The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-06
Rutland County Notes.

GENERAL.
The present assessed valuation OF real
and personal estate IN Rutland county Is
1876 .349, 100. which Is the largest of any
county in the state.
Pawlet river runs across the southwest
ern part of the county. Poultney, Castle
ton and lIubbardtOn rivers water the west
ert part of the county.
The court expenses Of Rutland county
ore about $1,000.
In 1910 Rutland county had seven incor
ated academies. Now it has hut one in OPP
Grafton.
BRANDON.
The population of Brandon in 1910 was
210f, an increase in ten years of PAS.
Brandon with ITS present prospects bids
fair to he among the largest towns IN the
county.
BENSON.
f W Cowce has purchased d J South
worths interest in the mercantile firm
known as Walker d SuuthWogth, and,takcs
Immediate possession Mr. SuulhwOrth is
an energetic, enterprising man, highly es-
tccmcd for his integrity Of character, and
will be greatly missed in business circles.
Mr. Cowee engages in business with the
prestige of good name.
CLARENDON
Moderator, Enoch Smith.
Clerk, Edwin Congdon.
ScIcctmen. Porter Benson. " W Walker,
Hiram Smith.
Listers, Hannibal Hodges. l. + Coyiu
Thos Steward
Town Agent. VIM S Weeks.
Constablcs, John G Colyin, Leonard
Steward
Grand Jurors. aaron Aljrich, Amos
Crippcn
superintendent of Schools, Rev WIP Gil
bert.
Ovorscer of the poor. Porter Benson.
Sealer, p \ Eddy
Fence Viewers. l. Congdon. VI W Kelley,
\ d Smith.
Voted to raise 33i cents on the dollar 90
pay expenses for the past year. Voted to
tax the railroads,
CAsTLEToN.
Castlcton river rises in Pittsford, traverscs
part OF Rutland, Ira and Castleton, from
east to west. where il receives the waters
of Lake Bomosccn. 1t afterwards, unitcs
with Poultney rivci,in Fairhaven, and enters
Lake Champaign at East Bay This river
and It's tributary brooks furnish considera-
bic wac power, which is improved in pro.
polling various kinds of machinery. Being
increased by many abundant springs and
brooks along its bed It's water, are very
pure and cool in summer and seldom frozer
in winter.
II c Pond is administrator of the estate
Of Col Phillip Pond Guslayus Bucl, J S
Benedict and larry, Armstrong. commits
siunCrs.
f Parmcnter is administrator and G :
Rumsey and Wi.liam Bans.er Of Hubbard
ton are commissioners Of the castate of l.y
man johnson.
They were nine hundred GUESTS at til,
Washington birthday ball at the Bomoscei
| house.
pASBY.
The town of Dandy was organized Marci
IA, 1863, and the celebrated Thomas Row
ley was the first town clerk and first rep
resentatiye.
Dandy has 1857 acres of mproyet
lands.
FAIRIIAvEE.
Among the original grantees or propric
/ tors OF Fairhavcn were the names of Go
| Matthew Lyon. Oliver Cleveland, Phili
Iest, iSI"cl ~" nIi'5S' bcIi''N N"i'.
and EleaZer DuGley, VINO were scltlcrs j
Inc town. by thc conditions Oh inc chai
ter each proprietor was required 10 "piai'
and cultivate Ten acres OF iahu ana nuliu
nouse, 80 rnn,i,v sri,}eI IN, ,., a.
respective right within the term of nv
wears next after the circumstances O
the present war between Greal britaih an
America, VIII admit OF a se,iiement WI.
say h,i f p'r ror IN, worn rcScrved Tor IN
niu ' d"h W horaG a. 9r the frconcn If m
s ~1, rhnre .yorc also reserved and ~
,.;,.,h e.. ,,,,,,,;o meos o,n eborn fnr
psnui;norv or rdlr@e one far tbc first Sc
lied minister in the town. to be dispospd {
for that purpose az the Inhanl'ahts sha
direct one for the benefit and support
the ministry one for the county gramm'
schools. and one Tor the support OF schoD
in the town. Adams misery az ran
haCen.
nuBBARDroN.
Moderator. : Root.
Selpctmen. II i Arnold. II c Ranl,c,
Ell Glanson.
Listers. Cyrus Jennings. G S RuD,se
YIN Bansicr.
Town Agent. Seneca Root.
Constable. Francis Thomas.
) Grand Juror. VIM Bansier.
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