Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-13
rniont Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.


for $500.
Abby Jane Barton sold her farm il
Monkton, recently, for $7,250.
The gale on Sunday last unroofed
a barn for Mr.. 8. P. Hopkins, on the west
side of the creek in Ferrisburg.
The Vergennes National Bank has
declared a semi-annual dividend of five
per cent. free of government tax.
The steamer Water Lilly is to be sold
at public auction, at Stevens Hotel, Yer
gennes, on the 22d day of January, tc
satisfy an execution in the hands of the
sheriff
During the high wind last Sunday,
John Halsey of Goshen, was closing a
wagon house door, when gust of wind
blew the door against him, dislocating
his right shoulder, and bruising his arm
badly.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Henry Cummings of Manchester,
captured bay lynx last Sabbath.
John Bahan, of Bennington Centre,
was out in his field ploughing, Dec. goth.
Seven persons in one family at Man
chester, were recently poisoned by eating
toiled squash. They will recover.
-Messrs. Cochran & Co., in the lumber
business at ROCKVILLE, are building a
"s pout" about three miles long to run
lumber from their mills TO the railroad.
F. r. Smith of Woodford, lost his
mill in the recent freshet, and has con-
structed a much superior one, which has
a largely increased water power.
james Fisk, jr., has procured a monu-
ment at cost of $3.50, which is to be
placed over the grave of Polly Albro OF
Pownal, who took care of him in his
childhood
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr. George Parker's house, near st.
Johnsbury mountain, was burned on the
Both ult.
"A boy four years old was horribly
scalded in st. Johnsbury, a short time
since, by his mother upsetting teapot OF
hot water upon him.
-Diptheria is still prevailing to an
alarming extent in Groton. Within a
few weeks nine young persons have been
carried away by that fatal disease
Eastman s. Bowman of Barnet are
employing about 30 men in their mill. II
worked up about 100000 feet of lum-
Der last year, and made 100000 pieces
of lathe.
In st. Johnsbury there is village
law providing that no scholar shall be
allowed to stand around in stores, or
other public places, during school hours
provision both necessary and wholesome.
&C. J. Bowker of st. Johnsbury Gen.
ter, has kept from 81 to 35 coarse wool
sheep, during the past five years and has
sold from them wool and lambs TO the
amount of 1922. He keeps them on good
hay and grass, except a few weeks in
April, when he feeds a few bushels OF
turnips.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
H. A. Buttolph, of Burlington, has
killed pig nine months old that weighed
400 pounds. .... ...-
II. g. Beach and L. NJ. Howe Of
Westford have each lost valuable horse
recently, from being choked to death il
the stall
The gale of week ago was unusual
ly violent in Charlotte Trees were broken
down or twisted up by the roots. Sheds
were blown down and the tops of chin.
neys torn off.
Edwards & Stevens are completing 6
new building at Winooski Falls, forty by
sixty feet, and three stories high. The
two lower stories will be used as a sash
and blind factory the upper story as 8
furniture packing room.
The number of deaths in Hinesburgt
in 1869 was -. Under one year of age
between one and five, 2; between fys
and ten, between ten and twenty, 2
between fifty and sixty, l between sixty
and seventy, 4; between seventy and
eighty, 2 eighty-three, 1 (; ninety-one, l.
Average age of all, 40i. There was one
death to 142 of the whole population.
ESSEN COUNTY.
The officers of customs recently
seized three barrels of -four at Island
Pond, in which were found three casks OF
gin and 200 lbs. of poultry.
The body of an unknown man, about
sixty years of age, was found in Clyde
River, near Island Pond, last week. He
was probably suicide, as his coat, hat
and vest were found on bridge uear the
spot.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
"A meeting of the dairymen, residing
in the vicinity of Fairfax, is to be held t.
take action respecting the erection of
cheese factory the coming season.
The students of New Hampton Insti
tuition enjoyed their annual New Year
supper last Friday evening. The table
were beautifully supplied with excellen
refreshments, provided by Mr.. A. Eos
of the Fairfax Hotel. After ample justic'
had been rendered to the supper, toast
suitable to the occasion were proposed
which were responded to by Prof. Davi
son and others, members of the school,
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Lung fever and diptheria are quite
prevalent in Stowe.
The bonds of the towns that sub
scribed for the stock of the Lamoille Val
ley Railroad, are now being sold at pal
by the directors of said road.
A gentleman is repairing and put
TING in machinery for the manufacture o.