The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-08


in Lowell recently run over Charles Ste
phenson's head and he never winked.
Recently, Fred E. Kipp caught in the
Onion river, near the Heineberg bridge, a
black sturgeon which weighed 1921 lbs.
There is to be union gospel celebration
at Ludlow, commencing Friday. July 2,
and continuing through Saturday and Sun
day.
The grangers of northeastern Vermont
are arranging for an old-fashioned Fourth
of July to take place in the grove in Lyn-
donville.
Mr.. Dustin Ball of Athens was severely
kicked by his horse on the 23rd ult., from
the effects OF which he died the following
Thursday.
Fuller's battery at Brattleboro is fully
equipped for war, having four mounted
cannon with the caissons and other para.
phernalia.
Moody Cheney, of Bloomington, aged
80 years, quit chewing tobacco last De-
cember, after having used it upwards of
sixty years.
Newport had bear hunt last Friday,
but Brun understood navigation better
than hiJ pursue.s did, and so padded across
the lake and escaped.
The annual fair of the agricultural so
ciety of Chittenden county will be held on
the fair ground, at Essex Junction, Sep.
TENDER It'll, 9Th and 9th.
A thunder shower damaged the roads in
Newfane, May Gath, SO badly that it will
cost two thousand dollars to make them as
good as they were before.
Mrs. Barker of Plymouth Hill opened a
box of parlor matches the other day, and
they exploded with a pistol-like report,
burning her hand and scorcbing her face.
A little two-year old daughter of Mrs
j. ii. Stowe of Wilmington recently got
her head into the water cistern just enough
to drown. She was discovered 10 mo-
ment by her mother and gasped once after
being taken out, but the little spirit had
fled.
Gorge Taylor of Braintree, in Orange
county jail for larceny, was admitted to
the barn the other morning for the purpose
of cleaning off horse. He had shackles
on his feet, or rather chains, and so was
left alone for short time, and when want
ed ''turned up missing"
The new Baptist church at ST. Johns
bury is to be 5Ox6O feet in size, built with
four gables and in the form of an amphi-
theater, with seats built around circle,
and aisles all verging to the pulpit The
gallery is to be behind the pulpit. The
estimated cost is $4,000.
Last week, one Mary Youlese, female
citizen of Dorset, whose head is gray with
years and who is worth probably from
left town in the custody of Collector Bailey
for the county Jail in Manchester. She
wouldn't pay and there she is.
The Boston creditors of Abraham Jack
son, the defaulting lawyer, seem determin-
cd to keep their bird now that they have
caught ulul. A5 ldSU db Ills IIlCuuS
the necessary bail for his release, new COM
plants are filed and fresh bail required, so
that his friends have now discontinued
their efforts to secure his freedom.
Nathaniel Richardson, lawyer in Bos-
ton, formerly of Chester, Is wanted for
trial in the superior criminal court, on a
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
fences, failed TO put in an appearance $ 1t
urday when wanted, and was again default
ed. 1t has been ascertaincd that he left
for New YORK on Monday night.
Miss Helen Hapgood, daughter of Mr.
Ebrdge Hapgood of Bellows Falls. died
in Boston on Tuesday last. She spent a
few days with the family of Mr.. II. II.
ed to Boston. She was taken ill on the
cars but arrived at the house of friend in
Chelsea and died soon after her arrival
there. Heart disease was the cause of her
sudden death.
Walter Bardwel of Whately, keeps
cramps" He entertained a wooden-legged
one over Sunday, since which time he has
been searching for the mother of his child
rem. She departed, Sunday afternoon,
while the rest of the family were down in
the meadow. The "tramp' sit out" very
early Monday morning, and it is reported
that Mrs. b. and her wooden-legged man
have been found in South Vernon, VT, by
some brother cramps"
The main topic of discussion in Greenfield
is the possible and probable relocation OF
the Troy and Greenfield and Vermont and
Massachusetts railroads. 1t is reported
that the governor and council will locate
the same through Deerfield, so as to leave
Greenfield one side. And then it is con.
jectured that this report has been started
to see if Greenfield would not offer tC
pay all land damages; so as to secure the
road.
Two young men, of Newfane, Miner and
Kennedy, had perilous adventure during
the flood of the 21st ut. As they were
mending fence near Bakers brook, the
shower came and they took refuge under {
bridge. While there the food rushed upor
them and in their attempts to get thei
horse out of the small stable where they
had hitched him. the water rose three Oh
four feet deep bringing down logs ant
flood-wood so that they were in great dan
ger of being swept along with it. Ken
nedy climbed tree and Miner, by making
strenuous efforts, succeeded in getting boil
horse and wagon out of danger and escap
ing himself unhurt.
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