Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-26

freight going south, on Thursday last,
AFT Newport. but their car was thrown
off the track. throwing the men and
rails promiscuously Three of the men
were badly bruised, and the car was
smashed into pieces.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Bishops Hotel in Montpelier, hav-
ing received extensive repairs and many
needed improvements, will! be re-
opened to the public on Monday, June
30th.
The fruit crop in Duxbury and Vi
cinity promises to be abundant, but it IS
feared the continued dry weather will
iniure the hay crop.
Work is progressing satisfactorily
on the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road. The first engine run on the road
was used on the 18th inst, to transport
a load of iron for short distance.
VIM. Wheeler, hotel-keeper at North
field. and Morrill, Dodge were last week
brought up to answer for beating and
otherwise cruelty treating a horse be-
longing to said Wheeler. They were
fined $45 each for cruelty to the horse,
and So and cost for being drunk,
WINDHAM COUNTY.
The foundation walls of the two
new wings to the Vermont Insane Asy-
lum. at Brattleboro, are already laid,
and the masons are now engaged in rails
inc the brick walls. The addition will
be a much-needed improvement.
Over 800 head Of cattle were un-
loaded at the Cold River cattle yards,
near Bellows Falls, on Saturday and
Sunday. One train was Texas cattle, all
in the best order; the balance were from
Chicago. They were shipped to Boston
on Monday.
Last Friday afternoon tough-look-
ing chap, who gave his name as Joseph
beware, of Fitchburg, was arrested by
the police for rObbing the dwelling house
of Fred Thomas, about a mile and a half
north of the village of BrattlebOro.
Mrs. Thomas saw bin enter the house,
and ran to the neighbOrs for help. Mean
while he helped himself to Yaluables, but
while attempting to escape, was caught
by some persons passing the house lie
was placed in the lookup for safe-keep-
ing, but upon visiting it the next morn
ing, to prepare the culrrit for arraign-
ment. it was found that he had commit
ted another burglary during the night
this time breaking out through a sixteen
inch brick wall-and had flown. From
an iron bar found in the cell it was evil
dent that he had received aid from the
| outside.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Woodstock has about nine hundred
youth who can 90 to Sabbath school, OF
whom four hundred do, and five hun
dred do not,
Mr.. A. B. Grape is repairing and
adding to the hotel at ROyaltOn, the
g Cascadnac House" so that, according
to the Post, ''its own mother wouldn't
! know it.
The town of Woodstock has guar
antced the interest on $500 of bonds
of the Woodstock Railroad Company,
and efforts are now inprogress to secure
subscriptions for them. They are of
! fered for ninety-five cents and accrued
| interest.
Mrs L. A Marsh has given the col.
| lection of minerals made by her son,
| Benjamin Swan Marsh, to the Wood.
| stock High Soho !, and they have been
sent there with the collections previ
ously given by Mr.. Doton and Mr.. Geo
| b. French.
The last snOw-drift in Andoyer dis,
| appeared at IL o'clock a. m, on the 9Th
inst Not in the memory of that ven
cradle parsonage, the Oldest inhabitant
has so much Of the remnants of q
hard winter remained so late in the sea
] son