Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02
Vermont News.
GENERAL.

South SALISBURY has built the best
school. house in the county.
The Eagle Square Company at South
SALISBURY, are about erecting an extern.
sive building as an addition to their
works.
Harvey Arnold & Co., of North
Adams, have bought twothirds of the
Barber Sc Plunkett mill property, in
North Pownal. One hundred and fifty
additional looms are to be added, as the
water power is equal to the use of 500
looms.
"A barn, with it's contents, belonging
to Mr.. Simeon Myers, at Pownal Center,
was destroyed by fire, on Monday after
noon. The barn contained 10 tons of hay,
100 bushels of corn and quantity of
buckwheat. No insurance. The fire is
supposed to have originated from the
carelessness of some boys who were smok-
ing about the premises.
Kitchen dances are all the rage in
Searsburgh.
The bedstead factory at Ssarsburgb,
has been put in operationiagain.
--Olin Scott oflBenningtop, has brought
out the interest. of Merritt Burgess at the
old Wallens mill in Woodford, and in
tends to lumber there.
Fresh violets are now blooming on
the hillsides in Woodford, some raspber-
ry bushes are bearing half-grown fruit
an apple tree in Jacob Harbour's orchard
has fresh and beautiful blossoms upon it,
which are rather unusual freaks of nature
at this season.
One day last week, Mrs. Judah Rog-
ers of Arlington, went into a neighbors
yard, and amused herself by shaking a
stone under Ann Cady's nose. Her hus
band after a trial paid eighteen dollars
and ninety-fve cents for this playful
affair, and thinks it a not very cheap
amusement,
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The good people of Williston are
n lking handsome contribution in the
way of clothing for the Chicago sufferers.
Delegations of the best spoilers in the
public schools of Hinesburgh met at the
High School room in the village on Sat
nrday, October 81, aud under the direc-
ton of the chairman of the school direct
orr, held trial in spelling. The first pre-
MUM was awarded to Miss Eya Kenyon,
twelve years of age, of school number ten
and the second premium to Miss Furlong
of school number one. ~--
Mr.. Keroux, Of Huntington, lost 3
valuable horse, few days ago, after about
twenty-five hours sickness. He was at
tackled while on horse power.
Samuel Nobl,, of Richmond, lost
three hundred dollar horse, few days
ago. He got loose in the stable, and ate
too many oats.
-Underhill Flats is taking "new d.
plrturc' Two new houses are slready
nearly oonpletej, two more are under
way, while preparations are making for
the building Of one or two others early in
the spring.
The Academy in Underhill is in sue,
cessful operation under the charge of Mr..
G. w. Winch, and his popular assistant
Miss Mary +. Barker. Both are meeting
the highest sntioipations of the patrons of
{ . school
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Over 900 Bessemer steel rails have
arrived for the Passumpsio river railroad
Twenty five new buildings have been
cree cd 10 the village Of West Burke this
saxon, sixteen Of them being dwellings,
one fine school house and the rest bsrns.
A few more are to go up before winter.
Ira Chen'y of Burke, man 70 years
o. !, dug in one day last week 154 bushels
Of potatoes.
-Sumetime last fall man claiming to
be ryeut for the sale of patent pitch
fork, tried to sell AloDzo Porter, of Hard
wick, the right, but Mr.. Porter not think
tuy hest to buy, concluded to take al
agency OF the party, and signed his namC
to what he supposed was an order for
sample fork A short time since Mr.. Por'
t,r had notice from one of the nejghbor'
Ing banks that his note for 1904 was du'
at the bank in Sept' mber.
The town clerk has been notified b!
the Ger sus Bureau thnt the ninth censu'
gives St. Johpsbury population of a 1868
ORANGE C0TNTY.
The tx.editor of the Eagle, P. P. Rip.
ley, has purchased the Edward Tilsoi
farm in West R4udolph for $500, and i
SION to move on TO il and turn | il attep.
ton for few years to agriculture. Ii
has procured copy of Greeley's What
know abe ut farming" and is prepare TO-
business.
There are one hundred and fifty So
dents at the Normal School at Randolph
this term. Prof Couant and his assistant
are making all things go finely in tn
management and instruction.
The youcg lady consumed in tho
,mss Of the burning freight house a
Charlestown, Mass, waa Mss Adelaia'
Andross, daughter of Mr.. Stebbins An.
dross, former station agent in Bradford
She was clerk in the ,fficp, and being
warned of her danger did not succeed il
escaping.
On Saturday evening, Oct 14tb, at 8
o'clock, the chimney of the Trotter House
burned out, the flames rising high above
the top of the chimney. The fire depart I
ment was called out, and for an hour the I
village was under great excitement, but
no harm was done. {
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