Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-10
Vermont News
ADDISON COUNTY.

| ADDISON COUNTY.
The new grist mill in Bristol villagt
is rapidly approaching completion.
"A temperance meeting is to be helt
in Shoreham, Tuesday, the 18th inst.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Elijal
Grosvenor of Bridport was recently
burned; loss $500. +
Mr.. L. Alcott Of Bristol recently LOST
fine team, from overlooking with dry
meal.
"A Shoreham correspondent to the
Middlebury Register advocates the hold
ing Of Bee Keepers Convention.
IS. B. Rockwell, Esq, of Middlebury,
has been elected Treasurer of the Ameri
can Gable Company, New York city.
The daily mail recently established
from Ripton to Middlebury made its first
connection with the mail train on the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad Satur.
day. ~ .t
Edward Bemis was recently brought
before Justice Simmons of Middlebury,
on complaint Of bigamy, and was bound
over for appearance at the county court
in the sum Of $500. 5 rs III @
The managers of the Addison County
Agricultural Society met recently in Mid.
dlebury. They decided to hold the next
Fair Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
Sept. 27th, 2sth and Goth.
The First National Bank of Orwell
has individual deposits to the amount Of
$36,5O5.96. s.
The Burlington District Camp Meet.
ing Association has purchased and added
a slice of about five acres to the Camp
meeting ground at New Haven, which
materially improves the lot for the pur-
poses to which it is to be devoted.
j. j. & V. Rich of Shoreham drove q
six years old steer from that town to
Whiting depot recently, which was some.
After having been driven mile, il
weighed 1880 lbs.
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"A little son of w. n. Watson of Hart.
wellsville, some days since fell into bar.
rel of water and was drowned. ..H
--Messrs Sweat, Heartt & Perry, pro.
prietors of the Empire Car Wheel Com
pany of Troy, are vigorously prosecuting
the work of re-opening the iron mine at
the eastern part of Bennington on the
"Old Furnace Grounds" ...
"A little daughter of John keenan,, of
Bennington, was recently carried down
under the ice for about five rods, went
over seven foot dam, passed through an
underground rAceway for distance of
fifteen rods to another dam where she
was rescued alive, but in a very exhausted
condition.
--Hoosic Valley Mills at Pownal made
2,7O0 yards of Cashmere during the month
of January, which found ready sale in
market. ...-a
"A sad accident recently occurred to a
team going from Peru to East Dorset
with load of lumber. The load slid off
bridge, taking horses and all along
with it, and so badly hurting one horse
that it had to be killed. The team was
valued at S400. ..... ......
Willard, son of Mr.. Avery Stoel of
Londonderry, died very suddenly on
recent Sunday. He had been to church
in the morning at North Londonderry,
and walked home very fast, and shortly
after arriving home, died in his chair.
Heart disease was the cause His age
was "a years
Norman Smith, Esq, died in Bell
Vile, Dane county, Wis, recently, aged
so years and months. He removed to
Wisconsin four years ago. Previous to
his removal west, he was much respected
and esteemed citizen of Sandgate, where
he held most of the offices of trust in that
town. ..L KS
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The recent Flremen's Festival, in
Lyndon, was decided success.
Bishop Simpson of Philadelphia, lee
tured in st. Johnsbury Saturday evening
on "The Future of our Country"
The musical convention at East Hard
wick, under the leadership of f G. Smith
of Waterbury, was very successful.
The Passumpsic railroad company has
III men employed in their shops at Lyn-
donville. A new engine Henry Reyes"
weighing 30 tons, is nearly completed.
II. B. Wheeler of Waterford, recently
lost valuable horse from inf animation
of the bowels. The entrails after IA post
norton examination were dropped into
the pig pen, and on the following morning
two pigs were found dead
Mr.. Charles Stark OF st. Johusbury, for
ty-two years ago, with n yoke of oxen and
horse, took twenty-five hundred pounds
of pork to Portland, n. H., for which he
received ninety eight dollars. This win
ter he sold half hog at his own door for
$50; times have changed
"A few days since, Merrill Utley of
Walden, moved a distance of so rods with
span OF horses, in IL hours, Is cords of
loading and unloading the
same alone.
Some 30 letters were recently found
scattered in the road in ST. Johnsbury on
Railroad street. They were chiefly letters
directed to the business men of that street,
and were unopened. How they came there
is mystery. ----...
-Ryegats was damaged about $4,000
by the flood. Fifty cents on i dollar was
voted at the january meeting, but. it is
insufficient to meet all expenses.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY. -.
Hard wood is selling in Burlington
from rs to 80 per cord
Sheriff B,rton has appointed o. f.
futile Of Essex, as deputy sheriff.
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