Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

few days ago, by hanging himself, but he
was discovered and cut down before life
was extinct.
The gold mine in Peru, Vt, has. been
tested, and SO pounds of quartz yielded
$1,75.
A branch of the Omitted Order of
Mechanics" is to be organized in Benning-
ton.
Squire futile OF Bennington, died
Thursday morning last. He was buried
with Masonic honors. The deceased held
a high Office in the order. Some ten or
twelve of Bennington's oldest residents
have died since the first of January.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
That the American people do not
walk in the right weight" is not the
fault of Fairbanks s. Co., the great scale
manufacturers, of ST. Johnsbury. In the
last two weeks they manufactured and
shipped from their factory 1900 scales
Commercial Bulletin, March 81, 1870.
Over 100000 feet of lumber, 1000
cords of bark, and 100000 shingles pass
through the village of Groton during the
winter. In this town are 7 saw mills, 5
containing circular saws and two upright
saws.
The house and shed of E. Sanger,
two miles west of Lyndon, was on Thurs
day of last week consumed by fire. The
Monday following, $500 had been sub
scribed for the family, they losing every
thing in the fire. A new house will be
built and furnished for them by kind and
generous neighbors.
One day last week, Benjamin Walton
and George Bailey took can of powder
into the sleigh with them and started for
the woods, where they were preparing to
use the powder to blow open some logs.
One of the men was smoking, and after
finishing his smoke he put the pipe in
his coat pocket, supposing that the fire
had been extinguished. The fire that re-
manned in the pipe communicated with
the powder, and the gentlemen suddenly
found themselves in the snow, with eye
winkers, hair, whiskers, etc, pretty well
singed.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
--Underhill Academy is having a very
prosperous spring term, the attendance
already being nearly one hundred. The
aggregate for the fall, winter and spring
terms has, 80 far, been two hundred and
seventy-two. 1t is the intention now to
have a summer term.
The town agent of Colchester sold
5000 worth of liquor in town of $500
inhabitants. Burlington sold only $1,000
worth. Essex, with two-thirds the in
habitants, sold less than 1000 worth.
Colchester then, in proportion to popula-
ton, sold more than as much again as
Burlington, and almost four times as
much as Essex. We would suggest that
the town agents of those towns had more
competition than did the Colchester agent.
"A. C. Ballard, Esq, delivered tenn
perance lecture at Winooski on Friday
evening last, which is highly spoken of
and was received with great favor.
AT a meeting of the Winooski Minis
terial Association on the 21st inst, Rev
G. E. Ferrin of Hinesburgh, and Rev. S.
L. Bates of Underhill, were appointed
delegates to the National Jubilee Convsn.
vention at Chicago, April 9th.
The Woman Suffrage Conventions in
Chittenden county have been largely at
tended, and much interest is manifested
by the people in the discussions.
"A Post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public has been organized at Winooskl
Falls, and called Henry, No. 3d." named
for Gen. W. w. Henry of Burlington,
with Edward Il. Green, Commander,
John B. Morse, Senior Commander,
and A G. Ballard, Junior Vice-Com-
mander.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Fitch u Newton seized 5000 cigars
at Sheldon. Thursday, March 10Th.
There was trotting match of three
days on the ice mile below Highgate
Falls on the 18th, 10Th and Goth.
The proprietors of Liberty Hall in
Highgate have lately furnished it with
new seats, and it is now fitted as con-
cert and lecture room.
The Franklin J0uT7aaI, the paper that
had its birth either at Swanton, Sheldon,
Champlain or Chicago, or all four, doesn't
take very much in Highgate, for the ques-
ton still is where does it come from, and
what does it amount to ?"
. Geo. e. Lawrence of Rutland has
decided to Margaret c.. Gallar the
residence on the corner of Fairfield and
Thomas streets, in st. Adams, which had
been conveyed to him by E. G. Gallar and
wife, for $12 1000.
"A Vermonter who insisted on smok-
ing in his barn is going to try ashes as a
fertilizer this spring.
"A flock of wild geese passed over St.
Adams Wednesday.
There are now three persons in the
Franklin county Jail, awaiting trial for
murder.
MIR. Beloir, who was the oldest person
in Swanton, died last week, at the good
old age of 100 years and six months.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Mr.. Ezra Pike, of Isle La Motto,
planted last year lot of beans, and had
great success. From one bean there grew
seven hundred and eighty-six.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
"A cheese factory is to be built in
Stowe.
"A recent musical convention in Nor
risville was a success.
Parties in Jeffersonville are getting
ready for sugaring, and some have al
ready scattered their tubs.
| Mrs. Ira Walbridge of Walcott, Ga