The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-29

They appointed James J Rowe, W II
Poor, and John Newman committee to de-
eide what repairs shall be made to prepare
the buildings suitably-delegate the selec
ton of principal to the executive committee
and adjourned to meet at Poultney on
Thursday June 18th when the selection of
other members of the faculty, as also of
steward, is expected to be made. James j
Rowe is authorized by the trustees to solici
aid to make the repairs contemplated, The
trustees have resolved to employ first
class faculty and maintain first class
school.
On the 21st day of March 1872, Alanson
Dyer, aged II, an old resident of Rutland
died of congestion of the lungs. He was
bnricd on the Oath day of the same month
in the cemetery on West street, commonly
known as the old cemetery. On Wednes-
day, the 18th day of the present month, the
remains were disintered for the purpose of
removing them and having them inferred in
Evergreen Ccmetey. The removal of the
coffin and remains were intrusted to the
management of Mr. Horace Bateman. On
the day above named, Mr. Bateman, with five
other men, after removing the clay pro-
cceded by the method usually employed in
such cases to raise the coffin. This they at
once found great difficulty in doing, Ow
ing to the great weight of the coffin they
found it almost impossible to raise it even
the slightest distance. After getting ropes
under each end they were forced to the OK
podient of raising one end at time few
inches, and blocking it in that position by
shoveling clay underneath. Then they
would take the other one in the same man
ncr. They worked in this way until they
] hn1 too, ,f . ,, 'i,a,, Gam a
difficulty in getting it up in this way even,
as it required on the combined strength of
four men to raise one end.
After their eXcrtions in gettlag the box
up, ii became a question among them rs to
what could make the extreme weight, and
whether there might be metallic case in
side. TO set doubts at rest, they resolved
on removing the cover of The outside box.
This they did and found that the casket had
fallen TO pieces, exposing the perfect form
of the deceased. The color of the face was
somewhat altered, and one ear decayed
away but aside from these changes the
features and form were perfectly preserved,
even to the whskcrs, which look as natural
as life. The clothing also was in good
state of preservation Without mentioning
tie fact to anybody, they replaced the cover,
placed the box in the wagon and had il
conveyed TO Evergreen Cemetery, where il
required the combined efforts of seven mer
to place it in the grave. Mr. Dyer in life,
was medium sized man weighing about
l4j pounds. The man who owns the team
that conveyed the coffin to Evergreen, gives
it rs his opinion that it weighed nearly l20C
pounds but Mr. Bateman thinks that 500 oil
1000 pounds would be the extreme weight
DANDY.
Farmers are greatly behind in theirwork
y new printing office is started at the Cor
ncrS.
The assessors are at work on the new ap
praisal.
The new cheese factory is in successful
operation now.
As Mr. George Stone and family togethe
with his sister rsllolcomb were proceeding
to Walingford on Sunday, when near TIN
residence of II S llerrick, the wagon il
running over log in the road, threw Mr.
lIocomb cut with such violence as te breal
her collar bone twice in two. They reached
Wallingford, her home before medical al,
was employed. j. c. W