Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-10

up after the shower was over. Mr.
Joshua Prouty is the only person who
was injured during the storm. He was
at work in a bayfield,, and seeing the
storm approaching, sought shelter in
barn near by, during the passage of a
zephyr. The barn was blown down and
Mr. PrOuty severely injured, and horse
belonging to him injured to such an eX-
tent that the poor beast had to be killed.
VIDEX.
WATERSHED.
Having suffered by drought, said
by some aged persons to be more severe
than they have ever known so early in
the season, we are once more blessed
with refreshing showers of rain. The
rain commenced about $50 p. m. on
Sunday, June %. There were then and
during that evening two or three good
showers. On Tuesday afternoon, July
/, there were again showers, and anOth-
er, accompanied by thunder, on Thurs
day morning The warm and wet
weather are bringing forward vegetation
rapidly.
There is a Mr.. Dumster living at
Upper Falls, who was born August 10,
1772, and is consequently nearly 101
years Of age.
George c. Shedd, who was thrown
from a wagon by the sudden starting of
horse, on Monday, June %, and had
his collar bone broken. is rapidly recoy-
ering.
The thermometer July 2, at ? p. M,
was at 90 in the shade. W. Mp.
MDDLEBURY.
The severe drouth that has prevailed
throughout our county was broken last
week by copious rains. The effect has
been to raise the dropping spirit of our
farmers and the community generally.
Things look prosperous now for boun-
tiful harvest.
A little girl ten years old, living
with Mr.. II. c. Sessions, thinking she
had been sighted by Mr.. s., took from
his pocketbook, recently, $50 and
burned it up. When asked why she
did it, she replied she was mad. This
girl bids fair to make an interesting
woman if she continues to foster and
| carry out this spirit.
"A little boy, son of Capt w E.
| Dewey, while his father was at Burling-
ton on the Sd, with our military COM
pany, went to our village bridge, which
is in process of repair, and through acct
| dent fell through the timbers into the
water, some seventeen feet Mr. J.
LaRock saw him as he fell, and at once
| jumped in after him and rescued him
from going over the falls. Otherwise
| he would most probably have been
| drowned. The little fellow was not
| hurt at all.
During the heavy thunder shower
on the 1st the lightning struck a tree
! close to a dwelling in BroOksyille. Mrs,
| RAYMOND was in the dwelling, engaged
in washing, and was by the shock
! thrown down, but soon recovered. The
tree was torn to pieces.
Our graded school closed its sum-
mer term last Thursday, with public
examination in the hall, which was very
creditable to the scholars. Miss Hum
phrey, the teacher in the high depart
! ment, has resigned, and Mr.. John III.
| Steele is to take her place the coming
year. Mr.. Steele is a man OF excellent
| qualification, and / have no doubt will
make a good and acceptable teacher.
| Mr.. Mead, the principal of the graded
| school, is to remain another year. He
| gives good satisfaction to the scholars
and community generally.
The heavy rain of July 4th in the
! afternoon prevented the Sabbath School
of the NJ. E. Church going to the grove,
as contemplated. The lecture room of
the church was, however, well filled
with children and friends, who spent
the hours in social enjoyment during the
| long rain, and after partaking of re-
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festivities next Tuesday in the grove, as
originally contemplated.
Much to the credit of our town
authorities they are now engaged in
thoroughly repairing our village bridge.
1t is sixteen years since it has undergone
so thorough repair, and the need was
seriously felt by all,
The first quarterly meeting of the
NJ. E. Church in onr village for the
present conference year was held last
Sabbath. The Presiding Elder. Rev. q.
Gregg. was present, and preached an
excellent sermon. a large congregation
was in attendance.
The Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton, is fill.
inc up with city boarders, nearly fifty
being there at the present time. A fine
place for summer quiet and repose.
The time for commencement il
Middlebury College having been chang
ed. will come off next week, commenc
ing with the baccalaureate sermon by
the president next Sabbath, the 18th
and followed up with the exercises
usually attended during the week.
The Fourth of July was observed il
our village as usual. The places Of
business were closed during the day
Young America was busy, commencing
with firecrackers in the morning, anc
until interfered with by the rain, KEEP
up during the day The rain ceasinG
about Z O'Clock, fireworks were dis
PLAYED in the evening. The nationa
flag was thrown to the breeze upon GU