Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-05

did not speculate well.
The fourteenth session of the Legis-
lature was held at Windsor in 1882, COM
mencing june IL, and closing June 81,
after session of 9 days.
The population of Vermont in 1920
was 245, 740, being an increase of 1883
in the previous ten years.
The appraisal of personal estate in
Vermont is $22 1854, 96OS1.
The great excellence of the horses
and cattle and sheep in Vermont is in part
attributed to the influence of our hills
and mountains.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
"A new cernet band, the third in
town, has been organized in Bennington.
Bennington proposes to rebuild her
observatory and have it finished by July
4th.
The Catholics of Arlington are to
erect chapel this summer.
1t is rumored that the Harlem Ex-
tension Railroad will soon return to its
former owner, T. w. Park.
Deacon Lorenzo Downs of Benning-
ton, met with painful accident recently,
being thrown from his wagon by run
away horse. ... ....
A Union Sunday School has been or
ganized in Bennington. The school is
divided into fourteen classes, and teachers
have volunteered to take charge of them.
The effort has met with encouraging sue
cess, thus far.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
"Wednesday, the Goth, ground was
broken in Danville on the P. and o. Rail-
road.
-Danville has inaugurated a graded
school system, and the people are much
pleased with its success.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Mr.. Moses Burnham of johnson, died
very suddenly few days ago, aged 50.
1t is claimed that grasshoppers are
quite numerous in different parts of
Stowe. #
"A gentleman in Wolcott recently
mailed letter for Worcester, - miles
distant, and it arrived there ten days af-
| forwards.
ORANGE COUNTY.
-Newbury is 420 feet above the ocean.
Orange county has 921 dogs.
There are 1920 males and 778 females)
1898 members of the Congregational
churches in Orange county. a.. II
Benjamin f. Blodgett was town clerk
in Randolph eighteen years.
Timothy Morse, Simeon Short and
Nathaniel Wheatly were Senators from
Orange county in 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Dexter of Tops
ham, recently celebrated their fftieth an
niversary of married life.
DIR. Story n. Coss, who has been a
successful practitioner in Georgia, for
nearly thirteen years last past, contem-
plates moving in June next to Chelsea.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Troy reports the season Is days earli-
er than last year.
MIR. James Smithers of Derby, 20
years old. this spring sawed and split 43
cords of wood.
The average amount of sugar made
in the vicinity of Barton's Landing was
about one and half lbs. per tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. Livingstone of
Newport, celebrated their china wedding
on the 18th Among other presents was
beautiful set of china ware.
Tho military fever is raging in North
Troy. Two volunteer companies, Infant
~ and Light Artillery, met. there and
drilled on Saturday last.
The horrible intelligence comes from
Westfeld that man in that town asks
IS per pair for pigs four weeks old.
Harry Bean, lad about u years of
age, son of Chas. S. Bean of Newport, was
recently riding on horseback when an
other boy suddenly jumped from behind
"a fence, frightening the horse, which ran
and threw his rider. The boys foot
caught in the stirrup, dragging him upon
the ground until the horse kicked him in
the head, breaking the cheek bone and
destroying the right eye. There are some
hopes of his recovery.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. r. II. Whittier, of Montpelier, is
the owner of horse that has run meat
cart or sleigh for 81 years.
Mr.. William Kelsey, of Warren, re-
Gently cut his throat with a razor When
discovered he was still alive, but so weak
as to be unable to reach the razor to finish
the work, having laid it aside after max
ing the iucisions in his throat. There is
a prospect Of his living. He is about 60
years old.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
"A twelve years old son of John
Brooks of Brattleboro was drowned Sat-
urday afternoon by falling from a raft
into the water on the oyerfowed meadows
opposite the village. He vas playing
with several of his mates at the time of
the accident, but they were too small to
rescue him. This lad had brother and
a cousin accidentally drowned in the Con-
necticut river some years ago.
HORRIBLE ATTACK ON A STATE Con-
sTABLE.-A horrible affair occurred in
Uxbridge, Mass, during Saturday night,
which caused the widest excitement and
set the whole town in commotion. Be
tween ten and twelve o'clock at night
State Constable Samuel Fletcher, of Whit |
tinsville, accompanied by man In his
employ named Clark, visited house in
Uxbridge, kept by an Irishman named
Patrick Collins, with the intention of
searching for liuuor and making arrests.