Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
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ADDISON COUNTY

ADDISON COUNTY.
Bread Loaf Inn, in Ripton, will be
ready for summer guests about the 20;h
of May.
The Postmaster General has estab-
lished post-office at Monkton Ridge,
and appointed P. c. Ballou, postmaster.
On the 10Th inst, Bishop Bissell con
firmed seventeen persons in st. Paul's
church, Vergennes, being presented by the
Rev. John Henry Hopkins, minister in
charge, all of whom were admitted on the
next day to the Holy Communion.
The village district in Bridport has
voted to build new school house, and
has contracted with Mr. Lamos, of Crown
Point, to build it. There is to be con-
nected with the building, a fine town
hall, and the town furnishes portion of
the funds for the building.
The farm recently owned and occu-
pied by James NJ. Lamb, Esq, in Shore
ham, has lately been transferred by Mr.
Myrick, of Bridport, who first purchased
it, to NJ. w. Bingham, of Shoreham, who
has taken possession Mr. Lamb will
soon go West or South for permanent res
idence
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
At the annual Easter meeting Of the
ST. James Parish, Of Arlington, the f4l-
lowing persons were elected officers for
the year ensuing: Wardens, Harmon
Garfield, A. d. Garfield Yestry, Levine
Hard, Fernando West, Henry S Hard,
Samuel Bene let, Abncr S. Davis; Score
tary and Treasurer. H. S. Hard; Dele
gates to Convention, II. S. Hard, H. Can
field, A. S. Davis Substitute Delegates,
Levine Hard, Samuel Benedict, A. d
Garfield. Francis W Smith. Rector,
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The town of Sutton, with less than
1000 population, has fifty persons over
70 years of age, nineteen of whom are
50, and three over 90 There are also ,
twin brothers whose average weight for
several years has been over 300 lbs each,
and often over $50
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The salary Of the postmaster ~ Fair
fax is $3.50.
The salary of the postmaster at
Franklin is $40
Franklin county contains fourteen
towns and one gore.
The town of Franklin is 433 feet in
height above the ocean.
New maple sugar is selling in Rich
ford for from 10 to - cents per pound
-Ashbel Sykes, of Berkshire, recently
bought = full blood Durham bull calf, 8
weeks old, If JOHN Campbell, of Mont
gomery, for $50
A COW belonging TO o. l.. knowlton
Of Montgomery, has given birth to calf
which weighed 81 pounds.
-Heman Hopkins, Jr, and John
OF Montgomery, lately bought
> calves OF Messrs. a. NJ. Winslow y
'ooHs, III utHcy, u tuc i'hIhh!H StoSh' A'J
$500
p Mosier of St Armand z. q, has Il
dairy COW that has inst given
birth to a calf weighing IA pounds
Twelve car loads of Canadians passed
through ST. Adams ON Tuesday. destined
for homes in the manufacturing towns OF
New Hampshire.
A Franklin county tradesman. who
recently boasted that he could put up Il
pound of tea in smaller paper than any
other merchant around, was retorted up
on by AN old customer of his in another
line, with the remark II don't know how
that may be, but | don't know of anybody
who can put pint of liquor in a smaller
bottle"
joel B. Cross has been appointed
postmaster at Highgate Centre. vice E. G.
Thompson.
The sugar-house of Mr. Elijah Cur
tbs, of Georgia, was burned to the ground
on the night of the 18th inst Cause of
fire unknown.
There was spirited railroad meet
ing at Swanton Falls on Thursday, to see
if the town would change the condition
of the bonds of the town to aid in build
ing the Lamoille Valley Railroad. The
question was decided in the affirmative by
thirty-one majority,
-Messrs. Moore & Stanley, of East
will build a cheese factory on.
the farm of VIM. G. Brown, near the
Branch bridge. 1t will be "a by SO feet,
and the intention is to have it ready by
the first of May. About 400 cows have
been engaged for the season, and
nearly as many more through the hottest
part of the season.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The salary of the postmaster at East
Alburgh is $40.
Grand Isis county contains but FIVE
towns.
The county of Grand Isle is more
generally level than any other county in
the State, having no very high land in
any part.
The number of votes cast in Grand
Isle county for members of the Council of
Censors was IS, Of which Alburgh cast 18,
Isle La Motto 81, Grand Isle 8, South
Hero Is. T. p. Redfeld and ]. w. Col
burn each ran one vote behind the other
members Of the Council in the county.