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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-18

THE DROWNING ACCIDENT AT CHICO.
PEE, MAss.-The Springfield REPUBLICAN
gives additional particulars Of the sad
case of drowning which occurred at Chi.
copee last Friday, by which three high
school children, Arad Southworth, Kate
Hunter and Minnie White lost their
lives:
No event for a long time has 80 pro.
foundly moved all classes at Chicopee az
the sad accident of Friday, whereby three
high-school pupils were drowned. Young
Stebbins, who survived, says tnat he was
sitting in the stern of the boat, the pirls
being either side of him. Southworth was
rowing, and of course facing in an op-
posite direction to the one in which the
boat was moving. After rowing about
some time, they turned toward the upper
dam, some ten or twelve feet high, over
which water to the depth of Is inches
was pouring. Stebbins soon told South
worth that he was approaching too near
the dam, who made some reply intimat-
ing that there was no danger, and very
soon after the falling water struck the
boat and sent it spinning round, and the
boat soon split in two, and all were strug-
Cling in the water. ~-...z.s. ....e,..s ..,-s..
He has no distinct recollection of any
thing else. When he rose one Of the girls
was with him. He struck for the nearest
shore and soon sank again, and when he
rose was alone, and with difficulty reached
the shore, but much exhausted. He was
just able to reach the nearest house by
the assistance of the inmates This was
ON the opposite side, but the accident was
seen from the shop, and some men i'm
mediately started for the scene, but had
to go down to the bridge and then climb
over a sharp bluff, which took time ]; but
they secured Miss White, though too late
to save her life. This was about six p. m.
AS soon as possible another boat was OBJ
tanned and search for the other bodies was
continued through the night. Young
Southworth's was recovered about eight
o'clock Saturday morning. The pond was
carefully dragged all day Saturday and
through the night, and the only result
was the recovery of some articles of cloth
ing belonging to Miss Hunter. On Sun
day, the usual quiet of the Sabbath was
broken by the booming of cannon, fred
over the water, to cause the body to rise
to the surface, but this expedient was also
unsuccessful. &a
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WHITEHALL.-W. b. Cook, President
of the Young Mems Christian Association
OF Whitehall, has been appointed the
delegate to the International Convention
at Washington.
The First National Bank of White.
hall, has individual deposits to the amount
Of $122, 77656, and the Old National
Bank has $120,963.71.
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A Letter from Iowa,

