Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-30
Vermont News.
GEN ERALi.
Vermont has two students in brown
University

Vermont has two students IN Dro"p
University
ADDISON COUNTY.
Reuben Derby Of Bristol. aged "a,
walked from Huntington to Bristol. dis
lance of 10 miles, Monday, Nov. 18th
The snow was from four to six inches
deep.
The Christian Church at Lincoln has
taken action in the case of Elder ID 10
Durfee, the charges having been preferred
by the Vermont Western Christian Con.
ference. He has been expelled from the
Church and Conference, they thinking
his love for TIE opposite sex too pro-
nouncei.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
There is good sleighing in some parts
of Bennington county.
Several severe cases of scarlet fever
aud of typhoid fever are reported In Ben
nington.
There are fifteen saw mills In Woed-
ford.
Bennington has fourteen 'physicians.
There will be meeting OF the YER
mont Wiley Farmers Associations at
Factory Point, Dec. 7th.
The Eagle Square company of South
shsftsbury, are building an addition to
their works, GO by so feet.
The shawl mill of the Benningto
Manufacturing company will be closed
for while as soon as the stock is run out.
whereby good many worknen will be
thrown out of employment.
The Bennington free Press says /:
"Observatories on Mount Anthony do not
pay, judging from the past. We hope
one more effort will be made ere It be
abandoned"
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
H T. Lincoln & Co. are making East
Burke lively numbering place.
"A Danville Munchausen tells story
about killing bear 10 snow drift last
July.
Charles Barnet, from Canada, while
choppipg wood in Walden. on Saturday.
of last week, was frightfully cut with an
Ak, one foot being nearly severed from the
leg.
The two pine trees of which an ac-
count was given in Tbompson's Ca zatteer
of Vermont, in 1925, are still standing on
the farm of John A. Sargent, of Pompa-
noosuc. They are nearly twice as large
the connecting limb is not larger than it
was fifty years sgo.
The Hsrdwick Reporter goes crazy
over the arrival of the cars at that place.
It saya everybody wanted to hug the en-
CINE.
Isaac Hunt, Of West Danville, was
born in that town in 1907, and the far
therest he has ever been from home was
when he went to Oxford. n. H, few
wears ago. Ha also attended big mus
ter at Bradford, fourteen years ago.
With theee exceptions, he has been quite
steady.
Last week, Seth Ford. at Barnet.
p'owed up the skeleton of man, near the
railroad track. about twenty rods above
the depot. Not vestige of clothing was
fund. The exciting question now is
"Who is it, and how came it thereS"
Two young men with a little too
much r. 8. inside of their coats. were
coming from C4bot the other day, and
meeting Mr.. Yaw, of Walden. b,ntered
him to swap horse7. Mr.. Yay, seeing
their condition, attempted to pass by.
trkiug spoke or two out of their wagon
in passing. The rasc4ls Immediately gave
chase, but Mr.. Yaw got home. put up bis
team, went into the house and locked the
door. Soon ths Ku-Kluxers arrived and
commenced al assault on the windows,
smashing ia one. Mr.. Yaw, seizing
heavy horsewhip, unlocked the door,
stepped out, and commenced giving them
the heavy end of the whip, knocking
them down as fast as they could get up.
So faithfully did be apply it. that they
soon begged for quarter. They were ar
rested, and paid $50 fine apiece.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The teacher of the graded school at
Winooski was sued, recently, for 800
for puaishing a boy so that, according to
testimony, be had to sit upon pillow.
The jury, however, thought it only good
sound spanking, such as the boy deserved,
and gave the case to the teacher.
The winier term of the Essex Clas-
steal Institute begins Dec. 4th.
Barn dedicat ions are of common oc-
currence in Caledonia county.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Aaron Smith, of Victory, was killed
by the fall of tree he was telling on the
18Th inst. He was about thirty years old
and leaves family.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Chicken stealing in Sheldon, is get
ting to be quite an extensive business. 1t
will probably be suspended after Thanh s.
giving.
Ell A. Marine, of Sheldon, has lost a
number of bees filed with honey. taken
from the hives near his house No clue
to thief or them.
Mr.. Asa Grant, of Sheldon, had
bride, with horse attached, taken from
his stable on Thursday evening last. The
horse was rode far In the night, and then
turned loose in the highway to ind her
way home.
ORANGE COUNTY.
"A little child Of Mr.. Joseph Wells of
West Randolph, was burned in shock
ing manner about the face. neck and
chest, on Sunday last, by taking basin
of hot water off the stove, and, not know