Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-29
THE RUTLAND HERALD
THURSDAY. JULY 80, 1876.
Local Notes.

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Miss Mary E. Sheldon, of West
Rupert, graduate from the State Nor
NAL School, at Albany, N. Y, and a
lady of large and successful experience
as teacher, has been engaged by Capt.
A. Z. Leayenworth to take charge of
the model school and preparatory de-
partmeLt in the State Normal School at
Randolph.
MIR. A. s. Goodwin, who has been
with Col. P. w. Clement for sometime
past, has gone to Chicago to engage in
the marble trade. 80
MIR. s. Fl. Newton and wife, who
live at 'Tan Yard" village, sent, yester-
day, four of their children to the Shak-
ers in New Hampshire, having given
the children TO them during the remain
der of their minority.
1t is stated that Mr.. G. II. Woolley
proposes to fight out the Club House
business little further, and it is said he
has received several hundred keys to his
bar room, which he passes out TO the
members" of the club. The ''stuff' is
to be kept, it is said, under lock and
key, and any one who is q member, =
and has key, can help himself.
1t is a great pleasure to see the ven
cradle VIM. Y Ripley, Esq, again on
the street. While still unable to walk,
he rides ia his carriage without much
discomfort.
"A ride by General II. Fl. Baxter's
farm will surprise any one, who has not
watched the improvements day by day,
to see the wonderful change in the looks
of buildings, grounds, etc, the General
is making.
- The twenty-third annual festival
of the Cheshire County Musical Conven-
ton will be held at Keene, N. H., COM
mencing Monday, August 16, at 2
o'clock p M, and continuing five days.
William f. Sherwin, of New York, and
w. o. Perkins, of Boston, are the con-
ductors, and large number of distin-
guished musicians from different parts
of the country will be present and assist
in the exercises.
The State Normal school at Ran
dolph has been fortunate in securing the
services of Abel E. Leavenworth, A.
NJ, as Principal, to succeed Mr.. Conant,
who was elected, last fall, State Super
intendent of schools The Normal
School building is now being enlarged
to double its former capacity. The fall
term begins Aug Esd. The institution
has new advertisement this morning,
to which we invite attention.
The st. Johnsbury File Works
have lately made so many essential inn
provements in the method of recruiting
files, that the proprietor, James Nuts,
in order to bring his work more fully
before the public, has publicly chal-
lenged any file manufacturer in New
England TO compete with work from his
works, in the sum of 800 to 5000, the
winner to present the sum won to some
charitable purpose. Mr.. Mutt has for
years had the trade of every leading
concern on the Rutland road, and the
above shows that he is bound to keep at
the head.
- An accident which came very near
proving fatal took place Thursday af-
ternoon at the private crossing near the
rail shop. This crossing connects the
Rutland foundry with the machine
shop, and as Mr.. John Grandy, of For
est street, with MIR. A. B. Chapman, of
Rouses Point, and two little boys, Har-
per and Rielle by name, were crossing
the track, an engine struck their wagon,
throwing all the parties out and smash
ing the wheels of the vehicle. Mr..
Grandy and the boys were thrown out
side Of The track and escaped with slight
bruises, while Mr.. Chapman fell between
the wagon and the engine, and was held
down upon the track by a portion of the
debris. He managed to extricate him
self partially before the pilot struck
him, and thus saved himself probably
from death. AS it was he was dragged
a few feet, and bruises and badly dam
aged pants were the result of his i'm
promptu ride. Mr.. Grandy's loss by
the smash-up amounts to about $50 or
$40. .e..... j.