Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-11
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scramble were about equally scratched and dis
graced.
Walter Billings has been elected w. c. T.,
and Miss Lizzie L. Chatfeld, WV. T., of Glen
Lodge of Good Templars.
Mrs. Harriet FL. Hager, youngest daughter OF
the late Jonathan Hager of Middlebury, and wife
of Louis Picard, Esq, Editor of L'Ech0 dc Ia
france, died in Montreal July II, aged sc years,
She suffered long and painful illness OF thirteen
years which was patiently borne with Christian
resignation.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mat Brown of North Adams has taken the
stump for ''labor REFORM" and Will speak in
Pownal, Vt, this week.
The premium list of the Bennington County
Agricultural Society for their next Fair, amounts
to about 5000.
"A mammoth heron was shot on Benton &
Sons pond in Bennington, one day last week by
Geo. Gregg.
-Bruin made his appearance in a raspberry
lot, in Peru, helping himself to the berries a few
days since. BE was seen by two berry women.
"A hail storm recently visited winhall, leav-
ing scarcely pane of glass in any OF the houses
on its track breaking the limbs of fruit trees and
cutting TO the ground whole fields of corn and
wheat. In OF spot, its violence was 80 great as
to blow down a barn and carry it considerable
distance, while in another case, a barn and shed
were blown apart distance of several feet. Some
of the halstones resembled rough balls with sharp
forked prongs, and many of them were as large
as a common sized tumbler.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Ira Richardson, much respected citizen OF
Barnet, died on the 26th ult.
Heavy fires are raging in the woods in many
r"-ts nf Caledonia County.
The population ~ -,v-4--s.-s l.aa diminished
200 within the last ten years.
Mr.. Luther Green, of Waterford, died sud
denly of apoplexy recently.
Capt. E. W. Harrington, of st. Johnsbury.
has received an appointment in the Custom
House at Island Pond.
David M. Clement, of East Lyndon, recently
attempted to outrage little daughter of Loren
Fisher. The miserable rascal is now in Jail.
There is to be temperance picnic in Lyndon
on the 18th, at which Hon. G. w. Grandey and
other good speakers are TO be preseut.
The Congregational church in Center Village,
st. Johnsbury, came near burning recently. 1t
Was discovered to be fire Just in season to save
it
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
John Cone of Berkshire was stabbed in the
arm in a recent fight
The citizens of Montgomery are trying to
raise money enough to buy a fire engine.
Michael Hassinsor, obuut 10 yvuI5 old living
near st. Albans, broke his arm recently by simp-
ly leaning on it.
Edward Busha, at work at st. Albans bay,
was thrown from a moving machine recently
and badly injured, by being run over by one of
the wheels.
The loss on the Missisquoi House, Sheldon,
is set down at 100000; insurance s55, 900.
At the last annual meeting of the trustees of
Dartmouth College, the degree of Doctor of Medi-
cine was conferred on John w. Comegys of st. Al
bans.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
-Asahel Wilder, of Reading, has closed his
store at South Reading, and sold his place to a
Mr.. Clay, of Plymouth.
The bedstead shop of Charles D. Brink in
Felchville, turns out one thousand to twelve hum
dred bedsteads in a year.
"Bow." One has recently been caught and an
other killed.
The National Bank of Royalton has been
moved from Royalton village to South RoyaIton.
The Windsor County Fire Insurance Compa-
ny has lost less than two hundred dollars. If no
larger losses occur, it Will get through the year
without any assessment, as it already has for
six out of the thirty years it has been doing busi
ness.
wNDHAM COUNTY.
The total population of the town of Whining
ton, according to the Census Just completed. is
l,245. The number of families 299. Houses 2sl.
The fall term Of the Wilmington High
School will commence on Wednesday, the oath
inst.
james Smith, of Wilmington, who recently
attempted self-destruction, by throwing himself |
into the Deerfeld River, died on Tuesday of last |
week, at the Vermont Asylum, whittier he was
aiken week previous.
-Jehiel Smith, of Wilmington, respectable
'Itizen was stricken with paralysis on Sunday
morning last; but his friends feel encouraged to
believe that he will recover the use of his limbs.