Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16
Vermont News.
GENERAL ITEMS

The change in the route of the Yer.
mont and Massachusetts, Railroad, to
avoid the present circuitous route to Ash.
burnham, proposes departure from the
present line about three-fourths of mile
from Baldwinville, and a run direct to
Ashburnhem, shortening the distance a
little over three miles. The only town
discommoded by this change will be Gard
ner, whose depot will be removed about
two miles from its present location, while
Otter River will have its depot in its CEN
tre.
Our exchanges are giving, among
their Vermont items, the sad details of the
recent death by freezing, of Mrs. Deborah
Bragg, of Berlin. The death occurred,
but the Berlin alluded to is in New York,
east of Troy, and not in Vermont.
A Humboldt, Kansas, paper says that
city has the champion mailer Of the world,
in the person Of Albert Minor. lather by
trade, and son of Joseph Minor of Fair
field, VT The paper adds, that minor
can drive more nails 10 one day than any
other living man. He will drive nails
faster than the fastest compositor can pick
type. He will drive sixty lath nails a
minute, ten hours out of twenty -four, the
year through, which would be $500 an
hour, $4,000 day or 5,268, ,0U0 per year.
"How's that for fast ?" Minor challenges
the world, and will accomplish all he
claims Boastful lathors throughout the
country will lake notice. and govern them
selves accordingly"
ADDISON COUNTY.
-Uncle sam delivered to the people of
Vergenues one thousand valentines.
Among tho appropriations III the
River and Harbor bill is one for the sur-
voy of Otter Greek,
-Sheep-killing dogs have reduced the
flock of Mrs S. p Strong in Vergenues Of
some half dozsn good sheep this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Green of Granville,
celebrated their silver wedding on Friday
evening, February 24th, The presents
were not numerous, but valuable and very
thankfully received. And it was not only
silrCr wedding, but great wedding
eighty gueets being present, and all fed
from bountits which they themselves sup
Piled An address was made by Rev.
Geo. S Guernsey, who officiated at their
first Wedding.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Que of the 100, COWS lately bought
by r. w. Park for the new milk business,
weighs 1905 pounds.
The Rev. Mr. Hicks OF Bennington,
who tasted thirty-four days, did not get
cured by that method, as he died on Fri
Jay and was buried on Sunday.
Mr. Truman Parsons aud wife of
Sunderland, celebr the 50th anniver-
sary of their wedding on Wednesday of
last week on tho same farm where they
have lived since their marriage. Their
ten hildren are all living but were not
all present.
John B. Peckham of Pownal INDUCED
his malice by scattering scrap-iron in T.
H Brownell's meadow, which had very
damaging effect on his moving machine.
An acoomplice told on him, and Peckham
is now meditating in Bennington Jail.
William II. Barnum, the great iron
man of Connecticut, has purchased $4,000
acres Of woodland in Rcadsboro, Sears
burg, and adjacent localities; and oolliers
are constantly drawing charcoal, burnt
thereon, to North Adams, where it is
SHIPPED by rail to his furnaces in Connecti-
cut.
Publicity is given to noble resolutions
on the part of the authority of two of the
towns in Bennington county, viz: That
no intoxicating beverage should be sold
within the borders of the town of Pownal,
and that no person in the town of Ben
nington should deposit ballot at an cleo
tion in regard to which be had bought or
sold a vote.