Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-21
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY.

ADDISON COUNTY.
The Stevens House in Vergennes is
doing a thriving business under ID. Nc
Bride & Co. The house is filled to its
capacity.
Hon. F. e. Woodbridge, lady and
son, of Vergennes, with Mrs. Alexander,
have gone to the seaside for the benefit
of Mr.. w s health, which is somewhat
impaired.
Mr.. ]. L. Hawkins, of Salisbury,
left town, last Monday, for New York
City, where he has charge of the Me-
chanical department of the American
Institute Fair.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Rupert is blessed with but little
sickness, there being only two doctors
and what is better, the absence of any
lawyer.
An item is going the rounds of the
press that Bennington has about sixty
open rum shops and a jail full of drunk
ards. The Banner ''busts that story
this wise. The whole story is untrue;
or put it in the Arkansas style, I'VE pro-
nOunce the alleg alton false and the al
legator liar. There is not half this
number of rum shops; and our Jail has
been absolutely empty for fortnight.
But a village like ours which has two
local and seven outside newspapers all
hungry for items, must expect to be
constantly and continually villified."
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
F. T. Bridgman of Hardwick, who
is always in some "muss or other has
been held in 5000 for trial at the county
court, for resisting an officer.
A Mr.. Livingston, of St. Johnsbury
has pair of large oxen, bought in June,
1872, which have gained nearly 100
pounds IN weight, and now turn the
scales at a little short of 5000 pounds.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The dedication of the ground on Al
len street, Burlington, for the new
French Catholic Church, took place with
imposing ceremonies last Friday even
ing.
The marble from the Champlain
quarry, at Malletts Bay, has been used
with admirable effect in pannelling and
wainscoting the interior of the new
Drexel building, corner of Wall and
Broad streets, New York.
A grand concert will take place at
City Hall, Burlington, Wednesday even
inc next week, in which Mr. w S. Leg
gett, tenor sOlist, Of the Church Music
Association of New York, Mrs. w. n.
Oliver, soprano. of Grace Church, and
Messrs. A. J. Phillips. J. B. Holmberg,
and F. II. Wood, of Burlington, will
take part. This is a strong combination
and will well deserve the patronage of
the people.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The foundation walls of the new
Court House, at St. Adams, are nearing
completion.
The fall term of the New Hampton
Institute, at Fairfax, will commence on
Wednesday next, with full corps of
competent teachers.
The eighth annual fair of the Frank
lin county Agricultural and Mechanical
Society will be held on their grounds at
Sheldon, on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, September II, IS, and 10.
The Central Vermont have a force
of thirty men grading for double track
south from SwantOn JuntiOn, removing
the junction about one hundred rods
from its present location, also side
track about seventy rods.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
About six hundred tons of hay have
already been sold in the vicinity of Al
burgh for shipment to the cities. The
high price of $50 was realized for most
of IT,
ORANGE COUNTY.
John Allison, of Newbury, while in
liquor, attacked his hired man with a
scythe, cutting his hip in a terrible
manner. He tried to follow up the
assault, but was prevented by bystand-
crs.
job Clements, of Bradford, was re-
Gently arraigned on 145 charges of liquor
selling, and five eye-witnesses were will
ing to swear to it. When the trial came,
however, some of the witnesses were in
New Hampshire for a day or two (the
usual way), and finally Clements was al
lowed to go after being fined for ten of
fenses 800 and costs.