Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-13

| IddlTOdu, IL Is claimed TO be the largest
hay market in the State.
T. 6. LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The railroad company have built an
ice house at Hydepark, and laid in a
large stock of ice for use on the butter
/ cars another season.
Several cases of small pox are re-
ported from Gilmore. There has been
one death from the disease, but the au-
thorities are taking active measures to
! prevent its spread.
The lock of the safe in the bank
vault in Hydepark, got rusted SO much
| that the cashier failed to open it one day,
sent for, who, after two or three days
and the free use of chisels, succeeded in
opening it.
Cambridge has seven dry goods
stores, two drug stores, one hardware
store, two harness shops, two steam
mills, eight saw mills, two grist mills,
three carriage shops, two furniture shops,
two hotels, five post offices, four doc
tors, two ministers, nary lawyer, a
| goodly number of respectable men, sew
eral wealthy old batchs, few old maids,
and large amount of anti-progressive
humanity.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Capt. Gilman Esty of Barton Land
ing, was striker with paralytic shock
on Thursday last
Mr. John Anderson of Glover, found
quite curiosity at his barn few morn
ings since, a calf, very much like the
one seen in "Hafed's Dream" the
body the usual size, and the head about
as large as a woodchuck's, the lower jaw
being an inch and half longer than
the upper, its ears grew out of its neck,
had only one nostril, and was otherwise
defOrmed.
ORANGE COUNTY.
"A H. Colby of Tunbridse, has
pair of two years old steers that girth
six feet and weigh 2, 400 pounds.
in one highway district in West
Fairlee the Surveyor presented bin of
$40 for breaking out roads this winter
The editor of the Union says: eve
came through there the other day and
we think he ought to have charged
enough so that he could have afforded
to break out the roads little more.
The case of William MoultOn of
Corinth, for alleged Illicit distilling, was
decided before the United States Court
at Burlington, last Tuesday. 1t proving
that he was really no more guilty in
fact than a number of others, the judge
gave him the minimum penalty the law
allowed-$100 fine and 80 days in
Orange county Jail. The still was
neighborhood concern, hut Mr.. MoultOn
happened to be the one caught .fagrante
delictO.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Rev James Morrow resigns the pas
torate of Trinity Church, Montpelier. to
go to New Orleans.
Montpelier is still being agitated
with the temperance question. Neal
Dow, of Maine liquor law fame. was
there last week and lectured on two
evenings.
Montpelier had the largest March
meeting this year that was ever held in
that town. The temperance people nom
mated a ticket, which was elected
throughout.
Chester Clark and Robert j. Coffey.
both experienced hotel men, have bought
the American House property in Mont
pelier, of Col. Levi Boutwell,, and will
keep the house when Mr.. Carpenters
lease expires.
A company is being formed at
Waterbury to build a large shop near
the depot, and put in a 100-horse power
engine, for the purpose of inducing man
ufaCturers to locate there. Over S12.-
600 is already subscribed.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
-Brattleboro had an "Old Folks
Concert in the Congregational church
last Thursday evening, which Melted
$50.
L. Knox Bullock, much respected
citizen of Guilford, hung himself in his
barn Thursday afternoon, while laboring
under a fit of temporary insanity.
There were some 20 new dwelling
houses built in Brattleboro last year, at
an average cost of 50, 200, making the
total amounts invested over $50, 900.
Martin Perkins of Pomfret made
beef of yoke of cattle last week by
falling tree on them, while chopping
in the woods.
Bellows Falls new hotel is progress
ing finely. The steam boiler and heat
| ing apparatus are in full blast, and plas-
tering is going on rapidly. 1t is expect
ed to be ready for use about June.
-"Evacuation Day" was celebrated,
it is said, on Wednesday night, at the
Brattleboro House, when a number
of barrels of liquor were rolled out
of the house and transported to New
Hampshire, for fear of cOnfiscation.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Sharon is afflicted with measles.
Several farmers in the vicinity of
70 oil
The spring term of the South Wood
stock Academy commenced on Thurs
day, 9th ult., and owing to the bad
travelling but twelve of the expected fifty
presented themselves. Two of the stu
dents ''footed it" eight miles rather than
wait for passable roads.
George w. Alexander of Bethel,
while on visit at II. Fl. Towards in
Braintree, fell through scuttle in the
barn floor, Tuesday evening of last
week, dislocating his right shoulder and
otherwise severely bruising him. He
fell about sixteen feet.
On Tuesday, Feb. 18th, while Frank
Lowell and wife of Norwich were visit
! ing neighbor, their little daughter, ten
years old, who had been left in care of
| the house and three younger children,
was burned to death. A window cur
tain catching fire she endeavored to ex-
tinguesh it, and in so doing her own
clothes took. He stomach was burnt so
that her heart could be seen beating be-
| tween her ribs, and one hand was burnt
so that 1t was all drawn up. She died
Thursday morning after much suffering,
she being literally burnt to crisp from
| her chin to her waist.
Out of Town Notes.
FAIRHAyEN.