Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-01
DANDY.

DANIEL
The mud is drying up and the tray
cling is becoming quite comfortable.
The sugar season has terminated in
tn" valley, but continues yet on the
hills.
Edwin Staples has already made
10 600 pounds of maple sugar thus far
How is that for poor sugar season
notwithstanding the lateness of the
season, the spring flowers have begun to
put forth in our woods | saw a very
pretty bouquet gathered some days ago,
L. s. Waldo, began the shipment of
marble last week.
The schools begin at Dandy Bor-
ough, Monday April 28th.
SOUTH wALLGNGFoRD.
The summer term of school is to
b Gin Monday, May 5th. Miss Lydia
s NTH has been enganed as teacher.
In trying to ford Otter Creek during
the high water of last week, with a
team, Dwight and Christopher Stafford
came very near being drowned The
boys and horses both had to swim for
dear live. They luckily reached the
shore in safety, and conclude that if
another duCking is necessary they will
take it in July.
-Nlessrs. Montague & Adair are rap
idly repairing the damage done to their
dam by the recent freshet, and will have
their marble mill ready to operate in a
few DAYS. 1lF, a, has been refitting his
dwelling house. Iia intends bringing
his family from New York soon.
L. f. Croft, having finished the en-
cheering course at Union College, Schen-
tttadv, is spending short vacation at |
his fathers residence previous to pTacti- /
cal operations in civil engineering at /
5, Nule point west or south. /
snDDLEBURY.
The measles are prevailing extern
'iyely, and attendance OF the children
upon the graded school is 'erlously al.
,ected thereby. No deaths hay as yeff
occurred from this disease, it beina u
'ather mild form in its Development.
Mr., Darwin Rider lost a very valu-
'b.e horse last week, from lung fever.
Mr. Spoor of Middlebury College,
He'd the pulpit of the Methodist church,
asst Sabbath, il the absence of the pas ,
'' ~ - a. L 1OdllCE3 WHO Is III COUlGG-
nee. The sermon of Mr.. Spoor was '
Xceleni in spirit and sound in doctrine.
understand he is preparing for the
ministry, and have no doubt he will ,
rove himself an acceptable minister of ,
he New Testament
-Rey. Mr.. TuXbury, of Brandon,
He'd the pulpit of the Congregational |
hurch last Sabbath, exchanging with
lev. Mr.. Hooker Mr.. T. is very able Z
iyine, and with all the rest, most ex- .
client Christian man. His sermon was n
very interesting character and was t
stoned to by large congregation, with
luch pleasure and profit.
Mrs. Favuer, mother of Elisha Fa.
ler, attempted to commit saicide, last
aturday, by taking laudanum. She had
cperienced great trouble and in a fit of
operation, bought an ounce of laudan-
n, and took 1t all at one dose. She
as cared for by physician, and for
,urs was deemed past recovery, but it $ $
now hoped that she has passed the ia '
crisis and will recover. v
William Slade has moved into his .
w store, at the south end of the village !
idge, with fine large stock of spring q
D ds. The store is fine, and commo- D
,us one, and is ON the business street a
the town. n
Meas ures are in progress that will. we az
pc, res, ut In settlement of the af- ST
rs of s, whey & Burrows, who lately q
peuded Il ,NeiF business operations. IF b,
8 is accom- plished, the factory will in
ain be put in running condition, thus O.
Ording, upon q sound basis, employ oil
mt to operatives, who have for some H
he been idle from necessity. re
! am happy to learn that the Addi- de
4 County Marble Company contem- of
ate very soon renewing their marble I'll
erations in this town. This will give I'M
ployment to quite a number of men, ine
d increase the business of the town. as
le quarry has been idle for several lik
Inths past. mi
Mr.. Calvin Hill, one of our "city an
Tiers, is engaged in putting our roads sw
d park in good trim for spring and TIN
MINER. Mr. II. Is the right man is the the
ght place, and has that public spirit so nal
cessary to keep village In good shape the
q looks, as to make it inviting for per on
MS coming to visit us from the cities. fur
q induce them to take up summers sta
sidence here. CINnop sor
April %. sta
oAsrrrr,r hol
The summer schools of our v;l,ono 700
gun last Monday Mrs. Hawkins and ars