Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-18
Rutland is sicklv' inst now

Rutland is sickly, just now.
daily stage line has been established from
Rutland to Middletown Springs.
The next local sensation in Rutland will be
race between onelegged men.
mother and daughter were tarred and feath-
cred IN Rutland on Saturday night They were
obnoxious to their neghbors.
l.. l.. Alexander, while climbing upon a box
car on the 18th, near Essex Junction was struck
in the head and knocked senseless. His resi-
dence is in St. Adams, where he leaves wife
and children.
Within a few weeks past two citizens of Mid
dlebury have been held for trial for adultery
In the case which caused the greater scandal
petition for an immediate discontinuance of the
prosecution was circulated and numerously
signed by citizens of Middlebury and vicinity.
Edward Richardson, Yermonter, after resid-
ing eighteen years on the island of Hawaii,
owns an estate of 100000 acres of land, plenti.
fully interspersed with lava from the volcano of
Mauna Loa. He went TO the Sandwich Islands
poor man TO earn livelihood as a carpenter
Among his other possessions are 500 head of cat
tie.
Bennington's peculiar Jubilee the anniversary
o. the battle Of Bennington, was celebrated on
lne 10th with elaborate and interesting ceremo-
nes' Inc rush OF visitors was unprecedentedly
large' tne number reaching at least twelve thou
otau. t,ney came from the entire southern
pay " wy STATE and IRON the adjoining towns
IN new 1oIk and Massachusetts Among the
hoiaole invited guests were Governor Stewart
ana eA-1oyernor Sargent Of Vermont. General
Badly Smith, General B. S Roherts Conorai
George j. Foster, General w. w G2ont tba
Hon. Joseph White, secretary of the MoSs,ob Sre
sets state board OF education, and otbers Tho
military organizations from abroad consisted ~
the 26th regiment New York militia If IT,, y.
company G, 10th regiment, New Bork frcy,1,
Albany; and the line and staff officers Of the OH
regiment of New York city. An instalment of
the regimental band accompanied the latter
The invitation TO Colonel Fisk appears to have
been unauthorized by the proper committee,
aud gives rise TO considerable sharp comment
Ii is even asserted that the president had at one
time agreed to attend, but changed his mind
when he learned that be was TO divide the honors
OF the occasion with the hero of the ninth Be
that as It may, Colonel Fisk was present in all
the glory of his brilliant uniform and radiant
diamond, and was the observed of all observers
The battle of Bennington was fought on the
borders OF the town, partly in what is now Yer
mont and partly on New York territory The
battle-helds are pointed out on each side of the
railroad track connecting the Harlem Extension
railroad at the state line with the Troy and Bos-
ton railroad, which comes up 10 that point The
lands are now under the highest cultivation
where no one would dream of looking for traces
of wars rayages. The American force engaged
was about 800 men, while that ofthe British was
double that number, and the result was the
desth of the British commander and the defeat
If me force with the ultimate surrender of Gen.
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