Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
Vermont Items.
GENERAL


Vermont in 1869, was $393, 572.34.
The high lands of the Eastern range
of the Green Mountains are less broken
than those in the Western range, and are
not unfrequently capable of cultivation.
On the summit of hills of considerable
elevation, excellent farms are frequently
situated from 1900 to 5000 feet above the
level of the ocean, and yield not only
abundant crops of grass and grain, but of
corn of good quality. The rock is in
many places disintegrating and forming
new soil of great productiveness.
The population of Vermont in 1920
was 1885, 40, an increase of 1879 in ten
years.
The entire average attendance on the
Congregational Churches in Vermont is
22,760.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Lewis Peltir, Jr., while firing an old
fo,,lipg piece at target, had his thumb
nearly all blown away, and his face badly
burned--caused by the blowing out of
the breech pin.
The town of Charleston was origi-
nally granted by Vermont to Abraham
Whipple and CD of his shipmates and
others by the name of Navy in honor of
the American Navy. The legislature
changed the name to Charleston, Nov. 6,
1926.
The village of Bloomington is 1113
feet above the ocean.
There are eighteen Congregational
churches in Orleans County.
E-A public reception took place at the
Congregational church in Derby, Friday
last, on the return of Rev. Mr.. Frazier,
formerly pastor of the church, who left
about seven years ago and has during
that time made a trip around the world.
About week since, an old house in
Derby, occupied by five French families,
was entirely destroyed by fire, many of
the occupants having barely time to es-
cape. The flames communicated to S. B.
Horizons dwelling, which was also burnt.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There are 5,977 taxable heads in
Washington county.
Horace Holden was town clerk Jim
Middlesex thirty years.
The slate of the Mortified quarries
appears finely and compares we'll with
quarries of Western Vermont.
The Congregational Church in Barre
was organized Nov. IA, 1899.
The population of Washington ooun-
ty in 1900 was $500, being an increase of
4,SS5 in the previous ten years.
Tho railroad ticket Office in Mont
pelier was burglariously entered Sunday
night No money was found by the
thieves, however.
There is now living in Montpelier
but one merchant who came there before
Judge Spaulding, and that is the Hon.
Daniel Baldwin, who is an older resident,
though he did not commence business in
his own name until 1914.
On Thursday last a man named Ran
dali mysteriously disappeared from North
field Falls, and as some papers were after
ward found on the bank of the river, it is
feared he may have been drowned. He
was some fifty years old and leaves wife
and three children.
The members of Bethany church and
society, Montpelier, are rejoicing in the
liquidation of the debt resting upon them
for the building of their new church, pur-
chase of new organ, arrears of current ex-
penses, etc, the sum of $4,000 having
been raised by subscription for that pur-
pose.
Maple sugar sells readily for fifteen
cents per pound at Wilmington.
George and sCassius Davidson were
drowned in the river below the Castle
bridge, in Wilmington, on Thursday eve
ming, while attempting to cross in small
boat to their home on the west side. The
latter had narrow escape from drown
ing at the same point less than two weeks
previous. His body was recovered on
Friday; the other had not been found up
to Tuesday.
N. X. Brown, manufacturer Of Browns
Bronchial Troches, has sold his Montpelier
residence for $500 and will remove to
larger place with better railroad facilities
for his large and increasing business. L.
W. Jones, of Waitsfeld, is the purchaser,
and has entered into business with Dea-
con @. w. Srorrs, keeping crockery, West
India goods, etc.
H. II. Bishop, of Bolton, has leased
Burnham's hotel, in Montpelier, and is re-
fitting and refurnishing it in handsome
style.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
81. Decoration.Day will be observed at
Wilmington.
The appraisal of Real estate in
Windham county is $1,645,6S6.
The original name of the town of
Wilmington was Draper. 1t had charters
by this name both from New Hampshire
and New York, but the inhabitants not
recognizing these charters, they recog-
nized New Hampshire charter of April
Goth, 1851, giving the name Wilmington.
There are "a Congregational churches
in Windham county.
Slate quarries of good roofing slate
are found in Windham county, some of
which have been wrought for more than
half century.
A Brattleboro man has sent to Gen.
Spinner $1,000 in United States bonds,
which had been put in stove for safe
keeping and by accident been baked to a
finder The Treasurer promised to do as
much as possible for their Identification.
e. T. Taft of Townshend, has five
cows which have brought seven calves
this spring.