Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09
Vermont News.
GENERAL ITEMS.

"hNLIs1AL IlbniSs
The amount of orders drawn by the
State Treasurer for the fiscal year 1870,
was $1SS, S,9S2.66.
One per cent. Of the grand list Of
Vermont is 1,025, ,458 %.
There are twelve unorganized towns
and cores in Vermont.
The number of square miles in Yer
mont is about 10,500.
The population of Vermont in 1880
was 208, ,103, an increase of 44,363 in the
previous 10 years.
The First District of Vermont re-
turned $119, ,46S 26 as Internal Revenue
for the year 1870. The amount in the
Second District was S9s.269 60. The
total amount of tax collected in Vermont
for the year ending June 80, 1870, was
$3.50, ,65742. and total cost of collection
was 14,2S657-an amount very much
less than people generally suppose.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Jay of Stanford, has COW Of
whose milk five and third quarts make
one pound of butter.
In South Dorset is a little child bat
nine months old, who neither walks nor
creeps but talks easily and distinctly.
The child has large, well developed
head, but a weakly body.
The Troy Press, of Tuesday, devotes
column and half to the SCUM Chew
ers of Vermont" and describes a grand
"chewing match" which is said to have
come off at the City Hotel in Woodford,
on the 10Th and Goth of February.
The amount of the Comfy Court
orders drawn on the State Treasurer in
Bennington county in 1870 was So, ,404 81.
bennington county is 80 miles long
and twenty wide, at the northern part.
There are s75 dogs in Bennington
county. s.. ..-..E
The population of Bennington county
in 1900 was 14,607, an increase of 1858
in the previous 8 years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The recent musical convention at
Hardwick proved a success !; chorus. 175.
Five hundred persons were present at the
closing concert. Proceeds $175.
Mr.. Frank Ballard of Hardwick in
drawing logs recently, turned his load
over with himself under it, seriously in
iuring him. His dog made vigorous eff
fort to pull him out from under the load,
but it took the united efforts of the whole
family to liberate him.
"A new post office has been established
at North Walden, with Hiram II. AIMS.
den as postmaster. By this arrangement
East Walden tNoysville) is called Wal
den.
CHrrrENDEN. COUNTY.
The post-o at Bolton has been dis
continued.
We understand that it is practically
settled that the stock farm of the Vermont
Stock Horse Company will be located in
Chittenden county.
The expense for supporting the poor
in Colchester the past year was $3.50,
about half the cost of the previous year.
The town farm netted profit of $53.
The Good Templars of Richmond
had an entertainment at the round church
last week Wednesday, realizing over $50.
Two children of Chas Belyew were
arrested for vagrancy in Charlotte on the
24th ult., and delivered over to the proper
authorities, to be sent to the Reform
School.
The list for State Taxes in Chitten-
den county is S130,S2742
-Amasa Bryant was Town Clerk in
Essex for % years
The court expenses in Chittenden
county in 1870, was $2,400.
The county of Chittenden is bounded
on the north by franklin and Lsmoille,
on the east by Lamoille and Washington,
on the south by Addison and west by
New York.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Perkins, Libby 81 Co., of Bloomfield,