Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-05-02
Minor Items.

Minor Items.
The draw of the bridge over Lake
Ghamplain, connected with the Addison
railroad, was open, the first time this
season, Wednesday and the steamer
Molyeaux with three barges passed
through.
p. K Osgood, well known citizen,
died yesterday, after an illness of one
week, of pneumonia.
We regret to learn of the death of
the wife of Capt Joseph Sheldon, of
Fairhaven.
The public health is improving and
there is considerably less sickness in
this section.
The dog fund in North Adams,
Mass, is divided between the various
public libraries in town. An assessment
on the dogs in Rutland would give a
good start for public library, and prob
ably decrease the number OF ours.
-Co-operative creameries are starting
up through the country.
Young ladies now have the neck-tie
mania.
There is now only one omnibus IN
New York city where ten years ago
there were at least five.
Coral handled parasols are now seen
on the fashionable promenades.
A Western writer describes Dolly
Warden as an animated old fashioned
window curtain thrown over a red brick
wall.
Dog poisoning is becoming an cpl
demic,
Buffalo preachers, a. the first OF
May approaches. are sermOnizing on
Moving Day"
The majority of swindlers and ad-
venturers infesting the country for the
last two or three years have been and
are. it is said, English instead of Italians,
Poles and Hungarians, as formerly.
Sewing machine schools for indi-
gent children are the latest invention OF
the charitable associations, and a very
practicable, sensible and popular inno-
vation it is proving.
1t is estimated nearly 80. 600 dogs are
owned in New York, and at least nine
tenths of them come under the head of
ours, worse than worthless.
The Central Park menagerie, Inter
national circus and Iroquois troupe are
working this way.
The Lake Dunmore House is max
ing preparations for larger number OF
boarders this season than ever.
There will be an average production
of maple sugar in Vermont in spite OF
predictions to the contrary.
The Boston odd Fellows propos,
to give big fair in October, the profits
going to furnish their new building.
in the Dunham divorce case at
northampton, it was shown that Mrs
Dunham had been in retirement at hel
sisters, in Vermont, under the name ot
Annie Dean.
The Rensselaer, and Saratoga Rail!
road are doing an immense freight busi
ness, largely adding to tha business ot
the Rutland Railroad.
The supposed suicide Of Miss Jewet
at Clarcmont. y. H., is now thought Il
/ be an clcpcmcnt.
Butter Is now brought East from
/ California enveloped in linen and packe'
in brine. Within two years butter mad
in the East was sent to California
"A. d. Smith, of Mortified, recent
" hit silver dollar, distance siXtcel
yards, six out Of seventeen times with
revolver
The steamer A. Williams went iron
Burlington to Port Kent and returned
She started on Wednesday morning ol
her Regular trip to Plattsburgh.
The lake is open between Charlotte
and Essex and Capt. T. Hinckly mad
his first trip on Monday the 22nd.
stage runs from Charlotte to the Nc
Niel's Landing twice a day to the maj
trains north and south.
The Troy Young Mems Christia
Association are in quandary wha! t
do with seventy-fve volumes of Eoltair
which have been presented to them.
The building prospects in Benning
ton are good for the present year.
The Vermont Central Railroad Con
pany propose very soon to commenc
the work of laying second track fror
White River Junction to ROyalton.
Plant your yards full of flowers
They act as disinfectants, and are niue
pleasenter than carbolic acid.