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

ESSEX COUNTY.
Benjamin Allard of Newark had shin
gle mill burned on the 10Th.
The Essex County Citizens Conven-
ton nominated the following ticket Il
George f. French, Senator; David H.
Beattie, Milton Cook, County Judges;
Oramel Crawford, Judge of Probate !;
Henry Z. Bates, States Attorney; A. 7.
Holbrook, Sheriff. George F. French
was the nominee for Senator on the Dem.
ocratic ticket, and Henry @. Bates was
nominee for States Attorney on the same
ticket.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. n. T. Putnam, Rector of st.
Luke's Church, st. Adams, has returned
from his trip to Canada.
The burning of the Missisquoi House,
Sheldon Springs, proves to be an act of
incendiarism, and the ex-pastry cook,
Kate Smith, has been arrested and held
in the sun, of $4,000 to answer to the
charge. In default of the bail she has
pccu COuLulItco W jan.
Saturday has become the market day
for hogs as much as Tuesday has for but
ter. E. Chelis, of Fairfax, and William
Howard of Georgia, are the purchasers.
Prices have declined from 50 per cwt.
paid last week, to IS and $3.50. Only
two car loads shipped to-day, owing pro-
baby to the decline.
The new Union church in Fletcher is
nearly completed.
j. M. Wright of Enosburgh cut a
corn stock from his field that measured II
feet and inches.
| GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Eight physicians, five attorneys and
seven ministers comprise the members
of these three professions in Grand Isle
county.
The August term of Grand Isle
County Court, Judge Wilson presiding,
will be held at North Hero on Tuesday
next. 1t is expected that several cases
ready for trial, will be disposed of.
/ LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The Supreme Court at its late ses
sion at Hydepark granted only thirteen
divorces.
"A. P. Sturtevant, Esq, of Norwich
cOH". visiting at the Mansfield House
Stowe, recently eanght 175 trout in tive
hours and half
Hon. Mr.. Butler of New York ha
purchased the farm of Daniel Wait, ant
so acres of land adjoining in Stowe, fol
$4,000, and is to build a summer resi-
dence thereon.
There is an unusual amount of sick
ness in Stowe.
&C. S. Page has been renominated a
representative from Hyde Park.
Prospects for the fall term of tn,
Normal School at Johnson were neve
/, better.
L. M. Clifford, of Wolcott, was thrown
from a wagon recently and had severa
bones broken.
i The Lamoille Valley Musical Asso
citation are to have convention at Cam
bridge Sept Goth to 23d inclusive.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Academy in Chelsea, together
with the effects belonging to the lodg
of &c : femplars, was wholly consumed
by fire on the morning of the 9th inst. .
Abel Dufur of Washington died re
Gently. He was born in New Marlboro
n. H, October Goth, 1777, and emigratec
to Vermont soon after the close of tn
:. war of 1912. In this war Mr.. Durfui
served as a volunteer for two years, anC
was in many hard fought battles will
the British and Indians.
Newton Morgan of s.a-ys liver
found an infant about ten days old, OF
his doorsteps recently, snugly dorN up il
basket. A $40 bill was left with tn,
little waif.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The arrivals at the Memphremsgol
House, Newport, last week numbered
over 400,
The Teachers Institute at Barton
Landing, this week, opened with sixty
teachers.
There were shipped from Newport
on Monday morning, 25,450 pounds o
butter.
The cheese factory in Derby wa
broken open recently, and few cheese
stolen.
Shares of the Massawippi Railroad
stock have already sold as high as S3S il
Boston.
The dwelling house of Rev. r. V
Hall was consumed by fire Friday morn
ing. The high wind prevailing at tn
time threatened a serious confagration
Several of the adjoining houses were emp
tied of their furniture, bat by the effort
of the citizens it was confined TO the ont
building. Insurance $4,000.
-Charlestown presents gain in popu
lation of 119 in the last ten years.
Monday night, August %, the safe 0
A. G. Robinson, express agent at Barton
was blown open, and $75 and quantity
of railroad tickets were taken. The ex
press agent had that day received pack
age of $4,000, but did not put it in The
safe. One of the robbers was subsequent
ly captured.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
&C. A. Edgerton, Esq, is the nominee
of the Republicans of Mortified for tow
Representative.
"A spring has been lately discovered
in Fayston four or FIVE miles from More
town village, that is attracting unusua
attention.
The Republican Caucus of Middlesex
has nominated J. G. Leland, as candidate
for Representative of that town.