Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03

CASTL w nltlOck, IeW
DAYS since, left his horses and wagon
standing by the side of the road, near his
house. They soon started and ran with
great speed quite a distance, and ram
against the cart of Jew peddler of dry
goods, Yankee notions, etc, which they
sent, together with wares and peddler, fly
tvrI Y .flh e. u7GT,. cog ttaring the goods in
hurt, but no Yankee, Jew or German
peddler was more frightened than was he,
Charlie tells the story with "a smile,
though it relieved his purse of twenty
FIVE dollars to repair damages, and
probably convinced him that it would pay
to stop long enough to hitch team.
1t will be remembered that last March
the wagon, blacksmith and paint
shops of Franklin Griswold were con-
sumed by fire, with nearly all their con-
tents. Since that time he has purchased
and fitted up another shop on Depot street,
sin apple pie ORDER" where he is carrying
on the Same business in all its various
branches, and more extensively than be-
fore. Mr.. G. is one of the most industri-
Gus and enterprising mechanics in Castle
ton.
Some forty or fifty of the citizens OF
the villages of Castleton and Hydeville
are Indebted to Messrs. Ray and Pepper
for cheap and pleasant railroad excur-
sion to Troy, N. Y, about two weeks
since. The fare for, the round trip was
only two collars each, the regular fare
being about seven dollars. The party
left hons in the morning, and returned
at O'clock in the evening, giving them
eight hours to look at the sights in Troy
The recent Earthquake, about which
so much has been said in the papers, was
sensibly felt here. The buildings were all
shaken lutte, and some of their inmates
were considerably frig htened for minute
or two.
The meteor, reported in the HERALD
as seen last Sunday morning III Rutland
Clarendon, Wallingford and Granville,
was witnessed here by several persons
More individuals would have had the
pleasure of witnessing it had it appeared
any other morning in the week. Most OF
us set apart Sabbath morning for sleep.
"A young man in the employ of the
Railroad Company as night section man
on the track from Castleton to, Rutland,
died almost instantly last Saturday morn
ing. He was a short distance from hi
boarding house when he fell, and died be
fore reaching the house. He weighed
one hundred and sixty pounds, and was
to all appearances perfectly healthy, and
was young man of good habits, being
| about 20 years of age.
Another man in the employ Of the
same company, from Whitehall, at the
gravel pit, was so badly hurt few days
previous in coupling cars that he died
soon after.
L. W. Preston paid B4tchelder AT the
rate of three thousand dollars an acre FIR
small parcel of land on Seminary street,
aud DR. Sanford paid at the rate of ten
thousand dollars an acre for small piece
on the same street. Who says dirt is
worthless in Castleton.
DIR. II. Turrill has sold his resi- ence,
known as the Judge Wright place. to
Mrs. William P. Noyes for the sum of
1880. .f....
The Adams Manufacturing Company,
better known as the Pencil Mill Company,
have suspended payment and business for
the present Their liabilities are quite
large, but they have very large stock 81
pencils ON hand, and it is hoped tina,
when sales become more brisk thu, tbei,
financial affairs may be 80 ARA ICED rs tr
enable them again to resume their hp.i
ness to their own profit an' the advantag g,
of the community. r