Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-01

been made to capture her, the last OF
which was on the 4th of July last,
when the neighborhood turned out en-
masse, with dogs and guns. The hunt
was in vain, for although six shots were
fred at her, she escaped, and is yet busiiy
engaged in plying her vocation.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Albany has sprightly old woman OF
80, who has harvested and husked nan
acre of corn, and now signs for new heios
to conquer.
A bee tree was recently cut IN New
mort that Welded 100 pounds of honey.
Nearly all the farmers in Browning
ton are saving grass seed, not caring 10
nav Ss a bushel for seed as they did the
present season. ..
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Fruit trees are being damaged by
worms in some sections Of Windham
county.
-Heskel & Bassett, manufacturers OF
cabinet furniturej in West Brattleboro,
have failed, with liabilities OF several
thousand dollars.
Among the prizes offered for the tar
of the Connecticut River Valley Associa-
ton to be held in Brattleboro, Sept. 2'th,
2sth and goth, are 800 silver pitcher,
and three Jersey heifers, valued at slSo
each.
A special corporation meeting has
been held in Bellows Falls to see wha'
action the corporation will take to protect
the village from freshets.
Vernon furnished for the war OF the
rebellion seventy seven soldiers, it being
one soldier more than eleven per cent. o
its inhabitants. If any other town IN TIL
State has furnished more soldiers pleas
inform us. The amount paid by tn
: town aside from the State tax, was SIT,
1864.
/ WINDSOR COUNTY.
Humphrey W. Colburn has been ap
pointed Postmaster at North Pomfret, VT
, vicelPhilip t. Snow, resigned.
e. n. Kent of Woodstock, fell from
: ladder recently, injuring himself severely
e The census shows that Andover ha
: lost IS. Baltimore 80, and Bridgewate
= 151. Cavendish 315, Ludlow 279 and Ply
e mouth SO. Weston has exactly the nun
Der it returned in 1860.
e Joseph Taggard of stockbridge wi
!, kicked by a horse recently, and so badi
e injured that he died in less than an hou
The Troy Press, speaking of the CUES
i at the "Union," in Saratoga, says thu
D. "among them is the Hon. Nathaniel Flu
a lerton. of Chester, VT, who is ninety yea
d of age. and has been yearly visitor the
for over seventy years. He is said to
the Oldest living Mason in America"
p Willie. son of ]. H Marsh Of Share
D. accidentally shot himself with shot q
n recently, making an ugly wound IN
o. right side. He is in fair way of recove
however.
as The up express train on the Vermo
"a Central railroad narrowly escaped Sc
m GUS accident near Royalton, Saturday 4
ternoon; while approaching the dep
q and going around curve, a frog bro
10 throwing the five cars following the be
gage car off the track. A small eulv'
was about fifteen rods ahead, on reachl
- which the wheels were driven out FRI
a, :" under every car of the train, but
- strong flooring of the cars resisted the
NC lence oS the crash, and no one was injur
"a. Arthur Culver, Esq, aged %, died
Royalton, August 18th. Mr.. Culver v
a native of sRoyalton, but until recon
had resided in Montpelier for seve
~ wears. He studied law and was admit
to the bar when he was twenty-one.
at then became Deputy Clerk of Washing
I'd County Court, which position he h
three years and gave excellent satist
on ton. Last year he became Clerk of
Id. Council of Censors, and here also his
bors were entirely successful. He rece
las ly entered into partnership with G.
I Lamb, an old attorney of South Royalt
and at the time he was taken sick, Y
lis enjoying a lucrative and growing pr
tice. He was a valued member of
.+e M. E. Church.