Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-20

), offer of larger salary. Other considera
tions than those of money, we are sure
must have moved him to decline $4,000
~ year, and remain at the head of tb,
= Randolph School.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
+ The town of Westmore has some
9 three miles of lake road which costs $500
yearly to keep in repair. The Selectmer
y are instructed by vote of the town t.
9 petition the Court for an assessment on
9 several adjoining towns to keep the same
i in repair.
S There has been much sickness in New
. port for months past, several fevers, cry.
8 sipelas, inflammatory rheumatism, and
9 many cases of canker rash, three of which
have proved fatal. In one family at one
5 time ten were sick with canker rash, only
one of which proved fatal
Rev. Miss Otis preached to full
house, in Newport Center Sunday before
{ last, after which she administered the
sacrament of the Lords Supper to about
fifty persons.
5 Rev. W. G. Somerville, recently of
Houston, Texas, is engaged to preach in
, the Congregational Church at Newport,
for the ensuing year.
The Fgpress.says The Passumpsic
extension is doing good business On
Tuesday of last week, forty-fve through
passengers took the cars at Lennoxville
Tho ao.aand for freight accommodations
is also largely increased. We understand
that Mr.. Gilmore, the new Superinten-
dent, has ordered the building of several
engines and a large number Of freight
oars.
Barton Academy numbers about 1876
scholars.
Rev. t. A. Jacobs, of Barton, moves
to Massachusetts where he intends 10 re-
sumo his labors under the direction of the
New England Conference
! AT the last annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the Orleans County Fair
Ground Company, resolutions were passed
to the effect that the claim of the compa-
ny to any part of the transient gate fee
during the fair, would not be pressed but
the societies should bear hereafter the |
same relations a. was understood to ex-
list when the fair was located at Barton.
The sugar house, two large holders,
boiling pans, one hundred pounds of su-
gar, a qu1nriy of -yrup, wood, Sc, be
longing to Frank Sanborn. of Lowell. and
estimated at S4O,were destroyed by fire on
Sunday night, the 10Th ult On discover.
ing his loss, and remembering that sacred
rule "Six days shalt thou labor and do
all thy work." being a little troubled by
what An old divine termed afflicted con.
science, "This is what get for Sunday
work" was quickly said. So the papers
say.
The mumps are prevailing in West.
field largely.
Willie, eldest son of Edward Watson.
OF Albany, aged six years, met with an
accident which caused bis death in four
hour-. r. Gently. He was upon the beams
of the barn over the floor, looking for
hens nest, and stepping on board which
gave way. h. fell to the fl Dor, was taken
up s"nse'ess and died as above stated
wINDHAM COUNTY.
FOR eight years past an average of
81 900 a year hes been realized for snrnce
gum gathered in Stratton and vicinity
William Mitchell, a boy not 81 wears
old, went from Sunderland, Mass to Put v
ney. last spring, and took some tobacco Z
land. He has just returned, clearing b
$500 for his summers work.
On Thursday of last week. Josiah 4,
Holton, of Jamaica, made a misstep on q :;
wagon in his barn, partly loaded with
nay, and fell In such a manner that a -
stake in the wagon caught under his chin =
and made serious flesh wound, also cans :.
ing serious injury to the upper part of the :.
mouth. ~ --. y
ri, ia
There is spiteful circular saw In :,
Springfield, according to the Rel,ow,
Fails 1"'aes-it ran nearly the whole :,
ength of George Curriers' leg. the otber -
lay, and ran across three fingers for !;
damlin Lockwood next day.
AT a late meeting of the Westmin.
ter Farmers club the question of tobacco =,
aising was discussed. Two of the mem. =,
ers thought it would be very profitable -
wo others thought the exhaustion Of the y,
ma and the extra fertilizers required ID
'onid offset all the profits and two 9th. n,
RS opposed tobacco culture on moral -
rounds. same as whisky dis,illing. A.
All tho real estate of Erasmus Plimn. mn
N OF Wardsboro, deceased, was sold at u,
action on Saturday, the 25th ult. be-
AT town meeting held at putnav sit
the 10Th ult., it was voted to build = th,
wn hall with suitable rooms also for fro
hool; and committee was chosen r. ia
tain site and erect the building. of
"A. B. Childs Is President. and volnav pal
'rbes is Vice President of the Whining.
a Savings Bank.
The spiritualists Of Londonderrv h,
KING arrangements for Sunday Service frie
Union Hall the ensuing Summer. The ain,
vices Of Mrs. Wiley of Rockingham saw
70 been secured for portion Of the ken
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