The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-22
From Brandon,
the GoINGs On THERE.

THE GolNGS on THERE.
Brandon, Vt, April Is, 1874.
We will be frank, therefore we inform
you at the outset that our design is to get
oursclf "dead-headed' for II six months
subscription to the CLONE by contributing
an occasional letter from this place. We
hope we are not too bold in venturng to
ask that, if possible, you will allow us "A
trifle better compensation for our contri-
buttons than the regular allowance of three
cents per pound for the manuscript of coun.
try correspondents. We ask this favor
with less hestancy not only because it costs
us six cents per ounce to send you the
manuscript, but because, as you will OBJ
serve the paper is of superior quality,
and will undoubtedly be suitable for your
best waste paper, for which you must get
as much as five cents per pound.
And now, as we may consider the pre-
iminarles arranged, for we are willing to
accept three cents per pound for our ef-
forts if you can not afford to allow us more,
we will proceed to business. News is quite
plentiful nowadays, the mud having dried
up so much that some Of our nearest farm
ers can reach town in one day, if they don't
attempt to bring load. The news that /
send this week may have all been in the
papers once before, but yet its well worth
repeating.
Now there's Elijah Goodnough, who
lives down the creek about n mile and
half from town; he came to town last week
without much difficulty. His folks are all
well except the sorrell mare, she hasn't
fully recovered from the deleterious effects
of eating half keg of nails, one night
week before last, in chase of kernel of
corn.
There came just the next thing to being
most terrible accident, about half past
four yesterday afternoon, from the runaway
of span of spirited horses that were stand
ing in front Of the post-office. You see
the scholars from the IIigh-school are dis
missed in two lots, first the girls and then
the boys; well yesterday afternoon just as
the girls had passed the post office and
were going up in front of the scale shop
down came the boys pell-mell, hooting,
shouting and making other noises; now if
the snow hadn't been all melted before
school was out, it isn't at all doubtful but
that those boys would have got to snow
balling right there in front of the post of
fro uutn ra m rdlnss of tl,a y;,,,;t &c
these high strung horses, for Mr.. Cilley, the
principal, says that there are some boys in
school who had just as soon throw snow
ball in the public street as not, and if one
of these missiles had struck one of these
horses they might have dashed off up Main
street and run over some eleven or eight
of these innocent little girls, and there's no
telling what the shocking result might have
been. Thus are we reminded here in Bran
don Of merciful Providence that caused
the snow to be all melted before the High
school boys got out.
SUNDAY SCHOOL soCIAR
For the next "item we will make note of
the last meeting of the Brandon Baptist
Church Sunday School Social Literary and
Musical Society. (There's nothing like
having neat and comprehensive name
when one has good thing) This society
is composed of young ladies and gents be-
tween the ages of ten and twenty years old,
and in their entertainments, which occur
monthly, they invariably do themselves
much credit and give their audiences much
pleasure. Last Tuesday evening standing
room was at premium, and the exercises,
which consisted of select readings, declam-
ations, duets, solos, recitations and ESSAYS,
were well worthy the liberal patronage,
was attached to new motto over the desk.
The old one used to read "pEAcE on EARru,"
but some wicked boy, probably one of the
High School fellows, had removed some of
the letters, changed and added others. so
that the audience had as subject for med-
tatiol GAGE OF HEARTS"
SUGAR PARTY
The little boys and girls of the High
School, gave themselves a sugar party last
Wednesday evening. We were not invited in
our reportorial dignity, but by sunjry winks
at the door-kcepcr. aided by the powerful
auxiliary of a five-cent piece, we were ena-
bled to obtain view of the situation.
large kettle full of sweetness was dis
pensed with, and ten spoons distributed for
granting the same. After various wonders
were performed in this line, dancing claim
ed and held the attention of all for the re-
mainder of the evening.
BY the way, l nearly forgot to mention
another item Of news, which as it was not
made known until two weeks ago last Thurs
day, has not been published in the Herald
nor the enterprising Brandon Union as yet.
perhaps you don't know what this "Bran.
don Union' is; shall have somewhat to say
threofin one ofour further letters 1.-THE news
is that three of widow Gray's hens have be-
gan to lay, consequently several of our mer-
chants went to market last week after
fresh stock of goods to be in readiness for
The anticipated revival in trade.