Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-21
Vermont News.
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The tower Of the new Court House in Bennine
ton will be lO7 fee high.
Bennington proposes to have iremen's mus
ter on the 10th of August, the anniversary of tn
battle OF Bennington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
New hay is selling in st. Johnsbury at 81
per ton.
Caledonia County Court was in session fy
weeks.
-, cretary French will hold Teachers II
stitute in Gale lonia county in August and Sci
tender.
A workman on a ledge near Fairbanks vi
lage was injured recently by the prem tture du
charge of blast
-ueorge walton recently received AN injury O
one OF his feet by the falling of piece of grant
on which he was working.
The semi-annual meeting of the Caedonj
County Medical Society was holden in Lyndo,
VILE Wednesday, July 9th. Several essays wei
read, and tho meeting was an interesting anI
profitable one.
E. g. T. Fairbanks & Co are to build a rail
road bridge over Sleeper's River, on the P. and {,
R. R. 1t will be 60 feet long, and will be bu
after the Howe plan.
Mr.. P. B Laird of st. Johnsbury is engag.
in making q large granite monument. to
erected to the memory of Ira Allen of Irasbura
The entire weight is eighteen tons; height Vi
be 20 feet, inches.
The people of Cabot are happy over the d,
covery of a mineral spring. 1t is, of course, he
ing good effect on everybody, and invalids 6
becoming very scarce in that neighborhood'
CHITrENDRN COUNTY.
The Comptroller of currency has certified tit
the Howard National Bank of Burlington is a.
thorized to commense business.
During the month of May, 239, 563 pounds 4
milk were received at the Cheese factory in We
Milton, making u.s. III pounds of cheese.
wINDHAM COUNTY,
The house of NJ. G. Bemis OF Saxton's Rive
was recently robbed of $50 in money.
The census of Brattleboro has been complet
ed, and foots up 1905.
"A strong temperance movement is on foot il
Brattleboro, and with encouraging results.
Westminster recently held a special town
meeting, and voted against raising money tc
build free bridge across the Connecticut.
Some forty persons are at work on the new
dam across the Connecticut. The old dam wal
made about eighty-three years ago, having beer
built in 1887.
E-E. W. Hildreth fell from the frame of 7. Fl,
Webb's new barn on Atkinson street, Bellows
Falls, Wednesday afternoon of last week.
breaking one wrist, and putting the other out of
JOINT, besides some other bruises
Over one hundred lambs were found dead in
a car 90 their arrival in Bellows Falls on We'd
nesday. They came from st Adams the night
before, and through the criminal carelessness of
some one the poor things had been shut up tight
in box car, and of course iuffocated But four
were found alive in the entire car load. They
were intended, We believe, with other stock for
Hartford, CT.
SUNDAY School INsTITuTR.-The Addison Co.
Sunday School Institute will held its second an
nual meeting at the Congregational church in
Vergennes, on Thursday and Friday, July % and
%. 1t will be conducted by Rev. James S. Os-
trander of New York. The exercises will be de-
votonal and instructive, consisting of the discus
sion of topics relating to Sunday School work.
TUESDAY FORENOON.
l0-lOH. Devotional exercises and organiza-
ion
IoH-ll' scope and office Of the Sunday School.
liz Difficulties in the Sunday School work,
and how they may be obviated.
AFTERNOON.
lR-2. Devotional exercises
2-2H. What is implied in teaching?
2R-3. How to question a class.
3-3k. Use of illustration in teaching.
81. Sunday School "teachers helps"
AZ. Written answers to question, ssWhat
ire the things most needed in the Sunday School
% attract, convert and educate the masses 2"
AK. Infant class lesson, Acts iv 5-l2.
7R-9. Children's meeting = illustration OF
'riestly costume-the tabernacle.
FRIDAY FORENOON
Sk-9. Devotional exercises.
S-9H. Order of Sunday School exercises
9H-l0. Preparation of lessons BY ne teacher
lO-ll. Teaching illustrata1- SCI ihau, ao
on, Acts iv :5-l2.