Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30

brothers, were arrested one day last week
on a complaint entered to the Grand
Juror, P. Holton, for fighting and other
wise breaking the peace, against the
dignity of the State. They plead for
seperate trials, which the Court, William
Otis, Esq, granted them. Two of them
were tried by the Court, and who, after
hearing the testimony, were discharged.
The other young man called for jury,
which was had, the trial lasting nearly
all night. After celebrating some two
hours, the jury were unable to agree,
being equally divided, as to guilty or not
guilty. The Grand Juror, on hearing
the result, and having exerted all due
diligence in prosecuting the m after, de-
cided to withdraw it, which, under the
circumstances, he was warranted in
doing.
Died in Dandy, March 10Th, Mr.
Andrew s. Harrington, aged about 80
years, and after short illness. He was
a native of the town, and son of Oliver
Harrington, one of the early settlers of
town. He was a man of domestic, peace
able and quiet habits, and mingled but
little in society, seldom ever leaving
home. By industry and economy he had
acquired a competency. His wife died
about two years ago, also considerably
advanced in years. He was one of the
old land marks, and has come down to
the grave "like shock of corn fully ripe
for the harvest aud leaves behind him a
good record, that of having lived and
died an honest man, and won the esteem
of all who knew bin. His funeral was
attended on Tuesday by large circle of
relatives and friends.
Under the head of improvements in
Evaporator is worthy of notice. And
what contrast is here presented. All
the advantages which the imagination
can conceive of, is here combined to per-
fection. To those who have never seen
one of these Evaporators work, we think
it would pay them for travel of many
miles. Seemingly, no quicker way could
be devised for converting sap into sugar,
or by which less time, labor or fuel,
would be required. Notwithstanding
this there are perhaps less than a dozen
of them used here, among whom are Mr..
A. d. Smith, Mr. ]. E. Nichols, Mr.. Will
liam Otis and Mr.. P. W. johnson, all of
them are practical and scientific men.
We have examined the syrnp made by
these gentlemen with their Evaporatcrs,
and claim it to be superior to any we
ever saw or tasted of. We saw some
manufactured by Mr. Nichols, which
from the taste and appearance, it would
be difficult to tell from strained honey.
The rapidity with which the sap can be
boiled dJwn is truly astonishing. We
have a few notes handed as by Mr.. John
son, with reference to his Evaporation.
and convenience for boiling, etc. He
uses Is foot Evsporator with II inch
tube heator. From about 100 trees
tapped, he gathered in one day 70 barrels
of sap, and which he boiled down inside
of 20 hours, making 100 gallons of honey
syrup. At another time, to test the ca.
pacity of bis Evaporstor, he succeeded in
producing 10 gallons of syrup from sap
in one hour and fif'y minutes oh. Som.
from the time of building the fire. We
think this is difficult to beat. Mr.. John
son claims he can boil down as fast as
one man and team can gather, and
which is not doubted from the facts
above given. The quality of the syrup
is superior, and sells for much higher
price than that manufactured by the old
process. 1t is also clsimed that an Eva
porator will pay for itself in one years
time, by those who have usen them.
J.C. W.