The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-09
New England News.
RHODE ISLBND.

II,
which has amused so many of the visitors
at Rocky Point for a number of seasons
past, has given up the ghost. The Proyi-
dencc Press suggests that she thought the
new liquor law included sarsaparila, and
rather than do without it concluded to die.
John Ii Ballou, colored man, was adj
mitted to the bar in the Supreme Court at
Providence. He is the first colored law
yer in Rhode Island.
Edward HAYDEN, Il boss carpenter. belong
ing IN Upton, Mass, attempted suicide in
Noonsocket Friday, cutting his throat and
his wrist with a chlsel, Pr baby his life
may be saved, but it is doubtful. He was
probably insane.
The capital commissioners tell the Legi.-
lature that S35O,OOO more will be needed to
finish the State House at Hartford, which
will make the whole sum 81 100000.
coNNEcTIcUr.
There are two $4,000 and five $1,000 sub
scriptions on the list of citizens of the town
of Winsted, subscribing to induce the clos
ing of liquor saloons.
The Hartford Courant protests against
the expenditure of the additional $3.50 900
called for by the commission having in
charge the construction of the New State
House at Hartford, or, at least against that
part of it, 100000, which is to go for u
''sort of bastard dome"
The widow of J. C. Roberts, a promn-
ent lawyer of Des Moines, Iowa, re-
Gently sued the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company of Hartford for the
amount of a policy of $500 on his life,
the company refusing to pay it on the
ground that he died by his own act, his
Jiconco boinu 1oliriup, tron,or, ,,,1 q,
Court decided for the widow.
Statistics of the graduating class at Yale
College. The class has had in all 1872
members, and expects to graduate 1913 men &;
if it does this, it will be the second largest
graduated a larger number. The average
age is few days younger than the aver
age class for the last ten years, and will be,
at graduation, % years, 3 months and 25
days. Sixty-two of the class are church
members 60 are Republicans 81 are free
traders; As will enter the law, 10 the min
islry and IL business; the remainder will
pursue various occupations.
George II. Meeker, the well-known mcr-
chant of New London, who recently disap
peared so mysteriously, has not yet been
heard from. He was worth, probably, $10,-
900, but just before he left, he made over
his house worth $1,000 and his bank stock
to his brother-in-law.
An incident occurred ovor tbo grovo NJ
Confederate soldier in New Haven, decora
ton day, that reflects credit upon those con
cerned. John M Pearl, who was born a
Fair Haven, and whose father was supern
tendent of schools at Nashville, Tenn, n
the breaking out of the war, joined the rcbe
army, while the father continued loyal
He served through the war, but at its clos
came north, whittier his father had bee,
driven, and said ''father, if | ever firh
again it will be for the whole country an'
not for part of 1t. When the member
of the post reached the cemetery, they tount
the grave OF Pearl covered with the confed
crate flag that had once floated over hin
and placard with the words. "boys, taxi
my flag" The flag was taken and tn
grave was loaded with flowers. The fathe
OF tne dead solaler gave the post a picture
OF MS SON. Win oriei sKetch OF ms wa
NE written upon It's oack'
MASSACHUSETTS.
Mrs Tristram Rogers. the oldest nerso,
in West Newburv. entered her onn INN
dredth wear ON the 9th of Nav
,rho ers. ,or,or,,. .; A.
Massachusetts Amateur Press Associatio
was held at the Burbank hotel. Piltsfeld
Saturday afternoon, President James |
West of Boston presiding. About twenty
five members of the association were pres
cnt.
Great harrington suffered oxccssivcl
from the heat on Friday, the mercury stand
ing at ninety John Weber got sur
stroke, and was unconscious for seyerf
hours, but has revived, and will probabl
recover. The lightning struck large ell,
tree in front of the dwelling of II S Dea
in the afternoon
Mrs William Smith, wife of Il Sprinpdel
cigar maker. while insane ATTEMPTED /
commit suicide by cutting her wrist with
dull knife. Her wounds were dressed. an
she was with much difficulty restraine
from repeating the attempt. On Saturda
she nearly succeeded in killing her infa1
child.
Mrs Richard Coffin. widow of ,bo Ia,
Canaan Richard Coffin. of Nowbprv col,
hrntes her ninety fifth birthday On Frid a
Of this week. She has lived in thc hon.
now occunied bv her. sixty vcars and
the present time she is in excellent hnnlt
and ENJOYING all her mental faculties to