Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-24
vermont News.

ing.
The potato bug has appeared in Or
leans county.
Essex county calls for rain. The
ponds are getting low.
DR. Haines is contemplating leaving
Craftsbury, with intention of practicing
at Greensboro.
Sanford May had his hand badly
lacerated on a circular saw in Chandeliers
mill at Barton Landing, the 18th inst.
The house of Moses Bass of Braintree
was burned on Sunday. Loss $2000-in-
sured for 1900.
A hedge hog weighing so pounds
was recently killed in Lowell, by John
Sawyer.
An eleven year old son of Edward
Hammond of Bethel weighs ITO pounds
Parties are washing for gold in To-
Gust Creek in the town of Bethel, and find
little.
The hay crop in Newport and vicin-
ity is only about three-fourths an average,
owing to the drouth.
Henry W. Webster has been ap-
pointed postmaster at West Bolton, vice
Smith A. Hall resigned.
-Westfeld and Morristown youths re-
Gently matched in base ball at Lowell,
the former winning by IA runs.
Public interest at Brattleboro now
centres in the new hotel building, the
last brick of which was laid on Friday.
A recent survey of Westfeld and
Jay lines shows that the top of Jay Peak,
which has hitherto been in doubt as to
the locality, is in Jay by few rods
only.
Most of the railroad laborers, en-
gagged near Hardwick since the opening
of Spring, have been recently distributed
to points east, along the line where most
needed.
Ira Davis has sold his blacksmith
shop at Mill Village, Craftsbury, to G. c. |
Churchill of Wolcott. and has bought a |
farm IN Walden.
"A gentleman from Fairhaven, named |
Williams was thrown from his wagon in |
consequence of the horse becoming un-
manageable, at Middlebury, last Satur-
day. He received severe bruises about
the face and eyes, but was not seriously
injured.
Smith s. Booth, grocers, of Milton,
have dissolved partnership P. A. Booth
is to continue the business at the old
stand.
Columbus Smith, Esq, of Salisbury, |
sold a pair of matched horses last week
for an even one thousand dollars. They
were both sired by the Leland horse and
they have been owned by Mr.. Smith from
colts.
Tho New Haven cheese factory are
using about 1000 pounds of milk per day,
and at that they are unable to meet the
demand for their cheese.
-Nuell Clifford of Starksboro, while at
work overhead in David Dykes house,
fell from thence to the cellar, bruising his
head and face considerably, but is likely
to recover soon.
George Ashley is erecting, near the
depot, in Milton. building twenty-eight
by forty-two feet, and two stories high.
to be occupied by A. P Comstock, as a
store and dwelling. He is also fitting up
a wheelright shop, near the same, for ].
Olden, of Westford, and blacksmith I
shop for Charles Ladeaux, Jr. (
MIR. A. Scott, of Crsftsbury, has q
pair of steer calves Is months old, which !
girth just six feet each, and their weight I
is 1000 and ,020 pounds, or ? ,O2O pounds
the pair. The last four months they have v
grown as follows: April, 100; May, 90;
June, 10; July, 800 Total gain in four o
months, $50 pounds. Average growth q
per month, 1870 pounds, or four pounds per
lay.
Tho Sunday-Sohools of Newport
Center recently made an excursion to jaw "
Peak. Speeches and songs were the order n
IN the summit, and good eating at the IL
Long House on the side. fe
There is a walnut tree in Addison ST
i've feet and ten inches in circumference, Z
'ne hundred and twenty feet high, and it
5 sixty feet to the first limb. SC
The Lamoille Valley Railroad Com b
amy commenced laying iron on Tuesday. al
They will have the "iron horse" in High Il
,ate in few days, b.
"A man called at the Central House. =,
'wanton, the 9th, and hired horse to 90 =
o Franklin. He has not been seen or y
eard from since. Mr.. Smith and assist L
nts are in pursuit.
"A runaway couple from Dorchester d
7ere ovortskan at Canaan a day or two -
go, just after their marriage, and while d
hey were waiting for the cars to continue to
heir journey to Vermont, by the angry OIL
ather of the bride, who furnished enter Mt
,inment in an eight hours controversy ar
} the hundred or more spectators. Things w
ere finally harmonized, and the whole
4rty returned to Dorchester. 81
One day last week Little Palmer and 81 81
is wife of South Bristol, had a little "set -
/" about the proper correction of their
hid, and Palmer came off second best in D.
e melee. His wife entirely demolished or
8 best and perhaps his only shirt, by we
riping it from his back. Palmer is in. sol
gnant and says he shall never live with me
r again. the
In Washington, ten sheep belonging Lea
Mrs. Roxana Abbott, were killed by san
.htning, last Friday week, more than
ird of the flock. 7
We learn from the Vermont duo. upt
1ph Dc Renoarker that on the 10th inst cial
Iell Clifford of Starksboro, while at pos
rk nuarhaad In nnril n.lz.,. - I'm