Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-09
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
Three fakes and fracti IN of snow
were visible in the atmospl ere of Ver-
gennes on Tuesday last.
The prospects of full attendance at
the fall term of the Bristol Academy are
very Aattering.
Hon. Rollin J. Jones, Of Cornwall,
has just started on Q trip over the new
Pacific Railroad to Nevada, and will 70
turn early in October.
"A few quarts over 81 bushels Of the
"Doolittle Black Cap Raspberries," have
been picked from one half acre of land,
and sold quick at Is cents Per quart in
Bristol.
Mr.. Chas. Mason, of New Haven, has
some superior samples Of Norway Oats
grown by him this season. One seed
grew fourteen stocks; on one head he
counted 200 oats, and the entire yield was
very large.
The picnic Of the North Ferrisbargh
Sabbath School At Long Point last week,
was quite largely attended. The exerci-
res consisted of singing, declarations,
etc. Brief and pitby addresses were de-
livered by Rev. Mr.. Colburn, and Rev.
w. L. Smith. Excellent music was fur
nished by the Charlotte Cornet Band.
Mr.. John Mclaughlin was precipita-
ted from load Of wood on Tuesday last
by the breaking of . stake supporting the
forward part of the. load, directly under
the feet of his horses. The horses step
ped on him, and the wagon passed over
him, breaking one arm and leg.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Lewis Burn
ham, the well known landlord of Mont |
Pelier, will take charge of the Morrisville
house, lately kept by Wesley Matthews.
"A large cstamount was seen in Hyde
park last week. 1t was up . tall bass
wood tree, and jumped from one of the
limbs to tho ground, distance Of thirty
feet.
The days Of holding the Lamoille
County Fair have been changed from
September 22d and Odd, to the 23d and
'4th. for the convenience of the orator,
Hon. Horace Greeley, who viii deliver
he address on the 24:h of September, the
,eAt day after speaking at Sheldon.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The town of Sutton has three per.
ons within it's limits over ninety years of
'ge ten over eighty and eighteen over
evenly.
An eleven year old hopeful in Derby
ecently raised window, stole a pair of
pectacles, sold them for seven cents and
invested the proceeds in tobacco.
Nathaniel Kelley. the Oldest man in
Derby, died Aug. 2lst. He was as old as
he Government, having been born July
2, 1776. He came from Connecticut
o st. Johnsbury, where he lived till ff- ,
cen years ago. His wife, who died
ear since, lived with him sixty-one years,
nd they have left IL children, 30 grand
hildren and 9grcat-grand-childrcn
WASHINGTON COUNTY. .
b. F. Fifeld, Esq, L. 8. District
-ttorney for Vermont, has purchased the n
.rge brick residence of H. c. Camp, ESQ.
Montpelier, opposite the State House. b
AT the commencement OF the fall
'rm Of the Vermont Conference Semi m
airy at Montpelier, on Wednesday, over Il
10 students were present.
wINDHAM COUNTY. v
Wilmington has four meeting house,,
ur ministers, four doctors, four LAWYERS. p'
70 tin shops and six stores. All they !"
an. il railroad to mako il a fiourishipg
wn, and on the 23d ult. they bonded ~ |,
r $4,000 for that purpose. "
WINDSOR COUNTY. a.
Mrs Martha Washburn, now rcsid- ov
at Reading. was one hundred years of
g, Jan. "a, 1860. She was the daugh ter fe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Emmous of In
indsor, who were the first white per-
rs who resided within the TERRITORY BIO
the present town of Windsor.
AT SEA.-By some happy fortune was
sessick. That was q thing 70 be
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