Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-03-25
state sews.

Inc -EEtSluenl yesterday UoAili1StVN
John Curtis Tyler of Vermont TO be con-
sui at Odessa. .
Thirteen persons were baptized at the
First Baptist Church in Burlington yes
terday.
Rev. Mr.. Rowley, of Brandon, sue
ceeds Rev. T. I'll. Griffiths as pastor Of
the Congregational church at ..Potsdsm,
n. Y.
Rev. Charles Parkhurst, formerly of
Burlington, is to preach at Hyde Park
and North Hyde Park the present year.
Elmore is a happy town. 1t has nei-
Their lawyer, doctor, town debt or news
paper, but has money in its treasury.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax has been inyit-
ed to deliver the address at the State
Fair with great probability of his accep-
lance.
In the recent accident on the Pan
Handle route, John G. SAKE, the poet,
formerly of Burlington, nearly lost his
life.
Probably the Oldest bookseller in the
State is Joseph Steen, of Brattleboro,
who has been in the trade for 43 years,
and is now over 7S years old.
Enosburgh has cat that has been the
mother of 100 children. What sere-
made they would give if she should in
vite them all home to Thanksgiving.
The Goodspeed House at Sheldon, r.
J. Ashton proprietor, was burned Friday
forenoon. The hotel was owned by A.
Jones, proprietor of the Union House,
st. Adams.
Mary Coolidge, wife of Rev. Frank
lin Butler, editor of the Windsor Jour
nal, and daughter of the late Governor
Coolidge, died, after long and painful
illness, March 10, aged Sc.
George Nichols has been elected to
the presidency of the Mortified Nation
al bank; vice Amos Bradley, deceased,
and Joseph Gould has been elected di-
rector.
Tn closing of the spring ERIN of
Middlebury College, on Tuesday, April
8, viii bring with it the usual Junior
| exhibition, and perhaps the Sophomore
pyrotechnical display.
Charles z. Wheeler, the student at st.
Johnsbury, who injured his back while
turning a summersault, last summer, re-
/, Gently died from the effects OF II al
Lennoxville, Canada
The latest report from Barre says that
the work on the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad VIII be continued on to-
wards Williamstown as soon as il Is fin
ished TO Barre.
The police have recently seized sl50
worth of liquor from ST. Johnsbury
druggist. What in the 'smodel vii
lage" where Hepworth Dixon could not
get drop?
II is estimated that at least six thous-
and cords of wood have been drawn TO
within the limits of the town of Bethel
during the past winter, and all for the
use of the road.
The ST. Albans Advertiser says that
the statement, which we copied from
the Messenger few days since, that the
pay of the clerks in the railroads Offices
was 10 be reduced ten per cent after the
first of April is incorrect.
1t is said that there is the remains Of
hollow birch stump on the land own
ed by r. N. Foster, in Salisbury, that
measures seven feet clear, in the inside
Those competent TO judge, think that
the tree when growing was az least ten
feet in diameter.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Charles f
Everts, in Salisbury, took fire on Sun
day afternoon, but the hames were ex-
tinguished with but little injury TO the
building. The fire took from some cloth
ing being pushed against 8 stove pipe in
the second story.
A traveller up in RiptOn, the other
day, came across a man who was stand
ing by a sled loaded with wood and
weeping as if his heart would break,
while his oxen stood near chewing their
cuds and looking upon him with sym
pathetic eyes.
"Why do you weep ?" asked the tray
eller.
ssCause," answered the lachrymose
Riptonian, @Tve piled this ere three
anarter cord of wood on this ere sled
three times, and I'll be darned if l car
make it measure cord. never failed
! so before.
And the bitter tears ran down his
. cheeks like a thunder shower down an
! cave spout. while the traveller passed
! sadly on.-lAjdd Register.
s An exchange relates the following
b incident of the late Montpelier fire: AT
! ter the FIRE on Main street, which brok
. out about midnight, had been subdued
Q one Stratton, well known saloon keep
d er at the capital, came out with q guam
e tity of liquor which he gave very freell
= TO the firemen. The consequence was
: that when the fire broke out on Stat
q street. an hour or two later, so many o
% the firemen were either drunk or inca
nacitated for severe physical and clea
n mental labor, that the fire had full sway
"A Soon after the Barre company got |
10 work. Stratton appeared on the seen
" again and offered them whiskey. Ih
:. foreman refured the proposed entertain
e ment. but said after they bad put To
q fire out they would take their refresi
{ ments in the shape of a breakfast. tn
Il people are now talking about getting
steam fire engine-something that Stra
IN Ton 5 WUlbktg VIII nOA aAACbt-
N About noon, Friday, fire was disco
:; cred in the upper story of hotel know
" as the "Goodspeed House" IN SheldOI
ID near the Missiquoi spring and across II
k river from the depot. There being
y strong west wind, the building was in
n very short time completely enyelOped
IL fame and the people who rallied 10 Il
be Scene were unable TO save MANY Of 4
ey contents. Abon; 40 fest south of 1
~ hotel was snail dwelling occupied
Ie- A. G. Wheeler, which they endeayor
ne in vain 10 saYe,a change in the wind {
nd curing and rendering their efforts Of
tty avail. In about two hOnrs from [
yer time the fire broke out, the hotel a
mt barns. together with their contents, a
ars the dwelling house, shed and barn We
,ek burned TO the ground. Mr.. Whee
us. succeeded in saving all his personal
ith fects but about IL tons of hay. The
us tel was owned by Albert Jones, prop
ad. tor of the Union House, in 81. Abs
at and was occupied by r. ]. Ashton.
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