Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-25

at barton Landing 1t ran onto small car,
demolishing it and throwing one freight
car from the track. @
Rising Sun Lodge, No. 8, l. o. of g..
T., at st. Adams Bay, at their regular
meeting, held August 18th, installed the
AS Henry Dudley was passing
through Barton Landing recently, small
child belonging to DR.. Dutton was play
ing in the road the wheels of the wag-
gon run over both legs.
Mrs. Cochran, an old lady rs years
old, living with her son, Oscar Cochran,
at Craftsbury, was found on Thursday,
the 4th inst, in her room burned to
death, her clothing all burned off, her
face badly charred, and one arm burned
off. 1t is supposed she kindled fire in
the fireplace to warm herself, and in some
way caught fire.
Hammond Wheeler, lad nine years
old, and son of N. @. Wheeler of Newport,
recently exhibited good pluck as well as
good Workmanship. Seeing large hem
hawk perched short distance from him,
he threw stone, which, fortunately, hit
the bird SO as to stun it, when with club
young Wheeler dispatched him. His
birdship measured feet and 1 inch from
tip to tip of wings.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
-Jarville @. Leland, was on Monday,
nominated by the Republicans of Middle
sex, as candidate for town representative
The Village school of Middlesex
taught by Miss Emma E. Hills, closed on
Saturday, the 18th inst. with picnic in
q grove near J. B. Hills residence. The
exercises consisted of dialogues, declama-
tions, singing, etc, all of which was high
ly enjoyed by those present. :.
Shipments from Montpelier for the
week 500 packages, 25,900 pounds. Of
this amount Clark King has shipped 1877
packages; NJ. Marvin "a packages; Storrs
& Jones SO packages, and other shipments
in smaller quantities.
1t is stated that the newly discovered
mineral spring at Cabot has been sold to
J. o. Morse, who has already commenced
the erection of hotel there sufficient to
accommodate 100 boaraers, which he
means to have completed for the season
of II. Many persons have visited the
spring the present summer.
"A correspondent in Worcester fur
nisbes the Freeman the following item :
"Last Sunday night Mr.. Leonard Hamblet
got up in his sleep, went to the cellar
door, opened and walked through, falling
headlong to the bottom Of the cellar, strik-
ing his head against "A post at the foot OF
the stairs, ana falling on the stones at the
cellar bottom, cutting and brui7ing him
badly, though fortunately not dangerous
ly. The fall awoke him"
On the 9TH inst, Mortified was the
scene of an affair discreditable alike to
the town and the parties engaged in it.
Two Irishmen named respectively Roger
Donahue aud Thos. Tracy got into fight,
which resulted seriously to one Of the
parties. They had been drinking togeth-
er until Donahue got Tracy in the right
condition to accomplish his purpose, when
he beat him till he was insen>ible, his
eyes was entirely closed up, his nose flat
tened somewhat, and his lips burst open.
He was carried home to his friends, and
the next day it was thought he could not
live, his frieuda sending for the Priest
twice. One of the Mortified police was
on he ground but took no measures to
make arrests; under the pres Mt regi-
ment here fighting and drinking Is rather
wink d at than otherwise. Getting a
m an drunk so he can the more easily han
dle. him j. au old trick Of Donahues.