Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-08
Vermont News.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.


to build ten coal-kilns in Glastonbury.
The Bennington knitting mills ara
all doing rushing business, the sale Of
goods being lively and at good prices
The Stamford lumbermen say that
this is the best winter they have had FOR
drawing logs during many years. Just
snow enough.
Albert Reyes left Bennington Tues.
day morning last to hire wood-chopper.
from Canada to operate on the Glaste6.
bury railroad.
A party from Champlain, Y. Y. I.
bailing hay in Bennington for the Me-
York and Boston markets. He has al.
ready bailed over 300 bales.
"A party from North Adams is talk.
ing OF opening first-class confectionery
establishment in Bennington.
IN. B. Crawford, who is now engsg.
ed IN getting the wood off lot in Wood
ford, says scarcely a day passes witborf
his seeing a lynx, which has been know
to inhabit lodge near his tract for The
past two or three years. Rabbits and
partridges are also abundant.
On Monday evening last row oc-
CURED at the saloon of John Healey IN
North Bennington. A man by the name
of McCarty and his father, together
with one Handron, got into dispute
with David Niles, a resident of Shafts
bury. In the midst of the dispute one
of the three hit Niles on the head with
an iron weight, injuring him severely.
Elmer Tinkham, residing near tbe
State line in SALISBURY, was seriously
injured on Saturday last, while drawing
load of wood upon a wagon. The
wood fell off, throwing hin4- under il
and also beneath the wagon, two wheels
of which passed over his body, breaking
his thigh in two places and crushing one
hand. Fears are entertained that the
injuries will prove fatal.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Caledonia County Fair Ground
Company is in debt TO the amount Of
$500.
The farmers of Caledonia county
hold a public meeting at the Avenue
House Hall, St. Johnsbury, February
22d.
H. r. Dearborn, of Chelsea, was
tripped up by boys coasting on the ice.
He was taken up senseless, and remained
in a critical condition for several days.
One ear has been deaf since the acci.
dent.
Recently, a city physician attempt
ed TO remove an ovarian tumor which
Mrs. George W. Prescott, Of Lyndon,
had been suffering with for a year past
The operation was abandoned as being
impossible, and the patient bled todeath
in a few hours.
On Monday last another link was
added to the Vermont division of the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
Trains began running east Of St. Johns
bury to West Concord, a distance Of
nine miles, making fOrty-three miles Of
the road in operation.
Some three weeks ago the family Of
J. VI. Ball, Of Sutton, were taken sick
about the same time, which proved The
result Of poison, occasiOned by the Use
Of water running through a lead pipe
recently laid down. They are all very
sick. the recovery Of Mrs. Ball being
for some days considered hopeless.
A young man named Kerr, at work
in MOrse's clapboard and single factory
at Newark, while adjusting a belt re-
Gently, got caught between the belt and
shaft and was fearfully mangled. The
chances of his life are small. One Of
his arms was broken in four places, and
he is thought to be injured internally.
John Swallow and Palmer CaproD
came very near meeting with serious
accident In attempting TO cross the rail-
road, near W. Bronson's in Hardwick,
one day last week. They attempted 10
cross with the engine close upon them,
when the horse got scared, tipping them
over and on to the track. They barely
had time TO pick themselves off as the
rain passed them. Never be in a hurry
o cross the track when the cars are
near by.
"A case of that dread disease, cegebro
pinal meningitis, has occurred In
Mass. Miss Lillian Morris
f St. Johnsbury, went to Springfield
bout ten days ago, TO visit her uncle
nd aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Steb-
,ins, at whose house she became sud
emily sick on Saturday, soon after going
ut of her head and then lGpsing into
asensibility. Her father was telegraph
4 to and arrived Sunday morning, 9ua
he continued in the same state till her
cath on Sunday afternoon. Her health
adj not been very good for some time,
ut she was thought to be as well g
sual up to the day before she died
ESSEX COUNTY.
E. F. johnson has been appointed
OF Customs at Island Pond
ice NJ. N. Mason.
C. c. Farmer, while shacklSlg cars
{ Island Pond, got his arm between the
unters and it was badly damned, but
o bones broken.
The Island Pond lumber interest Is
The Norton Mills Comps-
V have row about 1000, 900 feet and
xpect to get as much more. They have
80 men and 20 horses at work.
A man at work for Bailey & Fol
tnsbee. Victory. was struck by limb
rom a falling tree, one day last week,
nd his skull fractured. Il was thought
G must die, but contrary to expectation
e appears to be getting well.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A little daughter of John Wright al
Newport Centre, was run over by LOAD
f lumber, last Friday One runner
assed over her leg, badly bruising II,
ut fortunately no bones were brokon.
"A Frenchman named Ed. BOdwine.
-as ch0pping down tree in the woods
ear North Troy, last Saturday, when
NIB fell from a tree in which it was
1dged, striking Bodwine On the hsad-
lie remained insensible for some time,
ut is expected to recover.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Waterbury village has POP families; e
,hildren under twenty years 312, aIei
ighty-four of these are under five years
f age.
There are 121 boys in the State Re
)m School at Waterbury.
Miss Ellen Briggs, living with Jas,
T. johnson, Esq, of Mortified, got
adj fall on Monday, the 18th ult., while
angling out clothes. She was severely
ljurcd I'm one side.