Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23

George. was, on Monday the 18Th inst.
tried before Justice Douglass ct Hinss.
burgh, and Jury of citizens, ON a charge
Of assault upon Sidney Richardson, stage
driver, and fined 90 and costs, amounting
in all to $2062.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Board of School Directors Of
Essex under the town system have met
and organized. The town have oallod 9
town meeting to rescind it's aotien in con-
solidating thesschool districts. We can
hardly believe that go intelligent and
progressive citizens as compose the town
OF Essex will take any action like rescind-
ing 30 important vote, which is so de.
cidedly for their interests and that of their
children. Should they rescind the vote
they will repent of it at an early day, for
this town system is sure to be adopted bv
every town in the State within five years
The store and post-office of P. P.Wil.
kins, in Williston, was broken open on
Saturday last by some thief or thieves.
No goods were taken but the post-effice
cash drawer was robbed of about $11 of
post Office funds. There is no clue to the
burglar. .......... ..-....
Rev. J. @. Walker, pastor of the ME.
Church at Winooski acknowledges dom
alton of $155.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Fairfax votes tax Of So cents.
The Fair of the Franklin County
Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
will be held on the Goth, 21st, and 22nd
of September, 1871, on the grounds in
Sheldon.
MIR. Napoleon Bordeau, workman
on the Missisquoi Valley railroad in Shell
don, was severely injured, one day last
week, by being caught under bank. OF
frozen earth that gave way. 1t will be a
long time before he will be able to resume
work.
Fairfax votes a tax of so cents on the
dollar.
During the heavy south wind of Sun.
day last, woodshed and storeroom forty
feet in length on the premises of A. Bel
lus in Fairfax, was completely unroofed.
The President has appointed, as mem.
bers of the Southern Claims Commission,
provided for by the amendment to the
army appropriation bill relative to the
claims of Southern loyalists, Hon. A. o.
Adds of Vermont, ex-senator Howell OF
Iowa, and Hon. Orange Ferris of Glens
Falls, N. Y. Judge Adds and Mr.. Fer
ris are both graduates of the University
of Vermont.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Ira Clifford of Wolcott made two at
tempts to commit suicide recently; first
by taking strychnine, and second by
hanging. Insanity is thought to be the
cause.
Gov. Hendee addressed the Good
Templars Union at Waterville on the
14th ult. The house was crowded as it
has not been before in many years. Gov.
Hendee closed after talking about an
hour, amid great applause.
johnson votes a town tax of 10 cents,
and road % cents; and Hydepark town
tax of 55 cents, and highway 10 cents.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The States Attorney of Orange conn
ty and Wells River Magistrate had q
little party mot by the name of Johnsop)
on Wednesday last. Union Durant and
MoLane Marehun of Well. River felt
called on to pay the State 500 each and
Michael Buckley of the same place and s.
A. Kendall of Newbury, contributed $5C
each in the same direction. Some 800
costs were saddled on these same individ.
uals, and it is to be hoped they will go
and sell no more.
The farmers of Randolph are all GO
ing into the dairy business for years past
sheep have been the fashion, but now the
COWS take the precedence, and wool will
doubtless have rise and butter down.
fall.
Mrs. Hannah Thompson of Tepsham
was found last week about forty rods west
of the farm and dwelling of Mr.. I. Ed
ward Tedford, on lot formerly belong
ing to her father. About two and half
years ago she was missed from the house
in the village where she lived alone rs
she had for years. On discovering her
absence the neighbors turned out. secured
the woods, dragged the river and ponds.
and made every effort to find her. She
was possessed of a good deal of property,
and reward was offered by her friends
for the recovery of her body. Strange, in
all that time, two and half years, her
seem to have been undisturbed,
the shawl covering the entire form except
the head, and she lay in a natual position,
as though she had died without suffering.
Her age was about 60 years.
The town of Rochester with popu-
lation of about 1900, has nineteen persons
living whose ages are over eighty years.
"A coarse.wooled buck, being taken to
market, escaped from the car at Sharon
and found its way back to his home at
North Royalton, nine miles, the same day.
Mr.. Henry Barnes of Woodstock, has
a pair of three year old steers that are
only in fair working condition, and yet
weigh over thirty hundred and grit seven
feet.
Londonderry votes so cents on the
dollar.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
-Andover votes tax of $1.10 on the
dollar, one half payable on the first of
July, and the balance On the first of De-
cember.
The Teachers Institute for Windsor
county was held at White River village
last week, and was one of the most suc-
cessful of the series. One hundred and |
twenty-four teachers were present, and