Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Dogs have been tearing sheep il
Middlebury. @s
--E. w. Gage of Vergennes, was fined
$40 and costs some two weeks ago to-
liquor selling. A short time after, h
was again brought up, charged with tn
same offence, and fined 800 and costs
and sentenced to three months imprison
ment.
AT the Middlebury town meeting
Hon. James M. Slade and Ira W. Clark
ESQ, chairman, addressed the meeting a
considerable length in regard to the AID
olson Co. Railroad. They urged thu
people of Middlebury to avail themselve
of the present opportunity. Mr.. Clarl
felt warranted in making the statemen
that the Cheshire and Fitchburgh Rail
roads would cooperate with the RUTLAND
and Addison Roads.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Good Templar Lodge in Frank
lin numbers about 200 working members
The ''home talent" of Franklin CAV
a fine concert on Saturday evening.
Preparations are being made for
profitable and interesting Teachers Insti
tute in Highgate, commencing on Mon
day, the 21st, and closing on Friday.
Bishop Bissell confirmed five person
in Christs church, Fairfax, ON Sunday
February Goth.
In the school taught in North Fair
fax during the past ten weeks, by o. T
Blatchley, eleven young ladies have no
violated the rule against whispering. On
little five year old boy whispered bu
once during the whole term.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The following is transcript of an en-
dorsement on letter passing through tn
Derby Line post Office.
'This is for the man who has the Thou
row bread Dearrum cattle I am not scar
tain of the rite enitionls of his name"
The ladies of Coventry propose t
purchase seats for the church vestry witt
the receipts from festivals, having receives
over $50 thus far.
Mr.. Geo. W. Bridgman of South Bar
ton, has had two or three broken ribs,
broken arm, and a leg broken twice in tn
same place, this winter.
The Standard says that the Kansa
fever is raging in that vicinity. Larg
numbers of Orleans county people are pre-
pairing to emigrate in the spring.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The survey of the Barre railroad i
progressing favorably.
Howe Wheeler, the Oldest citizen O.
Worcester, died recently, aged 90 years
WIN. Foster of Berlin, was lately
made the happy "parient" of twins. HI
is 60 years of age, and the mother so.
The Montpelier town election result
ed in a complete triumph for the Liberal
and Young Mems" party.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Fifty three inches of snow and 30 l.;
inches OF rain fell in the vicinity of Brat
tleboru from October 1st, 1869, to Marcel
1st, 1870
The New London Northern Railroad
has le sea the New Palmer and Ware
River Railroad for term of Is years.
Five adults were recently baptized
by Rev. Caarrs Clark Harris at st
Michaers (Epsc paD Church, Brattle
boro.
The fourth lecture in the course
given before the Young Mems Christian
Association of Brattleboro was delivered
by President Clark of the Agricultural
College, at Amherst, Mass. Subject
"Salt."
At the Baptist Ministers Institute
held in Brattleboro, few days ago, there
were some forty clergymen in attendance
Profs. Hovey and Anderson of Newton
Theological Seminary, delivered lectures
DIR. Sewal Cutting of New York, lecturec
on the importance of the higher forms o
Christian education.~
The town report of Wilmington give
a balance of debts above credits amount
ing to $8,9O9.29.
Tho Record and Farmer, Brattleboro
claims to have in its possession the oldes
deed in the State. 1t is dated April 9th
ITO
1t is stated that no mails were burned
at the recent railroad disaster, near Put
ney, as was at first reported.
John Gould of Newfane was relieved
of $126 a few days ago, but the thief re
pented and restored the stolen funds.
The North Eastern Mutual Life As
ISOLATION of Brattleboro has been organ
lied with capital of 100000.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr.. James. Bemis of Proctorsyille
recently had his right hand nearly cut of
III planning machine, leaving but tn,
thumb. A year or two since he had tw,
fingers of his left hand cut off in SINH
lar manner.
-Cavendish has town debt of $40,
600; Windsor of $50, 900, and Springfield
of $40,
About $4,000 of wool have bee,
shipped the past week from Windsor fo
Boston, making 12 car loads.
A bright rainbow was seen at Yves
Hartford last Saturday morning, whe,
the sun was about three-quarters of al
hour high. eatL ls -
Hon. A. G. Dewey has been elected
President of the Woodstock Railroad
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