Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-30
Vermont News.
GENERAL.

-Diptheria is prevailing to alarming ex-
tent in many sections of the State.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mr.. F. w Atwood has shipped from West
Salisbury depot this season over 500 bushels of
onions.
The sheep-breedng business in Addison
county is looking up,and occasional 5000 and $500
sales Of pet rams are reported.
CHIrrENDEN COUNTY.
The friends of A. J. Merrill, ESQ, Of Colches-
ter, so long favorably known as a landlord, on
Thursday evening took him by surprise. The
party left Burlington at early hour, supplied
with oysters and other luxuries, and on their ar
rival took possession of house and home and ball
rom. The rest can be imagined.
The steam mills at North williston are being
rebuilt by a stock company. A force Of IS men
is employed in their uction, and they are
expected to be ready for occupancy early in the
spring.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,.
Mr.. Lyman A. Allen of Richford an
nounces that his wife surprised him with Is
pound daughter on the 25th of Oct, and that the
aforesaid baby will laugh and take notice of
things equal to baby two months old Who
beats
&C. S. Rixford is doing large business in the
manufacture of scythes, hay knives, crowbars,
ETC., at Eat Higbgate.
The house and outbu'ldings of Norman Hogs
hon, in South Montgomery were burned on Mon
day night. Loss about s2OO0-insured for $500.
A new atlas of Franklin and Grand Isle coun-
ties has just been published by w. Beers & Co.,
Of New York.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Miss Phebe Goodwin resident of Bradford,
81 years old the 14th day of last May, has spun
during the last season, 406 skeins Of yarn, and
twisted 46 skeDs She has knit IL pair of feelings,
of which she sold for IS cents per pair, pairs of
d .uble mitteps, and will get in or out of car
rage as spry as three fourths of the ladies Of
forty.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Cows are sold at auction in Orleans county at
from $40 TO t2S per head.
DR. A p Brown of Charleston was thrown
from his wagon few days since and seriously in
jured.
j. Brown of Lowell has taken in this season
between 1000 and Il, 900 bushels of potatoes.
Owen Donegan of Troy has sold q, 200 worth
of apples from his orchard the present wear.
Some thirteen sheep belonging TO 81. Wilson,
Esq North Troy, were badly bitten by dogs re-
Gently. Several will die.
A year ago a we'll to- do-farmer In Coventry
signed patent right swindle, and now parties
in Middlebury ask him to pay them the sum OF
$3.50.
"A son of T. Abel Chase CT Jay. some years Of
age, was kicked in the face by horse recently.
The blow was a severe one, and his cheek was
badly torn.
"A two year old son of Lorenzo Grandey Of
Barton Landing WAS severely scalded on Satur-
day of last week, by turning tea kettle Of boil
ing water on to his face and stomach.
"A five dollar bill, carefully pasted pre-
pared paper which was in one of the thoroughly
roasted Chicago safes, has been returned to the
Irasburgh National Bank of Orleans for redemp-
ton. 1t locks as If it had been "tred by FIRE."
MIR. Camp of the Newport Express has bought
the Barton Standard, and will unite it with his
paper Earle says he sold the Standard to get
funds to purchase covering for the "nakedness
of his st. Johnssury elephant"-to wit: the st.
Johnsbury Times.
WARRINGTON COUNTY.
Hon. j. W. Patterson, United States Senator
from New Hampshire, ,ectured 1t Barre last
week. Subject: "The Iofuence OF the Pilgrims
on the Institutions and Character Of the Coun~
try"
"A man who seems to be losing his faith IN
vomsrkind. has posted the following "notias in
the Berlin post Office.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
B. A. Streeter Of Vernon was seriously In
| jured while returning from BrattIeboro on Thurs
day, by his horse taking fright and precip)tatins
the wagon down a steep embankment. e