Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29
Rutland County Mention.
Continued.

E Continued.
-Messrs. Chaffee and White have
commenced the erection of new steam
saw mill in Mendon, about fourth of 6
mile from the one recently burned. II
will be put into operation in few days
The proprietors are well known energetic
men, and were not discouraged The for
mer mill cut about 10000 feet per day
employing eight teams to convey it tc
Rutland, and the people of Mendon will
rejoice to have the travel resumed. The
taxpayers of the town are rejoiced that
the mill is located within the limits of the
town as the mill which was destroyed
was in the town of Sherburne, near the
line of the two towns, and the former
town had the benefit of the taxes to the
disadvantage Of the latter.
"A correspondent writes us that Men.
don is progressing, especially in the in
crease of population. He says he was
passing through district No. 6 he met
eight children cleanly clad on their way
to school, and becoming interested in their
quiet way, he inquired whose children
they were, and one promptly replied, six
of US are Thomas Canty's and there are
two more at home, and the oldest is but
IA years old. Our correspondent adds,
"Mendon numbered at the last census Gig
and we are not the smallest town in the
county as there are six smaller in popu-
lation.
1T is hoped to open the new hotel at
Middletown about the middle of July.
-Middletown has 1913 taxable heads.
One per cent. of the grand list of Mt.
Holly is $3,3O1 40.
Two springs upon one farm in Mount
Holly send their waters, the one to Lake
Champlain and the other to the Connecti-
cut River.
The appraisal of real estate in Mount
Tabor is S104,737.
Mount Tabor is in latitude 43 de.
grees, 81 minutes, and longitude de-
grees s minutes.
-Pawlet has rs dogs set down in the
grand list.
The Indian river in Pawlet was
originally the favorite resort of the tribes
for trout fisheries.
The Methodist church in Pittsfeld
was organized in 1904.
There were 594 bushels of wheat
raised in Pittsfield last year.
There are four villages in the town
of Pittsford.
-Poultney is rapidly filling up with
summer boarders.
The old Troy Conference Academy at
Poultney, was charted October 25th, 1885,
and went into operation September 1st,
1886, and continued until the name was
changed to Ripley Female College.
During the war of the revolution,
Rutland was for a time frontier settle
ment and was subject to all the commo-
tion and inconvenience incident to its sit
uation.
The list for state taxes in Sherburne
is $1,228.s8.
The pass over the Green Mountains in
Sherburne, has an altitude of 1882 feet.
Rev. George S. Guernsey, will preach
in Shrewsbury, Sunday, July I'd. Sun
day School concert in the morning,
and preaching in the afternoon. Subject,
Psalm III. Profitable and interesting
services are expected,
There are 439 horses in Shrewsbury,
according to the census.
Rev. Kitteridge Haven will preach
in Sudbury, Sunday, June 25th.
The Royal House at Sudbury, has
one of its royal Independence Balls on
Tuesday evening, July 4th. Music by
Stiles, band. Tickets $500
-Tinmouth was organized March Sth,
1774
The Congregational church in Tin
mouth, was erected in 1886.
--Lorain jackson was the first child
born in Wallingford. The date is un-
known. PAMELA Clark is the first death on
record, December 7th, 177S.
According to the census, Wallingford
has 3,467 cattle.
Wells raised over $4,000 bushels of
potatoes last year.
Wells has three church edifces, Epis
cal, Methodist and Universalist-
William and Artemus Wyman, held
the Office of town clerk in West Haven,
excepting two years, from 1893 to 1874.