Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-25
Rutland County Mention.

are in the town of Rutland.
e Rutland county stands in the grand
list as the richest county in the State.
-Pawlet, Wells, Poultney, Castleton
o Brandon, Rutland, Wallingford, Tin.
mouth and Dandy were the only towns
in Rutland county that were represented
in the Dorset Convention in 1776, te
q frame the constitution of Vermont.
0 The population of Rutland county
in 1901 was 14,7S7. b. .a.ae @
Rev Dan Kent, pastor of the
Congregational Church in Benson, preach.
ed the annual election sermon before the
General Assembly of Vermont at its
session. held at Rutland, October 18TH
1896.
Benson has two physicians, two clergy.
: men, four merchants, four manufacturers,
one tin ware, one lumber, spokes and
/ laths, two marble, one carriages and
sleighs.
Thomas futile was the first represen-
> tative from Brandon in 177S. The town
was then called Neshobe.
Brandon has 594 taxable heads.
William f. Barber of Castleton, on
the Goth of April, sheared twelve Spanish
Merino sheep, raised by him, each bearing
years growth less one day-the total
weight being 1894 pounds, an average per
head of IS pounds and Is ounces. They
were all ewes, nine of whom raised lambs
and three yearlings. Who beats this Let
US know through the HERALD.
-Enos Merrill, Esq., was the member
of the Constitutional Convention from
Castleton in 1914.
Decoration Day, Tuesday, May 30th,
will be observed at South Chittenden.
Hon. d. E. Nicholson of Rutland will de-
liver an address.
The first selectmen of Chittenden
were Nathan Nelson, Nathaniel Ladd and
Solomon Taylor in 1889.
The following officers of Clarendon
Lodge No. lat, I, o. of G.. T., were duly
installed by Henry Webb, Lodge Deputy,
last Friday evening :-Aretas Newton, W.
c. T.; Mrs. NJ. R. FL. Mason, W. V. T. !;
A Fl. Spencer, W. s.; Eva Smith, w. A.
s. !; G. G. Pierce, w. f. S. Mrs. G. Pierce,
w. T.; Odillion Smith, w. M; Mary
Newton, w. D. M; Miss Lille Phillips,
w. I. G. Edward Shaw, W. o. c.; VIM.
T. Herrick, W. c.. Henry Webb, P. w
G. T.; Cornelia Howe, W. R. Fl. s. !;
Emma Howe, W. L. H. S.
Clarendon was chartered September
9th 1861, by New Hampshire, to Caleb
Willard and others, 70 shares, $4,000
acres of land, and comprises in its limits
part or all of the two former New
York grants of Socialbor ough and Dur
ham, under which two, no settlements
were made, and the lands are held by the
frat named charter and no other.
THE Conference Of ministers of the
Congregational Church for the COUNTIES
of Rutland and Bennington, meet at
Dandy, June 9Th. Each church is to be
represented by delegates and ministers.
Ample provision has been made for all
who attend. Rev. William S. Smart, of
Albany, n. Y, is expected to be present.
The new Congregational parsonage will
be ready for occupancy at that time.
The Congregational church society at
DANNY held meeting Friday, Nay 10Th,
and elected the following off 3ers for the
ensuing ear: c. s. Tabor. President
P. A Br. ughton, Vice Pres. 1. E. Tabor,
Secretary r bert Neal, Treas. G. s. Ia
Dor, / s. Waldo, s. L. Griffith, Com
mittep.
Mr.. H B. jenkins. has been appoint
ed liqu IT agent by the sslectmen, for the
town of D 4nby, for the ensuing yaer He
at first declined serving, but finally at
the earnest solicitation of many, be &C.
cepted. 1t is generally well known, that
Mr.. Jenkins lis the right man in the right
place" and that he has given entire salts
faction to every one
AT the last session of the Legislature
an Act was passed incorporating the
Dol an Marble Company, located at Fair
haven, with James Dolan. Horace G.
Wood and Dennis Mcnamara as incor-
porators.
The first settlers of Fairhaven, were
John and William Meachum, Joseph Bal
lard, Oliver Cleaveland and Joseph Has
kins, with their families in 1879.
Elisha Walker was town clerk in
Hubbardton for twenty years.
The most noted summit in the town
of Hubbardtou, is Mount Zion, so named
by Ethan Allen.
The first settlers of Ira are unknown
The Baptisr Church in Ira was organ
lied in 1888, and Elder Thomas Skeels
was settled as its pastor oa the 25th OF
December of the same year.
The first constable of Mendon was
Minott Farmer in 1906.
One per cent of the grand list OF
Mendou is s., 1890.
The town of Middletown was chart
cred in 1884, but was not organized until
1886
-Middletown reports 116 dog.
The appraisal of property in Mount
Holly is $65 571.
Mt. Holly is in latitude 43 deg. 20
minutes and longitude 4 deg. IA minutes
Mt. Tabor has 24,337 acres of taxa
BILE land.
Mt. Tabor is a mountainous township
and much Of il incapable of ever being