The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-03
Vermont News.


ceived on the Passumpsc road.
Underhill flats IS to have a large steam
mill. The people whereabouts contribute
1000 for the enterprise.
The United States pottery, at Bcnning-
ton, has suspended operations in conse-
quence of the dull times.
Julia NJ. Washburn, of Mortified, IL
years old, has made bcd-quIt containing
A, 1852 pieces. Good for Julia.
Fairbanks & Co., of st. Johnsbury, re-
Gently received an order for eighteen hay
scales from the island of Java.
The st. Adams AdDertiser ceased to ex-
list as daily paper on Saturday last. 1t
will hereafter be issued scmi-weekly.
A son of Mr. L. A. Wright of Richford,
aged ~ years, had his right arm cut off
above the elbow, by moving machine.
The apple crop through Windham coun-
ty will be the smallest known in many
years, while the grass crop will exceed ex-
pectations.
The Windham county park association
have made arrangements for three days
trotting, beginning August 81, with SO 500
in premiums.
A boy of six summers, in Franklin, had
his heel cord severed by scythe in the
hands of playmate, on July 26th. Boys
beware.
The Bellevue hooks of St. Albans, on
Friday night last, ran sixty rods, laying
800 feet of hose and getting stream of
waite; in 1;25.
The Colorado potato bugs have made
their appearance at BTattleboro, though
the farmers generally anticipate very little
trouble from them.
Seventy thousand young shad were de-
posted in the Lamolllc river, in the vein
ity of Georgia station, the other day, by
the state fish commissioners.
The Vermont normal schools have, dur
ing the past school year, graduated seventy
five pupils from the first course, and twen-
ty-fOur from the second course.
On Sunday, the steamer Grand Isle took
an excursion party from st. Adams to the
wreck of the steamer Champlain, at Steam
Mill Point, near Westport, N. Y.
Madison Sloat died at Philadelphia, Pa, ,
July 10Th, aged 60 years. He was for some
years superintendent of the Vermont Val
ley railroad. living at Bellows Falls.
Freddie, son of J. II. Clement, of Bar
net, recently fell upon the teeth of re-
volvipg horse rake, and one of the teeth
was driven into his thigh nearly three
inches.
A cat in Quechee recently gave birth to
twelve kittens, one Of which struck death
blow to the old proverb that "no cat has
two tails" by producing noble pair of
appendages OF that description.
The son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Il F.
Waterman of Tunbridge, on the 22d is the
youngest of five generations now living
He has great great grandfather who is
hale and hearty at the remarkable age of
| 105 YEAS, whose name is Alexander STAN
| ton, who served in the war of 1912 and
who is a native of Hartland.
Jesse Pomeroy, an old citizen of Frank
| lin, met with severe accident, July 30,
by falling from the rear of hay wagon
while in motion. He struck on his head
and injured the spinal cord to such an ex-
tent as to produce paralysis of all his limbs
except very slight control of his right arm.
His internal injuries are also quite severe,
and his recovery Is considered very doubt
| ful.
The Connecticut and Passumpsic rivers
railroad passes its August dividend for the
first time since the commencement of cash
dividends in 1865. The Massawippi also
passes. This is not, as usually stated, a
''guaranteed" stock, but a sort of hybrid
entitled to receive the same dividends as
may be paid on the Connecticut and Pas
sumpsic, which simply guarantees" moth
ing.
Recently mother in Norwich, was at
tracied to well by the screams OF her lit
tie girl that had fallen in. She let down O
bucket to which the child chung until pulled
almost to the top, when her strength failed
and she dropped. The rope was then LEI
down and she was pulled almost to the tor
by that when the rope broke and let the
child back again to drown in the sight OF
her distracted mother.
District Deputy Grand Master III. III
Farnsworth, assisted by w. ID. Wilson a!
grand marshal, S. II. Wood as grand war
den, Wilbur p. Davis as grand secretary
and w. j. Watson as grand treasurer, in
stalled the following officers of st. Alban'
lodge No. 81, |. o. of o. F., on Friday
evening, July 3d. Hiram b. Soule, N. G.
Daniel T. Girard, V. G. f. N. Watson
secretary James f. Bullock, treasurer.