BURLINGTON, Iowa, April 1S, 1871.
Every body who has seen the Mississippi
has noticed the RATS that he has steamed
BY. or that have foated lazily past him on
the shore But /, for one, never set foot
on a raft until to-day.
Walking along our levee this morning
law the earliest raft of the season just
h-hed to the shore, and going on board
gained some Rlimpses of quite another
world from that live in.
My frat encounter was with young
man who had just finished his first river
voyage. He had worked in his relay for
sixteen days, often far into the night, for
fifteen dollars and board. Each brace o.
men had covered pen we'll Uttered with
straw TO sleep in. The labor of the mer
is chic fly in plying each huge steering
oar in order to keep the raft ia the cur
rent of the stream. The strain is hard or
the feet. The first man [ met had cut
his boot full of holes to lessen the chat
ing.
NFhl L ulGL PiioOs AAiS WoSCo oAc
$1,000 for the season, which never ex
ceeda seven months. The pilots are al
banded together in one steamboat and raft
ring, or sris'ocrsey.
The whole raft force was four and
twenty strong, boss, cook, two pilots
and twenty men. In addition to wages
the men have a deck passage up the river
to the point from which they ship.
The raft on which was walking con.
tanned million feet of sawed lumber,
besides more than hundred thousand
of lath and pickets.
This raft came down the Chippewa in
cribs or sections. At it's mouth, which is
at the foot of Lake Pekin, it was com.
paoted together. 1t left that lake still
frozen hard, and 80 started before Min
nesota lumber could move. Its voyage
Of 500 miles would have ended sooner
but for hard winds which had obliged the
rivermen to tie up for days together.
A million feet of lumber would make
one wide board nearly 1000 miles long
and hence would build an "old maid'c
walk" extending through one eight o.
the diameter Of the earth where it is
thickest Yet I know not but ONE o.
these boards will go further from Their
native soil than that. Burlington has
long sent lumber into the interior Of
Iowa, but since it's railroad crossing the
Missouri at Platsmouth, pushed on to
Lincoln the capital of Nebraska, it has
doubled it's trade in boards. Last week
contract was closed for extending the
railroad hundred miles from Lincoln II
junction with the Union Pacific
at Kearrey. More than half the 1mmi.
g-.n'- into Nebraska for the last two
years SIRE strung along that line. The
railroad have sold to 1000 actual settler.
within year. L, ia hard to overrate the
quantity of lumber that must be soon SEN
inland from this city.
The lumber product of Wisconsin fol
1870 amounted to one thousand smell
RATS - have described, that is to 1000,
100000 feet. Seven-tepths of this pro
duct were cut on the Mississippi slope
and one third of it came down the Chip
pewa. How many arks as big as Noah
could the Wisconsin pineries furnish
forth ? I'D. b.
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RUTLAND TRoTTING PARK.-Mr. A. h.
Danforth, who has leased the Rutland
Trotting Park for the present season, has
just issued his list of premiums for the
first series Of races which will occur on
Thursday and Friday, June 10Th and
10Th. Three purses are offered for the
fret day, viz: $35 for three year old colts,
$50 to the first, $40 to the second, and
S. to the third a purse of $25 for all trot'
ting horses under the saddle, $40 to the
first, and $5 to the second purse OF you
for all horses that have never beat three
minutes, $50 to the first, $15 to the Sec
ond, and So to the third.
On the second day three purses are Of
fered, viz: $50 for colts not over four
years old, $50 to the first, $15 to the Sec
ond, and So to the third; purse of $50
for double teams, $50 to the first, and SIC
to the second; purse of $3.50 for all her
SOS, 800 to the first, $50 to the second,
and $50 to the third. These premiums
make grand aggregate of $34O. The
races will be mile heats, best three in FIVE
excepting those of three year old colts and
double teams, which will be best two in
three. The races will be conducted un
der the rules of the National Association
for the promotion of the American trot
ting turf. The entrance fee is ten pei
cent. Of the purse, and all entries must b
made on or before Tuesday evening" JUNE
18th, at nine o'clock, at which time all en-
tries will positively close.
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MoNTPELIER.-At the meeting of the
stockholders of the Montpelier Savings
Bank and Trust Company, held at the
office of Samuel Wells, Esq, on Saturday
the 18th inst, five trustees of said corpo-
ration were elected, as required by the
charter, as follows: Homer W. Heaton,
George w. Scott, James w. Brock, AL
bert Johonnott, and Mahlon Taplin. II
is the intention to call in the required
amount of the stock, and put the bank al
once in active operation.
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RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-There was a
heavy slide of rock and earth on the
Hudson River Railroad, near Stratsburgh,
on Saturday night, and while an extra
freight train was waiting at Hyde Park,
another extra train going the same way
ran into it. Two freight cars of the fret
train were thrown into the river, and
several others were badly damaged. The
locomotive of the second train was
wrecked.
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THE RUTLAND BRASS BAND.-This
new organization under the leadership OF
Prof. Frank Wilson, were out yesterday
evening discoursing most excellent music
They visited the several hotels and the
residences Of some of our citizens as a
serenading party. Much credit is due
Mr.. Wilson for the manner in which he
has instructed the musicians in their sew
eral parts, and the band bids fair to be
one of Rutland's prominent local organi-
cations. 1t is a gratifying circumstance
that we now have in our midst such an
excellent band, so that hereafter on pub.
lie occasions our townsmen will not be
compelled to send abroad for music. They
courteously complimented the HERALD
office with visit, for which the editor
made brief acknowledgements.
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WINDSOR COUNTY APPRAIsAL.-Tbe
listers of the county have agreed upon the
following rate of appraisal of personal
property: Three'years old colts, middling
$65; two years old colts, middling, SAB
one year old colts, middling, $25; oxen,
per hundred lbs, S.; cows, $40; three
years old, $27; two years old, $1S: one
year old, SO; sheep, $3.50; swine, pei
hundred, So; bees, per swarm, So; hay
per ton, $40; G. s. P. R. R. stock, $7S
wool, per hundred, $50. -
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and Friction OF "Raee," and consequent skip-
ping of stitches is avoided. Takes the thiea
from a short deep bobbin, which no .os MI
thread and is threaded with half the treuos .,
the old style fIong hobbin used 10 her snu 1esJ
s,;,,n, :. Greater uniformity 20 the TENrIOS.
The sPi ENDID Nj cHAN1sMo OF these q,
chimes, and the superior skln, workm anship ADo
,n..sr,sI- employed IN their construction. are ~
ON sraptee OF accuracy, strength sni durability.
and enable the COMPANY and lis Agents SO
WARRANT EVERY MACHINE TO GIVE
ENTRIRE SATISFACTION. Instruction fui =
nished gratuitously, either In the Office OF The
residence, If IN the city or yiclnify.l
--CaNs&<tse newly furnished room. get circuisis'
samlkss Of WORK, and see them operate
every town In. New Eng and
DEWEY Hfnsrsd Agent for the n. Is.
States, ass wsshiDgsqR street Boston.
leweo~l3t
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY. - As already
stated by telegraph, John Sawyer, rail
road contractor on the Ossipee extension
of the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Con.
way Railroad, while riding Tuesday night
between Cornish, Me-, and Ossipee, N. H.,
was waylaid by three men in piece Of
woods, and robbed of his pocket boob, con.
tanning $4,000 in money, with which to
pay his men. One man took the horse by
the head, another seized Mr.. Sawyer, and
the third stood by presenting a pistol
After obtaining the money the robbers
fed, leaving Mr.. Sawyer to proceed on biz
way.
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COURTESY IN PUBLIC There are in
every community-and we regret to say
Rutland forms no exception to the rule
persons WHO however polite and courteous
they may be in private intercourse, in
public places appear to consider them
selves released from the usual restraints
of good behavior. We do not allude to
the swaggering rowdy who, having lost
all self-respect, appears to glory in max
ing himself contemplate in the eyes of
all with whom he may come in contact,
and who, either from lack of intelligence
or lack OF culture, seems incapable of
politeness on any occasion. But to that
class who would resent the imputation of
ignorance or low breeding, and yet who
on the street, in the public hall and on the
railroad car appear to utterly disregard
the comfort or wishes Of others. La this
category are those who attend public as
semblies, concerts, or exhibitions, and
keep up an incessant buzz of whispered
conversation, interpreted with half sup
pressed filters, and occasionally breaking
out into audible comments on the char
acter of the entertainment, to the entire
disregard of the fact that there may be
others near to whom such conduct is ex-
ceedingly annoying. In every public as
sembly each one composing it has certain
rights that every person of ordinary polite
ness will respect, and if from any cause
the occasion should fail to interes. any
one, it would be the dictate of true cour-
tesy for such to quietly withdraw, instead
of making conspicuous display of their
Indifference and contempt. The Opera
House has lately afforded instances of this
indecorum, and it appears to be growing
in frequency. 1t will be we'll for those
who indulge in these practices to remem-
Der that their conduct will surely react
upon themselves, and that in public as in
private, the rule holds good, that "want
of manners is want of sense"
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WELLS CARBoLIC TABLETS.

