The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13

& Roberts, Perry Carter, stewards
w l. Smith, ...........................C Chaplain
Donohue, .................. Tyler
A new hall is just completed in Dorsey's
block furnishing them commodious quar-
tiers.
s. w. Dorsey has returned from hi, visit
to the sick bed of his brother, United States
Senator Dorsey at Washington.
BRANDON.
The Trojan Marble Company. at Bran
don. are about erecting n large mill and
building track from their quarry to the
railroad.
The settlement of the town of Brandon
was commenced in the year, 1910, by John
Whean, Noah Strong, David June, ZcGe.
dah Winslow, Amos Cutler, and others.
Mr. Cutler was the only one Of the party
who spent the first winter in Brandon. He
lived entirely alone, without beng visited
by human being.
CAsTLETON.
For the first 60 years after its settlement
was subject to epidemic diseases more than
Il majority of the towns in western Yer
mont, but for the last ten years has been
comparatively free from them. In its early
settlement, intermittent and remlttent and
in its history, the most common were ty-
plus fever, inflammation of the lungs, Group,
consumption, and rheumatism. The most
mortal diseases have been typhoid pncu-
monia, malignant typhus, and cankcr.aash,
which have been purely epidemic The
most Obstructive epidemic was of typhoid
pneumonia, in 1918. of which G3 persons
died who were chiefly adults The ANIMAL
number of deaths from 1904 to 1918 inclu-
sive, were as follows: 1904, 16; 1905, 10 ;
1906, 10; 1907, co. 1903, Is; 1909, 20 ;
1910, 90; 1911, "a; 1912, 25; 1913 r..
The number of deaths in 1871 was q, be-
ing a fraction above one per cent. of the
inhabitants.
G. l.. Barber of Castleton, has sold dur
ing the last season thirty sheep for the Cali
fornia market, and thirteen for the Wlscon-
sin market.
CHlTTENDEN.
Chittendcn had 1927 inhabitants in 1900.
gain of 1863 in nine years.
The nearest railroad stations to Chitten-
den are Pittsford, five miles, and Rutland,
seven miles distant
A large number of the inhabitants OF
Chittenden get their mail at the Pittsford
pO,l-oice.
CLARENDoS.
Noah Walker has had private school al
mis- house during the past six months
taught hy Miss VI. A. Powell. of Eseey
"hioh has closed recently
j. T. Merriam. the cn,crpli.inG noi-
chant At West mrcnlon. is doing Il large
'di-nr-s. and i now adding largely go hle
stock of goods.
Mis-. l.. NJ. Walker. Of West Clarendon.
a. a
hul little way distant, fell aud broke hen
RIGHT arm.
The Congregational church ia alcndon
was organized February X, ls22 Rey,
iicnry Hunter was installed lis lost pnslOi
NoNrmhtr u, lS.2, and held that position
Tor six years. The church at il. orgluiIi-
ton consisted at II members. Fine pre-
rni membership is - rs made, aud Is f..
marS]. II Of whom are noi-Yc,idcni-.
Daring the pa,i year three were lsm. scd
and onc died II, sabbath school hs Il
library al TOO volumes. and The average. At
tendance upon public worship j. 81. IT.
benevolent contributions in 1873 Wcrc
$50 Ifs church property j. valued ai
sJ,40o. Rev. ~ 4. Gilbert j. moss .u,t
plying lis pulpit
IN the marriage Of Lincoln j. Ellis, Of
Springfield. and Miss Weeks, of this place
Clarendon loses and Springfield gains al
honor 60 any home and an ornament TO any
eocieiy The marriage feast was one ri
the genuine old style weddings, all ar
ranged and carried out for the most com
plcte comfort and en- jOyment of at least Il
guests. Congratulations on both side
were hearty and substantial. Gifts to tn,
bride of not less than $3.50 testified to TIN
love and good will with which she is sen
forth to her new home. /. H. q.