The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-20
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FRIDAY, MARCH 90, 1874.
Rutland Comfy Nniea.
GENERAL.

The Increase OF the population OF Kut- !
land county from the first to the second
census, was 8,240.
The first Union Convention of the Adj
olson ana Rutland County Sunday School
Workers Association will he held at tho
Congregational Church in Brandon on
Wednesday and Thursday March 2jlh and
Goth.
St. Patricli's day was observed at Bran
don, by an assembagc at the Town Hall.
A lecture was delivered by Rev. j G. Ne
Laughln the parish priest on "'rhc day we
celebrate" There were 400 persons prcs-
ent, and the receipts amounted to $1,000.
George d. Wheaton of Pttsford has re-
Gently purchased the well known flock of
| mcrino sheep owned by Miltol G.. Barber,
of Ilubbardton and which were bred by
him.
A donation for the benefit of Rev. Z.
Marshall, will be held at the Parsonage ut
Clarendon Springs on Wednesday afternoon
and evening of next week.
The literary society of East Poultney,
met at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
hel Smith on lasl Monday evening. Sew
eral selections were read, and the Jubilee
chorus, "Pharaoh's Army" was rendered,
Mrs. A. Ripley taking the solo, and Mrs.
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Mears, the chorus; Miss Esther Dewey
presiding at the instrument Readings fol-
lowed and were intcrsperscd with the song
"Mary of Argyle" given by Miss Ida L.
Green quartette. "Fulton," by Miss Lib
bic Clark, Mrs. Marshall, II. a Williams
and John Farnham, the national air, cred
White and Blue, solo, Miss Katie Farm
ham and l.. G. Clark, chorus, Miss Libbie
and Elousa Clark, Miss Farnham, Mrs.
p. j. Marshall, Messrs. John and William
l.. Farnham. II. A. Williams and l.. +.
Clark, Miss Green at the instrument. The
reading by the Rev. Mr.. Dunn, and "The
Lawsuit" were well received. The next
meeting will be held at Rev. c. Changers
Monday evening, March 23d.
p L Chase manufictory of Mt Holly is in
full blast, employing twenty men and work
ing full time.
great revival is attending the labors of
Rev L Stewart, at Mt Holly.
Vaccination makes busy work for the
physicians of Benson, on account of the
prevalence of small pox in West Haven.
AID Smith Esq, of Dandy is making ar
engagements to make sugar the present season
from the juice of over a thousand maple
trees
i S Waldo of Donby removes to Wal
lngford to engage in the marble business.
The annual meeting OF the Dandy Gene
terry Association was holden on the l4tli
inst at Scottsville. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
a Smith, .........................P President
SW Phillips, .....................Sec Secretary
r L Caswell, ................. Treasurer
George Phillips. .....................Se Sexton
RE- Caswell, 5 w Phillips. L A Smith
Robert ESgcrton, Thos Nichols, Directors
A sad accident occurred at the quarry o
Gibson & Dewey, in West Rutland, on Fri
day afternoon. Mr.. Thomas Mulhcrn,
workman around one of the derricks. haC
climbed to the top of a boom to adjust ont
Of the guy cables, and missing his hold fel
a distance Of twenty feet. striking on
platform car underneath. breaking one o
his legs and hruising his face in Il shocking
manner.
=. Dir. Goldsmith VIZ summoned t. atten,
the injured man
BY IL premature blast in one Of the quar-
ries of Sheldon & SIlson, at West Rut
land, ON Friday, eight or ten workmel
were treated TO II shower of flying debris
all fortunately escaping unhurt. The opei
ator, Mr.. Galiney, was struck by picc
of rock. but not seriously injured.
The will of the late David r. Gardner
of Midjetown. will be proved at the pro
bates Office in Rutland the first Tuesday i
April.
The will of the late Norman Jones, q
Hubbardton, will be proved at the probate
office in Casleton, April 9th.
The will of Sarah Jane, widow of til
late Charles Langdon, of Castleton, will Il
proved at the probate's office IN Castetol
on the 9th day of April.
The young ladies' of Mrs. NJ. c. Leonard
school at West Rutland gave fine cXhib
; ton III the Town Hall, West Rutland O
St. Patrick's night. Fifty young mssC
participated in tie songs, dialogues, rociti
lions, dramas, SC
The Congregational church in Rutlan
have selected Hon. John b Page and Re-
o. j. Gibson johnson as delegates to Il
Brooklyn conference.
A literary entertainment, held IN PaWl
last week, for the benefit Of Rev. C.
Mott, netted $40 for him.
The Hlgley farm, the residence of II
late Hon. Erastus lligley, and the prese
residence of Rev. II. O. IIigley, near Il
depot in Castleton, is offered for sale.
w Batcheller, now in Colorado, W
return to Castleton after time and tai
up his residence in the Bomosccn hotel.
George f. Parker OF Castleton, who h
been travelling in Texas and other section
haz returned.
J.. W. Preston has been jcweler in Ca
tletoE for 3G years, and has in that tin
handled about $4,000 watches,
Rev. l.. H. Stone of Castleton has bee
ecturing in northern New York;
The late residence of Rev A. Champl
in Poulmey was recently sold at aucl
for 81 ,475.
DR.. II. Meeker has opened drug sto
at West Poultney
Mr.. Keith, the workman injured at N
McGraths quarry in Poultney, died
Tuesday last, and his funeral prOccssi
was composed OF 42 teams.
= The closing concert of Mr. Frederic Be
iamin's Sunday school, in Sherburne, "
a success. Speeches were made by WI
. ner Bates, l.. II. llodgeman and a.
Slack.
L. d. Easterbrooks has returned fro
Massachusetts and is again keeping
coffee house at North Sherbnrne.
Harvey Butts of Cambridge, formerly
Middletown, has bought the place in Fla
fax known as the Julian ii. Dewey plat
for $1,000, and is to take immediate p
!. session of it.
The society of the Baptist church in
gave an exhibition and oyster supper in
of the church on Wednesday evening
last week, consisting of songs, recitatio
etc. Prof G. f. Blanchard presided
the organ. The supper was served at
Town Hall. After supper dance to
place to the music of the Clarendon Gu
rifle band under the leadership of ID.
ess Everest. The net proceeds to the chuI
was a handsome sum.
'st' ]. C, Taylor, of Sherburne. has bough
mill in Plymouth, to which he will shoi
remove,
. Col. Benjamin Cooley was the first to
clerk and Jonathan Fassett was the 4
representative of Pittsford.
At the first census the town of Sudb