The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-05
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STATE NEWS.
bennington County.

''"Nh'o''i 10 ln'I'uiiiiS III Suhiii'i NiSit-
ors. The Equinox House is receiving
new coat of paint and being put in order
This house, under the genial management
of ''mne host" Orvis, is among the best in
the country. Vanderlips' Hotel and the
Elm House are also being brushed up
is rapidly becoming popular
resort in summer.
The proprietors of the Vermont Mills at
North Bennington, have sold the entire
production of their mills up to July LIST,
for 6l cents per yard
Hay is selling at North Bennington for
S17 per ton.
The supply of coal at North Bennington
is extremely short, and nearly all the man
companies have exhausted their
stock put in for the winter.
The snow in Readsboro is three feet on
level. A correspondent of the Benning-
ton Banner says planting will he done
after haying."
Mrs. Maria Parker, of Stamford, YER
mont has borne 90 children ten of whom
were boys, whose united weight when they
arrived at manhood was over 1000 pounds
Chittcnden County.
Thirteen divorces were granted at the
late term of the Chittenden county court.
George l.. Reynolds, Of Burlington, has
sold his short-horn COW, Sophia. by the
Ninth Duke of Thorndale, and also his
calf, Wellington, to J. $. Davis, of Dan
villc Ky, for 81 900
Windhnm County.
Mr.. S. Ranney has been appointed post
master at Athens, in place of A. A. Alex
andcr, removed to Greenfield, Mass
Alfred A. Hall, of Athens, was recently
admitted to the bar of the Franklin county
court.
windsor County.
S. i. Thompson, of Proctorsvillc, has
been appointed deputy sheriff.
Samuel Bowen, of Bethel, was born in
Rehohoth, Mass, Sept. I, 1881, and he
married Nancy Golf, who is native of
Pomfrct this State, and who was born
Dec. 10, 1882. This aged couple have
lived together sXty-seven years, and have
lived on the farm where they now live six
ty-three years
Secretary French has just concluded
teachers institute at Windsor. He was as
sisted by Prof Charles b. Stetson, of
Maine, Miss II. L. w. Potter and Prof G.
A. Stockwcll, of New York.
AT Perkinsvilc hay sells for eight dol
lars per ton, and good cows from S45 to
$50 each
W. G.. Smith, of Bridgewater, is owner
of monster horse. He is now six years
old, and stands sixteen and three-fourths
hands high, and weighs l, 467 pounds, and
is true in every way.
The ice broke up in the Connecticut
river about the 10th of April. April
26, 1875, people passed from Norwich to
Dresden, now Hanover, on the ice
The balloon for the Fourth of July celc-
bration at Bethel is secured, and comes
from Providence, II. |. 1t is to be secured
| by rope and let up and down at intervals
through the day, so that those who wish
can 90 up in it. At B o'clock the proprie-
tor will make the grand ascension of the
day The expense of the balloon will be
about $500.
Orange County.
Pastor Murray of the Park Street church
is ''Deaconing' in. Orange county.
Complaint has been made to the authori-
ties against Charles Mills of Orange, for
alleged cruelty to an OK belonging to him,
the report being that he beat it so as to
stavc in its ribs, macerate its flesh, and
otherwise injure it so the animal is COM
paratively worthless.
Caledonia County.
Phincas Jenness, of Sheffield, has nine
teen lambs from twelve sheep--seven pairs
of twins.
Judge Poland returns to w arlington
early in May, to cooperate with commit
tee, of which he is Il member, in complet-
ing a revision of the laws of the United
States-a favorite project of his, which,
after several years of effort, is now nearly
accomplished.
Franklin County.
A Durham and native bull, one year old
April 14th, owned by NJ. j. Merrill, OF
Fairfield weighed 1850 lbs. His feed had
been good hay, sour milk and II mixture OF
oat and corn meal--no sweet milk. He is
only medium flesh.
Orleans County.
The beautiful steam yacht of Sir Hugh
Allen sunk TO the bottom of Lake Mem
phrcmagog last week. 1t was lying at his
wharf, near his residence, about six miles
, from Newport 1t is said to have cost
$4,000 in gold.
The mail is carried every day from North
Troy to Richford and Newport Centre on
, Il hand car Last Wednesday H. w
: Baker ran train of three hand cars fast
ened together, from North Troy to Rich
, ford with thirteen passengers and hall
| ton of baggage on board.