Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20

JunCtlOu restraining In6m from dlVertlng
or polluting the waters of the river, and
over this question 1t is expected that an
other 'Battle of Bennington" will be
fought.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
DIR. Newell of Barnet, reports three
cases of small pox in that town. In
Woodville, across the river in New
Hampshire, of three cases there, two
groved fatal.
DIR. Cutting of Lunenburgh, who
has kept q meteorological record longer
than any other man in the State now
living, has received fine set of mete-
geological instruments from Charles Will
der of Peterboro, N. II.
oHITTENDEN COUNTY.
-WillIston, in 1872, had eight mar
riages, thirty-seven births and twenty
eight deaths.
-Hinesburgh, by a handsome major
ity, voted to retain the town system of
schools. Jericho and Essex made pro-
gress backward by returning to the dis
trict system.
The Irish citizens Of Burlington and
Winooski celebrated St. Patrick's Day
n splendid style. They had a process
sion with band, ETC., high mass at the
Cathedral, with a sermon by Rev.
Father Lane, a meeting in City Hall
with an address by Rev. Father Lynch,
and a banquet at st. Mary's Hall in the
evening.
ESSEX COUNTY.
At Canaan the logging season has
been fair one on the whole, and some
ten millions will 90 down the Connect
icut river in the spring from that local
ity.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
-Rodney Whitmore Of ST. Adams is
liquor commissioner for the county.
Eight children died of scarlatina at
Richford within two weeks.
-Swanton got an appropriation Of
S25, 900 for the Improvement of its har-
Dor.
Bakersfield voted every man a
pound-keeper and his barn and yard
pound Accommodating town that. 1t
raised town tax of fifty cents on the
dollar.
Julia Brown, ST. Adams girl,
whose parents were meddling too much
III llCl tONJ ulE ans lIlJ lOili13 INCIiILlys
and went to Lowell, where she obtained
work in one Of the mills. Here the low
er followed her, but before matters could
be consummated, the cruel father APP
peared upon the scene and arrestiug his
disobedient daughter, bore her off before
the lovers very eyes.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
-Alburgh has received for hay which
has been shipped by the cars of the Yer
mont Central railroad company, during
six months past ending March LIST, nine
ty-sevcn thousand dollars and Isle La
Mott for beans alone, the sum Of forty
thousand dollars.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
several cases Of small pox are r.
ported from Elmore. There has been
one death from the disease, but the au-
thorities are taking active measures to
prevent its spread.
AT the February term of Grand Isle
county Court, there were two jury cases;
other cases were disposed Of by continu-
ance or discOntinuancc. There were
fourteen new entries and the grand
jury found four true bills of Indictment,
one being against some young men in
South Hero for burning the regalia Of
the Good TempIars.
ORANGE COUNTY.
--Wiiliamstown is the banner town of
the state for snow. The total fall the
present winter thus far amounts 10 13t
inches. or over ten feet.
AT the house If NJ. Frederick
WaShburn. near Randolph Center. ljy.
Mir VIM Foster and wife. and NJ
Fielder Clark and wife, aged respective
" sc, s.. so and 80 years.
oRLEAAs COUNTY.
-Canker rash is prevailing at New
port Center, and in several towns in the
northern part of Vermont.
On Tuesday of last week the coun-
ty voted on the question of removing
the county buildings from Irasburgh to
Newport with the following result
Whole number OF votes cast, 1875; for
removal, "a; against removal. 1851.
"A son of Gutter Seayey, of Barton,
aged about II years, while attending
school several months ago, was hit on
the head with a snow ball, and has been
an invalid ever since, and has now lost
the use of his limbs.
Truth stranger than fiction Two
or three wears since, man was residing
in Orleans county, who married and bur
led two wives. and subsequently, lived a
wid0wer thirty years. At the are of
76, he was united in holy wedlock with
the lady he would have married first, had
not untOward circumstances prevented.
The bride had been married, and within
the space of Il year after her husbands
death the marriage took place.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
-Waitstield has refused to go back to
the district system of schools, by a large
majority.
Chester Clark and II. J. Cotfey
have purchased the American House at
Montpelier of Col. Levi Boutwell,, and
Robert T. Aldrich will soon assume sole
CONTROL of the Pavilion at the same
place, his partner, Mr.. Jersey, retiring.
The chair factory of VIM. G. Fair
bank, at Waterbury, was burned with
all the machinery on the oath day of
january last. Mr.. Fairbank ordered
new machinery the next day after the
fire, bought a building near by and on
the 10th inst, just forty-fve days after
wards, commenced running q new chair
factory.
A promising young man at Barre,
thinks it about time for him to ''swear
Off when he saw" lot of small snakes
wriggling in the bottom of his sleigh,
while returning from a dance, and also
saw no less than fifty rats on a dry
goods box in front of a store IN that VII
lage.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Nine persons were received into the
Congregational church, at Springfield,
March Cd.
-Rey. DR.. G. Il. Drake with I'M
proved health, is again preaching in
Royalton.
The Catholics recently held an oys-
ter festival at White River Junction
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