These Tablets present the Acid in com bin alton
with other efficient remedies, in a popular form,
for the cure OF all throat and lung discs ses
Hoarseness and liberation OF the Throat are
immediately relieved, and statements are CON
stantly being sent TO the proprietor of relief In
Cases of Throat diseases of long standing
CAUTION Dom, in Be deceived ,esr y worth,
Wells Carbolic Tablets Price % cepts per box
send foI circular. JOHN q. Kellogg, Platt
St., N. Y. Sole Agent for the U. 8. rapisisw4w
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urANTED-AGENTS, $50 per day. to eel
w the celebrated HOME SHUTTLE SEW
mo MACHINE. Has the under-feed, makes
the "lock-stitch" alike on both sidesl and s fully
licensed. The best and cheapest family sewing
machine in the market Address JOHNSON,
CLARK CO., Boston, Mass, Pittsburgh, Pa,
Chicago. III, or st. Louis, Mo. Dapled&w4w
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Scripture and Science have met together,
Genesis and Geology have kissed each other.
SCIENCE 4 4HP BIBLE

A book of thrilling interest and greatest i'm
portance to every human being. The papers,
pulpits and people all discussing the subject
and book, every man, woman and child wants to
read it. The long, fierce war Is ended, and hon.
orable peace secured. Science is true, the Bible
literal, pure and beautiful, both now satisfied
and firm friends. Gods work days, six actual
days, not long periods. This book gives the very
cream of science, making its thrilling realities,
beauties, wonders and sparkling gems hundred
fold more interesting than fiction. Agents want
ed. Experienced agents will drop other books
and secure territory immediately. Address for
circular, ZEIGLER, MoCURDY q CO, l02
Main St, Springfield, Mass. Dapl9d&r4w
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CnE AMERICAN SEWING M,cuI>E

