The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-02
STATE NEWS.
Bennington Comfy.

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Bennington County.
Distinguished guests still continue to ar
rive at the City Hotel, Woodforl.
Big Pond, in Woodford. is SO low ms
now that people who are acquainted Will
It maintain that it is not more than fit,
feet in depth in the middle.
Lyman Bowlcs has sold to Charles Moor
OF Northicld, Franklin Co. Mass, all his
tlmbered land and Woodford City propert,
property including several dwellings and I
large steam mill.
&. X. Davis has received the appoint.
ment of Postmaster at Peru, vice c. w.
Whitney resigned.
Kew Mr. Amsden, formerly of Dover.
VT, is to minister to the people of Peru
the ensuing year
Nelson Thayer, Esq, of Bennington,
While visiting his friends in Buffalo, n. V,
has been attacked with slight paralytic
shock, and is in Il quite critical condition,
his recovery being doubtful.
Francis Gleason of Woodford. will have
his horse railroad completed and in opera
ton in few days. The cars have been
purchased and are on the grounds, ready to
| be placed on the track
Rev. Hoyt Clark preached at Landgrove
on the 22d inst He stated that it will be
~ years next July. since he left the town
on his first charge, and has preached all
but four Sabbatls during that time.
The stiffness of the Sabbath is again
broken in Rupert, by the familiar sound of
the church bell
Edwin Earle, formerly of Factory
Point, has sold his hotel at Waterbury,
Conn.
,,.,,,anon ,uuiiuanuer Tor bennington
county, to recruit soldiers for the encamp-
ment to be held at Rutland in August.
A very pleasant affair occurred at the
Centre Bennington church last week,
where large number Of friends gathered
to witness the nuptials of Miss Mary Ray
mOnd and Mr. Henry Preston, of st. Louis,
Mo. The bride was Il niece of Hon. S. b.
Hunt, and cousin to Mrs. Julius Catlin,
daughter of Mr.. Hunt, at whose beautiful
summer residence, n .recherche recep-
ton was given to the welded couple and
their friends Immediately following the
church exercises. Mr. Preston is relative
of G. w. Yates, Esq. Principal of Mt.
Anthony Seminary.
Caledonia County.
The drouth is severe in Caledonia county
The Mcssrs Fairbanks of st. JoIinsbury
are driving the scale business this year
They have averaged over 1000 scales Il
week since January, while last week they
averaged 200 day.
| Parker Harvey of Passunipsic, has been
fined ten dollars and costs for abuse of his
cattle.
Cisittcndcn County.
A successful strawberry festival took
place for the benefit of the Baptist church
at East Charlotte on the 2Gth ult. The
kind feeling was represented and hcightcn-
ed by the presence of Rev. Mr. Torrey OF
the CONGREGATIONAL church. with large
number of his people, and Rev. Mr.. Beau
dry of the Methodist church in Shelburn.
r. b. Spaulding of Essex Junction spent
n day at ChaZy Lake and returned with
two fine saddles of frogs in his carpet
sacks.
ESSEX County.
Potato vines in Essex county were killed
by frost on the 23d.
A young man named Wiggin has flee
from Walden with considerable stoler
property.
A young lady teacher in Guildhall has
become insane by too close application Il
her work.
LamOiIIe County.
The real estate, water power, machinery
etc, of the Morrsvllc Manufacturing
Company was sold mt auction on Wcdncs
day last, to Edwards, Stevens 4 Co., o.
WinOoski, for about $4,000.
Two car loads of Germans are cXpecte,
at Hyde Park TO work on the Portland y
'Ogdensburg railroad,
Franklin Comfy.
Butter at Fairfax was 23c. on Saturday.
The Lamoille river is extremely low fol
this time of the year.
A trotting course is being made on Fair
fax Plain.
The individual deposits of the Nationa
Union Bank of Swanton are S51 ,3S2.S6.
Rev. George S. Guernsey, of Rochester
breaches in the new church at Fletche
Center one fourth of the time. His meet
ings are largely attended, and much inter
est seems to be felt to hear and know NOR
of liberal Christianity
Orange County.
A school teacher in Brookllcld, name
Edison, recently administered eighty min
heavy blows with strap ON the person {
one of his scholars named McCue, Mon
pelier lad thirteen years old. The teache
will probably be made to suffer for the bal
barOus act.
windham County.
The Cerebro Spinal Meningitis has cease
its ravagcs ut Londonderry.
Rev. Mr. Davenport, of Wilmington
has returned after an absence of fe
months and resumes his former charge {
the Universalist Society.
The cheese factory at Chester is recel'
ing rivers of milk.
Agitation over postotllce change at Che
ter Is red hot.
Mr.. Edwin Elliot, a resident oil we
,. | Brattleboro died week ago. lie was SC
of the late Judge Samuel Elliot. Althoug
an INVALID for many years he Will be miss.
y as reliable and cultivated man andachrl
tian.