The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-13
state news.
MOI III.

j. =. Brown of Plymouth, in August.
1872. turned over two acres of sward land
applied 20 loads of manure to the acre,
narrowed it in, sowcd the wheat ON the
?dh day of August. and the result was a
harvest of siNty-two bushels of perfect and
handsome wheat
The snow fall record for December.
1913, as kept by Charles Headle, was q
feet, against feet / inches for December
1872.
The latest married man in Plymouth
Though not the youngcsO at the golden
wedding party, is Mr.. Charles Coolidge.
The Rev. Mr.. Baldwin performing the
marriage ceremony. The bridegroom is g.
years of age, and the bride 60.
In 1872 and 1873, Horace L. Pnney
caught ~ foxes, John PinAey caught Al.
Seth Wilder caught 20 and L. n Pinney
caught Is making 135 foxes caught by
-four men in two years.
Levi j. Green was recently thrown from
a load OF hay and his left shoulder so much
injured as to disable him for n time.
y man of Plymouth took n run on foot
from that town to Woodstock. 16 miles. in
hours and 32 minutes, turning out for or
going by 30 teams on his way.
Moses Hall and wife of Plymouth celc-
hrated their golden wedding last week.
SPRINGFIELD.
Scarlet fever is prevailing quite extern
Sively at Springfield.
There arc now living in Springfield three
persons over ninety years of age Deacon
Ben amin Aldrich heads the list. % wears.
months widow of the late Benjamin
Glynn, 93 years, VIM. Kirk 81 years.
There are also forty-one persous now liv-
ing in town eighty years and over. Among
whom are Hon. Samuel Porter. Rev
Samuel G.. TenneyIand Daniel Cushing.
w. II. Albee has been appointed Justice
OF the Peace in place of Henry Barnard de
ceased
Rev. Henry W. Worthen pastor of the
Methodist church has received a donation
Of so and other valuable gifts
The paupers at the town farm in Spring
field were made glad with Il Christmas tree.
with sundry presents for each.
The suit of the town of Springfield VS..
the town of Winhall, to recover the ex-
pensc OF the care of pauper who had the
small poN, was heard last Friday. and
Judgment given for Springfield with
S29l.77 domages.
BELLOWS FALLS.
The bellows Falls people are hoping the
Central Vermont will soon issue a new
time card, and restore the morning and
evening trains, both on the Sullivan and
Rutland roads to their old time.
At the annual meeting of the Walpoe
and Bellows Falls society for detecting
horse thieves and pilferers, Henry Allen
was chosen President Ephraim Barker,
Clerk; J. G. Bellows, Attorney George
Huntington. Treasurer. The treasurer re-
ported S52S in the treasury.
The tobacco crop along the Connecticut
near Bellows Falls, sold in 1872 for six
cents per pound, and the crop of 1873 for
ten cent.
At the annual meeting of the Bellows
Falls Building Association the following
persons were elected directors A n Swain,
o b Arms, J ID Bridgeman b A Putney,
II Titus. At a subsequent meeting A
n Swain was chosen president and ii A
TITUS, clerk and treasurer.
Charles Towns is soon to commence
thorough repairs on the Island House and
VIII rcfurnish the same for use the next
season. With hs projected repairs com
pleted, Bellows Falls will next season
present the best hotel accommodations in
the state, and will not be excelled the
whole length of the Connecticut valley,