Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27
Vermont News.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks is erecting 6
fine residence in st. Johnsbury, which il
to be the finest in the State, at an ex
pense of 100000.
| Several severe accidents have recent
ly happened to workmen on the p A o
R. R. near st. Johnsbury. Two mer
named Mcdonald and Tierney were in
jured by a premature blast-Tierney
slightly, Mcdonald so badly burned thai
the skin pealed from bis elbows to the
ends of bis fingers. Arthur Hughes had
about completed a charge when an ex.
plosion occurred, throwing out some four
yards of rock, breaking Hughes right les
in two or three places, besides probably
destroying the sight of one eye.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Richmond, Vt, aggrieved at the un.
equal assessments made by the Legislature
has decided by unanimous vote not to
pay State tax this year, and the validity
of the grand list will thus be tested by
the conrts.
Rev. ]. E. Wright, of Winooski, ad.
dressed the Good Samaritans of Winoes
XII, on Sunday evening last.
The people of Winooski petition the
County Commissioners to appoint the
town liquor agent at Colchester Center,
or remote from Winooski, or if they
found it expedient, to make no appoint.
ment at all.
Geo. Ashley's pottery, at Milton, was
destroyed by fire Saturday, together with
considerable earthernware. He did not
set it on fire for there was no insurance
upon it. Loss S4O0. This building was
formerly Congregational church.
ESSEX COUNTY.
80 -, e 1000 J--~--s CT
certities that the recent case of shocking
abuse of a mare by a man named Buzzell,
was founded on mere supposition."
"A spruce tree was cut in Victoria
lately, the rings of which indicated it TO
be about $50 years old. The butt log was
sixteen feet long, and cut 4s0 feet of lum-
Der.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A brave little girl, the daughter of
John Fields of st. Adams, entered her
fathers burning barn, and while the fire
was dropping upon her head, burning it
to blister, released several head of cattle
and three horses. She also WELD an axe
with the strength of an athletic man, de-
molishing hog pen and driving the in
mates from danger.
Rev. Luther Cole, more commonly
known as Elder Cole, Baptist clergyman
came to Enosburgh in the year 1924, as a
ministerials pioneer in that then new
region. After residence in Enosburgh
for forty-seven years the worthy and VEN
cradle servant of God departed this life
April 9th, 1871, at the advanced age of
80 years, leaving behind an excellent rep.
utation.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The story about the finding of the
body of Mrs. Thompson in Topsham, is
said to be fable.
j. Q. Stevens astonished a set of Fair
banks platform scales the other day in
Bradford by stepping upon them. He
brought the bar up at 1856 lbs. He en-
joys himself hugely when be feels well
all over.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
George Francis Train lectured at
Brattleboro on Friday evening.
Joel Wells of Guilford, Vt, was ar
rested on Friday, for stealing three har-
nesses from Joseph Stebbins, French
Canadian, at Bernardston, and lodged in
Greenfield, Mass, Jail to await his trial.
Mr.. Norman Harris last week caught
the largest pike of the season, measuring
three feet two inches in length, and
weighing fifteen pounds! -. .a#. ....
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Parties have already made the ascent
OF Quincy from Windsor, and their camp.
fires on the summit have been seen at
night in the valleys.
The family of Charles Fl. johnson,
who eloped about year ago with young
Miss, have taken up their quarters at the
almshouse in Royalton.
Jason Kendall of West Windsor,
beats his section in making maple sugar.
He has made this spring over one ton
from 100 trees, and others in the town
have made an average Of 16 pounds to the
tree. ..... .- .t
Harvey Bartholomew of West Hart.
ford, was fined 5000 and costs last week
for selling liquor. On Monday he was
again, with his wife, convicted of num-
Der Of offences, and for want of 1910 to
settle fines and costs, they were taken to
Jail.
Jones, Lamson & Go. have taken a
lease of the shops on the north side OF the
stream, at the Armory premises in Wind
sor, and the machine works are to be re-
moved to them-leaving the entire build
ing on the south side for use in the print
cloth business. The scythe-snath busi-
ness, which has been carried on at the
Prison for several years, is to becontinued
| in one of the north shops ct the Armory.
| -Troutists are longing for the LIST OF
/ Nav when they can legally lure their