The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-08

vermont Notes.
Some of the old soldiers of ,Jamaica and
vicinity are about to organize post of the
Grand Army, having already obtained n
| charter
| The Baptist church efJamaica being moor
ana IN debt, yet unwilling to give up their
pastor, Rev. G. y. Frenyear, GRANTED lin,
a leave of absence for three months. and
he has engaged to supply at East Town
send.
The Lamoille Valley Railroad is being
pushed along at the rate of one hundred
rods day, and if this rate of speed is main
tanned the work will be completed in n
week.
The Rev. Edwin Wheelock, pastor ofthe
| Congregational church is about TO move
his family from Cambridge. where he for
merry resided, to Winooski.
The ladies of Vergennes are making ar
rangements to send supplies to the western
sufferers.
The 800 necessary TO insure the in
yestment of $4,000 by Mr.. Richardson of
Boston for the erection of new hotel Mt
Montpelier has been subscribed. and pro-
babiy more will be added, both by the sub
scribers and Mr.. Richardson.
Judge David Read has given to the
Fletcher public library at BURLINGTON n
Geneva Polyglott Bible, printed in 1918.
the Old Testament of which is in Hebrew
and the New in Greek, each having Latin
Interpretation.
A. A. Gerauld of St. Johnsbury has sued
Z. M. Stone of the Caledonia, asking S1O.-
0OO damages for publishing statement
that he furnished the liquor on which eight
or ten men got drunk, the other day.
A Lincoln man while Strengthening a hog.
the other day, having bled him, tapped him
on the nose with the handle of his knife.
when the brute seized the knife in his mouth
and drew the blade through the mans hand
cutting it severely.
Lewis Rogers, formerly clerk has leased
the Eagle hotel, Woodstock for a term of
years.
The black boy. William Hazard. who
skedaddled from Woodstock recently with
clothing and revolver belonging to Henry
Gushing, was caught by Sheriff Stimson.
assisted by Deputy Hewitt and George r.
French, on Tuesday last, at Quechee after
a smart chase and the use of revolvers.
Pownal. has invisible stone throwers
Inc excited citizens have come to the con-
ciusion that ghosts haunt that locality.
Mr.. William Thorpe of Underhill claims
he has made 425 lbs. of butter from o,e
COW since the first of April last
Mr. l. N. Austine of Underhill has
threshed, this fall, over ten thousand bush.
els OF oats. He has threshed several hun,
dred bushels of other grain.
A. Z. Wrisley, freight brakeman on
the Central Vermont, was seriously in.
Jured at Essex junction Thursday. by bay-
ing his right foot caught between the plat
form OF the cars as they Stacked up He
was taken home on the express.
The Cdtedonidn says as many as 800
men are now at work on the Portland and
Montreal line, nearly 200 IN White Noun
tain notch, about 800 being IN Canada. and
the rest in Vermont. This is the largest
force now at work on any railroad in the
country. 1t is expected that the line will
be opened by September next. Trains
will run from EIydepark to johnson early
next month.
The traffic in Hartford fern which is
not found much south of Hartford or north
OF Vermont, has reached pretty large pro-
portions; the transactions of Hartford deal
ers. this season, will not fall much short of
10000 punches. Heavy shipments are
made every week to New York, Washing
ton, Richmond, Chicago and other large
cities. 1t is largely used as a substitute
for smilax, being much cheaper Most of
the supply comes from South Windsor.
and whereas it has until recently been con.
sidered common property, the owners of
the land on which it grows are beginning
10 insist on their rights.
A young man living near st. Johnsbury,
who received from a young lady the gift OF
IN elaborate pen-wiper, is wearing it for a
iecktie, evidently misunderstanding its use.
A recent recruit to the army of Vermont
'spooks" is Oliver Palchia, who was killed
asst summer, in the mill of Clark, Board
nan Co. of Milton his mode OF appear
ny being to "materalize" in front of ve-
iicles driven along certain road and
tighten the horses by swinging his hat and
houting.
The Montpelier Argus mentions that j.
v. Shipman of WilliimsviIle, recently
laughtered pig that weighed 405 pounds
nj then goes on to tell that Mr. Shipmans
Connection with the democratic party has
een lifelong, etc.