Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-23
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reosutly went ost - sstsh AstsA 49,
It started 70 ra,. 4 attsaA9tiag p -
IL Of Mr. Rohiasa IN 81 ~ saehs III
est up alsss. Win assls1anss. sa1A ~
va discovered - ~, asphsa > ~ h 81
Phillips i Academy 80, Dsnvib
Graded school spsasl VII svvards q
100 ssAoiass. Il h sxDsstef ~ II
school win. number nsaelyI1o0 dusing e.
term. I'll
-Ths'eat crop isrAnoA 11k Oalsisi@.
Bowler Of the st. JohnsbuEy Centre, has
bunch of the Midway. IN springing
from one esd, which dsooastrasss ~
productivsnsss Of this new vaeisty y
IT. q. Chubb Of B. Johnsbary has
raised this year IRON oas-hah pound q
EARLY Ross SD hs harvested dxty-oas
pounds Of aaIhandsoos potaAess - svss
grew. The ground w. tpasdy asA .st
manured. rcf rq -4gsIr
Burke boasts the oldestmarrisd couple
in this vicinity. Mr.. joshua Smith and
wife arc respectively 90 and 90 years old
this fall. Mr.. Smith Il . farmer, sad was
married quite young-an argunsnt for
early marriages. fgl
Mr.. d. ". Cushing Of 81. Johnsbury.
has some Norway oats vermont vsristy)
which promise . large yisA. he has
also two kisds Of imported Nerwsy oats.
received from N. p. Bsysr Of Pennsylvs-
nia-vhite and black. The white prove
late for this climate, but the black pro-
mise well. Some Of them stand over six
fleet high. Three heads measured res
pectfvely, III inches and had 304 ssts;
23s inches with 272 oats; 223 inches With
314 oats; and 48 stalks have grown from
one oat. <she 80
The st. Johnsbury Californian says:
Tuesday was good day for the race; but
a race between hearse and express va
gon down the principal Avenue Of our
village would look - bad any other day.
besides being Is dangerous.
The corner stone 10 the London Liter
airy Institute was laid with appropriate
ceremonies ON Friday last, Rev. @. B.
Peckham of Derby delivered the Grafton.
which was IN able production and VA
we'll received. Other gentlemen offered
words of encouragement and good cheer.
The weather was hne and the attendance
large.
Governor Chamberlain of Naine do
livers his celebrated lecture on Less
surrender" at st. .Johnsbury .Septembe1
| 2Sth.
Hiram K. Dewey has finally received
his commission - postmaster at Lyndon.
vile. He received his appointment in
June, and after two months delay and no
return to the department Of bond or pa
pers,lit wrote to know the reason Of the
delay and forwarded . duplicate Of the
original documents sent. bearing date
June %. The Office thus far has been
in the hands of the opposition,
and the friends Of the admins.
trstion are . little snxieas to know
what became ofthe original papers? The
P. Q. department may poslihly be inter.
ested in the question. u II upderstood
that Mr.. Dewey takes Possesiion THU
week. 49, -s,s.s
FRANKLIN pnurEx.
The Nstioea1 Or QQear now run
two hundred ohspl1ns4Asrs bs-
tween Boston, ok1ssgss ts&nsis, via
the VT Central "a Gan1&ak lines
Mr.. John B. Flstshss, SuPssisAssasnt o.
Company. says that II they lad ~ nany
more there would be business for them.
Mr.. George King. Of East Fairfield
brought to St. AlbAns market ON Satur.
day hog that brought tho scales mp "a
the figures of seven hundred and eighty
Ave pounds, for which he received the
sum of $70.65.
Mr.. Jerry Miles, Of Fairfield. il the
posssssor Of u COW that il twenty nine
years Of age, that has given milk ovsry
season up To last winter. We doubt not
that this is the oldest living COW In the
land Of butter-Fsirfeld. The COW Ii Al
the present time smart and healthy, and
could not b bought.
"A good many fears have boon express
scd by the incrsdulous that Horace 0ree.
10y will In soms way fail and not bs .,
the Frsnkiin Go. Fair. From Mr.. Gree.
Icy himself, - we'll ~ from the otscsrs Of
tho Society, 20 arc able 70 cot all doubts
at rest. He surely will BE- there, unlss'
some unforeseen events prevents. In oon'
nection with this tour he afro goes 70 the
Orleans County Fair, and 70 tho Lsmoills
County Fair.
In edition TO tho usual attractions
TO DO presented at tho forthcoming Fair
Of the Franklin County Agricultural 80
) oiety, to DO held at Sheldon. commencing
September 22d. several pZtses will be Of.
fered for trials Of speed, Which viii take
place on the last day. A purse Of go
!, open to all trotting horses four year old
mile heats, best two in three go TO tn
first and $40 to second best A purse o.
$40, open to all trotting horses. mile
heats, best three in Ave; $50 to the first
and $40 to the second best A purse o.
$50, open to all trotting horses, mile heats
best three in Eve to harness. A purse o.
$2S, open to all running horses. mile heats
, best three in five. A purse of SIS for
foot race. one mile 10 to the first, and
b to the second best 1t il gratifying I.
add that the services OF the d. Alban,
Brigade Band have been secured for tn.
, last two days of the Fair.
n GRAND ISLE.
AT the recent Term Of the Grand