Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-03-21

society was organized III 1910.
All sorts of rum rows are disturbing
the usual serenity of Ripton.
F. H. Dean, Esq, of West Cornwall,
recently sold twenty ewes for $500 to
Geo. Martin of East Rush, New York.
Good blOoded sheep are IN active demand
in Addison county, at good prices
This high quality of sheep is the result
OF careful breeding and proper raising.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bondyille has spiritualist church.
Carney & Abbott will soon start a
factory for the manufacture of cotton
goods at Bennington.
Young Haine who was so badly frozen
at North POWnal, while intoxicated has
since died. The Banner says: The Sc
verify of his exposure was too great for
his constitution though naturally strong.
He expressed much sorrow for the step
that led him so sadly astray, followed
by resolves, if spared, to pursue a course
of life that would convince his friends
of the sincerity Of his regrets for the
past.
Temperance is the prevailing topic in
Readsboro Its lodge of Good Tenn
plars has a membership of eighty-two
and increasing. The Hartwellville
lodge numbers fifty.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
c. A. Sylvester, OF st. Johnsbury, is
President, T. W. Sanborn, of Lyndon
vile, Secretary, c. NJ. Stone, ST. Johns
bury, Treasurer of the Caledonia Agri-
cultural Society.
1t cost Mr.. Ward of st. Johnsbury
SO to cuff his daughter
Fank, son of D. Wheeler, who works
bury sawed off two first fingers on his
right hand, while 'puttering'' about a
circular saw on Monday.
w L. Pearl of Sheffield claims to beat
the State in the egg business, having
from the first Of April last up to Janu-
ary list, shipped to market 130 bbls,
$3.50 doZ. at an average cost of 20 cents
per dozen, making $1,710, and all taken
at the store in trade.
Geo. Aver of St. Johnsbury was
thrown out of a sleigh by a runaway
horse and had his thigh broken The
same leg had been amputatcd below the
knee. He is IS years old.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Friday morning last the barn and out
buildings of Peter Blood, of Essex Cen
ter, VT, were entirely destroyed by fire,
with all their contents except the stock,
which was saved.
Williston at the annual town meeting
voted against adopting the town system
Of common schools.
Mrs. WaughOp's readings in Chitten-
den county are meeting with good sue
cess.
William Ward, of Milton, attempted
to jump from sleigh while the horse
was running, and fell upon one side 80
to break three ribs,
As two boys, sons of J. b. Sutton of
Shelburn, were preparing kindling wood,
the axe Aew from the hand of the one
who was splitting, and struck the other
fair in the face, cutting his nose COM
pleteIy through.
Mr. John Turncy. Of Underhill, VT.
recently had what appeared to be a
corn removed from one of his toes, but
instead of obtaining relief. his foot and
leg began to swell, and finally the leg
had to be taken off below the knee
ESSEN COUNTY.
Three yoke Of oxen Herbert Lathe. Of
West Charlotte, was numbering with in
broke through the ice recent
ly, and were drowned. all being attached
to one sled.
While digging under a pile Of slate re-
Gently, at North Concord, Warrington
Farr, Of st. Johnsbury. was severely in
jured, in consequence of its falling over
him.
J. D. White, the jewcler at Island
Pond has been arrested at the suit Of a
Miss Blake of Lyndon, who claims
that he promised to marry her. His
was attached and was after
wards receipted. The lady claims $50
)0O Whites property inventoried $500.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The mills in SwantOn have been
obliged to suspend work for the last two
months on account of low water.
The Missisquoi River railroad will i'm
build new bridge, with solid /
masonry abutmcnts, over the Missisquoi /
It RiChfOrd.
The meetings at the Union church at /
3ichford still continue, and much in
crest is manifested. Nearly thirty have
zone forward for prayers at one time.
Dr.. II. Baxter & Son of Highgate,
ave sold out their right to manufacture |
\. G. Whites Elixir, BaxtGr's Worm |
Iozenges and Pills, to Lord & Bros of .
Burlington for the sum of eight thous-
md dollars.
David Patch, at work for A. Maynard
# Bakersville, attempted to commit su-
eide last Saturday morning, by cutting
lis throat. He was alive at last ac-
cunts.
More papers are received at the East
Fairfield post Office in proportion to the
lumber of inhabitants than at any other
'Ost office in the State.
Charles Jenne of Berkshire, Vt, was
ound frozen to death on Tuesday morn
ng in the door yard of Mr.. Feno Wells.
Ie had walked to Richford Mon
ay forenoon, returning at night, and it
supposed that the storm and cold
oming upon him so suddenly caused
is death. ....
LAMOLLE COUNTY.
A genuine ghost story is rife among
he laborers in the railroad cut at John
on, where Jackson was recently killed
me Frenchman saw the apparition of
is departed friend, which so fright
ned him that he tainted.
On the 2d inst, Mrs. Griswold died at
ne residence of her son, Joseph Heath,
North Hydepark, at the advanced age
f 90 years. Her grandchildren num-
cred 81, and her great grand children
3. She remarked several times just
efore her death that she was going to
Ike Mrs Heath with her. Mrs. Girls
old was buried ON Sunday, the 4th,
nd Mrs. Heath died on Tuesday morn
lg following.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Dr. Howard of Vershire offers to put
ne mile of road in readiness for the
ills as his part toward building the new /
lilroad !
The recent mortgage made by the di-
,ctors of the Montpelier and Wells