
Washington, and we doubt not that he
has done wisely in declining
The Freq Press says
We copy tho following from the Pro-
violence, X. l., correspondence to the
Springfield Union, as the first and only
specimen in our recollection of our uncom-
plimentary notice al Mr. SAKE, and we
have read good many of them. The
trouble perhaps va ii the heQreT's sars:
John q StTe appeared before q dis
satisfied audience here last week-the
people could not understand him-his
pen is nimble, but his tongue his thick.
John. You know. has always been the
Democratic candidate ror .,overnor of
Vermont, aud tho waagiah students of
Dartmouth College led him "the paulo-
po~t-future candidate
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Tax GoyERSoRsHIP. - The Windsor
Journal says.
Some of the newspaper, have been very
busy Of late in helping the people TO :
Nominee for next Governor
ii ( mage 70 fault to find with the name
mentioned, L.vt j. Ike people are to do the
voting it viii tie p>thaps no more than
fair to allow them to make their qyn Sc
lection Of the several gentlemen in Wind
sor county, who are emiuently qualified
for the position, and whose friends may
have something to say, when the question
is pushed HON.
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II LIS

VEGETABLE SICILIAN
HAIR REVIEWER.
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LUDLow,-We had intended, ere now,
to have appropriately noticed in the HER
AID, the departure of DR.. VIM. A. Cha
pin, from Ludlow. He has sold his home
stead, situated nearly opposite the Lud-
low House, to DR.. d. F. Coolidge, who
succeeds him, for $500, and has opened
an Office in Belchertown, Mass, for the
practice of his profession. DR.. Chaplin is
graduate of the vt. Med. College at
Castleton, and was one of the Trustees of
Black River Academy; gentleman Of
large experience and successful in his
profession. We recommend him to the
favorable regards of the good people of
the place to which he has recently re-
moved. We learn, also, that the doctor is
accompanied by his son, VIM. A. Chapin,
Jr., who, when the late war broke out,
was studying medicine in the Office Of his
father, but left the compounding of med
ical decoctions and heeling draughts, and
entered as private in Co. II, 10th Reg
VT. Vol, and served in Virginia. Was
soon detailed as an assistant surgeon in
hospital and on the battlefield, where he
served three years, till failing health
obliged him to abandon the profession en-
tirely. We earnestly hope both father
and son may meet with that success in
their newly chosen locality which they so
deservedly merit.
This evening Whitmore q Clarks
renowned minstrels will give the citizens
of Ludlow and vicinity an opportunity to
witness one of their highly popular and
interesting entertainments. They have is
sued full programme, which will on this,
as all other occasions, be carried out to
the latter. They have engaged talent of
a high order. although Whitmore, Clark
and Hank" White would of themselves
make up whole team.
On Monday last as Willie W Dawley
had driven from the hotel to the post
office, and while waiting for the mail, he
being in the post office, leaving Mr.. and
Mrs. Il W. Billings in the sleigh, great
quantity of snow and ice commenced
sliding from the roof, taking in its train
signs, Re, starting the horse Just in time
to probably save the lives of Mr..
aud Mira. b. as it fell npon the sleigh
with such Iorcs a. u greatly iuura it. .
The horse ran, but was caught without
increasing the damage very much, Alto
gothcr it may be considered very narrow
escape ffan sn~te9t death or severe in
jury ArausTuo.
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PIrTsFoRD.-The population Of Pitts
ford decreased 81 in the 10 years from
1850 to 1860.
--Castleton River rises in Fittsford,
flows south into Rutland, then west
through Ira and Castleton, and unites
with Poultney River in Fairhaven. 1t
receives the waters of Lake Bomoseen at
Hydeville. The united streams enter
Lake Champlain at Whitehall. Its length
is about 20 miles.
The Raptist church in Pittsford was
organized in 1883.
The Congregational church in Pitts
ford was organized April IA, 1884.
The Bogue farm, including stock, has
been sold to Charles Murray, Of Leicester,
for $4,000.
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NERGENNEs.-R J. +. Goodrich &C.
cgpie5 th2 pulpit Of the Congregational
church, on Sunday.
-Vergennes claims to be the second
butter market in the State The prices
on Saturday, which is market day there
were - cents for old butter 80 to IS for
new.
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F1RE Al WAILINGFoRD.- The light
witch 50 many Of our people saw night
before last, proves TO have been a dwelling
Situated about Is mile and half east Of
" allinrford village, known as the Dea-
con Miles Biaes + consisted Of two
houses, each story ard hair standing
near together. The origin of the fire is
still unknown. but 6ne If the inmates
went into the chamber i'll the evening
with lighted candle to stop an opening
in broken window with clothing, and it
is supposed spark accidentally dropped.
The house was occupied by two families,
Mr. Israel Sheldon and Mr. Lewis Mr.
Llai9 gaa just moving away. The house
and farm nss az ,e4fs belonged to the
late y than Round, of Waliinsford, and
lastly was owned 10y Warren Vaughn, Of
Dandy, and had just been sold to Mr.
Colburn, of Manchester, who had paid
down 6, hundred dollars, and was going
to move in as 5000 az Mr Lewis vacated
We understand that the occupants saved
most of their household goods, and that
there was a partial insurance upon the
building.
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II IV--1 t-Es-T
Rev. G. Graves hae close, his labors in
connection with St. stephens church III
this place. aud entered upon his duties
rector of the Episcopal church in Man
chester Mr.. Graves has, daring his resi-
dence among Us, won the friendship ana
esteem of all with whom he has had rela-
tions, not only among his own people, but
among all denominations and all classes.
His departure Is much regretted.