Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-05
Minor Items.
Five Sundays in October.

-IING $50
The excursion of the Hartford Pha-
,,rr was made at an expense OF about
$4,000.
-speculators are handling potatoes al
,be figure of so cents per bushel.''
The Troy Wing says that sat re-
c,nt convention of the Vermont burglars
:, was resolved that, in all cases where il
vas possible, it was 'expedient to use
cbloroform on Victims"
Gel. A. J. Morrison tried his new ca
nal boat model on the river, at Troy, N
Y, west of Starbuck's Island, on Saturday
afternoon. 1t worked admirably, 'and al
who saw it were satisfied that it would
answer the purposes for which it was de
signed. The bows are concave, and the
boat works equally well in either direc
lion.
Gen. Trimble OF New Orleans, ant
lady. have been stopping in town for sew
erai days. Mrs. Trimble was native o
Rutland, daughter of Dol, @. A. Nun
ger.
Willie Frost, raised bushel of No
potatoes from :the seed of three small
ones.
Ton millions of dollars of real and
po--onai estate, were represented IN the
Purnarn Phalsux.
f A. Morse has raised on his firm in
C..tDeton, twenty-eight potatoes Of the
No 6 variety, which weighed 60 pounds
O.,o half acre Of ground, he secured 124
h,.be,s from seed planted one eye in a
hill
-CT. B,bcook hos hoen appointed
s7p4rinreod,nt of agencies for the States
orvaw York. Vermont and New Hnmp'
.,,,s IN the Phooix Mutual Lie Insur'
onco G mpsuy, With headquarters at AL
b,ny. n. Y.
John b. Cough opens the lecture
course Of the Rutland Young Mems
Cb,iaiou Association this month.
Til, ST. Adams Messenger sings Of
HI. p.raararh eve know that autumn
"a ,.rr from the faor thai the swallow
svndtrata- discuss tha question " ben tc
b9m-wad fly, md tho yellow pumpkins
" ""' VIZ n u" q, Onh;r"
The fastest trotting time made a. the
C,..-- E.;r ryas 9 Al and thC
Adds. vi County F4'r W." aa ~ , ",D ~,
fastest ru. 't'os was ''0' ''l '''''' -, N
heats. -. ,..,
Mrs Seott-S' ''o'S mas ' &c, ia ,,T,-
engagements OF any ?, ,r,o,g Tho lee.
fald this winter
tu-ers in tho R"I""" '"'''
There will he a large nu'aoer OF Inc
mot eminent lawyers OF the P-T'9 !"
town during the session OF Inc = "''''
St4tep Court.
-S4notor Edmunds Is in attendance al
the United et,tes Court, BEING one 81
the coupsals in the Clark and Burton 'ses.
He ,oos from hero direct to Washington
Representative Poland ia also one OF the
co ln.pl- in the Barton Case.
We have been shown new variety
o. po'atoeA originated IN IT" ~ - -
Squire'' "1'e7 '"o so '''i''
They ore nm '".'S.uS 'ss'''O
Col. Georg" a Merrill sna "i'e 'S''
citrate the 21th "nn'ver'" ~ t % '.'I c'h -
rage ''' - IRONY ''1'"@, '-
Rutland I''''''o1 OF we Dfo,"er''"' .,
OF i conceive 81 9'ree''' N'. Co. o ',-,"''
the Ill ,ef7 II ''o"y ''''''f' ~ ''
9Th, az o'c)cck
Til, rtv--wo fire companies had IN.
tered up 10 Tuesday last, for the great
froman'. mo~'.- at FitohbnrE, TO take
place ON tho 10 n End l1th of O3t"brr
The enir remain open until Saturday
night next, for both hand c'@'n5i
and steamers. Ii Is expected NAV ''''
viii b me o. tie largest m"S'ef6 over
held III New Englard. l. j. IumorHd 'ha'
one Of the Rutland companies VIII Ce
Prese1''
An exc an9c says Bliss nj 'm92'n'
ing wo ragged nrchfns oat*de res
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