Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-13
Vermont News.
GENERALLY

Somebody asserts that more than
half the hotels in this country are kept
by natives of New Hampshire and Yer
mont.
| The population of Vermont in 1850
was 315,O9S, being only an increase Of
657 in the preceding ten years.
The thirtieth session of tho Vermont
Legislature was held at Windsor in 1893,
commencing October 10 and closing No
vember 4, after session of twenty-six
days.
The Green Mountains are parted il
the northern part of the State into two
ranges, with northerly slope between
them. 1t is, however,a singular fact that
the principal range is broken in three
places, so that the rivers which have their
head waters many miles east of the range
flow west into Lake Champlain.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Hurd Newcome and Myron Hoyt of
Sandgate, with their families, are about
to locate near Flint, Michigan.
Equinox Mountain, in Manchester, is
3706 feet above the ocean.
East Arlington is 575 feet above the
ocean.
The population of Bennington coun-
ty il 1920 was 1895, being an increase
of only 1872 from 1910.
Hiram Barton was Town Clerk Of
SALISBURY for 30 years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There is a good prospect of being able
to build Congregational Church at
Lyndonville.
There was a fully attended and
rather exciting school meeting at Pas
sumpsic, Tuesday evening, the issue being
two or three terms a year. After a three
hours session, the two term party carried
by one majority-it being done mainly by
men who had property to be taxed but no
children to be educated.
The services of Rev. Hugh Brown have
been secured at the United Presbyterian
Church in Ryegate.
The canker-rash is prevailing to some
extent in Ryegate.
The express train On the Passumpsic
Railroad commenced running on the rail
road Monday 10th. 1t was designed to
put it on last Monday, but as connections
could not all be arranged for that time,
it has been postponed week.
On Tuesday week, little son of E.
f. Root of Sheffield. s years old, was on a
load of logs, and just as the team passed
a ditch. the logs rolled off The by
rolled into the ditch and the logs on tp
of him, but as the ditch was narrow, tie
logs only covered the top of it and the boy
crawled out safe and sound.
In 1908, Sheffield voted "that every
man that comes to reside in town should
be warned out, except those who bring in
SO much property that they cannot be
warned out by law" Several families
were warned out for tie first time in the
year 1918.
Mrs. ]. P. Locking of Lyndon, picked
lettuce from her garden on the oath of
last month.
L. K. Quinby is the School Committee
If Lyndon. A new school building at
, cost of $4,000 is being erected.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Charlotte Good Templars now
Number $50.
Two ferry boats now run between
Essex, n. Y, and Charlotte, SO that pas.
engers can cross at almost any hour of
he day.
John Lyman, Jr., was town clerk of
ericho for 20 years.
Mr.. E. Mills, the former landlord Of
be Charlotte Hotel, has moved to Sher-
urn, Mass. The hotel, after some re-
airs, will soon be opened by o. n. Alex
nder.
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
ton have fitted up a room in the semi.
airy building at West Charlotte, where
hey now hold meetings every Friday
vening. VIM. Yale Is President, 81.
Vice-President, G. McNiel
reasurer, E. Fields Secretary of the As
,ciation.
The population of Chittenden county
! 1920 was 1886, being an increase
ON 1910 of 1,49s.
Mansfield Nose in Underhill is 4056
et above the ocean. .
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Atlantic and st. Lawrence Rail.
'ad crosses Essex county from Bloom
I'D to Norton, and is greatly beneficial
the northern part of the county.
The original name of the town of
oomfeld was Minehead, and was
anged Nov. 9, 1880.
Bingham was Senator from
sex county in 1912 and 1913.
The population of Essex county in
III was 2,942, an increase 1,471 in ten
ars.
Is now seftled that