Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-06
Vermont News.
GENERALLY

Vermont News. ..:
GENERALLY
One per cent of the Grand List in
the cores and unorganized towns OF Yer
mont is $134453.
The Legislature 80 changed the law
at it's last session that the fees for writs
returnable before Justice of the Peace,
shall be one dollar each.
The population of Vermont in 1850
was 314,441, being an increase in ten
years of 122,33S.
The twenty.eighth annual session of
the Legislature of Vermont. was held at
Windsor in 1901, commencing October
ID, and closing November 8, after ses-
sion of % days.
Vermont has increased 8 per cent. in
the number of establishments of produc-
tive industry in 1870, over the number re-
turned in 1860.
The Springfield Republican says: A
venerable man from Vermont, 95 years
old, who had come down to visit his
granddaughter in this city, was in
Adam s barber shop day or two since,
getting shaved that being the first time
in sixty years that any one but himself
had touched a razor to his face. b was
as active and gay as a boy, criticised the
BARRIERS steel, and said he ought to try
the razor he was in the habit of using.
There are 6S,5S1 taxable heads in
Vermont.
The list for State taxes in the cores
and unorganizsd towns in Vermont is
$1,417.53.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington Free Press says
prisoner in the county Jail fell out while
leaning against the wall, and that the
structure is to be papered for better Sc
curity. t... -....
An attempt at suicide occurred in
Bennington village few days since,
laudanum being the means adopted and
two ounces the dose. 1t was discovered in
time, and prompt medical measures saved
the life of the person.
One per cent. of the Grand List of
Bennington county is $57, 1856.
The population of Bennington ooun-
ty in 1910 was 1898, being an increase
from 1900 of 1882.
The original name of the town of
Peru was Bromley, and was changed by
the Legislature, Feb. 3, 1904.
DR.. Henry Sheldon was town clerk
in Rupert for thirty years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Calvin Brown of Waterford finished
sowing his wheat on Saturday last, a
thing seldom if ever before done in North
ern Vermont.
The Touring mill at Paddock village
has been sold to two Ogdensburg men,
who propose to erect new mill below the
present one, with capacity for turning
out two hundred barrels of -four per day.
AS Mrs. Esther Hutchinson of st.
Johnsbury came home from prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening. she mistook the
door, and fell down the cellar stairs,
breaking both arms.
The annual town report for Dan
vile shows that the charges for attorney
fess, etc., in the Montpelier and St.
Johnsbury railroad case, amounts to over
$500
Full blown pansies we're picked in
garden at st. Johnsbury, VT. March 16.
A year ago the mercury did not rise above
10 below zero from March 4th to March
21st, and there were five days in that
time that ii ranged from 90 to 80 below
at st. Johnsbury.
j. M. Stevens of Hardw has tapped
$500 maple trees this year.
David Boynton, Elisha May, Esq,
and Rev. L. o. Braston are the trustees Of
the st. Johnsbury schools
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
10 tOWu VI JJSStA FOt6u Uu tuc SCbu
to rescind the action of the town in the
adoption of the town system of schools.
Many contend that towns once having
voted to abolish school districts cannot
restore them.
The school district in the village of
Winooski votes tax of IS cents.
On Tuesday afternoon young man
named Henry Kimball, employee in a saw
mill near Colchester. while kicking around
circular saw, had his foot nearly sawed
off at the ankle.
Post Tyler No. 81, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, was organized at
Huntington, March 18th, with Capt.
Hiram Cook as Commander.
Hon. Ezra Mech of Shelburne, has
sold to the Vermont Horse Stock Com
pany 425 acres of his farm for $28, 200.
Eight casks, barrels or kegs, of in
toxicating liquor of various kinds were
seized at Winooski on Tuesday. No par
ties claiming, it was disposed of accord
ing TO the statute. Two rum sellers were
also fined.
The Winooski band have realized |
two hundred dollars from dramatic enter
tainments.
Charles Rich of Milton has sold span
OF chestnut horses to Massachusetts gen.
tleman for $500.
William Y. Mobhs has hoo,, onno;ntoa
Postmaster Of st. George, vice Ira o.
Lockwood, removed.
ESSEX COUNTY
AT the recent term Of the Essex
County Court application was made to
remove q case against the Grand Trunk