Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-23
Minor Items.

fashion. To be succeeded by straight
jackets?
See advertisement for wet nurse
il another column.
The girls talk of decreasing the size
If their polonaise, in view of the disas,
troas effects of the panic.
Tie Patrons of Husbandry have
made it rule Of their order never to &C
IA law but to settle all disputes by arbi-
na,ion, the jury to consist of mutual
friends Of the parties. ....... LII.
Tile lecture season in Rutland will
oDra on the 28th of October, by a lee
,9n. nv Thomas Mast, on caricaturing,
illustrated by blackboard sketches of
monument characters, drawn in the pres
rqr Of the audience. Mast is perfect
master Of his subject, and there will be
lots of fun, as well rs instruction, at the
Opea House on the evening of the 2Sth.
On Saturday last, as B. p. Baker of
New York, well known to many of our
citizens, was on his way to attend a
meeting of the Cheap Transportation
Committee, of which he is chairman, he
attempted to get into stage on Wall
street. and missing his footing he fell to
the pavement, and striking on his
shoulder broke his collar bone in two
places. This will disable him for some
time. .....
We cheerfully call the attention of
business men and investors to the adver-
tisement of the Farmers and Mechanics
Savings Institution and Trust Company,
Of Burlington, Vt, which appears in our
Columns of to-day. This institution, as
will be seen, is regularly chartered by
our State Legislature, and starts in bust
ness with paid up capital of one hun
bred thousand dollars, while its manage
menl is in the hands of financiers whose
reputation is second to none in New
England, as clear headed, trusty, and
successful bankers. 1t is doubtless des-
tined to achieve a permanent and useful
career among the monetary trust and
savings institutions of our State.
The evening passenger train over
the Rensselaer, and Saratoga road, last
evening, was nearly two hours late. The
delay was occasioned by two cars of a
freight train off the track at Castleton,
preventing the passage of trains.
1t is rumored that the Chambly ca
nal will be closed on the LIST of Novem-
Der. This is two weeks earlier than us
ual, and it will be disappointment to
many of the boatmen who were intend
ing to make another trip into Canada
this year, and an early ''tie up will be
The result. ..
the general reduction of wages in
the several mills at the Iron works of
Troy, N. Y, has resulted in general
suspension of work, throwing out of en-
ployment in all the mills over three
thousand men. Last week the rail mill
at the Rensselaer, works, Burdens blast
furnace and portion of Corning's works
were running. Monday morning the on
ly signs of activity at the Iron works
was seen at the blast furnace, which is
the only part of the works in operation.
The following effusion from Mrs.
Darlington will aptly explain the feelings
Of great many in town during this
Changeable weather. The old lady says
Here | have been sufferin' the bigamies
Of death for three mortal weeks. First
was seized with bleeding pbrenology
IN the hampshire of the brain, which
exceeded by the stoppage of the left ven
liiator of the heart. This gave me in
aammation of the borax, and now am
sick withe chloroform morbus. There's
no blessin' like that of health, particu-
Iarly when you're i'll"
The St. Adams Messenger says that
0. S. Bliss, Esq of Georgia, has recent
Iypurchased OF Gen. N. NJ. Curtis Of
Ogdensburg. pair of pigs of the pure
Berkshire breed. These are the only
specimens in this part of the State.
AT meeting of the Brandon Gem
etery Association, which was held
short time ago, it was voted that the
number of trustees for the next year, be
seven, and the following named persons
were Immediately chosen VIM. c.
Smonds, Geo. Briggs, John A. Conant,
Z. J. Ormsbee, Ozro Meaeham, A. War
rem Goss and Robert Forbes. At a
meeting of the trustees, John A. Co
nant was elected president, i. j. Orms-
bee, secretary, and Geo. Briggs, treas
urer The trustees then appointed as
executive committee of the board, Ozro
Meacbam, Geo. Briggs and John A. Co
nant. Robert Forbes was elected au-
ditOr .....
The potato market in Troy was
very brisk at the close of last week,
about two thousand barrels being ship
ped on Friday by the steamer Sunnyside.
Prices were as follows: Peachblows,
$162t peerless, 81 So Alberts,
SL37t early rose, $1.75. -Four thou
sand six hundred barrels were shipped
by the Hudson River railroad Friday.
Judge Blodgett of the firm of Blod-
gett & Son, lumber merchants of Bur
lngton, died yesterday. He has been sick
but a short time Mr.. Blodget was a
gentleman very much esteemed in Bur
liugton, and his loss win be keenly felt,
and sincerely mourned by very large
circle of friends. He was one of the
pioneers in the lumber business of Bur-
lington.
An exchange says that wife of
nearly ten years having given her ser
want holiday, was attending to culina-
ry matters herself, and hearing her hus-
band coming into the kitchen, thought
she would surprise him as soon as he
entered the door by throwing her hands