Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-02
New England Items.

Bartholomew Wentworth of Leba.
non, N. H., was drowned recently in the
Salmon Falls river.
An opposition steamboat line il
talked of between New York and New
port.
"A carrier pigeon owned by Mr.
Wright of Lewiston, Me-, recently flew
from Portland to its home, 30 miles, in 3s
minutes
The eternal fitness of things is illus
trated by the fact that the same man who
has charge of the Pittsfield Mass GENE
terry runs rum hole down town.
Rev. Mr.. Adams of the Second Bap-
tist Church at Holyoke, immersed "A
candidates for church fellowship, in the
Connecticut River at South Holyoke,
Sunday, and great crowd gathered to
witness the ceremonies.
The magnificent rows OF elms on the
east side of South street, in Pittsfeld, were
set out by Chauncey Goodrich and Charles
Francis, forty-three years ago, and the
former transplanter is still living.
Elder Hiram Munger, of Chicopee
Falls, and the Second Advent persuasion
has been preaching at the Mill ward dis.
trict of Charlton. He calls it "breaking
up new ground" and looks as if he was
capable of considerable work in that line
The Congregational publishing so.
oiety have issued $500 copies of the Bos-
ton sLectares on Christianity and Skep.
ticism," and will publish new edition at
once, as they are unable to fill the orders
The branch railroad from the Canal
Railroad at Colliusville to New Hartford,
six miles, was opened on Monday, It runs
through rocky gorge known as Satan's
Kingdom, the original route having been
given up to the Connecticut Western.
There is talk of extending the Canal
Railroad to Riverton. ..
The worms are raising the mischief
among the fruit and shade trees in the
Connecticut river valley, and short crop
of fruit, if not an entire failure, is antici-
pated by the farmers.
At the festival in honor of Margaret
Fuller's birthday in Boston, yesterday, al
the rooms Of the Women's Club, remarks
were made by DR.. Hedge, who presided,
Mr.. Emerson of Concord, James Freeman
Clarke and others, a poem read by Q. L,
Cranch, and letter from Horace Greeley
The rooms were crowded, and everything
passed off pleasantly.
FIREs.-Four families were burned out
last week, by the destruction of house
in Barring, owned By Caleb Prescott and
II. T. Eaton.
--Wenham was visited by destructive
fire on Monday morning, destroying tive
barns, three long sheds and dwelling
house belonging to the heirs of John Por
ter and occupied by Mr.. Hodgdon; also
a dry goods and grocery store owned by
Amos Gould and occupied by W. w
Fowler and T, B. Rice. The latter has
been burned out twice before within three
months Wenham now has no post-ottice
or store.
--Bunee Brothers paper mill, in South
Manchester, was burned on Sunday morn
ing, the fire originating in the upper sto'
ry: loss S25, 900, insured $4,000 on the
building ana $4,000 on stock. The mil
produced W h1Je card board, aud was new
one, the old one having been burned with.
in nine months.
The house occupied by Moses II. Far.
mum, in West Concord, was burned by ar
incendiary on Sunday night, with all the
outbuildings, four oxen three cows, two
horses and swine. This was one of the
finest farm residences in the vicinity, ano
a surrounding nrnhard woo ~lee muet
damaged by the fierce heat. The los.
will be nearly $4,000, which is shared
by Mr.. Farnum's brother Samuel; insur
ance Sc. 900,