Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-01
New England Items.

New England Items.
-Smelt fishing in Boston harbor has
been very successful of late.
The valuation of the First Congrega-
tional society of Pittsfeld, Mass, is 3d.
52S,659.
The State committee of the prohibit
tory party of New Hampshire, will hold
meeting at Manchester, September 70.
An esthetic resident in its vicinity
objects to the term Lanesboro pond, Mas
sachusetts, and proposes the ssoriginal and
romantic name" of Pontoosuc lake.
-Ossipee, N. H., has voted 5 per cent
of its valuation, to aid in the extension OF
Great Falls and Conway railroad to West
Ossipee, which it is expected will largely
increase mountain travel.
-Boston's wealth, if equally divided,
would give every person in the city So
600.
Chief Justice Chase and daughter are
stopping with Senator Sprague and wife
at Narragansett. Senator Ames and wife
are at Newport.
Two hundred ex-members Of the
First Connecticut heavy artillery held a
reunion at Savin Rock on Friday last.
Twenty-one members have died since the
muster out. Lieut.. Paddock read his
tory of the regiment, and Captain E. A.
Pratt of Hartford was chosen president of
the association for the coming year.
The Republican convention of Wash
ington county, Maine, which met at Den
nysville on Wednesday, unanimously in
structed the State Senators it nominated
to vote for the re- election of Senator Nor
rin. ......
With the clearing away of the forests
in Aroostook county, Maine, it is noticed
that the season is constantly lengthening,
and the corn crop, which formerly was
quite uncertain, of late years has suffered
but little damage from early frosts.
The Episoopalians hold their annual
6, when Rev. DIR. Perry, of Geneva, n. Y,
will deliver the convention sermon.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, during
her summer vacation at New Hartford,
Connecticut, is delighting herself and
many friends in the use of an elegant
Weber piano.
Charles Chase, II years of age, clerk
in store, and assistant at the depot in
Oakdale, Mass, was crushed to death,
while coupling cars, on Friday.
Elijah Deans barn at Oakham, Mass,
was struck by lightning, Thursday night,
and burned with all its contents; loss
about $4,000, partially insured. Abel
Bates barn in Webster was also struck,
the same night, and wholly consumed 4;
loss $4,000. insured for $500.
The antiquaries of Maine and New
Hampshire met at Portsmouth to-day to
celebrate the virtues of Sir Ferdinando
Georges, and compare notes about the
early history of his land grant from the
Stuarts. They will visit Kittery and
York in Maine, and probably make an ex-
cursion to the shoals.
The season at the White Mountain,
this year, is later than usual, but the tide
of travel thither has been immense for the
last wee IT two, and, on the whole, the
mountain travel is likely to be quite as
heavy as last year.
II ne suOVS1 "OEkS dG middle OOGO,
Mass, have suspended, on account of the
failure of the proprietor, whose liabilities
are estimated at 100000, but operations
will probably be resumed in few months
under another management.
The famous Coliseum organ, which
was considerably demoralized by the gale
of last September, has been reconstructed
and toned down, and is about to be put
Up in Rev. Mr.. Talmadge's new church
at Brooklyn, for which it is now very
well fitted, the church having a seating
capacity of 5000 persons.
Through the most criminal careless
ness of some one at the Charlestown draw
bridge, coach containing eighteen pas
into the river, Thursday evening. a sh.,,
had just passed through, and one part OF
the draw was carelessly laft nnAn. The
night was very dark, and the driver, who
of course did not suspect such state of
things, did not discover the fact until the
coach was on the very brink of the chasm.
"A correspondent sends us the follow
ing story, which seems too horrible for be-
lief, yet which is vouched for as true A
woman, now in her Seth year, and mother
Ien OA6 Va WEOLu Is a 66lSCI-
m IL worth his thousands, was turned out
of home in Greenfield the other day, to
shift for herself as best she could. The
actor in this inhuman affair was. her son
in-lsw, man worth 100000, with whom
she has been living until Monday night
of last week Since that time she has
been turned into the street to shift for
herself as best she could, by this individ-
ual, and has been supported by the neigh
bors, who have given her food and shelter
The town authorities have refused to
provide for the old lady as long as her
children neglect to do SO, while they are
so thoroughly able, and thus the matter
stands, the poor woman being cared for by
the merest charity.