Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

of the firm of the spool Factory
withdrawn his interest from the enter
prise: and the business will now be I'M
der the charge of Mr.. Holt.
AT the election of officers for the
consolidated regiment of Vermont Mill
tia, held at Burlington last week, Capt.
Darius Martin of Co. M, of Middlebury,
was elected to the office of Major.
There has been much high water in
Otter Creek. At Vergennes on Friday,
the ice gave way and went pell nell over
the dam, forming a gorge short dis
lance below. In its hurried, devastating
course, it carried away the south east |
corner of the factory of the National
Horse Nail Company, the coal sheds on
the east bank of the creek, and the |
foundation of two story tenement. |
The water also filled the lower story OF |
Kendall 81 Miles sash and door factory. |
The water in the creek fell considerably |
on Saturday, and all fears of further
danger have been removed.
BENSINGToN COUNTY.
A fire company was organized in |
Bennington last Friday evening, called |
the bennington Steamer Company, |
No l.
The subject of centennial cele- |
bration, in Peru, the coming summer, !
is again agitated.
j. H. Martin & Brother of North |
Dorset, are rebuilding their steam mill. |
Though they have met with a severe
loss, they are bound to go ahead.
"A Boston company have purchased |
tract of wild land on the West river, |
near the entrance of Winhall river, and |
have employed large number of hands !
cutting the timber to be RATED down the |
river when the ice breaks up. Some of |
the timber is said to be 100 feet long, |
and will give the bridges very serious |
trial
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
"A young man named Tarbox, broke |
his leg badly while playing ball at Rich |
mOnd, on Fast Day.
President Buckham and General |
Thomas o. Seaver, of Woodstock, have |
accepted invitations from Post Stannard |
to be the orators on Decoration Day, at |
Burlington.
Major Blodgett, of Burlington, U.
S. commission to the Vienna Exposition, |
sailed on Saturday from New York on |
the Bremen steamer Weser. He was
accompanied down the bay by large |
numbe of friends.
The citizens of Burlington propose
to improve the "green in front of the |
University buildings, and John P. How |
ard of New York leads off with a sub
ooriptiou of $1,000
Hiram S. Hart, Esq, long connect
ed with the Burlington Free Press has
received an appointment in the United
States Customs department, and is sta
toned at Point st. Charles, near Mont |
real, P. Q.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The books of the Richford Lum-
Der company were opened at that place
on Wednesday, and S26, 900 of the $780,
600 required, was subscribed-all by ST. |
Adams people
The Sophomore class of the Uni
versitY of Vermont held their annual
supper at the American House, st. Al |
bans, OH Friday evening. ''Mine host"
Hiram Pierce, spread sumptuous re-
past, and literary exercises, toasts, jokes, |
songs, songs and anecdotes enlivened |
the time into the small hours.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A preliminary survey is to be made
of a railroad from North Troy to some
point either at Morrisville or johnson.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The register of deaths for the last
two years, shows Randolph to be a
healthy old town.
-Almira Burbank of Bethel. long a
town charge, was found dead in bed
few mornings since.
The Vermont Copper Mining Com
of or ,1aY.1
erations, and have put in a new steam
drill. They are now at work night and
day on a new drift at the foot of the
hill, about one hundred feet below the
old one-and find some of the richest
ore in this new drift. In fact the whole
mountain seems to be full of the richest
ore.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The mail carrier between North He
70 and Alburgh Springs, broke through
the ice on Thursday, when opposite AL !
burgh. He had great difficulty in res
cuing his horses, and narrowly escaped !
drowning himself.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
M. E. Smile, proprietor of the ma
chine shop and foundry at Waterbury
has failed with liabilities amounting to |
1924, 009, and assets of scarcely half that |
amount.
-Cyrenus Lyman, of Duxbury is the |
owner of only five ewes, which have |
brought him ten nice lambs this winter, |
all living One pair weighed II pounds, |
and another pair % pounds at birth.
-Barnakus Hammett, a native of |
East Montpelier, died recently at Phila-
delphia. For quarter of century, or |
more, he has been one of the successful |
business men of the Quaker city, accu- |
mulating handsome fortune.
Dan c. A. Richardson died recent |
ly at Middlesex. The deceased was at |
one time a leading business man in Or |
leans county, and well known as a Unit |
ed States Deputy Marshal and Sheriff |
of the county, having been elected to |
the latter position at time when the |
democratic party, with which he acted, I
was largely in the minority
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Good Samaritans of Brattle- I
boro voted down a resolution to substi-
tute monthly for weekly meetings.
The residence of Hosea Blanchard,
situated about two miles from the CEN
ter of the town of Vernon, was con-
sumed by fire on the first day of April.
The Vermont Central railroad have
put on the early train from White Riy-
er Junction to Springfield. Mass, with a
new and elegant mail and smoking car
General P. T. Kimball, well
known citizen of Fayetteville, died at
his residence on Saturday, aged rs. He
served two terms with credit in the
State Senate.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
&C. III. Chapman, Esq, who has
been absent with his family in Detroit
during the winter, has returned to Proc
torsville.
e. L. Cass of Proctorsville, has TAX
en- the Tyson House, at Tyson Furnace
and moved there this week.
&C. FL. and j. s. Markham, of Shar-
on, have bought the grist mill of Bur-