Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-05
state Items.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

j onnsDury nave, anu were uuaninou1y
in favor of making a call to Rev. B. Z.
Tillotson of Manchester, n. h, to become
their pastor, If arrangements could be
made satisfactory to the Society.
Tuesday night last, boy attempted
to rob the money drawer in the Avenue
House, st. Johnsbury. The landlord
came along in season to enter his protest,
and the boy left the house on the toe OF
the landlords boot. ..
Mrs. Olive Allen of st. Johnsbury,
who died last week, was one of the oldest
persons In that town. She died at the
residence of her son-in-law,-A. W. Haw-
kins-aged 80 years and 6 months She
was born in Claremont, n. H., and at the
age of 25 married and moved to Brown
ington, from which place they went to
Burke She was the mother of nine chill
dren, all of whom are living.
jerome Bacon of st. Johnsbury Cen
ter, has killed a pig five and one hall
months old, which dressed 2S5 pounds.
WIN. Albee of st. bloomsbury Center,
has a two years old heifer, which he
claims is the largest in town. She is as
large as an ordinary four years old. de
paid S55 last spring, and was offered $40
two days after he bought her.
e. L. Hovey of Waterford, has bought
the Barrett and Parker saw mill on Moose
river for $4,000, and 65 acres of timber
land of W. III. Hovey for $4,000.
H. A. Bowman has bought the Hurl-
burt tavern is Waterford, and is reftting
it in good style. He has new barn
nearly completed. The Union says: Mr..
B. lost foot at Bull Run and starved in
Libby prison, and Mrs. B. cannot be exc
celled as lsndlady.
C. B .Fessenden. agent for the Wells
River Company, and one Of the Directors OF
the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad,
met with a singular accident In Boston
the other day. He was backing his boots
at his room in the hotel, and as he went
to turn his leg up to polish the heel, his
knee sprang out of joint. He had to be
assisted home, and has not been able to
walk since.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Twelve husbands with their wives
are included among the ninety hopeful
converts reported at the Methodist church
in Derby, VT.
-Horatio Rankin and sister were be-
fore Z. S. officer n. T. Sheafe of Derby
Line, last Saturday week, on charge OF
selling liquor without Q. S. license. They
were bound up in $500 bail each to sp-
pear at the q. s. District Court, to be held
at Windsor next April. They procured
bail.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
"A. P. Town has been appointed post
master at Woodbury., Vt, vice E. \.
Ainsworth, resigned.
Rev. S. E. Wright is to become settled
pastor of the Unitarian church at Mont
pelier.
The Methodist society of Waitsfeld
and Fsyston have built new church st
Waitsfeld village.
Miss Nina E Gregory of Mortified
gave readings and recitations before the
Barre Literary Association on Saturday
evening of last week, to general accept
ance
The dwelling house, barn and shed
of Harvey Wiley of Barre was destroyed
by fire on the night of the Both of No.
vember. 1t was probably the work of an
incendiary. Insured in the VT. Mutual
for $500.
Mr.. Samuel Britain, long known az
the keeper of the curiosity shop" died
at Woodbury. Center on Friday morning,
the 9th inst, aged 20, from violent cold,
added to an old chronic disease of the
heart.
S. S. Brooks, on West Hill in North
field, has been quite successful in his
exploits this fall During the
last two months he has caught in his traps
several minks, twenty-six skunks, fifteen
coons and thirty-two foxes.
Some forty-fve couples participated
in dance at the Summit House, Rox-
bury, on Friday of last week, after con-
cert by the North6eld Cornet Band.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
There are nine persons in District
No. 8 in Townsend, over so years old.
The lease of the Brattleboro branch
of the Vermont and Massachusetts, Rail-
road by the Rutland and Burlington, ne
eessitates the removal of quite a numbtr
of railroad employees who have heretofore
made Brattleboro their headquarters.
The lease is to run Is years.
Jacob Cassabeer of Somerset, boiled
this season one thousand gallons of apple
butter, made between tbirty-fve hundred
and four thousand gallons of cider vine
gar. sold about six hundred bushels Of aP-
pies, and raised four hundred bushels Of
potatoes.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Springfield, one OF the liveliest towns
in the State, boasts of several cases of the
small pox.
"A. Z. Russell, contractor Of Amasa
Woolson's house at Springfield, has va
mosed with 5000 belonging TO Mr.. Wool
son and the workmen.
The first two looms for use in the
building now in process of preparation
for the msnufactory of cotton cloth, at
the Armory establishment at Windsor,
have arrived. 1t is expected that the en-
tire machinery will be in readiness for use
in January, and that in February the
spindles will be running.
Hon William Rounds, Judge of Pro-
bate for the District of Windsor, viii