The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-07
S'EAEl. NEWS.
Springfield wants a railroad.

Springfield wants n railroad.
A few nights ago an attempt was made |
to rifle the store and safe of NJ. ~ Ross in |
Royalton An entrance was effected by |
removing pane of glass and boring holes |
through the back door, thereby enabling |
the operators to lift the staple from with
out The goods were more or less tumbed |
about, and by means of paper tunnel, |
powder was poured into the safe lock. but |
no evidence existed that Il match was APP
piled. 1t is supposed that the perambula- |
tons of a gentleman who took the night
train, and who carried lantern frightened
off the burglars.
Twenty-six sheep belonging to John 5.
Leach, of Windham county, were recently
killed by dogs.
The subscriptions for the new bank at
Chelsea were opened the 3lst ult II is cX-
pcctcd that the bank will commence doing
business in few weeks with capital of
100000. The old Chelsea bank contro-
vcrsy has been settled by DR.. Bralcy's buy
ing out all the stockholders at Sl55 on
share, SO says the Springfield JouraaL
On the 2Sth ult. a little son of f. p.
Dcnsmorc, of Chelsea, aged six years, at
tempted to get into the hind end of II lum-
Der Wagon when it was in motion. One
leg was caught in the spobcs Of the wheel
which carried him over with tho wheel.
breaking the thigh bone little way above
the knee.
About Springfield the roads are said to be
as dry AS they are usually in August. a
light hay crop is feared.
The first frame building erected in Water
vile, Lamoilc county, was recently de-
molishcd 1t was built in the year 1902,
and put together with wrought iron nails.
The frame work was hewn from hard wood
and although it had been in use for seventy
years it was in good condition at the time
of its demolition.
A ''protectvc grange" has been formed
at Brattlcb0ro. with "a members.
The p. & o. Railroad, the first of June,
entered upon arrangements for the special
accommodation Of pleasure travellers 1t
is such that the people visiting Lake Mem
prcmagog, the White Mountains, Mount
Mansfield, and other localities in that sec
ton of New England, can do so with IA
cilty and comfort.
Mrs. Laura o., widow of Franklin Til
ton, died, on the evening of May oath, at
the age of SO years She went to st. Johns
bury from Littlcton, n. H., the morning
, of the accident, May 10Th, to visit her pa
rents. She had put her children to bed up
stairs, and starting to come down, fell, it
is supposed from near the top Of the stairs,
and so injuring her spine as to cause her
, death.
Two COWS, belonging to Sylvester Alden,
|, who lives in what is known as Bear Swamp
!, in MiddlescX, were struck by lightning and
0 instantly killed in the thunder storm of
! Saturday gath They were in the field and
u were found lying close together, with but
/, slight marks of mangling about them
T. Other cattle near by escaped uninjured.
u 4 paragraph published some little time
: since about the setting fire to Il house, by
J. the reflection of the sun from bright tin
,
II strictly true however, and now we have
heard of another case, where "A citizen of
Williston found the wall of a shed charrcd,
c one day last week. He had seen the Incl
,s dent above referred to, and suspccting the
:, cause on the next bright day made an ex-
II pertinent which satisfied him and all his
70 neighbors that the charming were caused by
o the reflection of the suns rays from a row
70 of mill-pans, and nothing else. Look out
- where you put your pans .-Bn,lingtoh
Free Press.
y The following are from the Montpelier
y Argus:
= A man at work in a Barre shop went int,
y, the Office the other day, and cxcitedly ex
~ exclaimed: Ise's worked a good vile il
annoddcr blaze, and had no droublc.
works here doc weeks and lose doc finger
and der dhumb | takes my bay tan
quecck."
III A venerable newspaper was shown lis
ca Wednesday, by ID. ID. Clark, of Marshfield
IN it being the Boston Gazette and Weekl
=, Journal and dated Tuesday, November "a
III 1741. Its size is 81 y IA inches
nc A good number of ladies and gentlemen
us from Bennington will visit Bainum's show
at Rutland, the 14th of June.
mt On Tuesday and Wednesday, the lot
nd and 18th of this month"; the annual Confer
nd encc of the Congregational ministers an
churches of Addison County, will be hel
Ne at the Congregational church in Vel
h, gennes.
H. There are three cases of small pox at L,
sex junction.
Nv The SAUNDERS of not few were disturb
=. ed about 10 o'clock, Monday evening, b
-, the steam pipe on the steam mill of Lyma
Bowles at Bennington, giving away, an
~ sending out on the still night prolonge
. whistle of nearly an hours duration.
Il, could not be stopped by the engineer du
ing that time.
n, Mr.. ii. o. Houghton of the prosperol
bo Riverside press tells how fifty years ago,
ro little pale faced man came into the We
,;o mont printing Office where he was earnin
,ot his trade and handing him printed slil
nv said, "My lad when you use these wore
on spell them as here, ''theater, CENTER" ct,
I'M 1t was Noah Webster, travelling on foot an
,rs visiting country printing Offices TO pcrsuat
he people to spell as he did. The apprentiC
ed little thought at that time that he shoul
me ever be held of an establishment whc
w would manufacture u thousand tons ,
,gs Webstcrs Dictionaries
be If found guilty upon trial, there is L
aw good reason why Captain Jack should NJ
-, be hung for the murder of Gen. Canb,