The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-31


varieties. from the small berry basket to
those as large as country school-house,"
all of which were made by "Uncle jake"
one of which we were kindly allowed to
take with us as a present from the maker. |
"Uncle Jake" informed us that he has |
always been his own physician, never had |
a razor touched to his face, raises all of his |
own tobacco-the boughten tobacco, he |
says, makes his mouth sore-and as TO
agility, we understand that the old gentle
man is willing to wager ten dollar bill
that he will clear rope placed as high as
his head without touching, ere1y nms The
old gentleman abounds in stories of boy
hood scrapes, at which you are kept in
continual state of combustion. We enjoy
ed our visit very much and after wishing
"Uncle Jake long life of happiness, we
babe him a kindly adeu.
July 90, 1874. ALERT.
BENNINGTON.
The Messrs Fisher, who purchased the
extensive shawl mill of s. b. Hunt Co.,
are putting in an immense amount of new
machinery, and have partly commenced
operations. They intend driving the bust
ness up to the entire capacity.of the mill.
The excursion of the Baptist societies of
this place and North Bennington to Rens
selaer Park, Troy last week Thursday, was
4 success in every respect. There were ten
cars crowded, and all expressed themselves
as being very much delighted with the trip.
| The Congregational and Methodist socie-
| ties are talking of having excursions, the
! former to Saratoga and the latter to Hud-
son, y. \. y trip to either place would
/ be pleasant one. and large number
would surely 60.
The Bennington Cornet Band will give a
dance at Free Library Hall, Friday evening,
August 14Ih The 10Th coming on Sunday
this year. Saturday is the chosen day. 1t
Is hoped the band will be well patronzed
rs they are deserving of much credit for
the way in which they have overcome many
difficulties during the past year. aud should
BE- encouraged by our citizens.
NEW HAVEN.
The weather here is rather wet nsomuch
that lie low lands are covered with water.
and there scem9 to be fair prospect Of the
water rising higher.
Geo. Baldwin, an emp,oye in Mr. WildeIs
s,cam mill, had his loot of by circular
saw, Just back of the toes, on Saturday
last lie was attempting 10 kick block
of wool out OF the way, when his foot
missed il aud struck on the saw.
We understand that Mr.. d. II. Wright,
oil this place, has not yet found his horse
and wagon, stolen from his stable on the
Slh inst JACK.
9WANToS.
Mr X. D. Weaver. proprietor of gro
Gerry store at Fonda's Lime Kilns, died sud
denly Sunday morning Of heart disease.
he came there few months ago from
sandy Hin, \. y. to which place his re-
mains have been conveyed for intermcnt,
and was q brolher-in-aw of Mr.. C. H.
Fonda His age was about 4S.
RICHMOND.
On Monday July 21th, on account of the
storm but little butter and cheese were
offered. Butter sold for zoe to PC ; cheese
for o. to Zoe, for farm dairy; 10c to lie
for sage.
Tie Catholic church and society have
made arrangements to place new bell,
weighing some eighteen hundred pounds in
their church at Richmond for which bell
tower OF about so feet is to be erected
vERGESNEs.
Twelve thousand two hundred and TWEEN
ty-flye pounds of butter, md sixteen hun
dred pounds of cheese were shipped from
Vergennes Tuesday morning.
ST. ALBAEs.
The Weldon House, st. Adams, is full
and running over with guests.
What kind of place is st. Adams. any
how, Bur}ington Seatinel.
The excitement in St. Adams Saturday
and Sunday surpassed anything slnown in
that village since the rebel raid. Persons
from there say that vehicles enough could
not be provided on Sunday for those who
FASTENED to the scene of the tragedy, and
il the murderer had been found he proba-
bly, would have had short shrft There
seemed to be no clue to the miscreant.
The st. Adams Adgertiser says: There
is a prevailing suspicion among farmers
about here that gang of horse thieves,
desperadoes and outlaws make a hiding
place of the wild and wooded regions of
the county, from which they issue not in
frequently, to commit some depreciation.
Whether there is any foundation to these
suspicious or not, we have no means of de
termining.
: Hon. d. II. Bailey, of St. Adams, re-
turned from the West Saturday evening. to
remain until September.
sIIERBugNE
The heated term is upon US in earnest,
even up among the mountains.
Last week the farmers were very busy
! gathering hay, which was fair in quality
and amount in this section. Haying will
continue here through the next month
The hand scythe cuts most of the grass in
this town. In this day it is a novelty and
satisfaction to note in many field the sony
} of CHEEKY hay makers, and observe with
| what military eXactness the scythes arc
/ swung by company of strong arms.
4 large amount of hemlocl bark la.
been peeled this season. This is a bushes:
carried on at a great discomfort from mos
} quItoes and gnats Life and limb are FIRE
quently endangered. When men are chop
. ping the entire forest as far as they 60, it j!
not considered very difficult to calculai,
; with precision about the fall of tree; bu
when they have, in case of bark peelng, tt
select tree here and there, and Oft-time:
: very large ones, there is considerable dan
ger trum The fail and rccOil of broken limb!
aud smaller trees.
l. \ short time since one William Kent an(
! aln and Clarence E>terbruolis were engage
3 ln !rlitng rees. They cut down a lalg,
3 tree, which il its fall broke large beact
limb. that came tumbling down, striking
: on lis top, and lebuuading, went directly
2 in the direction Of Wm. Kent, who haC
. just time 10 dodge and perhaps save Iii
: HE. II went beyond him, striking younl
u Estdbruuks on one de of The head, cutting
t. a severe cash and doubling him over. throw
ing him To the ground senseless. With III,
USE of slimllanls and magnetic rubbing he
was revived Next day he was carried t,
IS MS fathers house, Mr.. Ambrose Ester
brooks. AT last accounts lie was doinl
well.
Two bears have been caught ia Sher
burn the present yelr. Foxes are trouble
: some
, A few days ago Mrs. A. w. Jennc had
u flock of sixteen young turkeys with tn,
= mother, not more than thirty rods from til,
e house, quietly feeding in a meadow, whei
!. along came old ieynard and killed th,
r. mother and seven OF the young turkeys
r Other cases Of a similar kind in varou