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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16
THE RUTLAND WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY MARCH 49, 1871

Misers will always complain at anything
that causes an expenditure of money, be
it for the spread of the Gospel or the edu.
cation of children. But the world has in
it many noble men and women who do
not worship the almighty dollar" Money
is good and necessary in its place; and ii
is never better enjoyed than when it is
used to build up state or nation upon
the broad and enduring basis of intelli.
gence, morality and true religion. The
people of Vermont, am glad to know,
are sensible of this fact, and the great i'm.
provement that is going on within our
borders upon the great subject of the
proper education of our children and
youth, only shows that we appreciate its
importance and necessity for the main.
tenance of our free Institutions, and trans
mission of the same to generations yet un.
born.
Our town meeting was well attended
and passed off very quietly. The list Of
officers have been heretofore published
Voted that the Seleotmen act az over
seers of the poor.
Voted tax of IS cents on the dollar.
For Comfy Commissioner, L. w. Starr,
90 votes, all that were cast.
On the 10th Messrs. Wallar g. Shaw
were arranged, and pleading guilty to
two offences were fined twenty dollars
and costs.
Otter Greek ia broken up and the
water is quite high, as the ice has all gone
out. The mountain streams are very
high, and the saw mills are in full opera
ton.
Not az much snow has been gathered
the past winter as usual, owing to the
want of sufficient snow on the mountains
as well as in the valleys.
Our town was visited last Sunday
with very high wind. At times it as
sumed the aspect of gale, and fears were
entertained that much damage might
ensue. 1 have heard, however, of no ma
terial damage being done.
During the past week death has
again visited our village, and removed
from US one of our citizens, in the person
of Mr.. James German. Mr.. German was
an Irishman and had lived with US for
many years, and was we'll known to our
people as very kind hearted man, and
very strongly attached to those he re-
gardea as his friends. He leaves widow
and son. His death was occasioned by
an injury received in falling upon the
ice. CANDoR.
March Is, 1871.
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LARGENY.-On the 18th ult., one r. s.
Pillsbury, of Georgetown, Mass, came to
Bradford and took lodgings at the Trotter
House, on !the next morning he left on
the depot team, taking with him trunk
containing sundry articles of clothing and
some $400 in notes on various parties
living in this vicinity, the property Of
Charles Wilson, and was followed to
Georgetown, Mass, by N. B. Stevens, pro-
prietor of the Trotter House, who sue
cseded in getting him back to Vermont,
and on Saturday the oath ult., an examin-
alton was held before Justice Pickett on
a Grand Jurors complaint, and the Re.
spondent was bound over to answer to
the County Court in the sum of one thou.
sand dollars, in default Of which he was
committed to the County Jail in Chelsea.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16

