The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-17

new students of the normal echool at
which time there Is to be an alumni associ-
alton organized, a complimentary dinner,
an afternoon OF literary presentations and
q reception In the evening.
NEW HAVEN.
A Christmas party comes off at Partch's
hotel the 25th inst.
We understand that the Addison county
Good Templars union, announced to be
held here on Wednesday, the 23d inst, is
postponed on account of conflicting meet
ings.
Thermometer 927 below zero at II pm.
Tuesday night. JACK.
wALLINGFoRD.
The ladies Of the Baptist society of this
place will hold an oyster supper and festi-
val at the Wallingtord house, on Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 23d All arc cordially
invited to attend
hlDDLETowN.
The second of the Middletown course of
lectures will be delivered by Rev. L. Mills,
in the Baptist church, ON Monday evening
next, Dec. 2lst. Subject "From Venice
to Brussels, or the Alps and the Rhine"
These lectures are under the auspices of
the united ladies benevolent societies of
Our village, and are very popular, and all
who wish good seat must come early.
MiDDLEBURY.
Addison county court has been in session
during the last week, and the case brought
before 1t was land case from the town of
Lincoln. The land in question lies in Lin
coin, nearly perpendicular, covered with
rocks, is narrow strip, amounting to
about half an acre more or less /; valued
at about q cents, more or less 1t took
two lawyers on n side and q host of wit
nesses-somc who knew Just where the
original corners were-and some who did
not 1t may be important to say that the
plaintiff recoved possession of the land and
probably paid the lawyers twice as much
as the land is worth-thus proving that the
fools are not all dead yet. When will men
learn thu folly of attempting to obtain JUS
tice by going to law ?
A series of meetings were held in the
Methodist church last week, day and even
ing, and there was good attendance, and
ii is hoped that much good was done. Ger
talnly if the efforts of an earnest and la
b0rious minister avails anything, Mr..
Meeker will have great reward for his per-
sevcrlng efforts TO save souls.
| We have not had up to this time snow
enough here to make decent frost and
hence wagons and carriages are in use.
Wagoning never was better. The road
| track is as hard and as smooth as plank
road. Blacksmths are having great run
Of business just now. If this weather holds
our wood supply will soon be exhausted
and we shall be short of very necessary
article in this cold weather.
Speaking of wood makes me think of q
little anecdotc told of one John Morrison
who resided in Middlebury q number OF
years ago. lie was not q bad fellow, but 9
singular genius. 1t seems that some tight
listed old farmer drew him five or six cord:
of wool for his years supply, and when he
had got it all piled up, called Morrison tt
look at ii to see if it was all right and sat
isfactory. Morrison saw at a glance that
the four-foot wood was only about threl
feet long, and Instead OF finding fault
about 1t, drily remarked that he didn't care
about the length, but his wife said that il
took just so many cords of tour-foot Woo
to make her soap. Skinflint saw the point
and as an excuse for the shortness of the
wood, said he had to draw it a good ways
Thanksgiving is past with us, and al
here that desire to work can find it, ant
thereby. obtain the necessares of life
although business in every department i!
dull. But in many parts of the west thu
Grasshoppers have destroyed all the crops
and that people are bordering on starva
ton. A Montana newspaper mournfuuy
dilatcs upon ''the quick electric stomach
machinery of these hungry insects. Hi
appetite is tremendous and Unsuitable. III,
can eat and digest three times his weigh
in green corn; four times his bulk il
peaches, six times his stature in raw tur
nips, with four pounds of green tobacco
-. spd one peck of raw onions every twenty
four hours He is the htalthiest kind OF
jumper, and most moving argument il
favor of bodily exercise. There was hope
among Tie hungry until he took kindly tc
radishes then those THAI had any ten
penny nails felt the prudence of watching
them with loaded musket.
Notwithstanding the hard times, oul
merchants say that they have sold moro
goods than usual, and the trade is still
brisk and lively.
Cars are still being loaded with pota,ot
for market. Stoves are used to keep them
warm while they are on the road.
Sweeney is at work upon sheep cars fol
California. This county furnishes large
emigration of sheep to the land of gold.
We Sot hl' lbuiiN
a regular old-fashioned Worcester
ing and showing, and the weather keer
and biting. We take back what we sale
in praise Of the weather in the beginning
of this article. ARGUS.
| TICONDEROGA.
The annual New Years ball will takt
place at the Central House, kept by tn,
popular host Fleming. O'Riley's band vii
furnish the music.
The great event of the closing year vii
be that of Santa Claus to the emporium OF
Messrs. Weed & Fleming, who have the
largest variety of holiday goods in Northern
New York.
Lake Champlan sfrozen opposite Ticon
deroga so that teams can cross on the ice
The people of Ticondcroga are construct
ing water works similar to those of Gleni
Ialls, and hope to have them completed
this season. The water is to be taken from
the head of the creek at the upper fall
There are few villages in the state that give
better evidences of prosperity than Ticon
deroga