Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-18
County Mention.

land county.
i Rutland county is forty-two miles in
length and thirty-four in width.
/ An adjourned session of the Legisla-
ture was held at Rutland in 1897, COM
mencing February 4th, and closing March
10th, after session of thirty-fve days.
The first Senators from Rutland
county in 1885 were Thomas d. Ham.
mond of Orwell, Ziniri Rowe of Castleton,
and Robert Pierpoint of Rutland. They
were also Senators in 1887. cad
Asa Standish was the Representative
from Benson in 1910. rat.r off, /
The town of Benson increased in pop
ulation 1877 in the ten years from 1900 to
1910 II "a .aaas4 e -
The list for State taxes in Brandon
is $15,75444. Il FL 7f I'll =s"ad"
John Conant was the delegate from
Brandon in the Constitutional Conven.
tions of 1914 and 1922. .,. %. p ..,...-
i We are under obligations to John G..
Pitkin of Fair Haven, for the lat num-
Der of the Eagle, an anti Masonic paper
printed at Castleton, in 1888. The date
of this paper is May 81. An extra sheet
accompanies it with an address to the SUBJ
scribers, signed by Zimiri Howe and
Augustus Finney. 1t had an existence
of three years and six months. The press
was removed to st. Adams, to be used in
to publication of the Franklin Journal
and the subscribers were furnished for
the balance of the year, with the Middle
bury Free Press. Can any one send us
other numbers of the Eagle, or can any
body inform us whether a complete file or
partially complete file is in existence, if
SO will they address the Editor of the
HERALD. .....
Iu the Eagle of May 81, 1888, referee
to in the preceding paragraph, we find
the announcement, that Castleton Semi
nary or Rutland County Grammer School
will open its summer term in the 'build-
ing, commonly called the High School"
under the Superintendent of Rev.
Charles Walker and Rev. Lucius F.
Clark, on the first Wednesday in June,
1882. Tuition, English branches So.
Mathematics 3d. Board SLIT per week,
room rent 1911 cents per week. This ad-
vertisement or announcement is signed,
} Joseph Steel, Zimiri Howe, John Meachs m,
Committee of the Trustees.
} The town of Chittenden, has mineral
} deposit which with railroad to transport
it would prove of great value. Iron
of good quality exists in abundance.
Formerly eco tons of iron ore was
mined annually, but since the disc on
tinuance of smelling works in this Sec
ton, but little has been done in mining,
but with facilities for transportation, i'm
r mense quantities would be sold to the
mongers of the large manufacturing
towns in other States.
The first Selectmen of Chittenden
I, were Nathan Nelson, Nathaniel Ladd and
Solomon Taylor.
Mrs Helen M. Slocum, Will speak in
r the School House at North Clarendon,
next Sunday, May, 21st, at 5 o'c Dick P. M.
Miss II. Maria Steward of E st Clar-
endon, has recently graduated from the
State Normal School, at Randolph,
Thomas Rowley, the poet, was the
first Town Clerk of Dandy, in 1863. He
was also the first Town Clerk in Shorc-
ham.
4 Darby has Is School Dist. lets.
The first Constable of Fr;- II wen
was, Michael Merrill, in 1888.
AT the last session of the Legislature,
the st. Patrick's Benevolent Society, of
Fair Haven, was incorporated, for educa-
tional ard benevolent purposes, with
John Dryer, Dennis MCNAMARA and
Lawrence K nseller, es corporators.
-O,corn Plumley, of Hubbardtop, n
1888 advertised his son as follows
Run away last January, a boy by the
name of Bemus Plumley, and this is to
fol-, bid all persons harboripg or trusting
said boy GU my account
| The first frame house 10 Hubbard.
ton, was built by Nathan Rumsey, in
1887, and the first saw nil the same
year, by Josiah Churchill.
-Herrick Mountain in "A, il 1861 feet
above the ocean.
The first person boz in Ira, was Ma
denia CLARK, daughter of Col. Isaac Clark
The appraised value of recl estate in
Mendon, is $l26,210.
--Zidon E1son, Was a Justice of tie
Peace ia Mendon, % years
-Middletown, is improving, ia an out
ward point of view we hope the inward
man, of the inhabitants, may take to
themselves the robe of unspotted purity.
The Congregational church has been
treated to a coat of paint, which HIS in.
proved the outward look, very much in
wardly they have put in large organ.-I
The Baptists church contemplate improv-
nents in their church edifce. Rev. W.
l.. Palmer, has been engaged as their as
tor.-The M. E. church is increasing in
mt mbers and interest, a new organ has
been purchased recently to aid and
add to the intere of worship. Rev. J.
c. Walker is the newly appointed pastor.
The Middlet OWN Springs Co., are adver.
Using their all healing fountains, and the
business IF shipping water is somewhat
revived.-The new hotel is expected to
open this season for the accommodation
of ell who seek good air, pure water,
pleasant and romantic drives; they will
find all this in and about Middletown.
There he been decided change in the
Look and appearance of many of the build.
ings about the town. The sudden influx
of visitors has directed the people into a