Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-06
Vermont News.
GENERAL.


There are 1888 dogs in Vermont.
TIE Legislature met at Bennington
June 10, 1891, and closing January ~
after session of eighteen days.
in 1880 the population of Vernon
stood 2sO,1O3, being an increase OF 44,365
in ten years.
The waters of Vermont are uncom-
monty clear and pure. though in some
places all impregnated by carbonate, 80
much as to make them hard.
| One per cent of the Grand List OF
the State is 1884, 335 38.
The population of Vermont in lS4o
was 292.103.
ADDISON COUNTY.
| The amount of individual deposits in
tho First National Bank of Orwell If S27,-
1875 SO.
Mr.. E. H. Daniels of Bristol is soon
to locate permanently at Vergennes.
"A Lodge of Good Templars was in
stituted at Whiting OF Thursday evening,
March 10Th, by J. D. Hitchcock Of Leices-
ter Lodge. ...
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Last fall a law was passed annexing
a part of Lowell to Albany, provided the
towns, by vote in March meeting should
agree thereto. In Lowell there were only
two votes in favor of ceding. Albany al
so, by strong majority voted against re-
ceiying; 80 both towns as to limits re-
main statu quo.
In regard to the adoption of the town
system of schools, after a full discussion
at the town meeting the measure was at
first carried by clear majority; but on
account of the feeling of large minority,
many of whom favored the principle but
deprecated hasty action, it was thought
unwise to pass the matter, and so it went
over to another year.
j. G. Page had horse worth $l7o
killed on the I'd inst, near South Barton
3 It was in four horse team drawing logs
3 down the mountain. The horses were
: not able to hold the load and were driven
some thirty rods at great speed, when al
r turn in the road the horse was thrown
against tree and killed instantly. Thi'
is the SD horse Mr.. Page has lost il
9 Charlestown in 16 years.
;. Orleans county has S43 dogs.
The original name of Craftsbary wal
Minden, and was changed to Craftsbury
s Oct. 81, 1890.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
q The hitch in the progress of thu
e Montpelier and Wells River Railroad hs'
g been removed by Mr.. Munson, the con
!, tractor, filing his bond in $4,000 for it
completion.
William Davis, the Waterbury banl
= robber, has found $4,000 bail, so that b.
is again free. Some people imagine thai
he has gone to look after Barton, his CON
: federate, of whom as yet nothing ha
Il been heard.
The population of Washington conn
y ty in 1910 was 1919, being an increas'
in 10 years of $50.
The number of taxable heads il
Washington county is 6104.
The original name of Plainfeld wa
j st. Andrews Gore, but was incorporated
s by the Legislature into town, and it
|. name changed in 1897.
e Thomas Osgood, jr., was town clerH
: of Cabot for fifty years.
r WINDSOR COUNTY.
- The Woodstock high school hal
q cleared 1925 for the purchase of philo
sophical apparatus, from two highly sue
a oessful exhibitions, this week.
/ There is a Mrs. Barnes living ir
). Royalton who is now in her 102d year
g She maintains her mental and physical
! faculties to remarkable degree; con
;. verses freely with visitors; tells stories Of
incidents rs years ago, and to all appear.
ance is in fair way to live for several
years.
! The number of taxable acres in
Windsor county is 54S, 139.
t -Saltash Mountain, in Plymouth, il
: $50 feet above the ocean.
t Windsor county is As miles in length
and 80 in breadth.
8 wINDHAM COUNTY.
: The dwelling house of John L. Mich
a OILS, in Townshend, was destroyed by Sire
e Thursday night, March 9th. 1t was dis
! covered about II o'clock. Most of tn.
furniture, etc, was saved, but the con
:. tents of the cellar were lost. Insured II
= the Conn. River Company.
: Judge II. H. Wheeler has sold hi
!, residence on Main street, Jamaica, to L
M. Read, Esq, and DIR. @. F. Spring.
There were 80 births and % deaths
q in Jamaica during the year 1870.
t An Irish boy named Bowen, about Il
, years old, fell under the wheels of 6
freight train at Westminster, Tuesday
and had both legs horribly man gled. HI
9 lived about ten hours.
a The thief that stole a horse from
Stephen Higgins of Newfane, and 9
sleigh, harness and robe from Mrs. Hol
land, on the night of the 18th ult, made
good his escape, and all hope of the own
ers ever seeing their property again ha,
been abandoned. The chances were
largely against his escape, as the horse
was taken in the latter part of the night
during fall of snow, and the tracks gave
the direction to the pursuer. He wat
traced as far as CIRCUITS Corner, Mass.
where the officer arrived about an hour
and half after the thief left.
George Hammond, of Wardsboro
4 committed snicida on the oQth III 1:e