Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30
Vermont News,
GENERAL

GENERAL.
A large number of young men are
emigrating to Dakota from different parts
of the State.
The number of taxable acres of land
in Vermont ID 5, 425 1858. Il Z
The twenty-second session of the
Vermont Legislature was held in Wind
sor in 1856, commencing October 10, and
closing after session of twenty days,
October 81.
For several years more cattle, horses
and sheep from Vermont have been sold
at Brighton and Cambridge markets than
from all the other States of New Eng
land.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Addison county has 1901 dogs.
Hon. Roswell Bottum has b cen Town
Clerk in Orwell thirty-seven years.
The list for State taxes in the town
of Addison is $5,576 81.
On Thursday last, Mrs. Delano, wife
of Mr.. Nelson Delano of Addison, died
of pleurisy. Her husband assumed the
constant care of his wife, was taken down
with the same disease the day of his
wife's death, and died on the afternoon of
the day appointed for his wife's funeral
Sunday. The double funeral took place
on Monday last, from the Congregational
church at Bridport.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Emery Briggs of Winhall, has a Dur
ham calf, six months old on the 18th of
March, that weighs 800 pounds he has
not been fed quart of sweet milk since
he was two weeks old, nor eaten hun
dred pounds OF fresh hay during the win
ter.
The statistics of marriages, births and
deaths for the town of Winhall, for the
year ending December 31st, 1870, are as
follows: eight marriages, twenty-five
births and seven deaths. The births are
eleven males and eleven females !; the
deaths are two males and five females /;
aud the marriages are of an equal number
of each sex.
The citizens OF Peru are forming q
to build a steam mill for the
purpose of manufacturing chair stuff.
"A. T. Byard of Peru, gathered last
week, from 100 trees, 225 barrels of sap.
Hay is plenty in Peru for $12 to $14
per ton; potatoes, so cents per bushel !;
working oxen, 7 cents per pound.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Lyndon National Bank finds
sales of the Pacific Railroad bonds quite
lively for the times.
"A mail route has been established
between Lyndon and South Hardwick,
via South Wheelock and Stannard.
Calvin Brown of Waterford flushed
sowing his wheat on Saturday week,
thing seldom if ever before done in North
ern Vermont.
The Hardwick Reporter says of the
story about "haunted house" in town:
The man that started that story is either
insane or foolish, or both, aud ought to
be eut to Brattleboro.
Mr.. VIM. Rainey of Ryegate, former
ly Of McIndoes Falls, has been suffering
from cancer for nearly two years past.
Last November he underwent the painful
operation of having the right breast re-
moved and now, after four months, the
cure seems TO be complete, with no
.ymptoms of it's roappearing. Mr.. Raiaey
is Is years of age.
The number of taxable heads in Cal
adonia county is 1895.
The eastern part of Caledonia county
is an excellent farming country, and the
land lying on the Passumpsic River is
very easily cultivated.
The population of Caledonia county
IN 1928 was 1898, being an increase of
1893 sincf} the census of 1910
An effort is being made to raise a
sufficient to warrant the
directors of the Essex Railroad to put it
lnder contract from st. Johnsbury to
Concord
There is man in West Barnet who
girl IA years without her find
ng it out. He used to go to see her, and
o make sure that the coast was clear, used
o take peep into the windows. On one
occasion the girls father heard him, and
earring burglars, seized his gun, saw the
nan and took aim. The girl rushed out
eized the old gentleman's gun just in
line to save the fellow. Instead of pop
Ding the question on the spot, the bashful
beau since been more shy than ever; and
he girl, now more in doubt than ever
bout her being courted, declares that
he noxt time she will let the old gan
boot. So says the Union.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
A society of Good Samaritans has been
organized at Winooski, with Hon. F. G. |
Kennedy as President. Several persons
AVE already signed the pledge, and the
Meetings are to be held every Sunday |
'vening for addresses and signing the
ledge.
The sixtieth anniversary of the mar
iage of Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Baldwin of
was celebrated on the 10th
nst., with quite large gathering of
riends and relatives. Only two survi-
'ors of their eight children were present.
beautiful BRIDES cake, bearing the dates
81, 1871, grsced the table on the occa-
ion, and many beautiful and suitable
PRESENTS were made to the aged couple.
Mr.. Baldwin married Rachel Brundage in
Nilliston sixty years ago. and has resided
here ever since, ana in the same place as
We are informed.
Mansfield Chin, in Underhill, is
1899 feet above the ocean.
There are 1,73S dogs in Chittenden