Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
PORT HENRY.

"A match game of base ball was play
ed in this village on the 21st inst, be-
tween the Blue Stockings of this place
and the Adirondacks of Elizabethtown.
Score, 81 to 40 in favor of the Blue
Stockings; time of game, two hours and
forty minutes.
"A match game was played on the
same day between the Ocean Waves of
cOndcrOga. Score, 90 to 43 in favor of
the Ocean Waves; time of game, two
hours and twenty minutes.
The Ionics of this place have been
patiently waiting for long time for the
appearance of some nine young fellows
who think they can take q ball away
from them. They will play with any
club that wishes to play with them.
The Van Ornam Block was sold at
auction on Saturday last, under.mOrt-
gage foreclosure. The highest amount
bid was S11. 500, by Patrick Cook of
Moriah.
Rev P. Phillips, P P, at Mine
vile, died on Monday at his residence in
Mineville.
Michael Kennedy leaves town next
Monday to pass the winter in Florida.
There seems to be a dead lock in
politics here this fall. Plenty of bar
room gas, but no work.
"A long time ago the people of this
place were promised that depot should
be built. The want of one here is great
ly felt, and it ought to be built before the
winter sets in.
Work is progressing very rapidly on
the n. Y. & G. r. r. between this place
and Whitehall. The company want one
thousand more men right away. The
road must be completed by December,
1878.
The new railroad bridge. built across
the highway on the road to Cedar Point,
is strong and neat structure, and looks
much better than the old rickety thing
that it replaces. The L. G. s. NJ r. r.
are also building large round house,
machine and carpenter shops, and have
them nearly completed. They will be
able hereafter to do all their work at
home.
William Y. S. Woodward, who for
the past two years has been studying
law in the Office of Waldo Tobey &
Beckwith, has been admitted to the Bar
and has recently opened an office in
Plattsburgh, N. Y.
Walter Morrill, has been appointed
Assignee of the estate of Edward Col
Inns, lately deceased, bankrupt.
SQUEzIx.
Sept. %, 1872.
FACTORY POINT.
Col. M. S. Colburn has gone off on
a deer hunt among the Adirondacks.
"A. G.. Clark & Co. are making ex-
tensive repairs on their upper DAM
"A very fine Grant and Wilson flag
has been procured at an expense of 1925,
which will be first swung to the breeze
on Monday at p. M, at which time
Loveland Munson, Esq, will deliver an
address. A general invitation is extend
ed to all to be present.
The Dean Manufacturing Company
have their machine for saturating shin
giles, according to the Blanchard mode
OF preserving wood, placed IN position
and will soon be able to fill all orders
for these shingles, which orders afore-
said, have already accumulated to an un-
looked-for extent.
BENNINGTON.
Mrs. ]. w. Townsend left the depot
in this place to go visit her brother in
Mt. Holly, n. j., two weeks since, and
has not been heard from since her depar-
ture. Telegrams have been sent and re-
ceived from friends in New York and
Brooklyn, where she has formerly visit
ed, and from her brother in New Jersey,
but no intelligence has been received Of
her whereabouts.
FAIRHAVEN.
The Greeley and Brown flag here
came to grief last Thursday, the .stidal
wave" of that morning being too much
for it to stand, as the wind carried it
away, together with the flagstaff. The
remains of the flag were gathered up
and safely deposited until another ''po-
litical revolution" sweeps over our land.
NORTH BENNINGTON.
Wales Cornet Band played at Green
wich, N. T., on Wednesday. In the eve-