Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27


Olson County.
The amount paid for wages, board,
and fuel of school teachers in Vermont in
1868 was $353,243.
The number of weeks schools taught
in Vermont in 1868, which was supported
by tax ON the several districts, was
81, ,2G9.
The number of births in Vermont in
1867 was GAGS.
The annual average number of births
in Vermont for eleven years from 1857 to
1868, was G,039, which was 1,732 more
than the average annual number Of
deaths for the same period.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Dead Branch River rises in Brid-
port and enters the Otter Creek at Ferris
burgh.
No town in the State has furnished
a larger quantity of valuable timber than
Ferrisburgh.
There were seventy three baptisms
in the Baptist Churches in Addison
County in 1868.
The Baptist Church in Bridport was
originated in 1904.
The original name of Granville in
Addison County was Kingston, and was
changed to its present name in 1884.
The Vermont Legislature was held
in Middlebury in 1906, commencing its
session October s. and closing November
11th, after a session Of thirty-four days
The debentures were S12, ,12S.GS. This
was the second session held in that town.
The frstiwas held there in 1900.
The Congregational Church in Mid
dlebury was organized Sept. 20, 1900.
The Congregational churches in Ad
Olson County contributed to various
benevolent objects, in 1865, s2,G9471
The town Superintendent Of Schools
in the town of Addison, in his animal re-
port TO the Board Of Education. says
"Our schools are generally improving,
and the committees seem 10 take more in
terest in procuring better teachers.
New Haven viii pay taxes on sixty
four dogs this year.
1t is said that Mr. Reuben Eaton, of
West Addison has 200 acres Of grain
sowed this season, but we presume ii 10
be true.
The water in Lake Champlain has
gone down several feet, but i still very
high. The dier- of Whitney Creek bridge,
in Addison, which was washed away dur
ing the late freshet, are still under water.
4 temporary bridge will be thrown
across, as soon - the water is down suf-
fioiently, and permanent structure viii
be built sometime during the season.
The total fall Of snow at New Haven,
es reported by A. b. Mills, observer. was
II feet and 4 inches during the past
winter.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Some of the head branches of West
River are found in Bennington county,
ana No" --starly irs- 49, CONNECTICUT
-Shaftsbury stands next TO Manohes-
ter in wealth.
The Vermont Baptist Association was
organized in 1885, in Manchester, sin
Elder Joseph Cornell's barn
The Baptist church in Salisbury
was organized in 1888.
st James church, in Arlington, con-
tributed to church purposes and benevo-
lent objects, in 1868, the sum of S13715
The income to Zion's church, Man
chester, from Glebe lands, is 1926.
Tho original name Of Peru was
Bromley, and was changed TO its present
name in 1904.
The sixth session of the Vermont
Legislature was holden at Manchester in
1879, and closed October p, after ses-
sion Of fourteen days.
The Congregational church il Dorset
was organized in 1874.
There are three SETTLED and seven
acting pastors Of Congregational churches
in Bennington county.
The Superintendent OF Schools in
reports to the Board of Edu-
,ation that 'most Of the schools of that
town have been very good during the past
year. Many of the school houses are in
poor condition, and no acticles Of furni-
ture. The School Registers, however,
nave been very well kept
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The salary Of the postmaster at
Peacham, Is $500.
Tho salary of the postmaster at 81.
Tohnsbury, is $1,000.
The academy at St Johnsbury, ranks
among the best in the State.
-Hardwiek Hollow is 120 feet above
he ocean.
The Baptist church in Groton was
,rganized in 1910.
The Congregational church at McIn-
loe's Falls was organized Oct. 22d, 1869.
-The benevolent contributions of the
churches in Caledonia
ounty, in 1865, amounted to s7,Sl6.s5.
"A portion of the present town of
)anville, was formerly called Deweys-
,urgh, and was changed to its present
ams by the Legislature in 1910.
The Legislature Of Vermont was held
t Danville, in 1906, commencing Oct 10, :
nd closing November sth, after ses-
ion of thirty days. The debentures of
he session were 12,05726.
The white Durham oxen fed by A
}. Harris, of Lyndon, and recently sold c
Or 1920, weighed at home, 4,G70 pounds.
me had 2O5 pounds of tallow, the other :