Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-23

dog, enough. The child mas large Wen
developed head but weakly body.
One night last week, in Bennington
a man named Ray, sat down to read, with
kerosene lamp in his hand, and fell
asleep. When be awoke, he thought hi
smelt wool burning. The lamp had
fallen from his hand and exploded, throw
ing the oil over him and enveloping hin
in flames The fire was extinguishee
after some tall dancing and rolling on thu
carpet.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Two or three old Wesleyan preach
ers in Sheffield, are making raid on Free
Masonry, in that town.
-Hardwick enjoys the distinction o
possessing "haunted house"-owned ani
occupied by Mr.. Ba.chelder. The fam
lily hear stamping upon the steps and the
whinnying of horse at the door, bu
when they go they can see nothing.
CnITTENDEN COUNTY.
The expenses for supporting the pool
in Colchester the past year was $3.50, about
half the cost of the previous year. The
town farm Melted profit of $52.
The band at Winooski have adopted
the name of fisherman Cornet Band" ir
honor Of their leader, and they dedicated
concert hall" last evening.
Emery Reynolds of Milton, killed las
week an Ayrshire steer of 20 month";
which dressed 745 pounds.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Rev. Moses Pattee has returned tt
Bloomfield from Colebrook, n. H., where
he has been preaching for the last three
years.
Perkins, Libbey & Co. of Bloomfield
are getting about four million feet of lum
Der into their mill, Notwithstanding thu
scarcity of snow this winter.
"A little daughter of CharlesW. Owen
of Concord is blessed with eleven grand
parents. Sylvanus Owen and wife, ant
Daniel Quimby and wife are her grand
parents. Sylvanus Owens father ant
mother and his wife's mother are living
and Daniel Quimby's mother and hi
wife's father are both living. These ar
her great-grandparents. Daniel Quimby'
grandfather and grandmother, John Rus
sell and wife, are both living, ant
are the little girls great-great grandpar
ents, making in all eleven.
FRANKLIN CosNTf.
There is some talk about building
Universalist church at Enosburgh Falls
Work on the Railroad at Enosburgh
is progressing. The deep cuts and fill
and culverts near the village are vel
under way.
The Methodist Society at Enosburgl
Falls, after having obtained subscription
of about $4,000 towards building a ney
church, have apparently suecumbed.
The site for the new Episcopal Churc'
at Enosburgh Falls, is finally decide
upon.
The officers of Lincoln Lodge q
Euosburgh, were publicly installed Eel
10, after which an oyster supper wa
served
The Good Templars of Highgat
Center, gave a theatrical entertainment
Feb. Z, which was decided success. Pro
Deeds go to purchase musical instrument
for the lodge.
"A great revival is going on at Fair
fax, in the Methodist church, and so on
. recent evening went forward for prayers
The citizens of Bakersfield held a
educational meeting Feb. IA, at which /
S. Kellogg, Principal of the Academy dc
livered an able address, and resolution
were adopted looking towards an effort t
adopt the town system of schools at tn
coming March meeting.
The liquor agents in franklin connt
sold 275 gallons more of liquor last yea
than the year before. The total sold q
the agencies was 1,038 gallons, of whic
over one half $3.50 was sold at the s.
Adams agency.
AT West Berkshire the other daJ
Mrs. Philo Ervins applied camphor to a
aching tooth, and going to the stow
leaned over it to heat her face when SD
suddenly tainted away, and falling ON I
TIE stove burned her face and neck, S
that her life was despaired of for som
time.
The Bakersfield Academy commence
its next term, March list.