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

Mendon has only 90, 1856 taxable acres of
land. The township lying mostly on the
Green Mountains, and much of it being
high and cold land, 1t is not adapted to
farming purposes or settlement, but 1t has
large quantity and variety of lumber
The panic effects the numbering interests
of Mendon.
Mr.. B. c. Butterfeld has engaged in the
manufacture of wooden window shades at
Walkers factory in Mendon.
" travelling meat man is furnishing the
people of Mendon their supply of meat.
Middletown is growing in population
under the spur of the springs and the stay
OF visitors during the summer season.
The settlement of Middletown was CON-
menced and mills were erected there before
the revolution by Thomas Morgan, who
died IN that town at the advanced age of
9S years
Mount Holly had no inhabitants that
were enumerated at the first census in 1791,
although there were few scattered settlers
lnfhe township.
There were thiffy-seye6 deaths ii Mount
Holly from the epidemic of 1913.
The ladies of the Methodist church at
Mt Holly, at their first sociable, had an en-
joyable entertainment.
The house of Mr. f Butler, located on
Proctor's hill, Mt Holly, was recently de-
stroyed by fire.
Frank Holden, of Mt Holly, lad of six
teen years of age, who ran away four
weeks agJ has not been heard from.
The Otter Creek rises in Mt Tabor and
runs south into Peru. and then west into
Dorset, and then north through the western
border of Mt. Tabor into Wallngtord.
The contributions of the Congregational
church IN Pawlet to benevolent objects i'm
1872 was S60.S7.
Simeon Burton was the first town clerk
in Pawlet.
Nathan Swift is the postmaster of the
postOflice recently established at North
Pawlet, near the residence of Hon. Hiel
Hollister, one of the judges of the Rutland
county court. This is now his postoffice
address.
Six dwellings and store are being erect
ed at West Pawlet.
The llollster Brothers cf North Pawlet
have sold during the current year $4,000
bottles OF Saratoga, Congress and Empire
waters.
A potato starch mill, a plaster and feed
mill and carriage shop, are in full oper-
alton at West Pawlet
The development of the slate interest
adds largely to the business of West Paw
let
Western corn-fed cattle are being import
ed for sale as beef, by Mr.. A. f. Pnney,
the marketman at West Pawlet.
Pttsiield has 23O taxable polls.
The Methodist church IN Pittsfield was
organized in 1904
Pttsford gained 563 inhabitants from
1901 to 1900
Mr.. Joseph ii. Peabody, one of the mer-
chants of PittsfOrd, a dealer in wooden
| goods, mittens. gloves, ETC., averages an
annual sale of nearly fifty thousand dollars
worth of goods.
The Troy conference academy was es-
tablished at Poultney in 1887 In former
times its students numbered from 300 to
400 annually, and its re-establshment un-
der the patronage of the conference will
undoubtedly draw large patronage to-i,@
halls '-s-
(. Roy. N.-sR HutchlSiss, D. D.,-tile dis
tinguished Baptist clergyman of Buffalo,
was for several years pastor of the church
at East Poultney.
Poutney has Masonic Lodge, under the
name Morning Star Lodge, No. 81, which
meetson the Tuesday before the full moon in
each month, and has membership of 167.
AT the Sabbath school concert of the
Congregational church in Rutland. on Sun
day evening, last, eX-Gov. Page the super
intendent, gave favorable report of the
condition of the school, and increasing in
terest is manifested on the part of both
pupils and teachers to add to its prosperity.
Jamas Hogan, of West Rutland has
| purchased a residence on Marble street in
that village.
-Four of the industrious marble cutters
of West Rutland residing at Clarendon
Springs walk to their work every morning
and return at night.
The village school at West Rutland
closed a successful term on Tuesday last
Timothy OBrien is soon to erect a resi-
dence on Marble street, and James Leany,
the station agent, has purchased dwelling
house on Main street, West Rutland.
Sherburne had only thirty-two nhabi-
tants in 1901.
The town of Sherburne was settled by
family of Anthonys, from Rhode Island.
Senator Anthony of Rhode Island is de-
scendant of the same family.
The Congregational church in Sudbury.
of which Rev ii. F. Rustedt is acting pas
tor, is aided by the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary Society to the extent of 5000 per
annum.
The town of Sudbury abounds in ponds,
of which Hinkum pond in the most consd-
cradle. On the outlet of this pond, which
falls into Otter Creek, are valuable mill
sites; and at the outlet of another pond,
which is the source of IIubbardton river,
are other available mill privileges.
Tinmouth originally contained 23,040
acres. Its original size has been reduced
about one-third by contributing to neigh
boring townships.
The late Governor Stephen Royce, so
long Judge and Chief Justice of the Su-
| preme Court, was a native of Tinmouth.
| The town seems to have been prolific
in raising eminent lawyers.
Hon. Joel w Ainsworth, Rev. Aldace
Walker ID, D., Mrs Lyman Batcheler, Mrs
A II Batcheller, Mrs William S Button. Mrs
Sarah NJ Button, Mrs Matilda Z Hull, Mrs
Alfred Hull, Mrs William Gurley Marsh,
Mrs Edwin Martindale, Miss G NJ Town
shead, Mrs Mary A Walker, Mary NJ Wal
ker, and Miss Silvia Walker are life men,
bers of the Vermont Domestic Missionary
society.
The members of Chipman Lodge of Wal
lngford recently made n visit to Mount
MoIiah Lodge at East Wallngford, and
were served with good collation. at the
hotel of IL. l.. Warner, upon the invitation
of mine host.
Darwin NJ Hulett of Wells died on Satur-
day last at Cheyenne, Colorado, whittier he
had gone in pursuit of health. He was a
member of Morning Star Lodge at Poult-
ney.
Lake Austin, more Familiarity known as
Wells Pond, covers upwards of 1000 acres
of land and is five miles in length.
The township of West Haven was set off
from Fairhaven by the lie sislature of Yer
mont in October 1902.
In 1891 West Haven had 545 inhabitants
and in 1900, nine years later it had but