l. o. OF o. fan encampment OF tia
independent Order of Odd Fellows was
instituted at Engineers Hall on Tuesday
evening, March 18th, under the name of
Otter Greek Encampmeat No. z. Deputy
Grand Sire of the Grasd Lodge of the
United States-Sewsn Morse-of Brsttle-
boro, was the installing officer. assisted BY
Messrs. Timothy vinton Of Beattleboro !;
John n. Simmons of Middlebury; A. 8.
Drew and Geo. L. Laduke of Darlington.
The following officers of the encamp-
ment were elected:
Henry Clark, Chief Patriarch.
L. W. Brigham, High Priest.
J.H. Simmons, Senior Warden.
d. b. Dyer. Junior Warden.
Newman Weeks, Scribe.
Lorin Atwood, Treasurer.
Charles Woodhouse, Guide.
George w. Crawford. Sentinel.
d. @. Besse. LIST Watch.
r. K. Merrill, I'd Watch.
L. @. Horton, Sd Watch.
N. @. Hyde,!1st g. Of n. P.
N. G. Harris, ID @. Of 81. p.
Five new members joined the encamp.
ment. Next meeting two weeks fron
last evening.
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MIDDLEBURY NEws.-Quite a stir was
created in our usually calm waters of
business circles one day last week by the
arrest and prosecution of one William
Ellis, who keeps billiard room on the
south side of the bridge. where the
youth and older persons of the village and
surrounding country slake their thirst
and lose their money and character. This
concern came very near being collapsed a
few weeks ago by the internal feuds Of
the two proprietors, who "fell out" and
developed the corruption of the establish
ment pretty essentially. 1t is asserted by
some that none but the low Irish grog-
geries are prosecuted, but in this case the
would-be respectable rum-seller was COM
PEELED to answer to his name. Here the
genteel as well as the unwashed congre-
gated to Stake their thirst. Here the
doctrine that 'all men were created
equal" prevailed, until the people took
the matter in hand, and at least put q
check upon the demoralizing, law-defy-
ing concern! Ellis was fined $40 and
costs.
1t is quite difficult to prove cases of sale,
as some of the low classes of society let
their oaths set very loosely upon them
so Loosely that they forget how many
times they have drank in these places, and
in many instances denying they were
there at all.
G. G. Steele was brought before Justice
Knapp to answer to the charge of perjury
in the Ellis case, having stated that he
only had beer twice, and after good
deal of hesitency admitted that he had
tasted whisky once. Through Steele's
counsel an adjournment was moved, and
an adjournment of thirty days was grant
ed.
On the 10th inst. Shaw & Waller were
arraigned and plead gully to selling ale,
and were fined $50 and costs.
HAWK EYE.
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Freddie Hart, Dana johnson, Nellie Eos
er,Ameds Foster, Ida Foster, EttieP elsue,
Florence johnson. Those tardy once each
are Billy Armstrong, Nahum Horton,
Frank Earl, Ellie Damon, Sherwin Hart,
Luzette Foster, Hattie Steward, Minnie
Earl and Ada Earl.
The general department was very good,
and the number of perfe I lessons by each
was very creditable. ....
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AMOUNT AND KIND OF CLOUDS.
POu1tncy.

