Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-27

49, IA honiofo, w., and came to Water.
ford IN loOS, where be settled On N.
farm where he always lived until few
years ago.
Several aocks of sheep about soutb
Royalton have recently been molezted bv
animals, supposed to be dogs. One man
lost eight nice lambs together with sever.
al old sheep-sll bitten through the
throat.
The Keith and Allen families q,
Pomfret gathered at Cyrus Keith's july
4tb, for the purpose of holding familyre.
union and celebrating our national holidsv.
Friends from all quarters, far and near
Joined in the festivities of the occasion.
In view of the fact that 25 per cent
Of the internal revenue conllections in
this State are required to pay for asses.
ing and collecting the same, Commission.
er Pleasanton will recommend to the
President the consolidation of three collec.
tion districts into one.
Mr.. Fales, of the Mortified House
came near having anything but a ftzls de
j0ie the Fourth. A house maids dress
was on fire from kerosene lamp. snd she
didn't want to carry the lamp any further
and so she dropped it in the hail. A
notable piece of fireworks was prevented
from coming off by the most strenuous
exertiong.
Work has been discontinued on the
new Episcopal church at East Berkshire.
A gentleman in New York city, who's
name is not kuewn, has made a liberal
offer to the citizens of East Berkshire He
proposes to build the church at his ow1
expense, if the people will erect $500
school house in the village.
Goddard Seminary at Barre ,Univar-
salist) closed its summer term last week,
graduating seven young men aud five
Young women. An address TO the stu.
dents by Rev. II. ]. Cushman of Boston Is
commended BY all who heard it; also
poem by Mrs. H. Bingham of Boston.
This seminary is taking high rank among
the places for instruction.
H NJ. Foster, who absconded from
Montpelier, some time ago, and recently
forged a $500 draft in Chicago, has al-o
committed theft to the amount of nearly
81 900 worth of dry goods from the firm
Of A. G. Downs & Co, in that city. The
forging and thieving have been settled By
his uncle, G. Peck, and Foster has left for
parts unknown.
Samuel Ljore, with numerous ali
asses, attempted to escape from the Safe
Prison at Windsor on Sunday the ID int,
by burrowing under the ground IN TIE
cellar of the cook room, where be Wa
employed, but was recaptured ike next
night as he was preceding across the
yard to the wall.
The physicians from Montgom II,
Richford, Enosburgh and Berkshire, met
1t the hotel at E st Berkshire, on Satur-
day, July Sih, and organized a mrdical 20
ciety, to be held on the first Wedne-i-y
of every month. They elected for Ulcers
William R Hutchinson. President; J. n.
Hamilton, Vice President; Silaz E Fans
worth, Secretary and Ire asurer.
The Windsor Journal says on We'd
nes3ay morning. Major L. c. Fay, with
his d4ugbter-in-law, Mrs. {. Fay, ana
Mr.. Z atom of the Toledo BLlde, aud bis
wife, left for Boston, in Mr.. Fay's private
carriage. We note this az a novel and
rare, but a very pleasant mode Of the old
style of travel to the city, in these days.
pleasant sight, the generous carriage
and stalwart horses Of the olden time
The Windsor Chronicle says: We'd
nesday night gave US soaking rain, On
Thursday morning, fve minutes bef5rs
one o'clock, several in our village were
aroused from sleep by what appeared 10
be an earthquake. Some door bells rang;
windows ratified and whole buildings
were rocked, in such degree, that some
persons ran ont of doors TO see whit vas
coming. The shock resembled that Of
last November, and the oscillations aP'
peared to be from east to west.
Among the pioneers of Marlboro
town were Phineas and Timothy Mather,
who came here about the year 1916. The
children born into the families of these
two men numbered 10, all OF whom lived
to years of manhood and womanhood.
Later in the history of the town, 1t Il
said that Robinson Winchester and Jlc97
Dunklee sent 20 children to school in cue
district.
In passing over the Passumpsic rail
road between Barton and Barton Landing
on the morning of the 9Th inst, the see
ton hinds found large stone laid upon
the track in the curve near the Mansfield
bridge, in such manner that any TRAN
passing would have been thrown down 81
embankment some fifty feet 1t was Pro0-
ably put there with the intention oil
throwing the down mail train off.
"A most daring but unsuccessful
attempt at highway robbery was made
upon the person of Mr.. Muuson, In Cabot
recently. As he was passing through
small piece of woods south of the poor
farm, an unknown person jumped out Oh
the woods and seized his horse by the bii'
when Mr.. Munson gave the would-be-ro0
Der smart blow in the face with BIS
whip and escaped. The villain snaPPsa
a pistol at him several times, but 1t re-
fused to make noise.
Capt. S. E. Perhsm, formerly OF Be.'
lows Falls, went last year to Olena' Cali
fornia, about forty miles from San L ran
cisco, where he now has a rancho, with
partner, and dairy of 164 cows amer
ill rur the rancho