Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25
Minor Items.

The Connecticut river is again tend
ing upward. 1t has risen 81 feet since
Saturday noon, and is now IL feet in
ches above low water mark.
The sale of prize packages on rail
road trains has been abolished by an act
of the New York Legislature.
Another divorce case scandal.
Troy has been finding six pound eels
in her water pipes. Just think OF it,
accidentally swallowing such insects. II
makes one winggle to think of about it.
-Paymaster, Geo. w Beaman, of the
Navy, is detached from the Ossipee, OF
the Pacific fleet, and ordered to settle
his accounts. Paymaster Beaman is
spending few days in town.
Ole Bull will play in the Opera
House, May 8.
"A valise was found three weeks age
in the street, evidently belonging to a
lady, which can be procured of the por-
Ter al Jne Bat6S House.
-Howe's Great London Circus and
Sanger's English Menagerie of trained
animals is coming early.
-Quilp says the political phenomena
of the village excel in variety and start
ling suddenness any earthquakes he ever
heard OF.
John Morrisey has located at Saratoga
for the summer.
Some sections have Dolly Warden
cats.
"A new fruit and confectionery store
is soon to be established.
Dolly Warden carpets are the latest
novelties in that line.
The fare on the New York and
Troy steamboats, for the season will be
so cents, with berth S100, with state
room $500.
If you would be rich advertise.
The New York canals will be opened
May 18th.
-Manning's celebrased band of min
strels are on their way.
Families in Bristol have been pois-
oncd by eating cheese, drinking aconite
by mistake, and imbibing hop beer.
All are recovering.
The May number of Good Health is
published. This number completes the
third volume of magazine which stead
lily grows in merit and favor. Published
by Alexander Moore, Boston,
The May number of the Catholic
World contains several noticeable ar
ticles of literary and intrinsic worth,
among them a view of "Tennyson, as
Artist and Novelist" and "The Mother
of Lamartine." In the notice of ga
Sisters Story" there is a reply to the
charge of the Protestant press that the
translator or publisher of the story has
garbled a creed therein formulated.
Luther Holmes, Secretary of the
Mechanics and Agricultural Association
of Louisiana, will accept acknowledge
ments of his polite attention. The sixth
grand State Fair of Louisiana will be
held at New Orleans, commencing April
oath and continue seven days.
Key West makes ZOO cigars daily.
-Glens Falls, says the Republican, is
well filled with handsome, manageable
girls. Young men from distance, with
good characters and a capital of five
dollars apiece to pay the preacher,
could be made awful happy by calling
around these days.
Amy Stones Theatre is at St. Johns
bury.
Horace Paddock, of Lyndon, has a
few bottles of brandy in his cellar over
Is years old.
Peter Coon has filed an application
in bankruptcy, and a member of the
Chittenden County bar says it is owing
to P Coon-iary embarrassments.
The Woodstock Age says: 1--WE
understand that party of WOodchucks
have leased the Woodstock railroad for
a term of years"
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton of Springfeld, Mass, have inaugur-
ated open air services. The first was
held last Sabbath in the presence of 300
persons who gave respectful attention
throughout 1t is the design of the AS
ISOLATION to multiply their outdoor ser
vices during the present season. This
would be a good example for the Rut-
land Association to initiate.
"A splendid marble statue, represent
ing Flora Goddess of Liberty" is on
exhibition at the Bates House. 1t will
be disposed of by ticket.
The Hartford and New Haven and
Connecticut and Passumpsic River rail
roads, following the example of the
Connecticut River railroad, will reduce
their passenger tariff next month.
The Rutland Railroad preferred
stock sells in Boston at go.