Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
Vermont News.

The camp meeting of the Seventh
Day Adventists, at Richmond, closed on
Tuesday last.
The Sabbath School and its friends at
Colchester Centre, to the number OF 350,
recently tried an excursion on the steamer
A. Williams.
- An express has been established
from White River Junction to Hanover
N. Fl.
Coal is selling at eight and nine dol
lars per ton in Vergennes, and from nine
to ten in Middlebury.
- Orwell Dodds, son of James Dodds,
North Hero, was accidentally shot In the
recent riot in New York.
- The second volume of the Vermont
Historical Gazetteer is now ready for de-
livery.
- The Barre Academy, J. S. Spauld.
ing President, opened its fall term Aug.
18th.
w. S. Soule has been elected Chief
Templar, and Mrs o. Bradley Vice Temp
lar of Fairfield Lodge, No. 80, of Good
Templars.
Franklin Lodge, No. 103, of Good
Templars, located at Franklin, has $50
members in good standing.
The State Normal School at RAN
dolph Centre, Edward Conant, A. NJ,
Principal, COMMENCED August 22d.
Frost appeared at Barton on Sunday
morning, August Goth.
- Over a good portion of the State, we
see it stated there have been frosts every
month, thus far this year.
- The Bennington Banner says not a
word in disparagement of Col. Fisk, the
guest of the town on the 10th.
p P. Ripley, of the Orange County
Eagle, at West Randolph, has sold his
establishment to F. A. Carpenter, for
$4,000.
- There are thirty guests at the Iodine
Spring House, South Hero.
- Parties are washing for gold in Lo-
Gust Greek, in the town of Bethel, and
find little.
The dwelling of Morris Boland, in
Mortified, was burned last Sunday
night; loss not heavy.
E D. Hyde, formerly of Grand Isle,
has been appointed postmaster at IrOna,
N. Y.
- A camp meeting is to be held in the
grove near Ladd's wharf, Grand Isle, in
September.
in Washington, ten sheep belong
ing to Mrs. Rosanna Abbott, were killed
by lightning last Friday, moro than one.
third of the flock.
There are four men in Grind Isle 81
years of age, and one Sc, There are a
number in South Hero over so.
Charles Veo, young man of Wood.
stock, was on Monday of last week severe.
ly gored by a bull, and received two brok.
en- ribs and serious internal injuries.
Several of the inhabitants of Barnard
have dubbed together and sent West for
car load OF five hundred bushels of corn
to make up for short crop of hay.
Michael CasheD, of Moretown, sold
six lambs the middle of July that weigh.
ed 500 lbs, being an average of 81 4 lbs
each The Oldest was 1-2 months old,
and the youngest months.
Mr. Jacob Kent, of Grand Isle, aged
70, aud blacksmith by trade, set eleven
shoes on horses and moved an acre OF
good grass in one day, aud was able to do
the same tho next day.
Judge SAKE of the Vermont Spring,
Sheldon, has just received a large order
from Germany for his spring water. This
is almost carrying Goals to Newcastle.
An illicit distiIIery il STAFFORD has
come to grief. The assessor, found the
business had been going on for several
years, Investigated the matter, aud the
distlller was placed uD der 1900 bonds
to appear at the U. S, Court at Windsor
An old barn with sheds adjacent, be.
longing to Martin Martin, on Elliot
street, Brattleborc, was burned Thursday
night. Nothing was saved from the barn,
which contained quantity of hay, two
cows and horse; less $500; no insur.
ance.
Major and Mrs. Keith gave a reception
at Sheldon recently for their son Col. A
r. Keith and bride. 1t was largely and
fashionably attended by their friends
there as well as by many out of town,
and was most charming and agreeable
entertainment.
What town in Vermont beats North
field in representation at Saratoga? Last
week there were eighteen men, women
and children from Nortnfeld, who had
Lived or were now living there, at thi:
celebrated watering place, eleven of whom
were DenDys.
The grasshoppers are making fearful
havoc in Washington county of what lit
Gle fall feed has grown in spite of the
drouth, and that when the grass fails
they turn their attention to the oats. The
cat orop-especially that from late sow
ing-must prove exceedingly light, un'
ess rain comes speedily.
"A son of Judge Allen of North Hero
while visiting in South Hero, got upon q
horse-rake to ride with another boy, and
got his arm fractured just above the wrist,
by getting it between the shaft and lever
of the rake.
Two horses left the pasture of Abel
spaulding near Gilmore Pond, Thursday
night last, under circumstances that lead
to the suspicion that they wese stolen.
One of the horses belonged to John