This pleasant town puts on lively
and cheerful appearance as spring opens.
and really bears evidence of being, as it
is, one Of the most prosperous towns in
Rutland County. All seem to be wide
awake and ambitious for improvement
and building up the place.
One or more new streets are to be open.
ed the coming season to give additional
room for the growth of the village, and
several valuable buildings are in course
of construction. The Baptists are to
build meeting house. Messrs. M. o.
Stoddard, J. j. Stowe and others are to
build dwelling houses.
The local of the Rutland Independent.
the week before last, imputed neglect of
duty on the part of the Selectmen, but
last week went out of his way to bestow
praise upon them. The Selectmen OF
Poultney understand their duties, and
their antecedents give promise that they
will faithfully discharge those duties.
They are in no danger from what may be
said of them in the public prints. unless
it be praises from the Independent, then
let the local reserve his flattery for other
parties. .......
The far-seeing ones here rely much en-
the State interest in the future growth of
Poultney. This interest is as enduring
as the soil itself Hard times have pre-
vented its rapid development. Nine hum
dred carloads of manufactured slate have
been shipped at the Poultney depot the
last year; nine thousand carloads quar-
ried, manufactured and sent away. The
slate rock underlies large portion of the
surface in the western part of the town,
and is inexhaustable.
Rodney T. Ray of Poultney, has pur-
chased julius s. Stoves farm in Hamp-
ton at the price of S27,0O0, and will re-
move there on the first of April. Mr..
Stowe comes to Poultney. This is ex-
changing one good citizen for another.
Timothy Clifford, SO long the fore
man in the Ruggles' Foundry, died on
Saturday last with lung fever. His place
can hardly be filled in that establishment
for some time to come. He was familiar
with every part and parcel in and about
the establishment, and faithful as the sun.
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THE VERMONT HORSE STOCK Asso-
CIATIoN.-We congratulate all who are
interested in the material prosperity of
our State, on the progress towards active
operations of this new Association. 1t has
some 100000 in good and valid subscrip-
tions to its capital stock, and at its meet
ing in this city Tuesday evening the To-
cation of the stock farm in this County
was definitely settled, committee ap-
pointed to select and purchase the same,
and calls upon the stock ordered which
will put the association in funds for ac-
tive work withia the next forty days.
We congratulate the members of the as
ISOLATION, and especially those who have
labored so effectively to secure the loca-
ton of the stock farm and headquarters
of the company in this county, OF their
success. There can be no better location.
as regards soil, water, climate, accessible
ty to market, and all the requisites for
success, than is offered in some of the
farms of our county. 1t will also of course
be of material advantage to this region to
have the farm located in this vicinity.
We trust the association will take
means to complete its capital stock to at
least 100000, will husband carefully its
and make its operations tell in
the improvement of the breeds of horses
in our State, as rapidly and fully as pos
sible. It would have been we'll tor the
State had our stock breeders taken hold
of this in earnest before now; but it IS not
too late to regain the lost prestige of Yer
mont. as horse breeding State, and we
believe the association will do it. So ssys
the Free Press.
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EAST WALLINGFoRD.-The school at
Centerville, taught by A. A. Ives, closed
Feb. Oath. Whole number enrolled, 20;
average attendance 20 5-33 whole mum.
Der of tardy marks, II. Those who were
neither absent nor tardy are Wilbur Pei
sue, Georgia Armstrong, Freddie VIII
der, Volney Parker, Vernon Parker, Ber-
tie Barker, Mary Parker, Ella Hart, Mel.
lie Hart and Addie Wilder. Those ab.
sent, but not tardy, are Berthe Armstrong,
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The vernal equinox, or the moment
the sun crosses ths equator. occurs March
81; but what Il called the "eqninoosaal
STORM" Is liable to happen between the
10th and 9th
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County Seat Of Charlotte Counfg-'Sh'ae
Of Rutland FTrst CoatTt-FFrst County
Sat-RuAand tie County 1o'0n-Su-
urezue Cont al Rutland-FfrSt Court
IRouse-State House United States
Court - Anti Court Rebellion -
Second Court HouSe-Why NORTH
Contemporary Descrfptions-2Ae FIRE
IN 1868 Murder Trials --Pu6ISc H0EE-
Temporary Court Rooms-Ca@Ses Cese-
5res-Neso Comfy Court House:
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purchase the lot on the corner Of Court
and Center streets, immediately opposite
the United States Court House.
The site having been secured, the Com.
missioners Immediately took steps to pro
cure plans for the erection of Court
House, and accepted those prepared by
architects residing in Boston, and Mr.. P
B. johnson was appointed to superintend
the erection of the building. The Court
House is completed and will be occupied
to-day Tuesday for the first time. We
intend hereafter to give full and partic-
ular account of the details of the building
and all its parts, and must, therefore, con.
tent ourselves with brief description Of
the
NEW COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
1t is eighty two feet in length north
and south fifty two feet wide, ibeing two
stories high above the basement. The
basement extends under the whole build.
ing and is fourteen feet from the floor to
the ceiling. In the basement is the fur
mace and the apparatus for heating the
whole building by steam.
OFFICES.
The second floor is the height of the
basement, fourteen feet, and is divided in
the center, by hall ten feet wide run.
ming through, nearly the whole length of
the. building, north and south. On the
east side of this hall is the County Clerks
office, with fire proof vault, and other
necessary conveniences, and in the rear Of
this is jury room. On the west side Of
the hall, as one enters the hall, is the Pro.
bate Office, arranged in the same man.
ner as the County Clerks Office. In the
rear of this is room designed for grand
jury room, consultation rooms for attor-
MES, etc, etc.
THE COURT ROOM.
The Court room is On the second floor,
and is approached by two flights of stairs
at the front and one at the rear, and is
about fifty feet square. At the north end
of the room is an elevated platform for the
Judges with a beautifully carved desk in
front. On either side are elevated plat
forms for the jury, the grand jury On the
one and the petit jury on the other. In
front of the judges desk are the tables
and chairs for the members of the bar
and Immediately south of the jury seats
are the "Sheriff's boxes" In the rear OF
these are benches for clients, witnesses in
waiting, spectators, etc, etc. At the ex'
treme south end, above the entrance, is g
gallery, more particularly for the accomo-
dation of ladies, but to which, of course,
all are permittedIto go.
The doors, finish, etc, are all made oil
hard wood, being principally of ash, which
is sometimes relieved by black walnut.
We had intended to have given in con-
nection with this article a list Of the
J judges, Attorneys, and Officers of the
Court from the organization of the county
to the present time, but have concluded to
defer it until our next issue.
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THE FIRE OF 1865.

