The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-21
Rutland County Notes.
GENERAL.

Rutland county has 1885 foreign born
residents
The Congregational churches in Rutland
county have membership of | .9g7, 1851
males, 1916 females 37S of,whom are non
resident.
The first session Of the Legislature of
Vermont held in Rutland county was at
Rutland, October 18th, 1884.
AT the third census in 1910 Rutland
county had population of %, 4s7. gain
of 4sS in 10 years.
TOWNS.
At corn festival of the Methodist
church in Benson, Oracle Smith wore a
child's dress 20 years old, and a small belt
made from the bell of the Chicago Court
House,
Hon. l.. Howard Kellogg has recently
made visit to New York city.
The officers of the Benson Cheese Fac
tory are John Balls, President; J. J.
Howard, Vice President; Henry 5. How
ard, Secretary; Deacon +. SOuthworth,
Treasurer; X. L. Brown, j. w. Dorsey
and Almon J. Gibbs, Directors.
Benson at the second census in 1900 had
1,159, gain of 40l in nine years.
The Congregational church in Benson
was organized in 100. Rev. Dan Kent
was its first pastor, who was ordained Sep
TENDER 5, 1892 and continued his pastorale
until July II, 1928, when he was dismissed,
and died July 81, 1S35-a pastorate of 3G
years, the longest of continuous service
in the State. Rev. Henry NJ. Holmes.
the present pastor, was ordained to the
ministry May 10, 1866, and commenced his
present ministry in 1869
Under the charter of Brandon, (Ncs-
hobe), the original name, Oct. goth 1862,
contained 22,75G acres.
Brandon. at the first census. in 1891.
had G37 inhabitants.
j. r. Freeman and O. S Presbcy, of
Port Henry, have commenced quarrying
slate on a part of the territory leased by p.
w. Hyde, of the Bliss estate in IIyleville
Castleton at the second census in 1900
contained 1913 inhabitants, gain in nine
years of 239.
y Lottery was drawn in Castcton. Nov
9TH, 1896, to raise $500, for making Il road
from Castleton to Sudbury.
Hiram johnson, of northampton. Mass.
formerly a clerk in the drug store of Nor
throp Il Son, has been visiting at Castle
ton.
The mother Of Hon Jerome b. Bromley.
her S0th birthday recently She has nine
children seven OF whom are sons, the
youngest AZ, and the oldest G2 years of age
Rev. VIM. T. Ross, of the Liberal Chris
tian church, in Castleton, removes to Du
buque, Iowa. He preached his farewell
sermon on Sunday last.
The presentation of the drama Down
by the Sea- by the pupils of the Normal
School on MopIau nvnp;ptr IN, l,n T,t,,p
Hall at Castleton, was a successful and
pleasant affair
A valuable slate deposit has been discov-
cred on the Caswcll farm, n mile from the
village of Castleton.
-Four hundred and forty-six was the num-
Der of inhabitants in the town of Chitten-
den, at the third census, in 1910, a gain of
119 in the decade
A barrel of cider is filled in Chittenden
at the price now paid fo' a gallon of it in
Boston.
At the fourth census, in 1920, Clarendon
had IA population of 1,7l2; loss from 1910
of %.
The Congregational church in Clarendon
was organized February, ls 1922 Rev.
Henry Hunter was It's first pastor. The
pulpit is now vacant, its last pastor, Rev
W. T. lIcTick, having removed to Charles
ton, Orleans county.
Dandy, in 1880. had / 1862 inhabitants
which shows II decrease of 245 in ten years
The lumber and coal dealers of Dandy
have discharged a large number of hands
Daniel II. Lane, of Mt. Tabor, is teach
ing the higher department, and Miss Emma
Bancroft the primary department of the
schools in Dandy.
At the examination of teachers for Dan
by, on November Sth. the wife of the
Superintendent, j. c. Williams. gave the
teachers a bountiful entertainment.
Obediah Iiadwin, of Dandy, has raj sed
turnip weighing fifteen pounds.
The population Of NIiddlctown. from
1920 to 1880. decreased 20 from 1890 to
1910 it increased 1873
Miss Annis Haynes, II highly esteemed
maiden lady of Middletown, died, after
short illness. of fever, on Monday last
She was the daughter of the late Iczekiah
HAYNES. and sister of Dca. Alpheus
Haynes, Rev. Aaron Haynes, Backus II.
Haynes, VI D., of Rutland, and Sylyanus
Haynes, NJ D., Of Mddlelown, and Rev
Arls Haynes.
~ Il prayer lIlttiiHS III lltHNpll, II lew
years ago, one of the members prayed,
Lord, thou knowcst that -- has sold
poor boots to some of us. Make him do
the fair thing by the next buyer"
The town of Mcndon was organized in
1906, March 18th, and John Page was first
town clerk 1t is the youngest organized
town in the county.
In 1910, Mt. Holly had population of
1 1856, 1t now has population of 1856,
the largest in its history.
Asbestos and fossil leather has been
found in abundant quantities on the sum
nit of the Green mountains about four
miles from the centre of the town, Its
color is grayish white
Mt. Tabor has but Sigty-0He more inhabi-
tants now than it had in 1871.
The following is an abstract of the grand
list of Mt. Tabor for 1878;
Number Of polls......,............. 122
Number of Observation-Disclosures. 81
Number of taxable acres.......... 24,33S
Appraisal of real estate........... Sl05,037
Appraisal of personal property. 5000
One per cent of grand list........ 81 ,OS5 96
List for state taNes................. : ,23S 96
Mr. Rush one of the first settlers of Paw
let died in that town in March 1924, at the
extraordinary age of 40 years.
The number of taxable heads in Pawlet
is SO
West Pawlet is said to be the greatest
mart for potatoes ON the line OF tie Rut-
land and Washington railroad, from Rut-
land TO Troy.
The Congregational church in Farhaven
| has n Sabbath school numbering one hun
! dred scholars.
Silas Stafford, the first Justice Of the
Peace in Fairhaven, held the office forty
successive years.
No intelligence has yet been received OF
the fate of Frank l.. Jones, son OF Key
Mr. Jones of Hubbardton, whose myster-
GUS disappearance at Schaghiicoke, few
DAYS, ago. has caused so much comment.