Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-04
Addison County Mention.

Eldredge, of the same town, has two two
year olds which together weigh 1850 lbs.
the heifer 1870 and the steer 1920 lbs.
Bristol people want it understood
that the chaps who got into trouble and
lost their money in a house of prostitu-
ton in Troy, did not belong in that town.
The Algers belong to Scarborough and
Handmer in Lincoln.
--Cernw wall is in latitude AZ deg. 81
min, and longitude 3 deg, 80 min.
-Ferrisburgh was chartered lin June
"a, 1866, by New Hampshire to Daniel
Merrill and GO Others, 20 shares, embra-
cling 24.600 acres
Goshen has only "a taxable heads.
The Granville Pass over the Green
Mountain is two thousand three hundred
and forty feet above the ocean.
Hancock has twenty one thousand
two hundred and ninety-two taxable acres
of land.
The appraisal of the real estate of
Leicester is $170,134.
The valuation of personal property
in Lincoln is $33,754
-Anson Fl. Sumner, of Middlebury,
was fued $3.50 and costs, and sentenced
to three months in the county Jail, last
Wednesday: upon the third conviction for
selling liquor contrary to law.
One per cent of the grand list, Of
Monkton is 1873 70.
The list for state taxes in New Ha-
ven Is $6,l58 40.
"A few of the old people in Orwell are
wasting away. Mrs. Jeremiah Boynton
aged SO, died on the 18th nit Capt
Royce, father of George E. Royce of Rut'
land, aged "a, is quite low, and not ex.
pected to live but few days. Also the
widow of the late Seth Smith is quite
sick.
The first settlement in Panton was
commenced in 1910, by John Pangborn
and Odle Squire, from Cornwall, Connec-
ticut, who were joined by Timothy
Spaulding and others, from the same place,
and by Peter Ferris, from Nine Partners,
n. Y. Ferris first settled at the bay
where Benedict Arnold blew up his feet
during the revolution.
Salisbury boasts Of Juvenile, son of
Henry and Ella Gipson, whose ancestry
has at present among the denizens of that
village. eleven living representatives
two parents, four grandparents, and five
great grand parents-all living within a
short distance of each other.
-Shoreham has fourteen school dis
tricts.
Moses Smith, of Starksboro, had $40
locked up in a trunk in bedroom in his
house The trunk was lately unlocked,
the money stolen, and then the trunk
looked mp again.
Work has been resumed on the site
of the new Catholic church, in Vergen'
mes.
The Weybridge Congre gational Eo'
clesiastical Society held their annual cleo
ton of officers on the 18th ult They are
as follows: Dea. L. Samson, Moderator
John A Child, Clerk and Treasurer
Committee, Ashel Richards, Philo Jewett,
J. b. Cherbino; Collector, H. B. Jacobs ;
Committee on grave yard, F. M. Shaw,
II Cotton, Joseph Bowditcb; Sexton,
Charles Tier.
The outward freight of the Brandon
Lime Company, at Whiting Station, from
April 1st 1870 to April 1st 1871, amount
ed to eight millions four hundred and
sixteen thousand and four hundred
pounds. Cost of transportation SD, SOL
80. Inward freight, during the same
period, five hundred and ninety one
thous4 and one hundred 1891, 100 pounds at
a oost of $495 81. From these figures it
will be seen that Whiting Station is do
Jag heavy business, and this was only
one company's business. The Addison
Co. r. R, terminates at this point con-
Meeting with the r. & B. r. r.
RAILWAY CHANGEs.-There have re-
~ ntly been several changes in the en-
ployes on 'D
d G. Pieroe who resigned some
time since, is engaged 4. conveying 'ne
mails to the Post Office, and US prn'0 &c
Train Master is now filed by ~ W.
Jameson.
Thomas R. Marston, conductor, is
succeeded by Frank Dow, of the Central
road.
-Sherman Parkhurst has resigned as
conductor, and ia about going South.
j. L. Craudal of Mortified has been
appointed general freight conductor, hav
ing in charge all men and freight trains
on the Rutland Division, with his head
quarters at Rutland.
a letter From Rev. Edward Mills.
Editor Rutland Herald In the HER
AID of yesterday, in communication ad-
dressed to yourself, by Mr.. G.. D. Spencer
of Fairhaveu, find the following SEN
tence:
ITO know that Mr.. Fl. does preach as 1
say he does. ask Mr.. Mills of your place,
who heard him short time since"
In answer to the above statement, de-
sire to say that I never heard Rev. Mr..
Herbert preach l have no personal ac-
quaiutanoe with him. and have no desire
to become mixed with this local contro-
versy. EDWARD MILLS.
MAsoNIC.-The Grand Lodge of YER
mont meets in Burlington June 14th and
10Th, at Good Templars and Grand Army
Hall. Tue Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons meets at the same place