Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-01

"A bale OF COTTON cauShe hie III VIZ
third story of B. Greenbanks factory IN
South Danville, recently. The fire was
discovered and extinguished without
much damage.
CHTrTENDEN COUNTY.
Two large factories are to be serected
in Burlington, this spring, which will
make a large increase in the trade
of the city 1t is said that as
freightg are about seventy-fve per cent
cheaper than at any other point in the
State. it makes it favorable place to dc
business. They have water oommunica
ton with all the great commercial cities
in the United States
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
DR. S. r. Day, of st. Albans, who
went to Florida, has returned with his
health not very much improved.
A prize worth $50 has been offered
by Mr.. Hillard, who now teaches the com,
mercial school at Boston, 10 the scholar
who will write the best composition in
the st. Adams high school.
Mr.. Ferdinande Dube, for some time
known as "a successful French teacher IN
St Adams, expects to sail for Vancouver:
Island, British Columbia, some time IN
April, e. . missionary.
Coal nov sells al St Albans for Sla
ton, carriage extra, and tne price il
not be likely to decline until the opening
of navigation.
Six prisoners from Washington cQun-
ty, n. Y. and bound Tor Dannomora
prison, spent the Sabbath with Sheriff
Place At St. Adams
GRAND ISLE. COUNTY.
The dwelling house and contents, in
Guiding 100 bushels of grain, Of Jesse
Reynolds, of Isle LaMott, was entirely
consumed on tho 7th inst by fire In
sured for $500
The Merritt House at Albursh
Springs Is to be enlarged and repaired
this spring There to be an L. added
to it 40 feet long, and the whole raised to
four stories high \ French root is to be
placed over the main part. There is to be
$4,000 expended on the building Jo-
seph Gallagher of Alburgh, has the con-
tract. 1t is thought that it will be used
as "A water-cure establishment They
built u large aud commodious spring
house last spring. The spring is the old
est, and said to be the best in the State:
The company are constantly bottling the
water for shipment in the spring. There
are three springs within Il short distance
Of each other. and the wateris not alike
i'll either one Of them
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
A f. Rankin, Of st John.bury, See
retary OF the Board OF L lucation. ltctured
at MOrristown, March l9th
Mr.. Wm S Eaton II the fem Of
Soule Brothers Il Eaton, = highly re-
spectod citizen aud the Postmaster at
Cambridge, died recently, aged -. His
funeral will be attended Friday at l0
o'clock, and as We have heard, with
masonic honor
The partnership Of BlaisdelI y Bing-
ham, attorneys, at Cambridge, has been
dissolved.
Harry Lille, ole Of the proprietor Of
the American House, Hydepark, died in
that town Of consumption ON Monday
last
The.sale OF intoxicating liquors by
the town agent Of Cambridge for the past
year amounted to nearly 81 500. and after
paying all expenses netted the town the
handsome revenue of five cents.
Snow in Lamoiile county remains
above par. aud it is impossible for farm
ers to enter the woods. The roads are
almost impossible, and whoever travels
tilu" meets with many ups and downs.
Messrs. Power and Gl,~l coutem-
plate rebuilding their large block recently
destroyed by fire at Morri.sillc.
"A shortncss of funds for spring busi-
ness j. Indicated in Lamoille county,!
osANGE COUNTY.
The Supreme Court for Orange
County commenced its session at Chelsea
on Monday.
The number OF people III School Dis
trict No 6, in Brookfield, who are over
seventy years of age is thirty-four
-Thetford Cornet Band have been
giving concerts this winter for the benefit
of the band, under the superintendence
of J. &. Grain.
The small pox runs riot III Orange.
At a late town meeting in Bradford,
the selectmen were instructed to erect a
monument to the memory of fallen
soldiers of the late war, at an expense not
exceeding $500.
D w. Porter, of Richmond, Vt, took
car load 10 of cows to Newbury last
week and sold them, the price ranging
from $40 to $50.
The new proposed route of the Mont
pelier and Wells River Railroad Will pass
through rich farming country; past the
inexhaustable lime stone dist. of Newbury
and Topsham, the Copper mines OF Cor
inth and Topsham, and the celebrated
Granite quarries of Barre and Orange,
as we'll as the Lumber district of Orange
and Goshen Gore. The projected route
being only two miles further than the
contemplated route through Groton,
Montpelier and Plainfeld. The route
proposed wonld pass through and accom-
modate the village of South Ryegate,
Groton, West Topsham, East Orange,
Washington and Barre. The mines Of
Corinth and Topsham worked to their full
capacity would give from seven to eight
thousand tons of freight per year.
Mr.. William H. Nichols, of Brain