ASD THE AMERICAN BUTTos-HoLE AND OvEE-
STAINING SEWING MACHINE COMBINED, r5a
are worthy the attention of ali in want OF
FIRST-CLASS MACHINE. AS FAMILY
MACHINE the COMBINATION MACHINE has
rival. 1t is the cheapest NJ well a. the h.s'.
since it is really TWO MACHINES combin.d n
one, by a simple mechanical arrangement nsy-r
before accomplished, making either thu los K
Stitch or Button-Hols Stitch, as occasion may
require. Overseaming, Embroitering on th-
Edge, and working beautiful Bnttoo-Hcies nbd
Eyelet Holes. II is simple in construction 'nd
comparatively noiseless.
All that is Faid of the superior qualities OF 10
COMBINATION MACHINE may be SAID OF The
PLAIN AMERICAN, except that the latt--
does not overseam or make buttoD-holes. In all
other respects the principal of construction Is he
same This is a BEAUTIFUL FAMILY =
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TEACHERS AssocIATIoN.-Tbe semi
annual session of the Otter Greek Valley
Teachers Association is to be held in Rut-
land county the latter part of June.
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J u r u b L B A -.

sent a special commission TO that country to pro
cure 1t IN Its native purity and having found its
anticipstiOns formed by its great reputation has
concluded to offer Ii TO the public, and is happy
to state that he has perfected arrangements for q
regular monthly supply of this wonderful plant.
He has spent much time experimenting and in
vestigsting as to the most efficient preparation
from it, for popular use, and has for some time
used in his own practice with most happy results
the effectual medicine low presented TO the pub
lie as DIR. Wells Extract OF JuIubeba, and he
confidently recommends it to every family as a
household remedy which should be freely taken
az blood purifier in all arrangements of the sys-
TEN, and to animate and fortify all weak and
lymph attic temperaments.
JOHN @. KELLOGG, Plat ST., New York,
apl91&w4w sole Agent for the United States.
Price One Dollar per bottle. send foI circular.
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1888 IN Is DAYS

Made by .oDe agent. Doyou want situation
salesman at or near home, 10 make IS 10 so per
day selling our new strand Write Wire oihes
Lines TO last 4 Fever. Sample free. Address u I'D .
son River Wire Works, 10 Maiden lane, eor.Wa
ter ST., N. V, or 10 Dearborn st Chicago I'm Gas
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WooDsToCK.-The Woodstock Rail.
road meeting is adjourned to Tuesday
June pa
The Band Concert takes place al
Woodstock on the evenings of May 18th
and 18th.
j. W. Bradley, of Woodstock, who is
now seventy eight years of age, has been
twenty-six years continuously in the in.
surance business
Tho list for State taxes in Woodstock
is $l7,35949.
Benjamin Emmons of Woodstock
was a member of the Governors Council
in 1878, 1889, 1880, 1881 and 1882.
William Henry Moore, of Wood
stock, between sixty and seventy years Of
age, evidently of colored origin, and Mrs
Grape, of French descent, were married
March 90.
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DODD'S d
NERVINE

s- HAS RELIEVED THOUSANDS OF
Cough, cold, fever, ague, headache, neuralgia,
dyspepsia with loss OF appetite, diarrhBa consu-
patton, sleepessness, ali nervous affections, fe-
male weaknesses, Sc- Price o.. See recommen-
dations with each bottle. a.....
READ WHAT ONE DRUGGIST SAYS:
We have sold Dodd's Nervine for the last six
years and can truthfully say that it has given
tire satisfaction In every instance, 20 far
know. During the last year have sold over
nineteen thousand bottles, and consider its i'm
mense sale sufficient proof of its reliability.
GEO. c. GOODWIN CO., Wholesale Drug
gIsts, Boston. Sold by all Druggists.
splsdxw4w
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CHINE at a
X. duced Pm.
They use ~
straight De.dit,
have n n. Va al /,
improv. d shnr j.
riding in is esI .
'rier, subject i''
no wear, requires
no Oling BY
which the thread
IL liable u b.
soiled. The Wes {
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TRAGEDY.-Green wicb, N. Y, was the
place. Mrs. Howard refused to board
Steve Sheffield any longer. Despair
seized him, aided by whisky, and with q
good supply of both on hands he jumped
into the river at that place. The water
was something novel and and rather
cold, and the suicidist cried Justify
for help. A crowd soon collected, and a
brave man, Thomas Toohny, swan ont
and brought him ashore, when Steve
swore at him for this kind act, and that
he would commit suicide again. To avert
the 'orrible affair Mrs. II. agreed to board
Steve S. again. Moral for clearinghouse
keepers Never turn away boarder.
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SOCIAL EQUALITY.-Mr. Dickson,
colored barber in one of the largest towns
of Mass 9chusetts, was one morning shaw
ing one of his customers, a respectabl.
citizen, when a conversation occurred be
tween them respecting Mr.. Dicksoni
former connection with a colored church
in the place.
81 believe you are connected with tn,
church in Elm street, Mr.. Dickson ?" sale
the customer. -.H..
mo, sab, not at all"
"Why, are you not a member of the
African church ?"
"Not dis year, sah." .t#- ..t
"Why did you leave their communion,
Mr.. Dickson, if I may be permitted to
ask p ..--
"Why, tell you, sah," said Mr.. Dick,
son, Swapping a concave razor on the
palm of his hand, sit was jess like dis.
iined dat church in good fait. l glib ten
dollars toward de stated preaohin' of de
Gospel de fuss year, and de people all call
me Brudder Dickson. De second year
my business not good, and I only glib five
dollars. Dat year de church people call
me Mr.. Dickson. Dis razor hurt you
sab ?"
mo, sir, goes tolerably we'll"
"Well, sab, de third year l feel berry
poor-sickness in my family git
noffiu for preachin'. Well, sab, srter dat
dey call me Ole Niger Dickson, and
left 'em ?"-Harper's DraUer.
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j E r u b E b A

