Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-11
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY
There is much sickness among the
children at Eergeunes.
William WaLace's team ian away in
Waltham 2 week ago Wednesday, and
smashed things considerably.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
4Ir John Howe of BondviIe. aged -
wears, died suddenly Of apopleXy last
week
Elijah Burton Of Rupert, has sold his
farm to Walter White, Of Hebron, for
$1,000
There are no negroes or Irislmen
in Woodford.
Scarlet fever is disappearing in No
Bennington
Arthur Norton. q son Of II. I. Nor
ton, Esq Of Arlington, had his hand
injured with q saw while at work at the
peg factory.
There Is some talk Of erecting new
seminary building in Manchester. and
using the present building for manufac-
turing purposes
A FrencLmau, while chopping wood
IN Stamford. struck another Frenchman
accidentally on the head with an axe. IL
tlicGng an ugly wound.
As Mr. Charles Garfield and Ora
SIadr were crossing the Battenkiu river
last week THURSDAY. the ice broke
through. letting Nh Can6els into the
water. He was rescued with difficulty.
A beautiful Young trotting mare
(HambletoDian) bred by Capt Shields
If Bennington. was sold last week to A
LutzelbeTEer, Esq, Of Troy, for about
$1,000
Mr.. A II. Potter has sold his farm
in Stamford, saw mill and one hundred
and sixty acres of spruce timber IN
Searsbur-h, 10 c. VI. Brown Of STAN
ford, and D. J. Harrington Of North
Adams, for 5000.
Dexter J. Thayer. son Of Nelson
TLsyer, Of Bennington has just CON-
pleted the sinking of an oil well IL
TitusTIle. Pa. that yields forty barrels
q day.
Nearly all the never failing wells IN
Manchester have given out. and unless
rain comes soon the drOuth viii have a
serious effect on the temperance cause.
Tn dam which supplies water for the
grist mill Of A. @. Clark * Co. al Fac
tory Point. partially gave way on Mon
day night, the 25th. owing 10 the great
pressure Of the ice
Ogden ?. Fisher, Of Rupert. has a six
year Old COW that gave birth TO three
calves March Goth, and all are smart as
sin gle calves ara commonly.
The fine marble miIl Of Nessrs. Terrill
i Kent. at South Dorset. was started
some time ago. but the water Is so low
that II can be ran only a portion Of the
time. The enterprisinE proprietors pro
pose TO put IN an engine TO run the mill
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Many 81 the mills in DauviIle and
vicinity are short of water. and cannot
run but part Of the time.
Mr.. Geo. 4. Davis Of Danville has
book that was printed in London. Eng
land, in the year 1850. making ii at the
present time, 222 years old.
The Portland and Ogdensburg Rail
road Company have contracted for car
rying the mails from Hardwick to s..
Johnsbury for S2.150 per year
Things are getting Strengthened out
AT Hardwick. William H Russell has
recently disappeared with Mrs. Homer
Parks. and Joseph Bailey and LuceIla
Parks have also taken q trip 10 Canada.
Al but Miss Parks are married.
The Portland & Ogdensburgh Rail
road Company have contracted for car
rying the mails from Hardwick to ST.
JohnsbUry for 3, $50 per year. In ad-
dition 10 the above item Of expense.
there Is q mail agent at a salary Of $500.
making a total expense Of 8. $50 10 the
United States government. Before the
Railroad was built. the mails were car
ried by the stages from the same points.
at a cost not exceeding $50 per wear.
No trains have passed over the new
Lamoille Y alley Railroad between ST.
Johnsbury and Hardwick for some two
weeks, owing TO the snow blockade.
A Hardwick man recently undertook
to thaw oct Two hundred feet of lead
pipe by pouring hot water into a large
well He viii probably succeed about
the 4th Of July if he keeps right at his
work
Charles Walker, while IN the depot at
West Burke last Saturday. was taken
bleeding at the nose. and before any as
sistance could be rendered fell 10 the
floor and died instantly
Mr. LuciUs Gilmore has been appoint
ed freight agent at st. Johnsbury.
Il c. Ide, ESQ, has been appointed
town superintendent Of St. Johnsbury
in place of Rev. w. J.. Moves, who de-
clIned the Office.
Canf1er-rash and measles are raging in
Ryegate. Schools In districts Kos, land
1 have been compelled to discontinue in
consequence.
The way freight train from SHEER
brooke TO Lyndonville, Wednesday. was
thrown from the track just above West
Burke by the turning Of rail under the
engine, and the locomotive Enterprise"
and four cars were piled off the dunn
down upon little brook. Mcyicar. fie
fireman, was considerably bruised.