Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-08
Vermont Items.
GENERAL.

The first settlement in Vermont was
in 1924.
The Governor Of New Hampshire
began to grant charters in Vermont in
1749.
connecticut lake, the head of Connect
icut river in New Hampshire, is 1,5S9 feet
above the ocean.
Lake Champlain is 120 miles long,
and from one to twelve miles broad.
The number of families in Vermont
are 54,277.
The number of children in Vermont
between four and eighteen years of age is
1859
The number of weeks school taught
by males in Vermont in 1867, S,06S.
The number of weeks school taught
by females in Vermont in 1861, was 49,
25S.
The amount of wages paid male
teachers, exclusive of board, in Vermont
for the year ending March 52d, 1868, was
S56,354.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Manchester has had 125 consecutive
days of sleghing.
Mr.. c. p Smith. CT Iao.afy Point,
has COW OF one-half Devon blood, which
furnished his family from the first Of
May last TO November first, with all the
milk and butter which they used, besides
one hundred and seventy pounds Of but
ter TO sell
Tho towns Of glastonbury and Sun
dcrland made no school returns in 1868.
The first general convention OF the
delegates of Vermont to organize a State
government was held at Dorset, Sept. %,
f77G.
The Congregational church at East
Arlington, was organized Nov. ., ls43.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The people Of Waterford are just
now much agi;ated or the question OF re-
moving their town house from West Wa
terford to Lower Waterford.
The Union says that last fall J. w.
Duff, of Norrisville. sent to the Caledo-
nian an ear of corn sixteen inches long.
II turns out TO have been two ears so nice
ly glued together as to deceive the edi-
torial eye
B. f. Lincoln 4 Co, of Lyndon, will
get out for market the present season
100000 feet of lumber.
The prospectus of Il new weekly
paper, be published in st. Johnsbury,
has been issued by Messrs. Hovey. Ropes
& johnson, well known business men Of
the county.
- Caledonia county has seventeen
towns.
Barnet is 400 feet above the ocean.
The East Hardwick Baptist church
contributed S5O.25, in 1905, ~ tho STATE
Convention in aid Of feeble churches.
The Vermont Baptist State Convention
contributed $50 to aid the Baptist
church in Groton, in 1868.
II. r. Brown has purchased W. f.
Peck's residence, in ST. Johnsbury, for
$4,000.
Twelve inches Of snow fell in Lyndon
on the 23d.
e. w IIuntoon has leased The hotel
at West Danville, and will run it for one
year.
d C. Wood set three traps in Kirby
on the night of March 18Th. and caught
six foxes. During forty-eight hours he
caught thirteen.
Gales X Co, are remodeling and
making additions to the Passumpsic
House at st. Johnsbury, at an expense of
some $1,000.
Henry Chase, of Lyndon. sent to
market on the 22d inst, COW which
weighed 1880 pounds. II -toor. which
weighed 40, and pair of oxen, weigh
ing $3.50.
AT its recent town meeting, Ryesitc
voted TO instruct the selectmen 10 notify
the Passumpsic r. r. Co. to provide suit
able accommodations for passengers and
freight at the station in the town.
-Amasa Bemis Il Sons, of Lyndon,
are known as the owners of the best
Southdown sheep in New England Their
stock is known far and nearr. But they
are not much behind in the cattle line.
They have three pair of three year old
steers girting all the way from feet to
Z feet and four inches. Each pair will
weigL in the vicinity of 3,4O0 pounds.
They have pair of fat oxen, the same
that took the premium at our recent
county fair, which weigh over 1900.
They are not only large, but are well
matched, and splendidly made.
The school statistics of HardMick for
the school year ending March 3lst, 1869,
derived from the school registers, exhibit
the following facts: " The town is divided
into IL school districts, containing 3l2
families, and 346 children from to Is
years of age. They have supported an
aggregate of 2,S32 weeks of school, or an
average of little over 23 weeks for each
district; the greatest number reported %
weeks, and the least number II; 46
weeks were taught by males, and 237
weeks by females; 313 scholars have
attended school during the year, showing
an aggregate attendance. of 3O,342 days,
and 2,545 instances of tardiness. There
has been expended for teachers wages and
board during the year, $1,655.65. Seven
school houses out of the 12 in town are
unfit for their purpose"
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
-Chittenden county has fifteen towns,
one city and one gore.
-BuePs Gore, in Chittenden County,
II in population in 10 years,