Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

power Tor the accommodation OF visitors
and exhibitors, and each did his full share
in securing the grand result Of the sxhi-
bition.-Free Press. {.
Vermont News.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
| -Washburn's majority for Governor
over Heaton, in Bennington county, is
1486. OrviS majority over Roberta for
Senator, is 1,044, over Sihley $40. Loves
majority over Roberts is 1857, over
Sibley 932. l !.
-Silas n. Seaver, of Manchestee has
three potatoes of the variety know -
Californias. which for size beat any Early
Rose that we have yet seen. The three
weigh Al pounds,
Mr.. Brown, q mason at work upon
the walls of the greenhouse being built
in Dellwood Cemetery in Manchester, re-
GENTLY, struck the thumb of his left hand
with stone hammer, taking it of above
the nail.
The Rupert Dairy Association have
commenced the erection of their now
cheese factory. It is to be 34x50 feet and
three stories high.
L. II. Hopkins, Esq, of West Rupert
is erecting new house ON Main street.
1t is two stories in height, with cupola,
and will be fine addition to the place.
The early train going south ON Tues
day morning ran over and killed valu-
able two years old heifer belonging to
Hon. John s. Pettibone, Of Manchester.
james B Wood, Esq, of East Dorest
raised the present year three and a half
bushels of Early Rose potatoes from two
pounds of seed. The largest potatoe
weighed one pound and thirteen and one
half ounces.
The second game of base ball between
the Ethan Aliens of Arlington and the
Otter Creeks of Dandy, was played on the
grounds Of the former on Saturday, Sept.
4, and resulted in another victory for the
Ethan Aliens. the score standing As to %.
"A game of base ball was played by
the Rough and Ready club of Sandgate,
against the Star club of West Arlington,
on the 11th inst, on the grounds Of the
latter, which resulted in favor of the
Sandgate boys, they making SCORE OF
ia to 81, the Stars playing nine innings
to the Rough and Readys eight.
Frank R. Utley of Manchester, plant
cd on the goth of last May, one potato of
the Early Rose variety, that weighed Just
twelve ounces. On Friday, Sept. Sd, he
dug the product, which weighed IS
pounds and measured one bushel and one
peck.
The present week will witness the
departure of the last Of the summer visi-
tors at Manchester. The season has been
rather short owing to the cold months Of
June and July, but notwithstanding the
unfavorable weather, the number Of peo-
pie visiting Manchester has been quite
large,-larger, in fact, than during any
season since 1865.
The Ondawa base ball club OF Man
chester. played their first championship
game on Monday, with the Electic Club
Of Fairbavcn. The game was well con-
tested, and the score stood 50 for the On
dawas, and 45 for the Eclectics. The
game was witnessed by large number Of
spectators, and both the clubs were sp-
plauded, no partiality in this respect be-
ing shown.
John Clark Of West Arlington, in
haying fell from load Of hay and broke
his shoulder,-afterwards was married, |
hired valuable horse of r. T. Hurd,
made short wedding tour, lost the horse,
and recently cut off several fingers while
at work on circular saw in Ried's brush |
back factory. Misfortune comes not
singly."
Mr.. Ezra Jarvey's little girl about
three years old, fell off the bridge into the
grist mill pond at Factory Point, on Sat-
urday afternoon last. Her clothes buoy
ed her up till Ed. Lanclot rushed out of
his blacksmith shop near by and jumped |
in and rescued her. She was badly stran
gled.
Hon. G. N. Holding, of Chicago, has
just erected building-front of Vermont
italian Marble, manufactured by the
Field Marble Company, of East Dorset.
The work consists of fifteen hundred
pieces, some of them elaborately carved
and moulded, making as a whole, the
handsomest front in that city: The
Field Marble Co., have received spplica-
tions for seveaal more fronts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Franklin County Medical Soci-
ETY. will hold its semi-annual meeting at
North Sheldon on Tuesday, the 28th Of
September.
From one and half pound of seed,
Mr.. Reuben Blake of North Fairfax, has
raised six bushels and three pecks. One |
of the potatoes left with MS weighs Just
two pounds, and nine of them weighed
fuurteen pounds and three quarters,
-Chas. Kane, of Swanton, working on
the Vermont Central Railroad on Tues
day last very narrowly escaped instant
death. A weight which weighs 176
pounds whicn suspends the heavy slide
doors broke loose BY q defect in the cable
chain by which it is suspended, and fell
distance of twelve feet, striking him ON
the right side of his head, leaving cash
in the scale three or four inches long, then |
striking his shoulder, bruising it oonsid-
erable, then went crashing 70 his feet,
which were on pile of iron, and ont Of /
the first and second toes Of his right
foot.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
AT Bridewater. recently, Nellie Car
penter, thirteen years old, saved little |