The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-13

Rutland county Votes.

GENERAL,
The greatest mortality that has taken
place in any one year in Rutland county
wa,, in 1896. In the spring the measles
were prevalent, and in the summer aud
autumn. fcvers and dyscntcry were COM
mon in nearly every town in the county
The latter disease was very fatal to young
children, particularly in Rutland Clarendon
Ira and Eastlcton.
The whole number Of births in Rutlaul
County in 1873 was GIG. males 457 females
457; unknown, ..
The number of native born citiacn, in
Rutland county, il 30,32j
Seventy eight persons were admitted to
Congregational churches last year, Fifty
four persons were admitted un profession Of
faith twenty by letter.
Two thousand six hundred and seven Of
the residents of Rutland county wcro born
in British North America.
DENsoN.
John Balls, y. L. Osgood, j. ~ Dorsey
and several other citizens Of Benson were
IN Rutland on Wednesday.
The nearest Railroad Station to Benson,
is Fairhavcn 10 miles A daily stage runs
between Fairhaven and Benson.
A reading circle was organized at Ben
son on the Goth of January by the young
rcoplc who assembled at the residence of
j. II. Balls for that purpose. The COM
mittce for the present quarter, are Miss
Gussic II. Howard Miss Fannie i. King,
Mr.. John Skecls, Secretary, G. Winches-
ter.
A birth day party was held at the resi-
dence Of Hiram Linsley in Hortonvllc on
the % of January in honor of the birthday
of his eldest daughter, Fanny.
T., S. Lee of Benson, with dairy of l73
cows makes the following statement 2,749
lbs. of butter, sold SS2S; 425 lbs. of butter
used in family $127,50; butter on hand
S45; net proceeds of cheese sold Sl3G, 25 ;
cheese used and on hand S45; calves SOS ;
pork sold and on hand after deducting price
of grain fed, Sl55; total Sl,445,l0; aver
age per cow, $500.
The following are the names of persons
who have died in Benson during the year
1878:
January 80, Mrs. Florence Waller, (can.
cer) aged 80 years.
February lG, Alanson Carter. general
debility aged "A.
February %, Emma, daughter Of Samuel
Waite, (lung tever) aged years.
March 2, Jennie, daughter of Samuel
Waite, GROUP aged year
April 10. Henry A. Norton, (consump-
tion) aged SO years.
aged 10 years.
May 8, Mrs. Flora Downs, paralysis,
aged "a years.
June II, Mrs. Adclne Barber, (hcar
disease) aged CT years.
July &, Perrc G. Ladd, Consumption,
aged CO years.
July 22, John W. Faddcn, typhoid fe
ver) age 20 years.
July %, Mrs. Sally Norton, disease OF
the liver) aged &c years,
July 90, Mrs HELEN Norton, disease o
the liver) aged "a years.
July 30, Son Of Ed. Dufiee, aged
years.
August IA, Mrs. Fanny Bigelow, (disea.'
of the liver) aged so years.
October 9, Estella p. Hale, (consump
tom aged IA years.
October 10, Andrew, son of Zeb. Baker
Cholera morbus) aged 2 years.
October %, Simeon Bassett, (gun sho
wound at Putnam) aged 2G years.
October 26, John Carlton (iniury on rail
road) aged Is years.
December 2, Sarah j. Brown, (consump
OF these there were females, 10; males
.; whole number, 10, The average az
was 81. The births in Benson in lS1
were males, II; females, 90; whole nun
her, 50. There were five marriages durin
the year 1873.
BRANDON,
Mr. T. ID Billings has resumed work g
the Marble Quarry at Brandon owned b
the Oregon Marble Company. lie has
large contract there, and means to pns
matters vigorously
Brandon in its population Of 1911, has
native population OF 2957; foreign GA
white $780, colored |.
Brandon had population III 1880 Of l0i
IN increase from 1920 of 4jl.
Rev Beriah Green who has bceu prom
ncntly mentioned recently in the press az
Pioneer Anti Slavery man, was pastor
the Congregational church in Brandon iro
April 20, 1923, to May II, 1929.
The Brandon Manufacturing Compar
have recently sold the Crown Point Ire
Company for use at their furnaces lars
track scale of the Howe scale, pattern Sc
enty-two feet long with q capacity OF Sc
cnty-fyc tons.
CAsTLET0N.
Bomoseen grange No As, al llydeyillc,
doing good work. and the present gu
look, for large and vigorous lodge,
very ilattering. w L Farnam, Wortl
Master, and l. g Spaulding, ovcrseer, =
the East poultney grange made it n Wis
on last Tuesday evening.
Elder Albion Ross OF New Hampshlr
preached in the Advent church on Tuesdi
evening week. Elder Ross was the fir
pastor settled over the Advent socie
thirteen years ago.
The town of Castlcton originally co
tanned SO square miles and was chartered
Samuel Brown of Stockbridge, Mass, Sc
90, 1861.
Rev. l. Kinney and wife of Hydevill
arc spending the winter in Colorado, +
the benefit of their health.
Andrew Clark, jr., who was injured
the Billings quarry a few weeks since, is
New York for the treatment of his eyes.
CLARENDON.
The Bridgeman sisters, of Montpelit
gave two interesting lectures in Clarendo
Ina lcctured in the Congregational cliur
at the South Flats on Sunday evening la
subject, "The Ballot the Hope of the Tel
nerance Cause and Miss Ida lectureQ