Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-25


celebrated at the house of A. X. Quimby.
Esq, near West Concord, on the 1st day
of December. The relatives and old ac-
quaintanees are invited to be present aud
take part in the celebration on this most
extraordinary occasion.
CHITTESDEN COUNTY.
The sum of S137 has been raised for
the relief Of the servant girls who lost
their wearing apparel in the recent fire
at the Lake House. Burlington.
J~i... p~I:--~-, i-i.Li-,--- I:-r
at ''Checkerberry," in Milton, mutilated
himself too horribly to be described, while
at work at Milton Falls, the other day.
The question Of building a new Court
House in Chittenden County has been de-
ferred to another year by the members of
the Legislature from that County, because
of the losses by the freshets in some
towns, Of the heavy taxation in others,
and the want Of information q. 10 the
feeliugr IL their constituents on the sub.
jet in oth,rs
fEASKIIN COCNTY.
Within the past week, "a 600 pounds
of poultry were shipped from the st. Al.
bans market
Recently two bears were caught in
dead-falls set by a. Rowley aud David
Hoyt, Of Montgomery
By majority Of 81 the town Of
Enosburgh has voted not to bond itself in
aid of the Missisquoi Valley Railroad.
The Vermont Central Railroad libra
ny, at 81. Adams, contains fifteen hundred
volumes, and a new assessment of thirty
per cent on the par value of each share
has been made for the purpose Of procur-
ing new books.
Seventeen cases Of foreign books,
which Richard Worthingt0n, Montreal
bookseller, was trying TO get into the
Boston market at an under-valuation,
were seized at ST. Adams last Monday.
The books were put in at half price, and
almost every invoice was fraudulent.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The old Dimick tavern stand. ON the
Troy road, in Bennington, one of the
oldest landmarks in Southern Vermont,
was destroyed by fire few nights since.
In it Col Justin Dimick was born, who
achieved enviable laurels in the war OF
1912, in the Florida war, and in the war
with Mexico He was also in command
of Fortress Monroe at the breaking out of
the rebellion, and saved that stronghold
to the government. Within stones
throw of the old stand stood the house in
which Ex-President Monroe is said 10
have been born.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr.. Horace Fairbanks, head Of the
great scale manufacturing firm at St.
Johnsbary. left few days since for New
York, 10 company with DR.. Newell of St.
Johnsbury, his family physician. Mr. Fair
banks has been out of health for several
weeks, and - been unable to occupy his
seat in the Vermont Senate, to which the
people of Caledonia county elected him.
He goes to New York with the Intention,
il ii is thought advisable, OF taking trip
to Europe.
Welcome Fuller Of Sheffield, commit
ted an assault on Mrs. Alfred Grey, with
. half-inch cbisel, inficting two severe
wounds, the first striking tho bono ON tho
breast, the other, ~ she turned 10 escspe,
on OF near the shoulder. Mr.. Fuller has
always been very industrious and we'll
disposed man, but has lately exhibited
evidences Of insanity. He h to be taken
to the insane asylum.
-Kr. Henry Harvey Of Rysg.ts. INST
With an socidsnt on Thursdsy, the 11th
inst, which Terminated fgeally O. ~
sabbath following. A hs vas eoaang
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