Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-08
Minor Items.

Wednesday evening about s o'clock,
as Fl. B. Monaghan, Twas driving from
Cuttingsville, just after leaving the rail-
road crossing this side of Cuttingsville,
his two dogs following him were attacked
by some animal who bit and tore the
flesh of the dogs in terrible manner.
Mr.. NJ, hearing the shrieks of his dogs,
catching club-went to their assistance,
he found the animal tearing his dogs in
pieces and succeeded in rescuing them
after applying vigorously the stake for a
moment The animal carried one of
the dogs some distance, biting off
a portion of one of his feet. 1t was
! dark 80 the animal was not sufficiently
visible tobe recognized, but from the
wounds, he appears to be ferocious
and dangerous animal and is supposed to
be panther. He was evidently an ami
NAL of no ordinary character and one
that should be disposed of, Were it not
for the dogs he would have undoubtedly
attacked Mr.. NJ.
The report of the murder of Mrs.
Solomon Jewett in California is now
| denied. Solomon W. Jewett, Esq, of
this village say no telegram or informa-
| ton of that character has been received
by the family.
| Mail service was commenced on the
Addison railroad on Friday, leaving here
at $50 and arriving at H.. 35 a. M.
Ring was taken to Windsor on
Thursday.
-Sleighing is excellent in towns ly-
ing east of the Green Mountains.
The rumors afoat in adjoining towns
that several of our prominent merchants
have failed are entirely unfounded. The
Rutland merchants were never doing a
more prosperous and sound business
than at the present time,
The stories in circulation in neigh
boring towns that small pox is spreading
and that there are eleven cases in this
village, and that the selectmen have
closed one whole street on account
thereof, are untrue.
Three new engines are being con-
structed for the Harlem Extension rail
road, to be delivered early IN the spring,
The London Times speaks of Yer
mont as puritan State"
Thursday was the first of February,
the second month of the year This
month was named from Fe5rus an Ital-
ian Divinity. It was during this month
in which were celebrated Februa, feasts
on behalf of the names of deceased per
sons. This month with January, was
added to the year by Numa, 713 B. c.
The liberality of the citizens of
Middlebury during the last session of
the State Teachers Association, at that
place, last week, is spoken of in the
warmest terms by those who enjoyed
their hospitality.
A ball from thereyolver of some per-
son passed directly through a window and
just over the head of alady on Saturday
afternoon, dropping to the floor q few
feet beyond her.
Lent begins this year February H.
St Valentines Day.
The calico dress ball, to come off
soon. will be conducted by several Of
our we'll known colored citizens.
A letter from Senator Baker was
read at the last meeting of the Washing
ton County Board of Supervisors, stat
ing that ii was thcmtention of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal Company to
build railroad from Whitehall to Gran
vile. in a short time.
-Almon Farnsworth, hotel keeper at
Hermon, St. Lawrence Co., was poisoned
to death one night last week, by drink
inc beer in which some of his ''friends"
had deposited strychnine. He only
lived about thirty minutes after taking
the beer They have not been able as
vet to determine the perpetrator Of the
crime
Thomas Hammond, Esq, Of Crown
Point. has been elected one Of the dircc-
tors of the Union National Bank of
Troy, n. y.
Lawrence Barnes, Esq, of Burling-
ton. has been elected President of the
National Horse Nail Company at Yer
gennes.
A water famine occurred suddenly !
at Lyndonyille on Tuesday last, leaving
the railroad shops and all the familicsof /
the village without water.
The Connecticut and Passumpsic /
Rivers Railroad has declared a dividend !
Of per cent, payable February list,
10 holders OF preferred stock January
Goth.
A scott Presidential" club has
been organized in Cleveland. 1t is Tom /
Scott of -. not the General Scott
of -, who is the tigurc-hcad on the tar
get.
The Vermont Uronjc5e comments
thus on TIE HERALD's notice of the
election OF Mr. Dana to the Presidency
If the Vermont Teachers Association
" hiit VIZ Apply VIC VIII 'iltt'iit 'N'll-
7liment Of The HERALD to Mr.. Dana,
W may say that to our eye, the AssOci-
alton is the more to be congratulated
for its choice of a President who is 50
a practical and successful
School Muster in the best sense of that
ancient, but now, nearly obsoleteword.
-"Charles Barton the feeble Water
1ury Bank robber, who left Montpelier
asst October for the Vermont State
Prison. has not yet arrived.
The number Of c6nyicts i'll the Yer
mont State Prison, Feb. list. was 98-
our being females.
"A Mr. Bingham Of Vermont, re-
,orts that on Friday evening he was at
Acked by two men while going over