WHAT Is IT
1t is sure and certain remedy for all di eases
of the Liver and Spleen, enlargement or OBJ
struction of intestiDes, urinary, uterine,
or abdominal organs, poverty or q
want of blood, intermittent or IL. .s...
mitient fevers, Inflammation -s.t
Of the LIVER, dIopsy, sing
gish circulation ofthe
blood, assesses,
tumoTs, laun-
.'' -"a dice,
Scrofuis, dyspepsia, ague and fever, or their
eoncomitapts.
DIR. Wells having become aware of the extra
ordinary medicinal properties Of the South Amer
lean Plant, called $50
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MEND YOUR BROKEN CHINA

MEND YOUR BROKEN CHINA,
NA Glassware, Eartheuware, Marble, Wood,
Leather, Toys, &c. as strong as ever, and so the
Joints can scarcely be seen, with ELIAS TRANS
PARENT CEMENT. Always ready. Instant
ly applied. Price IS cents, by mail 80 cents
Address l. ELIAS q Co, 6l5 Broadway, N. Y.
AGENTS WANTED. Quick Sales. api9d xw4w
CCHOOL TEACHERS wanting employment
- at from $50 TO 800 per m onth, should ad sress
ZsIGLER & McCURDY. Springfield, Mass
mayl5dSw4w
A GENTS WANTED fTr 'OONVENf LIFE
n UNVEILE Ed" by Edith OGorms n. escaped
Nun, whose disclosures are thrilling and start.
ling. Conn. PUB. Co., Hartford, Ct. m!63tw4w
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A SIX YOUR GROCER FOR
KENNEDY'S CHAMPION AND
GRAHAM RISCnIT

These delicate Biscuit are put up in small Tins
adapted especially for family use, the Ordinary
size can being rather large for most household
The Graham Biscuit are intended for DyspeptIcs
and made Of selected Graham. Contains nothipe
injurious to the most delicate. a. T. ~
Also, Kennedy's Extra Milk, Butter, Soda,
Wine and Oyster Crackers, Ginger Snaps, Coffee
Bread, and Boston Butter Crackers. The best in
the market
sr su.#-r T. A. KENNEDY, .s
may9dkw4w Cambridgeport, Mass.
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BRATTLEBORo. Several families lief,
Brattleboro last week to settle in Colo.
RADIO.
West Brattleboro is troubled with a
wildcat, that screeches Economically.
Five persons were baptized last Sun
day evening at the Baptist church.
Postmaster Clarke has made very
acceptable improvement in his Office ar
rangements, by the addition of "a new
lock boxes of approved design.
The Vermont National Bank have
their new rooms. corner of Main and
Elliot street., nearly ready for occupancy,
and will remove thereto in few days
Upwards of twenty names were
added to the Good Samaritans pledge at
a recent meeting.
DR.. W. Fl. Rockwell, jr., has pre-
scented the FIRE department of Brsttleboro
with bell weighing 800 pounds.
The appraisal of real estate in Br4ttle-
boro is 1882, 10000.
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STRAYED.

HOEs. MUNURE FORKS. SHOv-
IL ELSA SPADES, BAKE6, PICKS. ~.
At LAEDON HUNTOohb.