Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-07
Minor Items.

ana usS Jnen IOr TOBACCO signs.
The rush of apples from the We"
ha7 slackoned and dealers are now reCeiv
tax instead, barrels OF -four.
"A mschinist in Springfield, Mass
bet his whisker- that Mrjor Spooner, thu
Republican candidate for Mayor, woulc
nat get over 500 majority. Prompt to hi
premise, he came TO his work, on Tuesday
morning, shorn of bis heavy beard.
-Oat straw is selling at $40 per ton,
in Brirtol.
Two Mormons, named Ohace and
Raymond, visited Bristol, recently.
Alexis is to be at Springfield to-day
sod. after making tour of the city, is 10
d,ne At the Massasoit House. He will
bsy, good dinner if nothing more.
-H,y is worth $18 ton at the barn
Aerssbouts.
A Strange Story" Origin of Lot.
tsrie-." "snn and Ocean" on the first
pag'
n An interesting Washington letter on
th second page.
"A number Of the leading oeshiers Of
4 III banks OF the State parsed through
town. yesterday, on their way to BIZ
ntngton, IA witnesses 10 the celebrated
Bank oase now on trial at that place.
--Twenty-hve hundred car1 are build
In TOR the Rensselaer, & Saratoga Rail
n rad.
-Novrmher this year was a little less
than righ, degrees colder than last year
very unusual difference. Novemhe.
was ,lso abour Xix degrees colder than tn
ag~rspo Of tho month for fifteen year
Tae-e figures show the severity witt
which winter has ret If. December bid
fair to 'ollow the example of November
An epidemic among horses prevails
at A,Eyle, Washington county, N. Y.
4 MT thieves in Troy. Look out 70,
them elsewhere The disease is conteg .
Gus.
Next Friday will be the feast Of the
immaculate Conception.
The hnbIc of closely mpftl ing the
n lroa' at times and neuleotiug it at other
tn cause of majority of the throa
n @mpltnts.
Al 1t is estimated that at least 1000
b'ats are delayed at various points on the
Hae Of the canals.
Al -Wuoh chains made from the hair
4 ir'm the tail of the COW that kicked over
N the mp that set fire TO Chicago are sale
to be TIE last novelty out West
4 Tho annual meeting of the STATE
NJ temperance Society is to be held at Md
n iebury, Dec, 2O,h. See notice in another
A cJumn.
A social dance comes off at Warner
Hal Est Wsllingford on Friday even.
A Ins, Dec 29th.
Al Augustus R. Grant, iron dealer and
A director of the Mutual National Bank,
A Toy, died Saturday, alter a brief illness,
A Of sunll pox. Although asked to be vac
N outted, he declined until day or two
A 5eore be was taken sick. He was about
A 5Oye4rs of age.
Keep the poor-A half cord of wood,
A GA half ton of coal, or a barrel Of -four
Vuld make manv poor man rejoice just
aJw.
The Delaware 81 Hudson Canal Com
A Pany have mined and shipped about 600,-
9O tons of coal less this year than last.
I'll -Beecher lectures in Troy tonight.
Toe items-Broken legs and the fill
IN Ing OF Joe houses will soon be in order.
A "A young man advertises in a country
IN PAPER for a place as a salesman, and say
be has great deal of experience, having
soa discharged from seven different stu
l'oas Within the year.
IN The people of Maine are waking ny
TO The fact that a huge land monopoly If
Established on their borders.
The latest style of wedding card
ave the ages If the contracting parties
'0r'ved in one corner. The ages of the
'des range all the way from 16 to TO-
Rev. A. F. Bailey of Middlebury
H. Sonum aud Lsverett Wilkins OF
""J"d, are discussing the subject OF
Spntu'lIsm through the columns of the
1ddIsbury Register.
About Ave hundred season ticket
ave been sold to the lecture course at
arlington, which has the same list OF
"ures as Rutland.
-boson boasts a clock that has to be
'''od up only once year. 1t has been
'oud on Christmas day for 10 years.
An intelligent store cat in Boston
'P'ov-' every favorable opportunity to
"'a't Ave cent nick Il from the money |
"'sr, aud, carrying it in his mouth to
@e1er's shop near by, purchases
''''e meal" just like anybody.
"A special train will convey the Grand
we by way OF Springfield, on Thursday
90 Grand Duke will come NJ nearer
and or Burlington than that most
To'ated place, in song and story, Essex
1eIiou.
10 Houghtou, a Vermonter, the
,olehment aud reform candidate, was
DOnaay elected Mayor of Cambridge,
us National Bank OF Rutland, Rot
H. "un'y Bank. and Castle'on Nation.
l,DF will hold their annual elect ons
'''y9A
'ue New York Hsrald characterizes
VI that toiy.