Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-24
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.

OF Winooski, Thursday, and the premises
of T. & G. Carpenter were relieved of sew
eral packages and the stores of E. Fl.
Myers and G. LeClair were also searched,
and several bottles and jugs confscated.
C. L. Warner has sold his stock of
dry goods and groceries in Burlington, to
RI. Pierson.
The militaryoompany at Winooski is
full, and another could be raised if
need be.
There is to be picket post of the &c.
A. R." established at Winooski this week.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
"A meeting of the listers of Caledonia
county is to be held in st. Johnsbury, to
equalize the grand list.
S. Fl. Rowell of South Peacham, has
a COW from which has been made in the
past eleven months $40 pounds of butter.
The auditors of the Passumpsic
Savings Bank report the amount of assets
of the bank, at $102,01891, liabilities,
$98, 25785. Number of deposits 792.
ESSEX COUNTY.
"A young man recently passed through
West Concord, exhibiting several knives
converted into saws, saying he used them
the night before, saving out of Jail.
Several men in Concord and Victory
have drawn to different mills this winter
over !, 000,0 900 feet of lumber each.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
We learn that at meeting held in
Richford, on Wednesday, that town voted
to bond in aid of the Missisquoi Railroad
by decisive majority.
Monday evening, little daughter OF
P. D. Arsino was run over by horse and
sleigh, driven by John McNully. 1t is
apprehended that the girl may not re-
cover The Messenger learns that Nc
Nully was drunk.
We learn that the survey of the
Missisquoi Railroad will be commenced
at once. Engineer Bailey and his assist
ants have gone to Richford for that pur-
pose.
There have been several conjectures
as to the origin of the fire which con-
sumed Hill & Safford's house at st. AL
bans. 1t has been thought that the cell
lar was used to store liquors beyond the
reach of the officers, from whence it was
withdrawn in small quantities. Another
conjecture is, that some party had secret
! ly taken possession Of the cellar and used
it as liquor shop, and by accident set it
on fire None of these reports are sup
ported by proof.
-Lauriston r. Kibby, the we'll known
freight agent Of the Vermont Central
Railroad, died at St. Adams, on Wednes
day He was As years of age.
From the report of the Clerk o.
School district No. 4, in st. Adams, the
number of scholars in that district, be
tween the age of and 20 years, is lila
The number of deaths occurring in 1865
was So, and the number of births 1875.
Mrs. L. B. Moore of Montgomery
has pieced and quilted bed quilt that
has 1862 pieces.
-Asahel Smith Of Montgomery, G.
years old, has drawn 1000 logs to the mil
this winter, with the aid of one man and
boy zoo of the logs were drawn three
miles
d. Spoford, Jr., Of Bakersfield, had q
calf added to his stock recently thai
weighed 10 lbs twelve hours after it.
birth
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Thomas Hazen was recently thrown
in front of a car at East Alburgh, and
nearly killed. The car ran over his leg
and jAmmed his head badly. Another
man was slightly hurt at the same time
Geo. Young's dwelling house, in AL
burgh, was nearly destroyed by fire OF
the 18th inst. 1t caught in the chamber
by some clothes hanging too near the
stove pipe.
Travel through the Island has been
very brisk for a few weeks, and Keeler'e
"Island House" has been literally pat.
ronized.
The Iodine Spring House will soon
be in want of landlord, as the present
occupant, Mr. Fred. L4ndon, proposes to
remove to Southern Virginia.
-Myron T. Landon, having suffered
/ l. 8 ~ l. 4 I
his farm to R. G. Allen of North Hero,
for $4,000, and is about removing to the
Southwest, hoping to find more favora-
BILE locality for his complaint.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
There is an unusual amount of sick
ness in Stowe; four funerals within eight
days. The mumps are quite prevalent,
"A little daughter of T. Masure OF
Hyde Park, recently fell from the great
beam of barn to the floor She was
sadly bruised.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Two barns and other outbuildings were
burned in Williamstown, recently. The
fire was caused by a spark from pipe
while smoking in the barn.
Wilson II. Tracey of Tunbridge was
thrown from his sleigh, recently, and
struck mill log with sufficient force to
crush his skull. He was not conscious
after the accident, and died on Sunday
night.
William P. Downing, for many years
constable and collector of Washington,
is charged with stealing $4,000 of the
town money, and his property has been
attached by the town authorities.
Lorenzo Nichols is appointed Post
master of East Warren, vice VIM. W.
Tillotson, resigned.
ORLEANS COUNTY.