Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-15
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

DR.. 0. L. Nimblet addressed the peo-
pie in Monkton, on Wednesday evening
last, on the subject of Temperance.
Hiram Tyler and several others were
recently initiated into the Weybridge
Lodge OF Good Templsrs. This Lodge is
now prospecting finely.
Col. Isaac Drake of Weybridge lost
valuable horse recently. The horse fell
suddenly dead while returning to his
stall after going out to the watering trough
to drink.
The School Superintendent for the
towns of Bridport, Middlebury. and YER
gennes have failed to make reports to the
Secretary of the Board of Education for
three years past.
| The School Superintendent OF the
town of Cornwall in his report to the Sc.
oretary of the Board of Education says
"The majority of our pupils seem to me
to be backward in their studies Several
teachers, upon examination, seem quite
short of that thorough mastery of the
studies pursued which ought to character
ize them. I intend to be mora stria. ia
my examinations the coming year.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
w. Fl. Cook, former editor Of the
Bennington Banner, left town on Mon
day, intending to engage in the cotton
trade 10 Atlanta, Georgis.
A boy manned Frtnk Noon. Al the
brush factory il Bennington, on Tuesday
last was run over by lumber wagon, and
had his left leg broken just above the
knee.
"A gray eagle was shot ia East Ru.
pert, Novem Der 28tb, by Alvin Munroe,
which measured frem tip to tip of wings
seven feet six inches, and weighed Il 81
pounds.
The dwelling house of Robert Leary,
III the north part Of Manchester, was en-
tireIy consumed by fire, last week, sup
posed to be the work of an iucendiary
Insured ia the Vermont Mutual
The front Of The new Court House,
in Bennington, is nearly completed, and
presents very creditable appearance
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sheffield boasts of three pairs Of
twins.
The new freight depot At ST. johns.
bury Centre is completed.
In school district No. 10, in Ryegate
every family except three, have lost al
cav each, and nearly All by oarelessness.
The Coledonta,s says since the Goth
of April last, Patrick Griffith, an employee
at Mcssrs. Fairbanks, has In ado $50 bar~
rels of lime into mortar, and tempered 1t |
all with a h"e fur building
The winter term of Hard wick Grad. |
ed SYloUt began Wednesday, under the
instruction IT Fl. s. Peck, A. r., from the |
UpiversitV
Essen COUNTY,
An old and respected citizen of Guild
hall named Bemis, who is over 20 years
old, attempted to commit suicide r,ceut-
ly, but his knife wasn't sharp enough to
cut, luckily.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Harris, con ractor of the Mtssis-
quoi Railroad, has purchased the heInlock
and spruce timber from about 200 acres,
in Sheldon, mile or SO east from Fish's
hotel, aud is abost to erect d steam saw
mill near the track, for the purpose of
manufacturing lumber. A little further
ON to the east. Mr.. Harris is also about to
open quarry of building stone, ON the
promises of Mr.. BENZ. A. Beatty.
ORANGE COUNTY.
R. J. Fulton has been appointed Post.
master at East Corinth vice J. K Oar
lisg, resigned.
"A week ago Saturday, two men
named Godfrey and Pierce were making
a disturbance in saloon III Chelsea, when
the clerk ordered them out. As they re-
fused to go, he fred pistol, wounding
Godfrey so that be died next day. Keyes,
the clerk, delivered himself at once and is
now in Jail.
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