Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-14

invitation and private letters received by
our citizens, indicate "tidal wave" on
the 10Th. Come on. Things will be
ready for you, and well worth coming
to see.
The Peru people are thus far well
pleased with their new minister, Mr..
Ansden. He is earnest and diligent in
his endeavors to do good, and it is the
universal wish that his Efforts may be
crowned with abundant success.
John w. Pitt, Esq, who has had
the superintendent of the North Pow
nal manufacturing company's mill at
this place for nearly three years, resign
ed his position Aug. list. The vacancy
will be filled by Mr.. Reynolds, from
Providence, r. L.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Prank Ordway and three more Chel-
sea fellows tried to thrash Geo. Cleve-
land, livery stable keeper. The next
day the four were able between them to
exhibit all the colors of the solar spec
trum on their figure heads. George went
through with the operation without a
change of countenance.
Geo. Idle, Jr, was driving down the
hill past Spencer's marble worke, one
day last week, when his horse, having
somewhere witnessed circus perform
ance, attempted to show off by turning
a somersault while in the thills. Georges
part of the performance was complete
success, he having at one leap landed
himself over and several feet in advance
of the horse. The only expense incident
to this entertainment was new pair of
thills, furnished by the Carriage COM
pany, at a reasonable price.
Union.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Rev. L. o. Brastow, of st. Johns
bury, has finally accepted the call to the
White Street Congregational Church in
Burlington.
Abraham Frost of Salinas City, Cal
ifornia, formerly of Essex, writes that
he has a pocket-knife which he has used
for thirty-two years, also pair OF ivory
| pOcket-combs, which he has used fifty
six years and which do not show brok-
en- tooth. His bump of continuity must
be developed in high degree.
ESSEX COUNTY.
C. G. Waterhouse, late proprietor of
the Island Pond House, died on Sunday,
the 9th ult., at the age of siXty-eight
! He has been out of health for the past
year, and few months since was COM
PEELED to resign the charge of the hotel.
LAMorLE COUNTY.
Prof w. O. Perkins, the well known
conductor of musical conventions, will
hold a grand four days convention in
Hyde Park, commencing on the I'd OF
September.
Considerable attention is being at
tracted to the iron ore beds in Gilmore.
They were first worked in 1925. The
quality Of this ore, it is claimed, surpass-
es that Of any mine known in the world.
Various tools and implements, now in
existence, prove that it is of very super
ior quality It's so pure that piece of
ore was worked by an ingenious Irish
blacksmith, at his forge, into a chisel of
the best quality, which was for many
years in the possession of Hiram Town.
ORANGE COUNTY.
E. II. Wiley retired from the editor
ship of the Orange County Eagle last
week, and P. p. Ripley resumed his for
mer position as editor and proprietor.
Lightning killed three cattle belong
ing to David NJ. Martin, of Williams
town. last Saturday. They were stand
ing under some fir trees, on the edge OF
a piece of woods.
On Monday some Of the guests of
the Spring Hotel, Newbury, took a ride
to Bradford in primitive fashion, having
four spring board wagons, loaded with
from three to four persons each.
George p. Beard. formerly of
n IL Il
principal of the West Randolph Acade-
my, has been spending two or three
weeks among the scenes of his former
lab0rs. He is now in charge of the
Cumberland Valley State Normal School
at Shippensburg, Pa.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Judge Royce will preside the first
week of the September Term of the Or
leans County Court, and try the cases in
which Judge Redfield is disqualified.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The art of telegraphy is to be
taught at the Vermont Methodist Semi
nary, at Montpelier, next winter.
Rev. A Hull, d. D., the rector OF
!, Christ Church, Montpelier, is spending
August among the AdirOndacks, with
Bishop Bissell, and there will be no ser.
vices in the church for the balance of
the Sundays of this month.
Mr.. G. B. Dodge, of Montpelier,
planted corn on the 21st of May, and
last Saturday he gathered ears sufficient
ly large for boiling. lie also pulled a
beet that measured eleven inches in
length and ten inches in circumference.
Evidently Ceres has presided with espe-
cial favor over his garden.
A liquor seizure was made at Rock
ingham last week, of some 300 gallons
of cider brandy, belonging or claimed to
belong to L. G. Lowell There is some
hitch in the proceedings, however, as
the sheriff has this week restored the IL
quors to where he found them, as they
were manufactured by Mr.. Lowell at his
distillery, and the United States reve-
nue. officers having prior claims by which
they are not subject to seizure.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Some two months ago a plausibly
appearing person visited several of our
business men and received their business
cards to be inserted in a railroad time
table that was to be issued at intervals
during the season, and also their money.
AS he has never been heard from since,
the investment is considered permanent.
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WINDSOR COUNTY.
Two cats in Ludlow go on fishing
excursions and are successful.
james Tracy, living in Hartford,
about thirty years of age, committed
suicide on Wednesday, by taking strych-
nine. Family troubles are supposed to
be the cause.
john Flanders, of West Rochester,
has a large apple tree on his farm, one
side of which is in full bloom, and the
other side is covered with apples Will
some one please give us an explanation
of this freak of nature.
Nelson Gay & Brother, of Gaysville,
are again working their factory which
has been idle about five months on ac-
count of accumulated goods and the