The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-16
Stntc, County and Vicinity,

The voters in the several school districts
in Farhayen are to be warned at their next
annual meeting TO see if they will vote TO
unite with the other districts of the town
They will also consider the expcdiency of
purchasing the Town Hall for school pur-
poses. These are questions Of the greatest
Importance to the people of Fairhaven, and
we trust that they will act promptly and
literally. for the present good OF the town
and for postcrty.
The Baptist and Catholic churches arc
both in the hands of the frcscoers Geo.
w Bennett, of Manchester, is the artist
employed by the Baptists aud Mr.. Ertle,
of New York, by the Catholics.
On Friday evening last very SUCCESS
full entertainment was given in the Town
Hall, for the benefit of the widow of the
late p. +. Kinscla. Mr.. Kinsella was a
member of the Hibernian band, and his
brother musicians with the Cambrian cor
net band, furnished the music for the &C.
cason. John Owen and his choir of
Welsh singers, also gave some very fine in
strumental music. The entertainment
closed with the performance Of a comedy
entitled, "IIs Last Legs"
James Pottle has sold his residence on
Prospect street to Andrew Pierce, taking
part payment therefor the Timothy Miller
place, near Paper Mill bridge.
Corril Reed has purchased the desirable
property lately occupied by F. o. Farrar,
on Prospect street, and is now making some
additions to the house.
The cstmable wife of DR.. c. ii. Carpen-
ter died on Friday morning last after lin
gering and painful illness. Funeral services
were held on Sunday at the Baptist church.
Ira G. Allen, Esq, has been confined to
his room for the past week and is suffering
severely from neuralgia in the head.
Mrs. z. G. Ellis. who has for a long time
been dangerously i'll, is slowly recovering.
The Fairhaven Reading Club arc to read
Shakespeare's Temper at their next
meeting, Monday evening, March 16.
The farmers in Low Hampton, Just
across the line, are about building cheese
factory. 1t is to be located near Dwight
HOLSTERS.
d. b. Cotton has just purchased new
and elegant hearse, which will be kept at
his livery stable.
ST. JolINSDURY.
The subscriptions for the new Odd Eel
lows hall, at st. Johnsbury, have reached
$4,000. A building committee have been
chosen Of which Justus Durham is
chairman.
Some of Fairbanks workmen took a
dog and went into the grist mill recently,
and in few minutes came out with ITO
dead rats, their total weight being 80 lbs.
Jerry Drew, the well known livery-man,
offers all his real and personal estate for
sale.
The French Catholics are agtatng the
matter of new church edifice.
The CaLed0nian says in reference to Col.
George A. Merrills taking up his residence
at Lyndonville: at will be the next best
thing to having him at st. Johnsbury"
BRANDON.
The Brandon graded school commences
its session to-day, (Monday).
The Congregational Sabbath school held
a pleasant sociable at the residence of j. f.
Eastbrook, on Wednesday evening last.
The sociable of the Baptist literary So
clety, on Tuesday evening, was a pleasant
entertainment.
On Sunday afternoon of last week an in
teresting Sabbath school concert was held
at the Congregational church.
Rev. Franklin Tuxbury, pastor of the
Congregational church, delivered an able,
forcible and eloquent lecture on Sunday
evening, before large audience, on "The
Enforcement of Law Essential to Public
Welfare" 1t had special reference to the
endorsement of the prohibitory law.
A lecture will be given In the Town
Hall on st. Patriok's evening, Tuesday,