Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15


packages passed over the Vermont Gen.
tral Railroad last week.
The Lamoille River before the late
rains was lower than for many years, and
between johnson and Milton over 10000
logs, destined for Black mills, Milton, are
lodged along the banks and in the channel
of the river. The rocks of Fairfax Falls
are covered with them.
I'm 1864. Mr.. A. nj. Clark purchased
of Hon. A. 0. Adds ten and three-fourths
acres of land on Main and Messenger
streets, st. Alban, for $4366.34. To-day
the same was sold at public auction for
$4,000. This shows the confidence of our
capitalists in the Mississquoi Valley Rail
road, and the future of st. Adams.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Normal School at johnson has
nearly 200 scholars.
Some days ago about 800 was stolen
from the room of one of the guests of the
Morrisville House, but has recently been
mostly recovered from young man to
whom the chambermaid, who committed
the theft, confded it for safe keeping.
The Graded School at Morrisville
opened last Wednesday with about 100
pupils. Miss B. A. Calkins of Hydepark
has charge of room No. 3. The primary
department is much smaller than usual,
but the academic department will num-
Der over hundred when they are all in,
and the primary may reach go.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Good Templars in Tunbridge
have 1O5 members in good standing.
considerable building is going on in
Tnnbridge, several houses are nearly COM
pleted.
In Stanford three-fourths of the de-
mocrats refused to vote for Partridge for
member of Congress, knowing him too
well.
Benz II. Cushman, who died recent
ly in Tunbridge, aged 90 years, was the
oldest citizen in town, and one of the first
settlers.
The fell term of Thetford Academy
commenced Aug. 81, under the charge of
Prof. Turner and an able board of tea
cheers, with a good number of students.
Capt. Cyrus Skinner of Lyme, N. H,
the veteran drover, So years old, who has
followed the business more than 65 years,
has recovered from the injury he received
on the Northern Railroad last spring, and
started Monday, Sept. 5, from Thetford
depot, with cattle for Brighton market.
On the night of the 10Th ult., fine
boy baby about 10 days old, was found at
the door of Newton Morgan, E-q, of
Waits River. 1t was quietly nursing its
bottle and was neatly dressed. The little
stranger was kindly cared for and adopt
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan, who feel
quite proud of their charge, they having
no children of their own. The following
note was received with the child:
DEAR FRIENDS Accept thia present
from one that has been unfortunate and
abandoned by one she supposed to be her
best friend. | know you will, and know
you will be a mother to my babe. Please
call him Ulysses Morgan, and bring him
up, if he lives, in the fear Of the Lord.
l herewith inclose $40, and if God spares
my life, you shall hear from me again.
To Mrs. Morgan.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Hops in the vicinity Of Newport are
not more than half crop.
Barton Academy and Graded School
opened the first day with 100 students.
The annual meeting OF the oaloa4e
County Society of Natural Sciences will
be held in Derby, Sept. Is,
Pres. Angel is expected to deliver
thu annual address at the Orleans County
Fair in Barron on the 10Th inst
The next meeting of the Orleans
County Good Templars' Union, will be
held in Glover, Sept. 10.
-Pow~,l, the Barton burglar, has been
bailed ont Of Iraeburgh Jail by man
from New York who brought thu money
to DO it with.
The arm9ry building at North Troy
is to be raised another story for the accom-
notation Of a battery and company Of
infantry Of that village.
At the recent teachers Institute for
Orlsans County, the class consisted Of n
ladies and Is gentlemen. Seven applied
for State certificates, of whom passed
AT meeting in Newport of the dir
eotors of the Missi-quoi and Clyde Rivers
Railroad, the contract for building that
portion Of the road lying in Richford
necessary to form a connection with the
Canada road, about six miles, was let to
A. B. Foster of Waterloo, ?. @, and Lu-
Their Baker of Newport. They are to com
meuce the work within 80 days and push
it forward diligently.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Apples are plenty in Brookline this
year, and Mr., Loren Ranney alone has
some one thousand bushels on his place.
The apple trees, in the valley of the
West River, are loaded with fruit.
The census of Windham County
shows a decrease in population of between
eight and nine hundred. Brattleboro
however, has increased her population
1912 since 1860.
Application is to be made to the next
Legislature to set off portion of the town,
of Grafton, Rockingham and Westmin
ster, including all Of the village of Cam
Bridgeport, to Athens.
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We copy several notices from files O
the ''time honored" Vermont Gasette