Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28
Vermont News.
GENERAL.


- George w. Tapley, with friends from Provi-
dence, r. L, have arranged an excursion thence
by private conveyance to this city, and hence tc
the White Mountains, and then, crossing Yer
mont, to return home by way of Saratoga Springs
and through Connecticut.
CALEDONIA COUNT.
The springs and wells in DanvilIe are very
low.
A camp meeting commences at Lyndonyiue
August 80.
MIR. Nathan Thompson, aged 20, died in Dan
vile, July 4th.
There is to be a grand temperance picnic al
Lyndonyille, August Nth.
The water in the Passumpsic and its branch
es at Lyndon was never so low as now.
There are seventeen churches in the Danyille
Baptist Association.
The Baptist church at Hardwick was organ
lied in 1885,
Mr.. B. F. Wadleigh of West Concord, has a
horse 81 years old, that has been in a team l.
years.
The Educational Institute of Croton com
mences its Fall term about the middle of August
Charles Hopkins, sixteen years old, youngest
son of Rev E. D. Hopkins of st. Johnsbury, died
July 18th.
Rev. VIM. S. Palmer of Wells River has de
clined the call of the American Presbyterian
church, Montreal.
-Messrs. G. W. Carr and b. F. Hill of St.
Johnsbury, fell from a staging recently, and were
considerably injured.
The hay in Walden is better this year than
last. In most towns in Caledonia county the crop
is much better than was anticipated and quite an
average crop.
Only one car and moving machine Were sa-
we'd from the entire contents of the depot at the
recent fire lat Wells River. The entire loss is
about $4,000
"A trout in the fish pond of gentleman in
st. Johnsbury, jumped from the water recently,
and caught the nose of small boy who had his
face too near the water. This is by no means
supposed to be fish story.
james F. Colby, son of the late j. K. Colby,
of st. Johnsbury,) received the second Lockwood
prize awarded the sophomores in the competitive
declarations at Dartmouth college.
Judge Peck has decided that the temporary
injunction granted the petitioners restraining the
town of Danvile from issuing the bonds for the
stock taken by that town in the NJ. & ST. j. R. r.,
be made perpetual The case will be carried to
the supreme court.
"A girl about fourteen years old, named He
naun, from Lyndonville, came near being run
over by the cars in st. Johnsbury, recently. She
undertook to get in the train while in motion,
was thrown down, and dragged considerable dis
lance between the wheels and the platform. Her
escape was almost a miracle.
CBITTENDEN COUNTY,
The funeral of the late Hon. Henry B. Stacy,
late Minister to Revel Russia, was attended at
burlington on Saturday evening last at o'clock.
The remains were deposited in Locust street
Cemetery. The bearers, eighteen in number,
were as follows: u. N. Pomeroy, Henry LOOMS,
Albert l.. Catlin, l.. NJ Hagar, d. w. G..
Clark, A. W. Allen, Fred. M. Van Sicklen, Chas.
L. Nelson, l.. b. Plat. Miles A. Everts, E. w.
Peek, Carlos Baxter, b. j. Heineberg, John A.
Arthur, Jas. Mitchell, w. L. Strong, T. Z.
Wales, K. c. Loomis. The exercises at the grave,
conducted by Rev. z. II. Griffin, consisted of
reading a portion of Scripture, l Corinthians
18th, prayer, and the benediction.
... FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Nathaniel McNiel, the celored man who as
saulted his fellow servant at the Mississquoi
House, Sheldon, has been committed for trial
before the County Court
The French population of st. Adams held a
meeting, recently, at which they sung the Mar
seiilaise, expressed their sympathy for France,
and resolved to call meeting at st. Adams OF
the French Canadians in the United States to
express their love and patriotism for their noble
and glorious mother country.
About the 18th of June COW belonging to
Mr.. VIM. Burnell of Swanton gave birth to a
calf, which, in course of few days, was killed
and the milk of the COW saved. 1t was noticed
that the milk was very thin and appeared TO have
no more richness than ordinary skinned milk
And yet, the COW appeared well and the cause
was quite mystery. Just about month after
ward, however, the COW had another calf, and