Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-16

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ISOLATION met at Morrisville, Feb. 8, and
elected the following officers: President
Prof. f. @. Hathaway, of Morrisville
LIST Viee-P President, Prof 8. II. Pearl, Of
johnson; I'd Vice President, Miss A. L
Luce, of Stowe; Secretary, e. 81. sher
win of Hydepark; Treasurer, Rev. Hor.
ace Herrick of Wolcott Elk. Com, P. K
Gleed and Mics Hattie Somers of Morris.
Vile; J. M. French of Cambridge.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Charles W. Boyce Of BrookfeId and
J. F. Chadwick of West Randolph were
fox hunting in the latter place, Thursday
morning, when Chadwick slipped
and fell on the ice, discharging his gun
into the abdomen of Boyce, killing him
almost instantly. Boyce leaves family.
...m ORLEANS COUNTY,
On Friday evening little boy, six
years old, son of Joseph Lamory, fell
through the trap door in the single mill
into the water, shot through the covered
raceway into the open river below, and
the spryest man in the mill met him
climbing up the bank a moment after. A
thorough drenchjng and lost cap was
the only harm done. al. d. .--. .... ...
Our exchanges throughout the State
allude to the recent severe weather as I'M
precedented in many years in respect of
sudden and frequent changes from heat
10 cold, from rain to temperature rang
ing from 200 to 800 below zero; with
continued and severe winds from every
point of compass. ......
John Colby, hotel keeper at Barton
Landing, suddenly dropped dead during
an oyster supper at his house, while he
was serving bis guests. ....
A series of religious meetings is in
progress in the Baptist church in Lyndon.
Ten young people expressed deep in
terest last week, and on Monday evening
six others went forward for inquiry.
Two large saw mills and turning
the Haywood Chair Company of Fitch.
burg, Mass, were burned last week. Loss
$4,000 insurnce $4,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
e. P. Whipple, the essayist, lectures
on Dickens, in Montpelier, on the 18th.
Gen. Stephen Thomas, pension agent
at st. Johnsbury, will move bis agency to
Montpelier this month. ....
Barre Academy, under that veteran
teacher, J. s. spaulding, LII. d., com
mences its Spring Term Feb. 10Th.
Arrangements have been nearly COM
pleted for the rebuilding of the Mooreroft
factory at Wright's Mills at an early day.
Robert Davenport, longtime resi-
dent of Mortified, while at work in the
woods last Wednesday, had his skull
crushed in by falling limb and died in
three hours. He leaves wife and fami-
ly. @
The Central Vermont Musical Asso.
citation commenced its annual session at
Montpelier, on Tuesday, and will hold
four days under the>direction of Col. Fl.
d. Hopkins. The star singer is TO be
Mrs. w. n. Oliver of Rutland.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
There is a lad of II in Woodstock
who stands six feet and five inches high
1t seems to be expected that he will stop
growing at seven feet
There are people long in other ways
in that county. Thus in Springfield
ninety persons are living between the
ages of seventy and eighty years; and
forty-two between eighty and one hun
dred. OF the latter the average age is
over eighty-four. The oldest person is
years and nine months. These
long lived individuals are men and |
women in about equal proportions.
President Angel lectured in Wood
stock last week. The Standard says
The lecture was an exceedingly able and
,haste production and delivered in his
most charming and natural manner. We
lave but one criticism to make, which ia,
hat it was too short. Two hours of such
! feast are better than one"