Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-20

ter Harwood, one of the first settlers, was
Frustrated by the wind in the early part
of last month. The tree stood on the farm
now owned by Dea. FL. Fl. Harwood, and
was we'll laden with fruit. *7 81
AT the annual meeting of the Airing
ton Young Mems Christian Association,
held at their rooms on the evening of Oct.
9th, the following officers were elected
President, FL. S. Hard secretary and
treasurer, W. Holden ID. The associa-
ton begins the year oat of debt, balance
in the treasury, and 600 vols. in the libra.
ry. The association was organized in he
spring of 1859. a...I- g.
Last Saturday Alfred Allen and
Frederick Wood two lads of Man
chester, went hunting together. While
Allen was examining his gun lock, his
piece was accidentally discharged while
Woodward was running before the muz-
zle. The result was Woodward received
a full charge of shot in his legs, while the
rubber boots wsrn by W. at that time are
utterly ruined. .....
East Arlington seems at present to be
infected with gang of unprofessional
thieves. Following close on to the bur-
glary at Judson & Deming's store, the
shop of Herbert Madison was entered and
a quantity of cigars taken. Since that
the shop of P. P. Billings has been enter.
ed and revolver carried off. It seems as
if such barefaced acts could be readily
traced and the guilty ones, whether boys
or men, should be made to suffer.
Mrs P. L. Robinson and Mrs. z. FL
Swift, of Bennington, met with serious
accident on Saturday last, willis on 8
visit to a son of Mrs Swift. who is in Col
lege at Williamstown. On leaving tbs
boarding place of the latter for home, they
was descending, and the horse turning too
short both ladies were thrown out, bruis
ing Mrs Swift considerably and danger
ously injuring Mrs. Robinson.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Hon. Moses Kittredge of ST. Johns
bury has made donation of one thou.
sand dollars to the Orphans Home al
Burlington-a worthy object and a gen
erous gift.
e. & T. Fairbanks & Co. used four
hundred thousand feet of lumber in Sep
TENDER, besides single, lath and clap
boards Their new horse barn took sew
enty thousand feet of timber.
Thursday and Friday seem to have
been days of general accidents at st
Johnsbury. On Thursday Alnazo Can
sawed his hand On Friday David Mac
Kenzie sawed one thumb off. The same
day a joist fell at Fairbanks new barn
cutting an ugly cash over the left eye
of Joseph Cummings. They were al
employed by the Messrs. Fairbanks, and
all are now doing we'll.
About noon on Tuesday, some work
men returning from dinner discovered fr'
in the shavings just north of the old
steam mill, St. Johnsbury. The fire was
at once extinguished by water which sci
in pals near by. On investigation 6
partly burned match was found. It i:
supposed that some one, after lighting his
pipe, was so careless as to throw the burn
ing match down in such place.
1t is said that Gov. Hendee has par
doned out of the State Prison Albert
Jenkins and John Cunningham, who
three years ago last June were sentenced
by Judge Steele to eight years imprison.
ment for unjustifable homicide in taking
the life Of Reuben Bean, Jr,, in Burke in
July, 1866. The particulars of the
drunken orgies at Roberts's, the homicide,
and the painful trial at this place, are re-
membered by most of our readers. The
history of this crime, as of almost every
other, can be written in one word-Runl.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Congregational church of Swan
ton was dedicated Oct 9Th.
Major Z. K. Pangborn of Jersey city,
formerly of St. Adams, has been engaged
to stump New York for Woodford and
Kaufman.
# E Perkins, Esq, formerly Master
Mechanic of the Vermont Central, and
more recently Superintendent of the mo-
tive power and rolling stock of the Union
Pacific, has received the appointment of
Superintendent of the Southern Pacific
Railroad and has already left Boston,
where he has been temporarily sojouring,
for st. Louis, the headquarters of the
road
The result of the town meeting at
Highgate on the article appertaining to
the L. V. R. R, was the adoption of a re-
solution instruction the Selectmen to is
sue the bonds Of the town, in accordance
with the contract of the town. The reso-
luton was almost unanimously adopted.
~ 6 OlnC6ES are uldhluS euOEIs 10
solve the mystery in respect to the death
of Geo. Barr. 1t is very evident that he
WAS murdered, and for the money which
he had in his possession at the time. At
least one arrest has been made, but all the
particulars cannot be divulged at present
Crawford, the man arrested, has been dis
charged, and the case is still shrouded in
mystery.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Passenger traits have commenced
running on the Spur" to Rock Island
and Derby Line.
"A few days since Carlos Warren had
a horse drop dead in the road while driv-
ing.
AT the starch factory, oue-hslf mile
from Eden Corners, they have taken 1000
bushels of potatoes per day; price 30 cents
per bushel.