Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-11


1881.
There are 203S dogs in Rutland
county.
There are three Lodges of Oddfel-
lows in this county, Rutland, Poultney
and Shrewsbury.
| The last session of the Legislature
held in Rutland County was in October
1904 ....
Joseph Bowker was the member OF
the Governors Council from Rutland
county in 1878, 1779, 1880, 1881, 1852
and 1888
Miss Laura Reed, the youngest of
four sisters residing together in the north
part of Benson, died suddenly and une1-
pectedly on Saturday, April Goth, aged
about rs years. The funeral was attended
on Monday, Rev. M. L. Severance of Or
we'll preaching the sermon. Three Of
other widow. .... q ---
Reuben Nash was the representative
from Benson in 1903, and again in 1907.
Nathan Daniels was the delegate
from Brandon to the Constitutional Con.
vention of 1791
One per cent of the grand list of
Brandon is $14 ,43644. ..-..-.s
The population of Castleton in 1900
wos 1899, an increase in the ten previous
years of 239. ....... ...
WIN. Fl. Northrup of Castleton is one
of the corporators of the Vermont Phar-
maceutical Association.
The people of South Chittenden and
East Pittsford will observe Decoration
Day at the church in East Pittsford, at
1 o'clock D. M Address by Hon. David
E. Nicholson of Rutland.
-Chittenden has haunted house with
all the modern improvements and appli-
lf-adjusting furniture, slamming
doors, unearthly sounds and frightened
tenants More than this, they have a
cistern which is just the reverse of
the widows oil can-the more water that
goes into it the emptier it becomes.
Rev w T. Herriok, pastor of the
Congregational church in Clarendon has
withdrawn his resignation and is to re-
main with that people. The many friends
of thir excellent clergyman will be pleased
70 1aa~, Of h.s lata tfOy1 70 oir,I
in Rutland county.
The list for State taxes in Caledonia
is 1854 "a.
Rev. Edward Mills of Rutland is ex-
pected to occupy the Methodist pulpit at
Dandy, in exchange with Rev. A. W. |
Eastman, On Sunday next, May 14th. He
will preach in the morning at Dandy, and
at Dandy four corners in the afternoon.
Danny has two hundred and fifty
taxable heads.
Green wall paper is not wholesome
food for mogastremic mammalia. A
Fairhaven cow died on it the other day.
-Fairhaven was chartered October
tlus 80, ny Fcl uAOhtt "
len and seventy-six others.
Elizabeth Hickok was the first per-
son born in Hubbardton, August 1st,
1774 and was the first individual who died
in that town, in 1916.
-Hubbardton has nine school districts.
From the irregular shape of the
town of Ira, it has no charter, and proba-
hI-- f-o-.. 49, f-ot 4Ln+ ~ MOS ma small
matter to fix q charter to such a shape.
The appraisal of personal property
in Ira is 500, 1923 90.
Ira is in latitude 43 degrees 80 min
utes, and longitude 3 degrees 55 minutes.
BENZ smin Farmer was the first Justice
of the Peace in Mendon in 1906.
-Pico Peak in Mendon, is 3917 feet
above the ocean.
The first settler of the town of Mid ]
dletown was Thomas Morgan, who built
mills before the revolutionary war, and
others came also but left during the war, ,
but returned soon after its close
IL tUulSlUWu udu SiU nOTseS IN 1C4U.l ,
An exchange says, MT. Holly has
got fossil leather in its vicinity" It's resi- 1
dents will probably use it in the manu- =
faoture of boots for the Cardiff giant.
Mt. Holly has got 26,574 taxable
acres of real eet.te.
Otter Creek rises in Mt. Tabor and
'uns south into Peru, then west into Dor
et, and then through the western border
If the township into Wallingford. E
The first constable of Mt. Tabor was =
Glihu Allen, in 1888.
The first settlers of Pawlet were A
'imson Burton and William Fairfield in
l761. jonathan Willard with s or 10 I
hired men in 1862 ~
There wtre 1885 cattle in Pawlet in
$40. A
The first selectmen OF Pittsfield were
George Martin, Stephen Holt and Joseph "
Adams, A
The epidemic of 1918 was very
evere and many deaths occurred in Pitts o
eld.
The prospects of Poultney as a sum-
aer resort are more fattering than 10 any
revious years, and there is no more quiet a
nd pleasant village in New England and A
nth it's three excellent boarding houses,
sipley College, Beamsn's Hotel and b
'oultney House. few places offer better :.
Inducements to city visitors.
An exchange says that there is now If
wing in West Fort Ann, WASHINGTON
ounty, N. Y, a gentleman ninety.seven Al
ears old on the 10th of January next. if A,
g should live until that time. His name
Joseph Wyman. He was born in W
onltney, VT, and during the war of 1912
as resident of Rensselaer, county, N. Til
:, where he was drafted and served as