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

Dakota from different parts of the State.
The first Normal School founded in
the United States, was instituted at Con-
cord in 1926, by s. B. Hall, a graduate of
Kimbal Union Academy, Meriden, N. H.,
and also author of the Geography and
History of Vermont
There are only five dogs reported in
the unorganizvd towns and cores of the
State.
The rivers of Vermont are numerous
but not large. Those east of the noun.
tains flow into the Connecticut river.
Those on the west side into Lake Cham
plain, and in Central Northern Vermont
into Lake Memphremagog.
The number of improved acres of
and in Vermont is 1901 400
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. Alvah Sabin, of Georgia, has
gone West to visit his children.
Wendell Phillips lectured 1T Swan.
ton on Wednesday night
"A railroad woodshed together with
considerable wood was burned at Swan
ton on Monday.
Mr.. ]. Gallagher is about to remove
from Swanton to Burlington, where he il
engaged as architect of the new High
School building.
The High School at Swanton has Just
closed its most successful year, thus far
largest aggregate attendance, fewest ir-
regular and tardy. The people are doing
wisely in retaining Prof. O. D. Mead az
principal. Next term commences April
Gath.
They have a "barometic we'll" in |
VT, the water of which grows
muddy Immediately proceeding storm.
Pity it is not situated in the capitol
grounds at Washington.
There are 1744 dogs in Franklin |
county,
-Highgate Springs are 100 feet above
the ocean.
The population of Franklin county
in 1910 was 14,409, an increase in ten
years of 1884.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
There is fair prospect of Catholic
Church being erected on Isle La Motto.
The soil of Grand Isle county is
highly productive, yielding fine crops.
The number of taxable acres in
Grand Isle county is 47,910.
The population of Grand Isle county
N 1920 was 1927, being an increase of
only s32 in ten years.
H. III. Reynolds was the Senator
from Grand Isle county in 1914.
The Good Templars are prospecting
greatly, and have great influence over
he young men of johnson. The Lodge
mbers 200.
LAMoILLE COUNTY. ,
The Normal School at johnson now i
umbers 40 students. Z
Prof. Chandler has been giving a +
ourse of lectures in johnson, during the i
asst two months. . v
-Messrs. Wells and Adams of Water
lille have purchased machinery for the
of fannels, and will start
leir mill in May, with about thirty Il
ands.
"A married couple now living in Bel '
dere, have "moved" no less than fifty.
ae times since their marriage, some :
or thirty years ago. Must :"
ave learned how to live in a trunk by
lis time.
The public buildings and dwellings
! Main street, at johnson, had narrow =,
sape from destruction by the fire which :,
,stroyed Pearl & Co.'s factory on :.
'ednesday. A copious shower was all =,
at prevented sweeping conf agration. G.
he factory took fire last winter, but was
in season to extipguish it with .,
loss of 800. 1t is supposed that it was e.
on fire by a man that the company ~
ere owing.
county has 1887 taxable an
ads. ca
Cambridge is 410 feet above the W,
can. he
The population of Lamoille county in AZ
10 was 1920, an increase of 1869 in ten la
ars. tn
Martin Elmore was town clerk of III
more for 30 years. Tic