The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
Vermont News.

A store in Hancock, owned and occupied
by Enoch Back, was recently burned with
all its contents. Insured for $4,000. The
fire was caused by the falling and bursting
of a hanging kerosene lamp. Mr.. Back
was at his desk at the time engaged in wri-
ting, but the flames spread so rapidly that
nothing of any amount could be saved. /
The lecture room of the Methodist church
in Middlebury has been recently improved
and is now in fine condition. Miss &.
McQuivey of Ripton has closed very
successful term OF school in Middlebury.
Ira Clifford is Worthy Chief Templar,
and Mrs. c. b. S. Wheeler, w. V. I: oil
Mizpah Lodge of Good Templar's, New
Haven.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Arrangements are being made to extend
the Bennington and Glastonbury railroad
across the mountain, which enterprise will
probably be completed in year or TWO.
L. A. Gleason of WoodfOrd does
an extensive lumber business with different
parties, he having one order to FIJI of $780,
900 feet from Knowlson, Bonesteel * Nc
Manus.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mr. c. A. Lyon of Shelburn has some
superior Cotswold Sheep. He has sam
pie of lG l-2 pound fleece sheared from a
yearling eve, belonging to Mr. Lyon which
measured 1G inches in length. The above
eve was bred from imported stock by Mr..
Lyon.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Revival influences are felt in st. Johns
bury District, and some special prosperity
is enjoyed in various charges.
In the Caledonia County Cnnfa-once.
there are eighteen ministers, of whom eight
are pastors; fourteen churches and 1888
members, in Sabbath Schools; 2,0GS aver
age congregations, 1915 contributions,
Sl2 ,0i7-bcing much the largest in the
State.
Reuben Whtcher died at Gruton, while
sitting at the table eating with the family
where he boarded. His wife two months
and fourteen>days before. He was born in
the town in which he died.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Charles II. Weeks, of Canaan, has raised
the present year, on his own farm, eight
thousand bushels of potatoes.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Albert Soule of Fairfield, raised from
six quarts of potatoes, six barrels-a large
yield for any year.
Bellevue House, Sheldon, has closed af-
ter prosperous season. Congress Hall
still keeps open with about 25 guests.
The crops in Sheldon are only few, en-
cept potatoes which are unusually good and
abundant.
Douglass X Holmes of Georgia has
gone into bankruptcy. DR.. Henry Baxter
of lIghgate has been elected chief templar
of the Franklin County Good Templars
Union.
Prof l.. A. Waite of Cornell University
who has recently been appointed Consul to
Greece is native of Ilighgate.
St. Adams District Preachers Meeting
December I'd.
Protractod meetings are in progress in
Richford. They are well attended.
The parish register of st. Lukes of st.
Adams, for the year ending on st.
Luke's Day, 1873, shows a total of forty
seven blptisms, thirteen marriages, and
twenty-seven burials and nineteen persons
had been confirmed. During the four years
Of the Rev. Mr. Putnam's rectorship, nine
ty-fivc persons have been confirmed, and
one hundred and eighty-nine baptized,-
the marriages numbering thirty for the
same period, and the burials cighty-two.
\ parish Guild has recently been organized
to aid the rector in carrying on more thor
oughy and efficiently the work of the
church by organized effort.
Horato b. Farrar Esq, one of the old
est, most prominent, and respected citizens
of Swanton, died recently. lie leaves
three children, Rev. II. C. Farrar, formerly
of Castleton, II. w. Farrar. and the " life
of George NJ. Hall, NJ. d. Of Swanton.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Revival meetings are being held at the
Methodist church in Alburgh. AT tho quar-
terly meeting on Sunday week, three per-
sons were admitted to full membership and
forty new members were admitted on pro-
baton. At the same time twenty-five re-
celved the ordinance of baptism.
A South Hero man writes to the Platts-
| burgh Sentinel that he and a Grand Isle
man, have been badly swindled by light
ning-rod peddlers, recently.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
l. The Lamoile Fair at Morrisville, last
week, was favored with good weather, and
| drew out Il large COncOursc of people
| $500 taken the first day AMI some $500
taken during the fair, or about $500 more
than last year.
benjamin Griswold died in Cambria &c
Sept. 10Th, aged 81 years. lie was n man
of marked peculiarities of character, and
had read one and the same Bible through
one hundred and sixty-fve times, and had
kept tally thereof on a blank leaf the book
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Omitted Idiots" is the name of an
amateur musical association existing in
"Skunks Misery" and "Scallywag Centre,
two interesting villages in the town of Cor
NTH. 1t was organized TO- serenading pur-
poses, and their principal instruments are
horns and tin pans
Rev Samuel Delano is preaching for
the Congregationalists at STAFFORD.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
+. Chase, of Jay, has raised potato
that weighs three pounds and nine ounces
Rev. j. &. Lorimer has presided over the
Baptist church at Derby for - years
There have been no jars nor jangles in the
society. The people have been satisfied
with their pastor, the pastor satisfied will
his people
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Genevieve Robinson, of Gouldsville,
miss two years of age, seems to be agri
culmrally inclined. She planted squasl
seed last Spring, which came up in due
time, and that she has watered and mad,
the object of her especial care during thu
season, sitting beside it hours at time
As the result Of her good management sh'
has raised four squashes, weighing To-
pounds.
Some time since Bertic, son of A. O
Cummins, residing on Seminary Hill a
Montpelier, fell distance of II feet,
inches, and escaped unframed. Saturda.
last he went into the house of Ed. Wright
and began to pat large pumpkin, whicl
rolled over on him and broke one arm.
fall of over II feet did not hurt him, and
rolling pumpkin broke his arml
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Some 10000 pounds of wool was recent,
sold in Westminster at 40 cents.
A religious revival has been steadily gain
ing ground in connection with the SOut
Wardsboro Congregational church, reall
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