Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-10

The golden wedding of Orrin Law
renee and wife of Monkton, took place
recently, and was attended by host of
relatives, acquaintance, neighbors and
friends from Monkton and the surround
ing town.
States Attorney Lucia has been en-
forcing the liquor law among the rum
sellers in Bristol, to an alarming extent
to them. The salOon-keepers are Rid
ley's hotel were the chief sufferers.
M. A. Leonard Of Ferrisburgh made
1,190 pounds of butter from four Alder
ney cows, from April 1st, 1872, to jan
uary LIST, 1873, and recently killed two
pigs y months old, weighing 352 and
$50 pounds.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Anthony Hagar of Woodford left
for South Carolina this week.
Judge Arnold who, for many years
has carried on very extensive mercan-
tile business at Londonderry, is soon to
close out his business and leave town.
Rev. r. NJ. Luther, pastor of the
Baptist church, Bennington, was pre-
scented by his Sabbath school class and
friends Saturday evening, it being his
birthday, with purse of money, several
books, chair and other useful articles.
Frank Norton, son of J. G. Norton,
Esq, of Bennington, has accepted the
position of assistant bOokkeeper in the
Troy City National Bank.
Mr.. Charles Fisk and family, accom-
panied by his father, Peleg Fish, Esq,
all Of North Bennington, leave there this
week for their new home in Colorado.
Mr. Libby. from Milford, Mass,
now has the supervision of the manufac-
turing department of the North Ben
nington Boot and Shoe company.
-Rumor says that n r. Douglass,
Esq. has reconsidered his project of
building house in SALISBURY, and will
probably build within the village limits
of North Bennington.
The taxpayers of Townshend are
still groaning under the burden thrown
upon them by the great freshet of De-
tOber, 1869. The roads and bridges in
iured at the time have not all been fully
repaired Still when the thought of
taxes is not in the mind the people are
cheerful
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Twenty dollars per ton has been the
price of the very best hay at st. Johns
bury, the past winter.
-Enoch Hazeltine, for many years a
resident Of Danville, died in New Bed
ford. last month, at the age of So years.
lie was an ardent anti-mason, staunch
temperance man, and an original aboli-
zionist.
The grading of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad is about completed.
Large gangs of men are at work cover
ing bridges and distributing ties AS
soon as the spring is fairly open the
work of laying the ties will commence
in earnest.
Duncan Harvey, who is engaged in
the mercantile business at Peacham HOl-
low. has purchased and shipped from
various points in this State, to Boston,
since the 1st of October last, over one
million pounds of butter and cheese.
james McGaffey of Wheelock, who
went to Indiana some time last summer
has found enc more fascinating to him
than his own wife. A short time since,
he informed her by letter that he was
going to get Il divorce, and last week
suhstantiated his assertion by sending
! her the vcritable divorce bill.
CnlTTENDEN COUNTY.
The town of Richmond, whish is
/ only Al miles square makes 200 tons of
cheese a year.
! The foundation has been laid for a
/ cheese factory at West Charlotte.
/ Joseph Barton is the president of the
/ association.
The Burlington Touring mills are to
/ send barrel of the finest pastry -four in
black walnut barrel tin lined, to the
4 Vienna exposition.
Ira H. Paul. eff Burlington, has re-
i moved to st. Adams. where he has
charge of an important department ii
the extensive machine shops of the Yer
mont Central railroad.
The Democrat says: The .sReligiC
Philosophical Society, of Chicago. have
4 granted a letter Of fellowship to Mrs
/ Sophia Moods, of this city, constituting
her regular minister of the gospel, anC
authorizing her to solemnize marriage
according to law. This is the first lady
in Vermont ever clothed with all the
authority of "Rev.
The Free Press says Prof. Pete
/ Collier, Professor Of Chemistry in tn,
University of Vermont and State Agri
cultural College, and secretary of Tho
State Board of Agriculture, who ha'
been rendered the honorable and un
sought for appointment as one of th'
seven scientific men to represent The
United States at the Vienna exhibition
received his commission and passport
on Saturday, and will probably sail OF
his mission sometime next month.
-Burlington's new board of city of
fiers took office Monday night Thu
mayor is a Republican, the city judge i
a Republican, and the aldermen are di
vided half and half
The County Teachers institute i
holding at Burlington.
Captain Simpson has been reading
his paper on the Capture of For
Fisher" before Post Cummings, G. A
r., of Hinesburgh. Gen. Geo. J. Stan
nard will talk about the tSecond Yer
mont Brigade" next time.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Hay is very abundant in CRANKY
and farmers think they can stand it i
the winter should hold on till July.
1t is said that the Holyoke company
have bought the stumpage of the who'll
town of Lewis, (GuildhalD paying 4:
for spruce and So for pine. The trad
is estimated at S250,000.
Rev. J. G. Houghton, of ISLAND
Pond, has accepted an invitation Il
preach for the Stanwich church il
Greenwich, CT.
An effort is being made by the cred
itors of the Essex Mill company at Yves
Concord, to throw the concern int
bankruptcy. The company owes prob
ably $4,000 to $4,000, and the asset
are at low ebb.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
"A musical association is to be or
ganized at Swanton.
Albert Percy, of Highgate, boasts ;
pullet which has laid one egg measurin:
81 inches by y inches.
"A farmers club has been organized
in Fairfax. Meetings will be held a
intervals during the season.
The railroad shops at st. Adams