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

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-As Henry Wiley Of Irasburgh, va
driving bis 1Athsris horss In wagon on.
day last week, he noticed, after drivin,
sboat two mileA that something ~
The matter with the Aorss. He sot ont Q
The wagon and led him abort distance
bat seeing that be was failing fast, b
unhitched him from ths wagon and ven
to taking OF the harness, and be Just hax
time to do 70 ~ the horse dropped dow,
dead in the road. t
DIR. Goodall Of Greensboro has . Gov
which gave at II consecutive milking
S54 pounds Of milk Of excellent quality
Average daily yield, 80 II pounds
greatest yield Of any ono day. AZ pounds
No other feed was given her than tn,
grass she ate in the Aeld.
Last Saturday - the "Hountsiz
Maid wsll loaded with passssnger., va,
returning down the lake. owing to tn.
extreme darkness. ran aground on Whip
pies Point All efforts to get of proved
fruitless until daylight Sunday morning
when the lady of the Lake" hitched to
her and started the forlorn voysgsrs down
the lake.
-Chavles Howard Of Salem, living in
the west part of the town found ten of bis
sheep killed, and one or two more badly
injured, supposed TO b the work Of doga.
-Ths Post of ths Grand Army Of the
Republic 1t North Troy has been named
Post Bailey in honor Of It. Cha-. F. Bal
ley who was mortAlly wounded at the
battle Of Less Mills, Va
The last freak of nature il in the
possession Of Adams Abbott Of Troy. 1t
is four kittens all perfectly formed and
all Joined tossthsr, two black and two
white. A Joined, three arc headed one
way while the other win be compelled to
walk backwards at least three fourths of
the time. At Last sooosnts all were slivs.
wAsBiNGroN ooUHrY.
"A bear w.s c..ght and several 9TH
ers seen at 4oretown last week.
-Wm. Hudson, the popular stage dri-
yer from Middlesex 70 WsittSAsld, ha,
sold out tho rolling stock Of the route to
BENZ. Barrett, of Woodstock.
There are now seventy boys in the
Reform School st Wases6ury, and
affairs are progressing finely under the
direction Of the new Superintendent
Tho Farmer Mutual Insurance Com
pany, located at Montpelier, issued dur
ing the hst year. 4.s75 policies, insuripg
property to the amount of t5.525. .49l.
The tptal aumbes OF poiiciss Issued By
The eooPaay ines its osgsnizasion, Feb
ruary ., 1850, y 66,SlA insuring proper
ty 10 the amount Of t61, sos. sos. The
Company has nov In force 1894 policies,
e22.3l7.027.
"A besr was caught in Nor.hfisld in .
steel trap sst BY ". 8. Newton and T. 8.
Brooks ON The night of the 2Sth ult, it
being the second one caught within .
mile of the place this season. The first
ons was caught In log trap By T. 9.
Others arc supposed to be prowl-
ing around. About twenty sheep have
been lost BY the people of that vicinity.
-kr. Horace Hovey, snd his son Rog-
sr Hovey, Of Worcester. we're engaged in
blasting rocks, Monday. Aug. 3c.h, and
while tanping . charge premature dis
,hsrye occurred. Mr.. Horace Hovey wa
burned in the face severely, and will pro-
oably lose one eye, and Roger had his LET,
,and badly mangled, ths tamping iron go
ng through it and be also lost some of
,is fingers.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Wilmington voted, last week. to bond |
tself for $l25.000 to build . railroad
through the town.
r. E Hosford has purchased the en-
ire interest OF Hiram !Orcutt in the
Ladies' Seminary, at West
thereby becoming sole own
II.
-Ashel Clapp, of Brattleboro, was
hrown out of wagon by the sudden
tarting of the horse, Aug. 20tb, breaking |
,is collar bone, and badly bruising his
,eck and head.
The Democrats Of Windhsm county |
,eld convention at Fayetteville on Sat-
,rday, August 2lst, and msde the fol-S
owing nominations for Senators II. r.
3allou, of Wilmington d. Campbell, of
Tho dead body of newborn child
vas found. Saturday. ON the land Of
.yons P. Dickinson, ut Brattleboro, par
tally buried in the ground. The sup
,osed mother of the child was arrested
n . charge Of ini.nticide. and her trial
Monday, ut Brattleboro. be-
ore Justice w. g. Newton.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Woodstock railroad bridge being
'uilt across the gulf near Queohee 10 ssid
o be the highest structure of tho kind in
he world, it being about 2O0 fest from
be top of the ground in the center. It
, also 200 feet long.
-On Friday last - SOur little eirls
1ers playing upon . rock near the pond
. Bridgsvsssr. the little girl Of r w.
'inney. aged about twelve ysarA, fall in.
'hsn Nellie Carpsntse, daughter Of O.
!. Carpenter, and Of the same age. By
rest presence Of mind and heroism, saw
4 her little mate from drowning. She
rot directed the two girls With her to run
u some mon, and then wsded into the |
oad mp to her chin, bat falling in that
ny to reach tie drowning girl shs next
rocursd . lsss pola sad A.aily, after
,uoh exertion, during which hsr pole
roke, she succeeded just - the girl was ,
hiking the third time. Il
--Hsstee and Hossos Sawyer finished
sying and started out to celsbfass.