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

condition, but some men in and about
Middletown are like the man who was
top heavy as he fell with his face to the
ground, and on rising asked if anybody
else felt the earthquake. There are some
earthquakes of this kind about town, and
we recommend that moral suasion whip
be used, with legal suasion knot at the
end. Why is the temperance CHARIOT so
long in coming Ans.-Because the pro-
fessed temperance people lack backbone
and muscle to use the law put into their
hands When the wicked rule the people
mourn.-[ These items from Middletown
have been furnished us by Rambler" in
that locality.-ED. ....H
The following officers were installed
by D. G. w. G. T., L. H. Chaffee. as the
officers of Spencer Lodge No. LAG, OF
Good Templars, at Mt. Holly on Saturday
evening, May 9th: D. D. Priest, W. G.
T.. Miss Abbie Livingston, V. t.; @. f.
Ives, S.; Miss Alice Williams, A. s.; e.
R. Chase, F. s.; George Meade, T.; Frank
Graves, NJ. Miss Edna Dance, d. NJ.
Ceril Frost, I. G.; Henry Dickerman, o.
G.; Annie E. Chase, R. II. s.; Ida Priest,
L. H. S.; A. G. Randall, P. w. c. T.
Mt. Holly taxes 80 dogs.
Mt. Tabor originally had by its char
ter granted by New Hampshire August
2Sth, 1861, to Jonathan Willard and 81
others, 6S shares, 23,040 acres of land.
Mt. Tabor as township is composed
of so mountainous territory that much
of it is incapable of ever being settled.
One per cent. of the grand list of
Pawlet is $4,757S0.
-Haystack mountain is located little
north of the centre of the town of Pawlet,
and is remarkable elevation, embracing
one of the finest and most commanding
views in Western Vermont. A road con-
structed to its summit making it of easy
| ascent would draw thousands of visitors
annually. The enterprise would well re.
pay the people-of Pawlet.
In 1906 part of the town of Pitts
field was annexed to the town of Roches-
| ter. In 1924 another slice was added to
Rochester. In 1926 part of tockbridge
and part of Sherburne was annexed to
| Pittsfeld. In 1S43 lot No. Sc in Stock.
bridge was set to Pittsfeld, and to con-
clude this annexation scheme in 1927
that portion ken from Sherbutne was
re-annexed to Sherburne. Pittsfeld must
be in favor of annexation.
-Pittsfeld in 1910 had 1877 horses
The oxyde of Manganese is found in
Pitt ford.
The appraisal of personal property
of the town of Poultney amounts to $?49.,
377.
The first person born in Rutland was
William Powers, Sept. goth, ITO.
-Sherburne is in latitude AZ deg, IS
min, and longitude 4 deg, IS min.
Shrewsbury is near the center of the
Rutland Probate District.
The Rev. John Thompson was set
tied over the Congregational church in
Sudbury in 1888 and di missed, February
IS, 1888.
The town of Tinmouth, was organ
lied march II, 1777, and Charles Brew
ster, was the first Town Clerk.
The Baptist Church was the first or
ganized in the town of Wallingfo-d, and
Elder Henry Green was the frat settled
minister.
Rev. William IT Ross, of Castleton,
will preach in the Universalist Church Il
Wells, on Sunday May 2lst, at 10s a. m,
and p. m. A memorial disc curse will
will be delivered in the afternoon. Those
who were in the service during the late
war, and all others who honor the memo.
ry of the lamented dead, are invited to
be present.
West Haven has nine School Ds-
tricts.
For want of space the most interest
in portion of this weeks county mention
is compelled to be left out, much to our
regret, but it was unavoidable.