The fire which destroyed the Court
House, on the morning of the I'd day of
April 1868, was the third in number, but
the most important in the value of the
property destroyed that ever occurred on
the East side of Main street. The only
other conhagrations that had destroyed
more Than al ordinary amount of proper
ty on that side of the street being those
known as the creed Tavern Fire" in July
1916, and that between the Rathbono and
Burdicb houses in July 1916.
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FIRST COUNTY SEAT.

Rutlaud County was incorporated as a
.1unty in February 1881, and Tinmouth,
ooarly ccatral AZ to population, and one
IF the leading towns, was mado the ooun-
~ town.
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FIRST COURT

In October 1878 four terms Of the Su-
yerior Court for the County of Benning-
ton were appointed to be held, one of
which was appointed at the House of Col.
James Meads in Rutland, in tho shire of
Rutland
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THE SITE.

Tho, Commissioners examined the places
viii oh had been considered BY the public
and finally decided to purchase and did
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CAUSES CELEBREs.

During this interim, some of the most
important criminal causes in the annals
of criminal Jurisprudence of Vermont
have been disposed of, among: which may
be mentioned the trial of the three Plum
leys of Shrewsbury, for murder, o. B.
Clarke, for forgery, aud the Rutland in
cendiaries
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lost, it is reasonable to presume that it
was all error in the record and not in the
deed a@ @ 4
CONTEMPORARY DESCRIPTIONS.
We have some contemporary descrip-
tions of this building: Rev. DR.. Dwight,
President Of Yale College, in his letters
describing visit to Vermont, says the
"Court House Iis) decent" John A. Ora.
ham, LII. D., in his Descriptive sketch
of the present State of Vermont" publish
ed in London, in 1897, says: son the East
side of Federal Square stands new
Court House, built of wood, by no means
an ornament to the place, owing to the
bad taste and want of judgment in archi-
lecture of the Committee appointed to
lay out the money which was raised by
voluntary contribution, for the purpose Of
erecting this building. In this are held
the sessions of the General Assembly les
tablished here and at Windsor alternate
ly), the District Court under the Federal
Government, the Supreme Court of the
State. the Court of Common Pleas, and
the Court of Probate for the district of
Rutland."
ALTERATIONS.
This Court House remained wholly of
wood until 1923, when it was bricked up
on the outside, the expenses being paid by
the citizens. In 1874, an extension of
twenty feet was erected GA the east of the
building, the land having been part of
the estate of Col jesse Cove. Some years
later the roof was raised, new belfry
put up, and the building generally al
tered and repaired, and it remained With
out further alteration until its destruc-
ton by fire on the morning Of April Cd,
1868.
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MMIsSIONERs.

The Legisla ture, at its annual session
in 1868, appointed commissioners to gu
perintend tie building Of Court House
in the town. of Rutland, empowered them
to select and purchase q site and provided
for the Rising of a county tax to defray
the exp snses s,
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SHIRE OF RUTLAND.

Judges wero appointed for the shire OF
Rutland at the first session of the Legis-
Iature Of Vermont in March 1878, and at
the second Session in June Of the same
gear, judges were appointed for special
court
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There. is some question raised as to the
number of Grand Jurors elected, but if it
shall be finally decided that the special
law governed the meeting, there shall be
only three: Messrs. NJ q. Everts, E. FL.
Ripley and Lorenzo Sheldon. If other.
wise, the name of Joel G. Baker will be
added to the list
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1t may be proper to remark that the
records of the town of Rutland do not
show any title in the County to the site
on which the Court House was situated
until 1911, when October 18th deed
from Cephas Smith, Jr., is recorded, bear
ing date, however, January s, 1907, but
acknowledged the day of record, in and
BY which ne deeds said lands "to the in.
habitants OF the County Of Rutland" .ror
so Tong term as a!e Supreme and COUNTY,
courts within and for the County Of Rut-
tand' shall continue to hold their sessions
IN the oourt House standing on the said
Premises.' There is clerical error in the
record OF the deed, and the original being
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A NEW COURT HOUSE.

