Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-17
Vermont News.

Many of the Orleans county dairy
men are wishing their COWS were sheep.
" "A sneak thief entered the house of
John Bradley, of Woodstock, last week,
and stole $15 in cash. ea.so yF5 ia" U
There is much complaint of the raw
ages of the potatoe bug in the vicinity OF
Woodstock. ''F-."7 '.a1 ''.a'.' ''."
The number Of arrivals at the Mem
phremsgog House for the last week ex-
eeeded 500. 80.
Goal is selling at eight and nine dol
lars per ton in Vergennea, and from nine
to ten in Middlebury. =, ..,..f
A very severe hail storm occurred at
Cambridgeport July 9th, the hardest ever
known in that vicinity. 49,.
R. w. Perham, proprietor of the
stage line from Bellows Falls to Airing
ton, has been, and is now in very feeble
health. -l...... 49,. .....s.,..
The rust is getting hold of the peta.
toes in Chelsea. We suppose the rot viii
come next.
L. Rev. Amos Merrill of corintL. for
merly of Tunbridge, buried his wife last
Thursday. ID. .'.' *."5+' 49,. ii
| 1t is understood that there will be no
Caledonia County Fair this fall, the State
Fair taking its place.
Two COWS belonging to Nathaniel
Horton of Ludlow, were run over and
killed by the mail train Wednesday, Aug
nat I'd. .f .= .e
"A three year old chestnut horse was
stolen from the pasture of VIM. Cushman
of West Randolph, lately.
The Woodstock Cornet Band is en-
gagged to furnish music for the approach
ing Fair of the Windsor County Agri-
cultural Society.
Lewis Dryer caught in trap and
shot, at South Starksboro, last week, huge
black bear which weighed 800 pounds.
Chester is somewhat excited at pres
ent on account of two suits for SANDER,
which have been brought by prominent
citizens.
The proprietor of the Camers Hump
House have just erected on the mountain
a fine Observatory and mounted large
telescope, so that visitors can. now have
the finest mountain view in the State.
I'm Washington, ten sheep, belonging
to Mrs. Roxana G. Abbott, were killed by
lightning last Friday week, more than a
third of the flock.
Rodney Chamberliu, living in Win
hall, had a two year old child drowned on
Sunday the 23d ult., by falling into a
raoe-way.
The hail-storm which passed over a
portion of PGtney on the 22d ult., dam
aged the tobacco The Messrs. WARN
burne estimate their loss rs high as
81, 900. .+
-Sundry persons in Essex and vicinity
have lately had their henroosts and
clothes lines robbed of their contents by
some evil disposed person.
AT Mallett's Bay the other day a
young lady asked another to dance with
her. Indeed l won't" was the reply :;
"what do I want another girl hugging
me for p ~
Some farmers in Chittenden county
have cut more hay than last season, and
it is generally of better quality, sweeter
and more putritious, as is customary in
dry seasons. 1t sells for so per ton.
The Farmers and Mechanics Union
will hold their second annual fair on their
grounds midway between the village of
Ludlow and Proctorsville, Tuesday and
Wednesday, September Goth and 9th.
The lecture association, to whose eff
forts the people of Brattleboro were in
debted for the course of lectures enjoyed
last winter, are making arrangements for
another course this winter, provided the
necessary encouragement is given,
A man who registered his name at
the Van Ness House. Burlington, as
Charles Edwards, on Monday hired the
fine chestnut pony team of Perry & APP
pletop, ostensibly to go to Essex Junction.
The teamihas not yet returned and it is
expected the fellow has eloped with it.
An attempt was recently made by a.
man living in Burlington to drive his
brother who lives in Bristol, into bank
ruptcy, and he would have done so but
that compromise was effected by pay
ment of certain per cent. by the debtor.
--Brookield boasts of the best stage
for carrying the mail in the State. The
trip is made daily to West Rudolph and
back and with small boy on horse back,
who, when he gets tired of that, changes
to gig and this is all they have. Fine
Accommodations for passengers back and
forth
Edgar Bragg of Fairlee, has a dog
that has killed one hundred and five
woodchucks during the summer.
"A large barn belonging TO the estate
OF s. @. Morse, at Westminster,w was struck
by lightning on Saturday last and burned |
with three others, and nearly 40 tons of
hay; insured for $3.50.
The locomotive attached to the morn
ing m all train coming from Sherbrooke,
Canada, went through a bridge on the
Massawippi Valley railroad, mile above
Ayers Flats, Friday morning at six
o'clock. No one was seriously damaged.
The engine and train were badly used up
and the train was delayed three hours.
Col. Fisk has accepted an invitation
from the authorities of Bennington, to be
present with his field staff and company
commanders at the celebration of the bat
tie of Bennington on the 10th inst. The
officers will take the Troy boat on the
evening of the 10Th. They will be re-
ceived by Col. Steinberg and the Gath