Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28
New England Items.
Hartford, Conn, has eleven d. d


Rev. Ephraim Abbott, Of Westford,
Mass, graduate of Harvard and of An
dover, died last week at the age of ninety
one.
"A rattlesnake with eight rattles was
killed on the sidewalk in the city OF Meri-
den, Ct, the other day.
An infant less than month old was
found in BURBERRY field at Dorchester,
Mass, on Thursday, with its throat cut
from ear to ear.
The semi-centennial anniversary of
the Bangor, Me-, theological seminary oc-
ours on Thursday, Prof. J.H. Seelye of Am
herst delivering an address before the
literary societies, Tuesday evening
Gov. English has increased the re-
ward for the capture of the murderer Of
Nathan Fem of New Milford, Conn.,,
from $4,000 to $4,000. -r..
"A remarkably fatal disease, called the
bloody dysentery, has been prevailing Tor
over a month at the county farm in Ossi-
pee, n. H., 10 out of the II attacked with
it having died.
-Rumor has it that large fortune
has fallen to Frenchman living in Berk-
shire county, Mass, and several young
ladies are finding him very fascinating
fellow and growing fascinating them
selves about these days. -...
Northampton Mass, is rapidly making
good her late loss by fire. The founda-
being laid, and in addition to the re-
building of the just burned district, Jo-
sephus Crafts has begun the erection of d
new block on the corner OF MAIN street
and Strong avenue
Several of the Lynn shoe shops
closed, last week, on account of a strike
by the lasters, who demanded more pay
for lasting double soles than single soles,
when the work is no more. The trouble
has now been satisfactorily settled, how
ever, and work will be resumed to-day.
Burglars entered the store of J. b.
Hill, at Sutton, Noes, Friday night,
moved out the large iron safe, and loaded
it upon a wagon in front of the store,
burglars having apparently been fright
ened away after nearly accomplishing
their object.
Robert N. Fryer, of Vernon, Me, has
invented gas generator which produces
from 900 pounds of Westmoreland coal
100 feet of gas in 81 minutes, 200 feet in
12A minutes 800 in 10, 800 in one hour,
and 1852 in q hours. The average of
gas to the pound by this method is 81 feet
against feet by ordinary methods.
The central shaft of the Hoosac tun-
~,
mel. Ten more reachesSthe grade. The
rock il softer, and two faces will soon be
worked Work has been commenced at
the little well by Holbrook & Hawkins,
and will be carried east about 500 feet
with brick aIching to the solid rock.
The Lieut- Drew who met his death
from starvation and thirst in the noun
tains of New Mexico, while in pursuit of
the Indians, was Charles Edward Drew, a
son of the late Andrew J. Drew of Law
renee, Mass, and was appointed to West
Point from that city four years ago by
Gen. Banks, at the instance Of Capt. G. s
Merrill.
The long-talked of public library at
Holyo Mass, promises soon to be Il fact,
81, 800 having been collected, in addition
to the 81 800 appropriated by the town,
and committee has been appointed to
purchase books. A course of lectures for
next winter has also been arranged the
list including Wendell Phillips, Fred
Douglass and Robert Collyer.
DR.. J. NJ Marchant Of Warren writes
as follows concerning curious freak of
nature that lately came under his observ-
alton: "a male child was recently born
in this town, having upon his head what
is rather useless appendage to one of his
sex. Covering that part of the head usu-
ally occupied by the chignon is "a thick,
curly mass of hair some three inches long
and dark brown like the mothers, while
that upon the rest of the head is short,
thin and very light The fathers hair is
red"
the fanny za.p. 81 ID Gr~--:---~--. - ~
died few days ago ut Waterbury. She
was very beautiful in her youth. and wa-
sought by Mr.. Merriman and by J. NJ. l..
Scoville, who was disappointed. Scnviilc
waited patiently till the Oldest daughter
of his first love captivated him, but again
found himself too late, she having become
affianced to q Mr.. Morton. Seoville again
waited, and when Morton died won his
widow, to whom he afterward left - hand
some fortune.
"A New Milford merchant, " hile in
New York recently, with others essayed
to board Fisk's steamer Plymouth Rock
for Poughkeepsie. Fisk himself was
seated on deck in the cool shade, and, on
being appealed to, backed up viva voce
the printed rules forbidding passengers
to come on board till the hour of sailing.
The New Milforder was mad. "See here,
my dear sir" said he, "you have all the
advantage, being in the shade and we in
the sun, and [ don't want to stand here
and argue with you. We have paid for
our passage, and we want to come on
board, and we will come. It's all very
well for you to put on these airs, but if
you do own this boat, and the Erie rail-
road and half of New York city, and the
supreme court to boot, can remember,
Jim Fisk, when you were nothing but
peddler over in Connecticut, and IN. wife
shut the door in your face. Now clear
the track, for we're coming. All aboard !"
And on board he went, followed by the
whole crowd, which bore down the guards
and took possession.