The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 12, 1886 Here and There 2/12/1886 The wollen company of North Hartland manufactured and shipped 75 cases, containing over 40,000 yards of full cloth, during the month of January. Rutland has finally decided to help the village trustees out of a ditch, and has voted $2,000 with which to light and protect the town through the year. A Troy firm which manges three shirt factories in different towns in New York, have been at Rutland to see about starting a large shirt factory there. O. N. WARDWELL at Judge WHEELER's steam mill in Jamaica is taking in logs at the rate of about 10,000 feet a day, and cutting them out almost as fast as received. Public-spirited Rutland women are pushing forward a scheme to establish a free public library in the village. By a cave-in at the north quarry of the Vermont marble company, at West Rutland, Wednesday, Edward COPPS, machine foreman, was killed, Napoleon VOUDETTE had a leg broken, and several other workmen were badly bruised. Arrangements have been made, and Gov. PINGREE will sometime during this month deliver an address at Whit River Junction in the interest of the Grand Army post, and Col. S. M. PINGREE will deliver one with the same object at Hartford village during the same month. H. H BRANSHAW has been appointed postal clerk on the route from Essex Junction to Boston. BRANSHAW tried to get another route, but was appointed on this when Henry P WILKINS was debarred on account of his age. Since BRADBURY resigned the regular clerks have done the additional work and will be glad to be relieved. Mr. BRANSHAW's appointment is in recognition of the French element in the Democratic ranks. RUTLAND HERALD At South Wallingford, Tuesday afternoon, E. A. FULLER lost a yoke of oxen. He was going down the hill near the depot, when the drag-chain broke, letting the load on to the oxen, one of which was thrown into the ditch and its neck broken; a leg of the other was broken necessitating its killing. A confidence woman registered at a Rutland hotel as Mrs. G. B. SCRIPTURE, was arrested, last week. She worked as a servant in Bennington, four days before going to Rutland, and in that time stole $100 in cash, a note for $150, and much clothing. She was taken to Bennington for larceny. She has operated in Brattleboro and other places. The house and barns of W. L. WHITE of Grafton were burned, Wednesday night, 3d inst. The fire caught in the L and had gained such headway that there was on chance for the family to save anything besides their clothing. They lived some distance from any neighbors, and badly froze their hands and feet, the night was so cold. The loss will be about $1,000, insured in the Vermont Mutual. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT