Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-14
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY

ADDISON COUNTY.
Mrs. Geo. Porter of Ferrisburgh fell
and broke her wrist. Wednesday last.
-Vergennes voted tax OF rs cents on
the grand list, to meet the expenses of the
ensuing year.
C. W. Grandey, Jr., had the second
and third fingers of his left hand badly
cut by q circular saw, few days since.
Hon. John Strong of Addison was a
member of the Governors council from
1877 to 1904, seventeen years.
The population of Cornwall in 1860
was 977, having decreased in the previous
ten years 17S.
The Congregational churches in Ad-
olson county have membership of 1855.
There are 42O,9O5 acres in Addison
county.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Three brothers, Pliny, Soloman and
J. W. Wright, were chosen selectmen of
Pownal
-Shaftsbury is next to Manchester in
wealth.
Henry Sheldon, M. D., was Town
Clerk in Rupert for 26 years
There are ten Congregational church
es in Bennington county.
There are $40 dogs in the county of
Bennington.
CHTTTENDEN COUNTY
AT the annual election of Webster
Lodge No. 81, at Winooski Falls, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Ormond
Cole, w. NJ; George M. Duncan, S. w;
M. NJ. Goodwin, ]. w; Fl. W. Barrett,
Treas; E. H. Blossom, Sec'y.
Thomas Rogers and lady, of West
ford, celebrated their Golden Wedding
March Goth. The Rev. Dr. Pnmellee,
who married them fifty years ago, and the
mother of the bride, Mrs: Samuel Rice,
gracefully bearing the weight of 80 win
tiers, were among the guests.
-Thaddeus r. Fletcher and Joseph
Marsh were the Senators from Chittenden
county in 1910.
There are seventeen Congregational
churches in Chittenden county.
The soil of Chittenden county is va
ried; in some places it is sandy and rot
very productive in other parts rich and
fertile
-Chittenden county has 1910 dogs
"A match game of billiards was played
in Burlington, Monday evening week, be-
tween George B. Colberth and P. Madi-
gan, resulting in a victory for the former !;
the game standing, Colberth 1000, Madi
gan 919. The best run made by Colberth
was 80; by Msdigan 96; average II 3-9.
The game was witnessed by large num-
Der.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. M. Spencer and family, of
Franklin, started for Kansas, recently.
-Crom. Bowen, Esq, a young lawyer,
we'll known in ST. Adams, and late pri-
vate secretary to Governor Merrill of Iowa,
has opened law office in Des Moines,
with a gentleman of that city, under the
firm name of McHenry s. Bowen.
John White of Georgia, was member
of the Governors Council from 1892 to
1901, nine years. .-....
There are 207 members of Congrega-
tional churches in Franklin county, less
than 80 years of age.
Bakersfield in 1860 had population
of 1451, seventy-two less char it had in
1850.
The appraisal of real estate in Frank
lin county is So, 463, sos.
GRAND ISLE. COUNTY.
An exciting horse race recently oc-
Cured at North Hero. There were
three entries for a purse of S30-$20 to
the first and SO 10 the second Entries :
A five year old bay mare owned by DR..
Lang6eld, of Isss LII Motto; five year
old gray mare owned by G. B. Russell, of
North Hero, and four year old colt
owned by J. ID. Horican, Of North Hero.
Lapgfeld's mare took the $40, and Hori-
cans colt the so, in three straight heats
of one mile each.
Many beautiful speci mems containing
organic remains are OBJ tanned in Grand
Isle County, of great interest to the geol-
ogist.