The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-19


lated statement of the resources of the saw
ings institutions of Vermont.
Members and their wives attending the
| Vermont Dairymens Association meeting
at Essex Junction this week, who pay full
fare over the Central Vermont lines and
Wells River railroad, will receive free re-
turn checks.
The casc of the murderer Shaw goes over
to the March term of the Washington
county, N. Y, court, the lawyers not be-
ing ready for trial
Farmers are complaining that the "dry
rot is attacking their potatoes, especially
those of the Peachblow variety. This may
cause rise in prices.
Scarlet fever is prevailing so widely at
Cambridge, n Y, that some of the schools
have been suspended.
The palace cars OH the Rutland aud
Washington railroad have not been with
drawn, as some papers have reported.
Mr.. Horace Pratt died on Saturday even
ing He has been i'll of consumption about
a year. Some six months since he went to
California with the hope of restoration, but
it proved unavaiing and he returned home
seven weeks ago, from which time he has
rapidly run his onward course to the grave.
The lecture course at Whitehall has been
very successful financially. the present
winter. and will close with handsome bal
ance in the treasury.
An exchange says "Sir Samuel Baker
says that fire cannot advance through grass,
even when it is blowing a gale, faster than
six miles an hour. We incline to the opinion
that Sam would skip over Western prairie
faster than six miles per hour were he just
in advance of prairie grass fire urged by
a roaring nor wester down from the noun
tains. A six mile gait wouldn't seem fast
enough-Sir Sam would he in danger of
getting his shins roasted"
The days are frightening
Four eclpses two of the sun and two Of
the months year.
II. r. Cushman of North Bennington,
has disposed of his patent on his safety pen.
Gil to the Dixon pencil company for the
sum of $500, and royalty on all the
pencils sold with his safety attachment.
A Grange of the Patrons of IIusbandry
has been organized in West Brain,ree, with
AZ members.
At the meeting of the Franklin County
Medical Society held at st Adams re-
Gently DR. John Branch of st Adams
read brief biographical sketch of the life
of their associate, DR. r c NJ Woodward.
The sketch was clear, perhaps little par
tial, at times truly eloquent and reflected
much credit upon its author. 1t was lis
tened to with marked interest and atten-
ton. DR. George NJ Hall of Swanton and
DR. J l. Chandler of st Adams also spoke in
high terms of his professional abilities.
Georgs b Shaw formerly of Burlington,
a brother of Judge w G Shaw, is writing
some readable Washington letters for the
st Adams -idreytiscr.
The Mossrs Fairbanks of st Johnsbury
made 500 scales last week, and are yet
sirteen hundrea scales behind their orders
Most everybody will sympathizc with
st Johnsbury (Vt) boy, who lately had
some teeth filled by a dentist, and who en-
prcssively declared that sit was like drv-
ing crowbar into frozen ground"
A. patent for cement for slate roofing
has been granted to Horace Wheeler of
Burlington.
The amount invested in national banks
and savings banks in Vermont is S13, $685.
educational banks, $3.50, 013-savings
banks, $3.50, 14S.
The foreign letter in another column, de-
scriptive of London cattle show, possess
es much interest to farmers.
A full report of the proceedings of the
Brandon farmers club will be found on the
first page.
Friday night says the Troy Times, the
late train from Albany brought up singu-
lar piece of baggage. 1t was box four
feet long and two in width and hcighth
and had been checked at Chester Mass
When it arrived here it was rolled about
just as ''baggage- roll trunks
This morning the owner claimed it, and
had it removed to the Rensselaer, and Sara
toga railroad, WHEN it was checked for St.
Adams. The baggage master detected a
peculiar odor, and inquired as to the con-
tents of the box. The owner-a woman
with two little children by her sde-rc-
piled that it contained the corpse of her
child and that she was taking it TO her
former home, st. Adams, The baggage
master refused to receive the box as bag
gage, and it was shipped as express matter.
The battering and rolling about which the
box received here undoubtedly disfgured
the remains.
The discourse of Rev C. B. Hubert of
Bennington at the funeral of Alfred p.
Roscoe at New Haven, Nov, 80, 1878, has
been published lie pamphlet form,
Rev. Richard Grogan of Rutland, is one
of the alternate delegates from the Vermont
Grand Lodge to the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars of the United States.
James A. Hagar of Plattsburg has been
appointed mail messenger on the New York
and Canada railroad.
Fine MISUNDERSTANDING Concert.
Tonight.