Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-08
Vermont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.


New Haven is greatly afflicted with
fevers, there being about seventeen cases
of typhoid fever on one street.
Some scoundrel drove the sharp edge
of an ak into the head of an OK, belonging
to Mr.. Charles Stevens, of Cornwall, Sum
day night, and left the animal dead. The
same night horse belonging to Mr.. Eli
Stevens was also wantonly killed. The
author of such mischief must be possessed
of the devil.
H. Spalding, of Panton, has on his
farm bearing apple tree about eight feet
and half in circumference. The tree
was set out before the Revolutionary war.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Miss Florence Keepe of Florida, who
is about to go upon the stage as an opera
singer, and is at present visiting in Ben
nington, sang with the st. Peters Quar-
tette on Sunday, and excited the admira-
ton of the audience.
Master Joseph W. Fowler, a fourteen
year old son of Fl. K. Fowler, Esq, of
| Manchester, rescued drowning compan-
| ion while in bathing week ago last Sat-
urday.
Mr.. Charles Roberts, teacher of elo-
cution in the College of the city of New
York, and native of Manchester, has re-
Gently given two readings in Music Hall.
He has few equals as an elocutionist.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
David Tuttle, the Oldest man in
Hardwick, and probably the oldest Mason
in the State, having belonged to the order
more than Go years, died recently at the
age of 81.
CHTTTENDEN COUNTY.
"A singular coincidence was noted
lately in Westford.-the bell tolling fol
the death of an infant one wear old. and
within an hour for an old persor of 100
living in the next house.
"A. L. Hathaway, of Burlington, fell
from a staging on Thursday while al
work on building in Shelburn, breaking
his collar bone and being otherwise seri
ously injured.
j. r. Van Colt, under the direction
of Rear Admiral Boggs, inspector of ligh
houses for the third district, has nearly
completed the annual inspection of ligh
houses on Lake ChampIain. There are a
present on this lake ten stations anc
twelve lights, besides the four beaconI
erected this season in the narrows neal
Whitehall.
Sixteen boats arrived at Burlington
on Wednesday. Of these, eight were
loaded with lumber, two with coal, tive
with iron, and one with nails.
The New Hampton Institution al
Fairfax commences Sept. 18th.
Farmers in Fairfield are complaining
seriously about the scarcity of feed il
pastures, owing to the dry weather. Some
sey their cows have shrunk one-half, il
the quantity of their milk, in consequence
of the drouth.
Franklin Lodge of Good Templari
have resolved that no Good Templar car
vote for man for office who is known t
be man of intemperate habits withou
violating his obligations.
As two brothers, named Eli, of Eas
Berkshire, wsre driving into the Missis
quot River at that place, to water theil
horse, they sank suddenly in the quick
sand. The eldest of the brothers and the
horse were drowned.
From two to three hundred men arr
pnu--a+ work nnon the Miss1squoI ro-.
road. Iron for five miles has already ar
rived and construction trains are now run
ming on the St. Adams end of the road
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Isle La Motto does a large business
in marble A few men are getting rich
out of it.
"A man named Mott was blown from
the railroad bridge recently, while cross.
ing from West Alburgh to Rouses Point
on small flat bottomed car. Being 8
good swimmer, he got to land safe.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Lamoille Valley Central Musical
Association will hold a four days musical
convention at Cambridge, commencing on
the goth, with G. NJ. Wyman as conduc'
tor.
"A mineral spring has been discovered
on the farm of G. Fl. Reed, in Hydepark
The Republicans of Hyde Park have
nominated Col. G. s. Page for town repre-
sentative.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The drummers and fifers of Orange
county met in convention at Chelsea on
Saturday, the 18th inst, and pounded out
the music, very much to the satisfaction
cf the multitude.
"A eleven years old girl in Corinth
manages moving machine with the ease
OF a born farmer This year she prepared
the ground planted the seed, and now
has a quarter oIs an acre of as fine corn
growing as can be found in the county.
She handles hors'e as we'll as Jockey,
and in all farm work seems to be at home
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The census of Barton shows gain OF
1913 in population since 1S6 0.
L. Fl. Golf and Gen. G.. J. Stannard
have purchased 100 acres of t. 'mber land
in Jay, near the line of the \ 'Isslsquoi
Railroad, and have the refusal OF some
1900 more.
"A bee tree was recently cut in>Ne W.
port that yielded $50 pounds of honey.
Mr.. Ambrose Bennett of Charleston
has horse thirty years old, which was
driven fifty miles one day this season.
Lice are fast destroying the hop crop
in the vicinity of the Barton Landing.
VIM. Graves, of Barton, has an old