Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-31
Minor Items.

No symptoms of the epizootic, as
yet.
DR.. Pond has returned from his
Southern trip, looking renewed and re-
invigorated.
An attempt was made in New York
city, yesterday, to obtain two hundred
dollars on forged or swindling check
on the National Bank of Rutland.
Examination of teachers for Rut-
land, next Saturday morning, at nine
o'clock.
-Messrs. Peck and Benjamin, Center
street, have added to their facilities for
doing business by renting an additional
saIesroom Immediately over their store,
and have stairs connected from the rear
of their store.
Presidential election next Tuesday.
Let Republicans see to it that there is a
full vote out. We can and ought to give
Gen. Grant the largest majority ever
rolled up in Vermont.
The representative from Fairhayen,
]. G. Pitkin, was present in the House
and voted for Justin S. Morrill, for Unit
ed States Senator, although the report,
furnished US, omitted his name.
Either through an error of the com
mittee on credentials or of the ''copyist,"
the delegates from Benson to the Repub-
lcan Congressional Convention, held
here last week, were reported as from
Hubbardton. Benson, and not Hub
bardton, was represented by Charles B.
Goodrich and A. S. Bartholomew. Cred
it to whom credit is due. Pitt W. Hyde,
l.. w. Preston and Fayette Barney, the
delegates from. Castleton, were also
omitted from the list.
The returned members of the Yer
mont Cavalry will meet at Montpelier,
Wednesday. November 5th, (the day
previous to the meeting of the Reunion
Society Of Vermont Officers, for the
purpose of forming Reunion of the
Vermont Cavalry Regiment
We are in receipt of a copy of the
thirty-scventh annual catalogue Of the
Brick River Academy Ludlow. The
Fotal attendance for the year has been
POI. Mr. B. A. Griffin in the principal.
Mrs w. Y. w. Ripley returned home
on Monday evening last from a brief
visit to England.
One car of conductor Wcatherlv's
New York train, yesterday noon, got off
the iron near the West street crossing.
Tn car was left and the balance OF the
train switched around it, with only de-
lay OF fifteen minutes.
Tie House of Representatives, on
Tues lay afternoon. passed the bill ap-
propra;ing 5000 for monument to Ma
thani"l Chipmau, 90 which attention
WI. CALI, in Mondays HERALD 10y a
vote Of 200 to 3. The manimity with
which This bin was finally supported is
honorable to the gentlemen of the House
and the STATE.
There will be public examination
of school teachers in the school room Of
tn. Town Hall in Fairhavcn, on Satur-
day, Nov. ID. commencing at @ o'clock
in the forenoon.
Hon. John y. Griswod. Of Troy,
has been lying seriously i'll, but was
somewhat easier last evening. Mrs.
Griswold arrived home yesterday after
noon from Europe, and Immediately re-
paired to the bedside of her stricken huS-
band.
We regret to hear that Mrs. W. w.
Cooke, Of Whitehall, is lying dangerous
ly i'll.
Oscar Gates, one of Bennington's
most prominent young men, son of Hon.
John r. Gates, died on Tuesday NOR
ming. He was sick only six days of
dipthera. He leaves a wife and one
child.
Hon. Nathaniel Fullerton, of Cht4-
ter, who died on Tuesday morning. was
SO years of age. He was the Oldest
bank president in the United States and
probably the oldest Freemason in the
world.