Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-03
Vermont News.

Work is progressing rapidly on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad.
Another salt water excursion from
Brattleboro is talked of, to take place in
August. &@Y
The Barrons of the White River
Junction hotel have been enlarging their
house at the White Mountains.
Mrs. Bliss Smith of Londonderry, has
followed the trade of shoemaker for forty
years.
The fruit crop in the vicinity of
Bellows Falls, is reported as almost an
entire failure this season. The business
was over done last year, and hence the
reaction.
Among the numerous strangers now
stopping at Bennington Center, are two
japanese gentlemen, at Mr.. Yates semi
nary.
Mr.. S. R. Boardman, of Woodford,
caught II lbs. of trout, on Friday last,
and sent them to Bennington, receiving
for his days work eight dollars and fifty
cents. He caught them all without
breaking either hook or line.
The Sabbath School connected with
the Congregational church at North Ben
nington, are to have an excursion to North
Adams, some day next week.
The Messrs. Russell have some sixty
men employed on the canal and buildings
they are now erecting at Bellows Falls,
and expect to let the water into the new
canal early next week. .......
w. Fl. Hughes and wife, of Guilford,
have been held to bail in the sum of $500
on charge of larceny of a pocket book
containing $145, belonging to Tyler L.
johnson.
"A party of twenty-five Brattleboro
gentleman left that place last week, for
fishing voyage from Gloucester, Mass,
for the mackeral shoals.
Burnside family school for boys, at
Brattleboro, G. A. Miles, principal, is ad
vertised to be reopened Sept. 18th.
The olam.bake of the Brattleboro
party at Hunts grove, Vernon, recently,
was not a success.
VIM. l.. Batchelder's house at Hard
wick Center, Vt, was burnt on the 10Th
ult. Loss 81, 000-partially insured.
Isaac D. Robinson of Moretown, has
mown this year herds grass measuring six
feet and one inch in hight.
"A Vermont Eagle measuring seven
feet andlfour inches from tip to tip,came to
grief, while stealing the lambs and chick
ems of Calvin Brown of Rockingham,
who did mt hesitate to shoot him.
Miss Lydia Nye wears the honors of
champion female pedestrian" of Benning-
ton, having walked the other day, thirty
miles within eight hours, over rough
and mountainous road.
"A sturgeon who had attained to the
dignity of being six footer, and an av-
oirdupois of one hundred and forty
pounds, foolishly suffered himself to be
caught in seine, at Grand Isle, VT, a
few days ago.
"A house and three barns at Danville,
belonging to Thomas Ward of st. Johns
bury, were destroyed by fire few days
ago; loss 5,000-insured for $4,000.
CLARK Rice's farm house, just over the
town line of Brattleboro, in Dummerston,
with It's contents, was burned Wa
nesay, the fire being caused by defec-
tive chimney. No insurance.
The fruit crop in Windham county,
apples, is almost an entire fail
ure in most places. as usual after such an
overflow IS we had last year.
DIR. A. J. Carter of Wheelock, receut-
ly eloped with the wife of @. W. Jones of
that town. Carter leaves a wife and sew
eral children, but little or no property.
An old three-story frame addition of
T. Tyl=r's machine shop at Brattleboro,
was burned Thursday evening. Loss on
building and contents small.
Gen Phelps of Brattlebora, has been
stirring up the Odd Fellows of that place,
and keeps things among the secret socie-
ties there in a very healthy condition
generally.
"A party of thirty Brattleboro folks
left Gloucester, Mass, on Tuesday, in q
fine yacht of 100 tons, for two weeks
cruise along the coast, going north as far
as Mount Desert Island, Me. They go
both for fishing and junketing, in the
pursuit of health and pleasure,
Charles Hartman, boy of seven
teen years Of age, whose parents live at
Bellows Falls, was fatally injured on the
cars near East Putney on Monday after
noon. He was on freight train, on top
of hay car, and was struck by a bridge.
and falling between the cars, both legs
were crushed and his head fractured. He
was brought home and lived about two
and half hours after the accident.
"A sneak thief entered the house OF
John Bradley Of Woodstock, one day last
week, and stole $15 in cash.
There is much complaint of the raw
ages of the potato bug in the vicinity of
Woodstock.
"A three years old chestnut horse was
stolen from the pasture of VIM. Cushman
of West Randolph lately.
The next term of the State Normal
School at West Randolph commences
August 22d.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. Clark
Rice, in Dummerston, was entirely con-
sumed by fire about two o'clock on We'd
nesday afternoon, July 10Th. 81. -.'.
"A man from stanstead Plain, by the
name of Harvey, cattle dealer, lost his
pocket-book at Derby Center, recently,