Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-29

trust our village fathers will bring it up
with a short turn if continued
wINDHAM COUNTY
The salary of the Post Master at ia
maica is 1920.
The salary of the Post Master at Put
ney is $500.
The first session of the Wlndham
County Baptist Association, was held at
Marlboro in 1888, NJ. Bruce Moderator,
A. Lamb Clerk, Preacher Rev. A.. Lamb.
The Association at that time was CON-
posed of IL churches. There were during
the year admitted to the churches by
baptism 16; by letter %; total 80. There
were 9 restored 26 dismissed; 8 exclu-
ded, and died The total membership
of the 12 churches was ,006.
The Baptist Church in Brooklinc, was
organized in 1885.
The Legislature in February, 1871,
after making the counties of Windsor and
Orange out Of the county of Cumberland,
the name was changed from Cumberland
to Windham.
The first Senators from Windham
county in 1886, were Phineas White, "a
former member of Congress,) Waitstill r.
Ranney, afterwards Lieutenant Cover
nor,) and William Henry, afterwards
member of Congress.)
The Windham Congregational As
ISOLATION, is composed of twenty-four
churches, seven of which are destitute of
pastors.
Tho Congregational church in Fay
etteville was organized June so, l7,4.
There are three Episcopal churches
III Windham county, viz: Emmanuel
church, Bellows Falls; St. Michaels,
Brattlcboro; Christie church, Guilford.
The Board of Land Agents % the
Episcopal church in Vermont, in 1868,
appropriated SO to St. NIichael's church,
Brattlcboro also, 800 to Chrst's church,
Guilford
Wiudhlm county has twenty-thrce
towns.
Westminster is the third town IL
wealth and population in Windham coun-
ty.
-Windham County Court commenced
at Newfanc, April T.
The Bellows Fall, Times understands
that J. NJ Davis, recently arrested for
robbing the mails, is now at his home in
!. Claremout having secured BAIL which he
got reduced. This means. Of course, that
he will not stand trial. and that his bail
is to be forfeited.
BENZ. F Butler not the General, Of
Cambridgeport, near Grafton, attempted
to commit suicide on recent Monday
morning, by cutting his throat.
He cut a severe cash inte the
windpipe, but did not hit the
main arteries on either side, aud
will probably recover. He is considcr.-
bly, past the middle aga and domestic
differences are said to have been the i'm
mediate cause, but the real cause. we are
informed, was probably Incorporate hub-
its and dissipation.
The second, town meeting in New
fame resulted in a vote in favor of bonding
the town for eight times its grand list in
aid of the West River railroad
Twenty thousand dollars has been
subscribed for the erection of a three story
brick, 100 by 20 feet, in Bellows Falls
the ground floor of which viii be used for
stores, the second floor for a Town Hail.
and tho third for IA Masonic Hall.
The village library of Brattleboro l.
about to be absorbed by the library assoc
citation. The latter society was organized
recently, and already numbers upward
of one hundred $50 life members \
suitable building is to be Immediately
bought and fitted up for the 1000 vol
umes awaiting the rooms
There is great want OF tenement
houses at Bellows Falls. Rents are high
and no manufacturing project can prosper
there till more tenement houses are
built, as there are now no places for the
operatives to live.
Mr. w. \. Felt, of Andover, recently
narrowly escaped drowning while crossing
the river between Bellows Falls and .
Charlestown, n H. The ice gave way
around him, but he finally succeeded in
gaining the main ice
7 C. Ball, of Bellows FALL, several
Of whose inventions are in practical use,
is now perfecting an arrangement of the
truck wheels of railroad cars. by which "a
train can more easily turn curves, and
more important still, pass over broken rail,
or bud joints without danger. 1t is so ar
ranged that while one wheel is hanging
III mid air and passing over tie break, an
other bear. he weight Of the car, and
hold. the train to the track.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The salary of the Post Master at
Bridgewater is $500.
The salary of the Post Master ait
Cavendish is $500.
Mt Tom, in Woodstock is 1851 feet
above the ocean.
Windsor county has twenty four
towns
The Thirty-third annual session of
the Vermont State Baptist Convention,
was held at Windsor, in 1853. Ex-Gov.
Ry land Fletcher Moderator S. L. Elliot
Preacher. The number of baptism in the
State that year were 621, membership of
the churches 7,S21.
The Baptist Churches in Windsor
county contributed to Vermont State
convention in 1868, $2793O. as follows
Perkinsville $22, Weston .$2425, North I
Springfield Mite Society 1913, Windsor
1928, East Bethel $1,000, Chester $557O,