The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-30
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MAINE
Aroostook county, the most northern
part of Maine is becoming one of the
most prosperous 1t was only few years
ago that the county was wilderness of ZOO
square miles, almost without population,
and now it has 10000 inhabitants, and in
many of its towns the farms have increased
fifty per cent. in value in the past three
years.
The republican state convention, which
meets at Augusta, June 49, will rcnominatc
Governor Dingley by acclamation. The
platform, besides having the old stock res
olutions, will contain one approving the
veto message of the president The can
vass will be more than usually interesting.
as members of congress are to be chosen
in all the districts. Burlcigh, Frye and
Blaine, from the first, second and third
districts, will be renominated. while Her
sey OF the fourth will doubtless he left ont
on account of his ill-hcalth, and it is hint
ed that Hale of the fifth will decline 10 he
a candidate. The convention to nominate
Blaine will meet at Augusta on the dav
of the state convention, and there proh9-
bly, wont be the slightest opposition to
him.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Captain Daniel Allen. an old citizens Of
keene, and veteran Of the war OF 1912,
is dead.
Nluskrats float numerous ON the bosom
OF the Winnepesaukcc river in Franklin,
and are so tame that the boys are having
fine sport.
1t looks as if corner in the hay
market was beng attempted in New
Hampshire, and the price has gone up to
twentysiX dollars Il ton. and the commo-
dity scarce at that
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Convention voted to hold grand state
picnic at Thornton's Ferry July 1. Their
next annual convention will be held at
Nashua May g. 1873.
MASSACHUSETTS,
West Gloucester has a woolly horse.
The Cape Ann Adcq3iscr says that the
demand for prepared Goldfish is rapidly in
creasing. One firm in Gloucester during
a single month of the past ssscut four
thousand pounds to market
\ Florence man barely escaped bcing
killed by neighbours dor the other day,
the savage brute fastening the teeth in
the mans throat, and leaving deep wounds
in close proximity TO the large blood YES
sells.
The religious people Of Amhcrt ayaled
themselves of the presence Of circus by
holding Il grand meeting in the tent on
Sunday. From 1890 TO 2000 persons were
| present,
The horse trots on the fair grounds.
Tuesday afternoon, under The direction of
the Lowell trotting association. melted
about three hundred dollars, which will
be forwarded at once to the Mil river sur-
| fercrs
The tablets Of the soldiers monument in
Fitchburg are in position, and the statues
will be completed this week
CoNNECrIcur
Walter Miller and others killed siXty-ive
Black snakes, one day last week, which
they found in an old dry we'll in Middle
| field
Mrs. Story, Il lady seventy-one years old,
was dangerously injured Wednesday morn.
ing, at Waterbury, by an explosion in Il
stoyc wherein she had put some papers &c
burn, the papers containg gunpowder.
John L. Hunter, IL wel-known lawyer
of Willimantc who has been deaf in his
left ear for some years, went to Il Boston
allrist, the other day, and he took from it q
bug as large as honey bee Mr. Hunter
hadn't the slightest idea what was tho
trouble with him, but was informed, be
fore the operation, that there was some
thing foreign in the organ, and, after the
bug was taken out, the physician told him
that he had been in there tiitecnyear prob
ably, and that when he got in he must have
caused great pam. Mr.. Hunter, after rack,
ing his brain awhile, remembered that, one
night in 1861, lie was walked by INTENSE
pain in his ear and that he stopped it by
pouring in oil. The oil operated. Of coursl
by killing the insect.
RHODE ISLAND.
The mysterious disappearance of Mrs
George Steere of Providence. is accounted
for in this wise: She left her home OF
Thursday and purchased ticket for New
York, to which place she was tracked by
her husband on Saturday. \ young mar
named John Jones, who was q boarder al
her house took his departure on the prey
Gus Monday, with the intention of sailing
for England, where he belongs. The in
ference then is that she has cloped, and i:
not the victim Of the Bralntlec tragedy
No cause is alleged for her rash act, as she
had a pleasant homo with large circle Ot
respectable acquaintance, and two bright
children. Her elopemcnt is generally cred
tied, in view of the fact that Jones tcle
graphed Mr.. Stcerc that he was to sail OF
Tuesday, but upon inquiry it was asccr
tanned that no steamer had sailed on thai
day, but that they both waited until Sat
urday. and are now well on their way Il
Europe This was u rlse, and intended t.
make Mr.. Steerc believe that when hi