The day after the burni ng of the old
Court House the question of building q
new one began to be agit ated. There was
substantial unanimity that building
should be erected cenve nient for business,
worthy of the wealth nd standing of the
County, and that it should be, at the
same time an orname' 1T TO the village of
Rutland
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There is a tradition that thi. Court
House was built facing or fronting to the
north, instead of to the street, on account
Of an agreement of Capt Nathaniel Cove,
who kept tavern" on the lot next north,
to furnish ''free Of rent the land for the
Court House, provided that the entrance
thereto was on the north, and that there
should be built good plank walk from
the entrance to his bar.room door.
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THE LIZ EATIoN
however was matt or of considerable diff
ference of opinion, ,erne favoring rebuild
ing on the old site, and some one site and
some another, eac'n being able to advance
some sound argul nents IN favor of their
views.
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lost, it is reasonable to presume that it
was all error in the record and not in the
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f7DA Advertisements inserted ct One Dollsi
s,o~ su mare of Ten Lines or less for the frsi
Ine>Ftion Fifty Centsfor each continuance
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Gents per line.
nj A liberal deduction will be made &c
persons advertising for three, six, nine, o.
t~eIve months.
HT- Obituaries snd calls on csne'oates
Fly Cents per square.
k5- The privilege of yearly advertisers u
rt<'rtly lin ted 20 their own immediate and
reealar business: and the business OF an ad-
vsr.ising firm is MT considered as including
that OF its individual members. % NO de-
xiafion from these terms under any cifcum-
ssences
kT Advertisements not marked with th'
ronber Of insertions when handed in, viii o'
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VII rot be inserted at any price.
AZ Announcing candidates Five Dollars
70 he paid in advance in every case.
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done on New Type, and on as reasonAni'
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Gen. Sam. Eouston's
Wedding Secret.

The most singular incident in
tie eventlui life Of SAM Houston,
and one never hitherto explained,
was his abandonment of the Gov
Iernorship OF Tennessee only three
days after marrying young wife.
He became a voluntary exile a.
Inong the Indians of the plaius
Ior years thereafter, was made a
great chief, and only reappeared
in public life when Texas was
struggling for independence. The
Galveston News lifts the veil from
The secret chamber Of Houston s
heart by this strange narrat on :
"What we know about this matter
is so honorable to him that we
shall. for the first time, put it in
print. We may premise that our
Information is derived indirectly
from one now deceased, who. du-
ring her lie, had a right to know
what caused that strange episode
in the life of the great man. Gov
ernor HouStons first bride was a
Tennessee belle of surprising beau
;ty, and of considerable social rank
She was, if not the affianced bride,
at least the sweetheart of a neigh
boring gentleman, when Governor
Houston sought her hand. Her
family being very ambitious, forced
the match. and she was married
After retiring to her bridal cham
ber, her department was such as
to cause him to suspect that while
her hand was his, her heart was
another's. She confessed the truth
heninterrogated, ,and while prom
ieiug fidelity and wifely duty, de-
clared herself unab e TO love him.
He at once retired from the house,
leaving his bride as pure and spot
less as ever. He then resigned
his position and went among the
ICamanches. In due cour e of
time the lady sought and obtained
a divorce"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-01-26

An INGENIOUS lENKEEPER.--1he
story OF the dandy who showed
how much art exceeded force by
separating two fighting dogs by
clapping his snuf-box to their nos
es, is copied by the landlord of
the inn at Dalnacardoch, Scotland,
quite an original in his way. In
winter number Of ihe neighbcr-
ing shepherds assembled at hia
house to drink, crack jokes, aud
while away the long nights. Some
times they get quarrelsome. When
fray is brewing, our hero puts
bit of Cayenne pepper in a bit of
brown paper, makes the tongs red
hot, lifts the packet with them,
and holds it at the bottom Of. tue
door. The result is magical. An
inveterate sneeziug and coughing
commences, which is instantly sue
ceeded by a.rush TO the door aud
break up Of the company.