Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-24

look like OStentatl0n, These articles
are the property of his cousin, John ID.
Powers of Woodstock, VT. who was
an intimate friend of the eminent sculp-
tor Democrat. s.. .t..s
- FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The steamer A. Williams commenc-
ed her regular trips on Monday, l4th
inst, between St. Albans Bay and
Plattsburgh.
The St. Adams rolling mill has al
ready turned out rails enough to supply
thirty miles of railroad.
"A letter was recently placed in the
postoffice at st. Adams, directed to
S'Joitte Cite, Quinequiqnite"-in plain
English, Jewett City, Connecticut.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The Alburg Springs House is fast
filing up and there is every prospect Of
a successful season. It's guests, who
represent the large cities and towns,
southeast, seem to appreciate the enter
tainment offered under the present man
agement. = .s#... -. 1872.
~. #.# ORANGE COUNTY. T..
"A. IT. Smith, prominent and sue
cessful merchant of West Randolph,
died quite suddenly at that place on
Sunday afternoon. -.....-..
On the 4th inst. party of twenty
three persons collected in honor of ''the
dav we celebrate" and had a regular old
fashioned sugaring-off at the house of
Charles Day, in STAFFORD, near which
was a drift of snow which had been eX-
posed to the weather the whole season.
Albert E. Hyde, Of West Derby,
who was some months since arrested and
lodged in Jail at Chelsea for attempting
to cash forged drafts at st. Johnsbury
and Wells River, was arraigned at the
recent term of court in Orange county.
He plead not guilty, and trial was post
poned till the December term. ....s
...- ORLEANS COUNTY.
The house of Geo Annis, in Alba
ny, was struck by lightning and burned
July TO- Insured for $400. ...
= Mr.. Raymonds yatch. Oracle, a
neat little propeller about 40 feet long,
was launched at Newport, on Tuesday.
AT the Albany town meeting last
Thursday, it was voted to aid in the
construction of the NJ. II. & B. r, r. ,
by taking stock to the amount Of five
times the grand list.
The Lady of the Lake is to make
two trips day through the lake, max
ing close connection with the ears on
the Passumpsic and Eastern Counties
railroads at Newport.
There is some trouble in the New
port pCst-ofilCe, and d. NJ. Smart, of the
Eapress, proposes to take the emolu-
- fl no
next four years, more or less, provided
he can get the appointment. 49,.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. 49,.
Bruce & Ladd are now running
two stages between Morrisville and
Waterbury. f......... -.
The cheese factory at Waterbury
Center is in successful operation. 1t is
supplied with the milk of four hundred
and ten cows, and from eighteen to
twenty large chceses are made daily.
M. P. Courscr, formerly of Mont
pelier, but who now keeps tailor shop
in Montreal, is said to be the "head
centre" of the smuggling gang re-
Gently unearthed by the custom house
detectives.
--Messrs Joseph Gould e Son have
commenced rebuilding their wooden
mill at Gouldsville, in NOrthfield. Their
new factory is to be 10 by So feet, four
stories high, and will accommodate six
sets of machinery, instead Of five. as be-
fore 1t is to be of brick, and $40. 900
will he expended for putting the mill In
complete running order
wINDHAM COUNTY. .....
There was slight frost in some
of the hill towns in Windham county on
the morning of July Z. ........
The mail route between Brattleboro
and Chesterfield, n. H, has been dis
continued, and in the future Chester
field will be daily supplied from Keene.
A citizen of Halifax. the scene Of
the murder of VIM Smith, by Crosier
of July 4th, says that for years Crosier
had been in the habit of threatening to
shoot his family when intoxicated, and
that they have been driven from home
repeatedly, and taken shelter at a neigh
boris house for protection Some Of the
papers, nevertheless have been saying
that Crosier was a peaceabte and law
abiding citizen. .-...-...-..
in every car on the Connecticut
River railroad there is q box overhead at
one end, in which is the name of the
next station and it is changed as they
leave the stations. As the change is
made bell strikes twice, which attracts
the attention of the passengers, 50 that
the box always exhibits the name of the
next station, and so on. Thus passen-
. gers always know the name of the stop
ping place and also ii it connects with
any other railroad
....-..... WINDSOR COUNTY. r.. g.
The United States Circuit Court
commenced its session at Windsor on
Tuesday Ward Hunt, the new Judge
of the United States Supreme Court,
presides. ... ...s.. ....
DIR. Geo, W. Cotton has resigned
the leadership Of the Woodstock Cornet
Band and his resignation has been ac-
cepted. The band is now under G. NJ.
Cobb, musical director, asd is making
good progress. .....- ~
"A slight trouble arose, a few days
since, between Henry Fuller and Mr..