Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23

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Willie Baird, John Rogers, Willie Per
kins, Willie Barden, Thomas Barden
The school was taught by Miss Josephine
Pearson, who had the previous experience
The school is among the best that has
been taught in the district for several
years.
Clarendon has 1900 taxable acres Of
real estate.
The charter of the town of Claren-
don was granted both by New Hampshire
and New York, and comprises part Of
the two grants of Scarborough and Dur
ham.
Sugar making has been the order Of
the day in Dandy for the last two or three
weeks. A considerably quantity has been
made. The season is nearly three week:
earlier than usual, and up to this time
there has been more sugar manufactured
than there was during the entire season
last year. In this respect the sugar
uldhSIs HdNS oOCb
Dandy has sixty-fve dogs.
The population of Fairhaven in 1900
was All, being an increase of 131 in nine
years.
The history of Fairhaven has inst
been published. 1t has been well written
by Rev. A. n. Adams and is among the
very best town histories in New England.
We shall take occasion to make more
extended notice Of it hereafter. 1t should
have wide sale.
The appraisal of personal property in
Hubbsrdton in 1870 was 1851 So.
The frat constable of Hubbardton
was Benz amin Hickok, elected March %.
1850.
The first Selectmeu of Ira were Ma
than Lee, Amos Herrick and Isaac Clark,
elected May 81, 1871.
The wife of Hon. Bradley Fish OF
Ira, one of the Assistant Judges of the
County Court, is lying at the point OF
death. which has detained him from at
tendance upon court for several days past
The first child born in Mendon was
John G. Hunt, June 20, 1900
The Grand List of Mendon for 1870
being defective, it was made valid by the
Legislature at its last session.
The prospects for the coming season
at Middletown Springs is more fattering
than was expected, and large demand
will be made for boarding places. It il
expected the new hotel will be opened by
0 New York gentleman who will furnish
it.
-Middletown was incorporated into 6
town at the session of the Legislature
held at Rutland, October %, 1884, by
taking 1910 acres from Tinmouth, 611e
acres from Wells, 1888 acres from Poult
ney, and 1926 acres from Ira, being -,
Sal acres, and as it took the center cor
ners of four towns it was called Middle
town.
The first Justices of the Peace il
Mount Holly were Stephen Clark and
Abraham Jackson, in 1898.
Mill River, which rises in the South
part of Mount Holly, and runs through
the Northeast corner of Wallingford, and
the Southwest corner of Shrewsbury
and unites with Otter Creek in Claren
don, is the only stream of consequence il
the town.
Mount Tabor had 40 houses in 1910
The first representative of Mount Tia
Dor was John Stafford, in 1888.
The wife of Hon. J. B. Bromley
First Assiatant Judge of the County
Court, is still seriously i'll, but up to the
present time either Judge Bromley o.
Judge Fish, notwithstanding the seriou
| illness in both of their families, have beer
present in Court, as it is necessary tina
one of the Assistants should be presen
with the presiding Judge to receive (
verdict. ......
AT meeting of the Star Base Bal
Club, held at West Pawlet, On Thursday
evening, March 10th, the following
officers were duly elected for the coming
season: f. s. Hollister,' President; f. S
Nelson, Vice-President; W. G. Shaw
Secretary; D. F. Giles, Treasurer; g. H
Nelson, Geo. Smith, and julie Woodward
Directors and ]. d. Carver, Captain.
The White River runs across thu
eastern corner of the town of Pittsfeld
There were 729 cattle in Pittsfeld in
1910.
During the revolutionary war two
picket forts were erected in Pittsford, one
called Fort Mott and the other Fort Ven
geance.
In 1910 Pittsford had 22,052 sheep
i The School House in the Hooke
Ditricts, near Hosford Crossing, in Poult
ney, was destroyed by fire on Friday
morning last.
-Poultney is in latitude A degrees 8:
minutes, and longitude 8 degrees "a min
utes.
We learn that Levi Briggs, Esq, ont
Of the Deputy Sheriffs Of the county, il
lying dangerously i'll from drepsy Of tn
chest, at his residence on Main street