Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-29

GENERAL.

cKNRnAY. 81 a1 aie
The twelfth annual session Of the
Vernon It Legislature was held At Charles
town. New Hampshire. in 1881, COM
men cling October 18th and closing Oc-
tober 81, after Isession Of thirteen
1sys. IS
The population of Vermont in 1900
was 154, 800, having increased 68,S21 in
nine years.
The union of parts of New York and
New Hampshire with Vermont took place
in 1854, but that union was dissolved in
1882.
The average congregations in attend
ance upon the Congregational Churches
in Addison County is one thousand seven
hundred.
The whole number of scholars be-
tween the ages of four and eighteen years
of age attending the common schools In
Vermont in 1868 was 66,405; and the
number in attendance between eighteen
and twenty years of age was 2,6s9.
The whole number of cases of tardi-
ness in the schools of Vermont in 1868
was 532, AGO.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The summer term of st. Johnsbury
Academy closed on the 10th inst. A
class Of five young men from that neigh
borhood completed their acadeplical
course with the term, and enter Dart
mouth College this fall. Two others are
prevented from entering college on ac-
count of ill-health.
Frank p. Dodge, of Providence, r. L.,
aged IL years, stopping for the summer
at the khby Lake House, while
cunning on the mountain near that
place on the 18th inst, displaced huge
boulder, which fell over upon him and
crushed his foot 50 severely as to render
amputation necessary.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
"A heavy robbery has been committed
sometime within the last ten days from
the safe of H. A. Hodge, of Richmond
Asa Rhodes, Esq, has made practice for
several years of using the safe de-
posit of money and valuable papers, al
ways going to it when he pleased. Last
Thursday he had occasion to go TO il, but
found bis package of money, etc, etc.
missing There is as yet no clue to the
robbers. There was in the package about
81. 900 in notes, $1,000 in United States
currency, and $1,000 in government
bonds The safe has always been locked
at night, but not always in the day time.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Washburn of Randolph, oc-
Cured on the 18th instant. There WEI.
about one hundred of their friends present
to enjoy the festivities OF the occasion.
Mr. Wood, painter of West Ran
dolph met with "a singular accident re-
Gently. Having a pipe in his mouth
while in "a scufiie with friend, bis OPP
ponent hit the pipe in such manner as
to actually force it through the under
jaw, so that it protruded out of one side
I of his neck
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
4 Mansfield Mountain is just now be-
ginning TO be visited more fully, and the
Mansfield Hotel is in tip-top order for its
guests.
I A thief stole twenty-one young tur-
keys from the barn Of o. NJ. Tinker OF
/ Hydepark, last Thursday night. Mr.
Tinker offers reward of SIS for the thiei
and turkeys.
Mr.. w. p Moore of Elmore has al
ready raised one crop of Early Rose pota
toes, and the second crop is now up and
!, have been twice hoed
-Wolcott Springs is this week having
a large rush of visitors, and hotel accom-
modations are in demand, which want tn,
good farmers of the vicinity are endeavor
ing to remedy by opening their houses t
guests.
The various Lodges of Good Temp
lars in Lamoille County will be met and
addressed by j.. II. Orne, r. w. G. L. o
North America, and Rev. III. Z. Gushing
c. w. S. of Vermont. at johnson, Aug
4th, afternoon aud evening.
Vermont Soldiers Assistance Asso