The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-07

the first of September They have sent
nearly one hundred thousand bushels to the |
same market within the last five years.
The settlement of the account of Caro- !
line Wood and Lawrence Proctor, admins. |
traitors of the estate of the late Calvin w,
Wood, will occur at the probate office in
Castleton, November "a.
A hearing on the application of the adj
mlnstrator of the estate of the late Samuel
N. Couch will take place at the probate
office, Castleton, Nov. 10.
The appraisal of real estate in the town
of Chittenden is S171 ,11S.
An animal was killed in Chittenden, last
week, which was more than twice the size
of house cat, had short legs, thick
body, full head and n slim, short tail. Its
color was grayish, with black rings and was
tufted. 1t was probably a species of wild
cat, though from its peculiar tail some of
the hunters call it bob-cat. 1t nearly cor
responds to the description given by natur-
alists of the bay lynx. The animals are
said to be frequent throughout New Eng
land the present year.
The number of taxable acres in the town
of Clarendon is 1900.
The grave of Thcopholis Harrington at
West Clarendon cemetery is among those
which Vermont should honor with a mon
umcnt One decision of his entities him
to this recognition on the part of Vermont.
The killing of sheep by dogs still CON
tinucs in Clarendon, much to the annoy
ance and loss of farmers Clarendon has
"a dogs. These raids will probably lessen
the number.
The number of taxable heads in Dandy
is 1856
Dandy contains about 80 square miles.
Fairhavcn feels the pressure of unjust
discrimination in frcights probably more
than any other town in the State and its
actual business capacity and growth has
been retarded by it.
At tho first census, in 1871, Fairhaycn
had only 375 Inhabitants.
l.. b. Clogston of Fairhaven has invent
cd and patented n saw frame and gear for
raising and letting down n gang of saws,
which is one ofthe most important improve
ments which have been recently made and
Gro long must create revolution in the
business of saving marble.
Simeon Allen, Esq, is erecting fine and
substantial residence south of the Park.
G. c. Knights racing horse Sammy
frye years old, has unfortunately become
lame. He had been offered $1,000 for him.
The house built by Col Matthew Lyon,
at Fairhaven, in 1880, and long used as a
hotel and in later years known as the Ad-
ans House, has been removed.
The flock of sheep belonging to the es-
tate of the late Joseph Sheldon, Esq, Of
fered for sale by Samuel w. Bailey, ESD,
is one of the purest of merino sheep and
best bred in the state. 1t is an excellent
opportunity to purchase
The Baptist church is being rapidly
pushed forward to completion
Farhaven has reading club, three years
old, of which Rev. A. \. Adams is presi-
dent
The Congregational church in Fairhaven
is without pastor.
A gentleman who has recently inspected
the lodges of slate in Fairhaven, reports
that there is slate enough in that town to
keep a thousand men engaged hundred
years in quarrying.
A golden eagle-a bird much more rare
than the bald eagle--was recently captured
in Hubbardton.
The Baptist church in IIubbardton is
among the oldest in the state, having been
organized September Gath, 1897, and
formed just one year later than the Ira
church.
The inhabitants of Ira get their mail at
seven different post otlices-Ira, Tinmouth,
Clarendon Springs, Castleton, West Rut-
land, Pittsford and Middetown.
Alta celebration of the 4th of July at Ira in
1920 the Grafton was delivered by Reuben
Wood, then a law student in the office of
Gen. Jonas Clark at Middletown. Mr..
Wool Of e 4
Governor of Ohio, and Minister to Chill.
Mendon, Massachusetts,, after which
Mendon was named, is one of the oldest
towns in that commonwealth and the oldest
in the country, its territory of eight miles
square having been purchased of the In
dians, under the name of Nipmug, for
twenty-four pounds sterling, the deed bear
ing date of April %, 1862, to Moses Payn
and Peter Bracket, ''both of Brantrc,"
and witnessed by John Elliott, SEN, John
Elliott, jr., and David Weld, sen. 1t was
incorporated under the name of Mendon,
May 10, 1867, when the two original pro-
prietors named assigned all their right, IT,
tie and interest in the territory to the town.
Mendon at the second census in 1900 had
but thirty nine inhabitants, gain of five
in nine years.
The morse power mandatory of A. w.
Gray Il Sons, at Middletown, is among the
most extensive and produces probably the
best machine in the country.
The town of Midtlletown was formed by
taking territory from four different towns,
viz, Tinmouth, Wells, Poultney and Ira,
hence its name.
Rev. Thomas Mackie is to deliver six
lectures at Mechanicsville in Mount Holly,
the proceeds to be applied towards paying
the debt on the Methodist parsonage, four
of which are to be on mneralogv and
chemistry, and the two last on 'the Jews"
and Temperance.
AT one time in the history of Mount
Holly, the Quakers had flourshing socie-
ty there with meeting house, in which
services were regularly held in accordance
with their FORM
Mount Tabor is n mountainous township
and much of it is incapable of settlement.
Otter creek rises in Mount Tabor.
Pawlet, in early times, was the favorite
resort of the executive committee of the
Vermont Council of Safety, for the hold
ing of their secret meetings. Many of the
most important proceedings in early Yer
mont history were inaugurated there.
The farms along Pawlet river are some
OF the most productive in the county.
ID. III. Bromley and Marvel Colyin, com
missioners on the estate of David Andrus,
late of Pawlct, meet the second Tuesdays
of December and April next.
Some of the best water privileges for
manufacturing purposes are found on
White and Tweed rivers in the town of
Pittsfield.
Thomas Hodgkns, Stephen Holt, Geo.
Martin, Daniel Bowe, and Jacob Bowe
with their families, were the first settlers
of Pittsfeld.
Dan p. Peabody is the only deputy sher-
iif in Pittsford, any other party, living in
that town. ADVERTISING as now heinn Il don