The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-09
state County and Vicinity.
BENNINGTON


state County and Vicinity.
BENNINGTON. r
At the election of officers of the General
Stark steamer CO., Tuesday night the fol
lowing are the.successful candidates. For
chief engineer Olney Fuller; first assistant
Mortimer Harris second assistant, Will
liam Bradford. t
John Reeves who purchased the Morse
property few weeks ago is making extern
sive improvements both internally and ex-
ternally. Mr.. Reeves will about the list of
May Remove his store into the one
formerly occupied by r. Colin which
has been arranged in a more modern
style.
J. l. Shurtleff has improved his drug
store internally, by making 1t about twenty
feet more in depth and putting up new
shelving. A new stock of bottles and fix
lures are to be purchased which will make
it one of the finest stores in the state.
Beckman e. Clarlson have arrived in
town with their "worlds wonder" or
Automatic city" 1t is placed in Stewards
block and is attracting large crowds of Wis.,
itors.
wEATHERSFIELD.
Mr. Homer p, Weston the owner of one
of the largest river farms in town, sold his
farm and personal property at auction Fri
day the cd, and will leave town in few
days for Iowa where in some of the new
towns he will commence the practice of
law, for which he was fitted and admitted
to the bar, some years ago.
Sugar making has been slow thus far, and
good syrup sells readily at $500 per gal
Ion.
Henry w. Sheldon living 1-2 mile north
of the "Bow," has "a swarms of bees, from
which the past year he has sold 5I2 lbs,,
of box honey, at an average price of 35
cents per pound, he has lost none the past
winter, or for several winters past, and it
may be safely said he is one of our most
successful bee culturists.
BELLOWS FALLS.
The annual village corporation meeting
was held at Engine hall on Monday even
ing. About one hundred voters were
present. DR.. George, chairman of the old
board of bailiffs, called the meeting to or
der, and S. M. Davis was elected clerk. On
motion of DIR. Woods, a committee of seven
was appointed to report list of nominal
tons for bailiffs, and the chair appointed
as such committee, Messes. o. ID. Gray, A.
H. Fisher, DR.. s. Nichols, Geo. o. Guild,
s. s. Coolidge, L. e. Dewey, A. Derby.
Subsequently this committee reported list
who were elected. We give a list below
of the officers elected for the year ensu-
ing
Clerks. M. Davis.
Bailiffs-Dr. o. F. Woods, George
Slate, y. b. Arms, Willard Russell, F. A.
Bolles.
Fire Wardens-Geo. o. Guild, N. S.
Brockway, 8. Z. Biard, F. p. Hadley, A.
II. Fisher.
Water commissioners. P. Hadley.
Collector-F. A. George.
Treasurer-Col. Asa Wentworth.
Auditors-Chas. B. Eddy, s. s. Cool
idge, o. d. Gray.
The present board of water commission
ers are, g. w, Osgood, j. Bowtelle and
+. p. Hadley, the first two named holding
over. The ballot for new commissioner
was scattering 2, N. ]. Brockway, 80, r.
p. Hadley, 60. No excitement prevailed,
though little sparring occurred on mo-
ton to raise the water rents 20 per cent.
which finally resulted, on motion of Mr..
Eddy, in vote not to increase the water
rates. On motion of Mr.. Bridgman the
auditors were instructed to print the next
financial report and have the same distrib-
uted previous to the next annual meeting.
The reports of the treasurer and fire ward
ems were made and accepted. A tax of CO
cents on the dollar was voted, and the mat
ter of compensation to ffremen was referred
to the fire wardens, who are to report on
the subject at a future meeting. 1t was
also voted to reprint the village charter,
with the amendments and alterations, and
the meeting adjourned after a session Of
about two hours
MECHANsyILLE.
=. +. Chase is still Transporting goods
from his mandatory to Mt. Holly station
on sleighs in the early morning Of each
day.
Wagons are in use from here to East
Wallingford,
The mail carrier goes from Mechanics.
vile to the cars on foot as it is almost i'm
possible to get to the depot with team In
the middle Of the day.
Eleven cows were sold at Gushing Bar.
retts auction March z, at an average o.
S52 each.
The listers of Mt. Holly have commenced
their annual visits.
Most of cur farmers are giving attention
to sugar making
Mrs. Thomas Dodge of Dekalb, Illinois
from visiting tour among her friends il
Vermont, having arrived home the Friday
previous to her death, which was attributed t
heart disease. She was formerly residen
of Mt. Holly.
PITTsFORD.
The executive committee of the Youni
Mems Christian Association will hold meet
ings at Pittsford April ID, IA and 10th.
Miss Wheeler has been engaged TO teacl
the school at Pittsford mills.
William Randall has sold his farm a
Pittsford mills.
Some of the Pittsford farmers are send
ing west for feed, in which they save fiv,
dollars per ton.
Rev. A. b. Palmatrer will remain will
Baptist church another year.
]. M. Goodnough has shipped 5000 bush
els of potatoes from this station the pas
winter.
Rev. r. T. Hall and wife will return
from Their vacation this week.
Pierce and Holden are selling a larg,
amount of lumber this spring. t.
MOUNT HOLLY.
Lists of transfers of Real Estate of Mt
Holly, ending March 3lst, 1875.
April 9th, Cyrus Boswell, joni Muir
ply; consideration 81 900. b.
April 14th, Luther French, Darby Duff
CIV: piece of land decided French by II