The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-22
Vicinity Items.

A new marble walk is being laid on the
west side of the Episcopal church, an i'm
provement which has long been needed,
and will greatly please The weary pedes-
trian, as he wanders home on dark
stormy night. There are a number of
places where the property owners should
have their walks repaired.
A very disgraceful fracas took place at
the stand known as the crock House"
Saturday night, in the eastern part of the
town. large party was assembled there,
and by liberal use of beverage called
''tangle- foot" got rather boisterous. One
person had a quantity of money taken from
him and another had fine harness
cut in pieces, others had the misfortune to
demolish carriage and riot and destruc-
ton was the order of the night No arrests
have been made yet.
The work in getting up a muster for the
10th of August, or in raising funds for
the same goes nobly on. Captain Jack"
informs us that the prospects are favorable
for grand time here the 10th. The men
are working hard with the list and already
quite sum has been raised.
John Reeves is d0nning fresh coat of
paint on his block on North street.
Fred O. Graves son of Hon. Luther II.
Graves is at present lying quite i'll at the
residence Of his father.
Calvin Norton still remains quite low Mt
his residence on North street. Mr. Norton
had an attack of inilamatory rheumatism
a spell ago and has suffered from it ever
since. lnllamatory rheumatism is very
prevalent here, Il number of cases of a Sc
rious nature are reported. +. NJ. A.
EAST HuBBARDToN.
Mr.. James w. Barber, | am sorry to
say, has experienced a decidedly unfavor-
| able turn in his sickness, which has COM
| PEELED him to withdraw from out of door
| exercise and confine himself to his bed
| room.
Mrs. +. G.. Gault is still mostly confined
to the house, though occasionally she takes
| a ride.
The hail storm in this place, on the 10th
inst, was quite fierce, dashing into pieces
several lights of glass in the school house,
and peltng severely corn and vegetables
| in gardens. | measured hail stones that
were one and half inches in length, and
three fourths of an inch in width at one
end tapering to the other end. | have
heard of hail-stones as large as hens
egg, but l never saw them. The hail
cloud did not extend far north or south
1t came from the west, directly over Mount
Zion, attended with sharp lightning and
heavy thunder.
The 18th inst, was a rainy Sabbath. II
was the iirst Sabbath within the year, in
which there was no public religious SER
vices in the place.
Our new neighbor, Mr.. M. Juckett, has
| 81. n .l.I, ga al IS 4; Al
are in the most promising condition. lie
has put in exercise two important rules o.
successful farming, thorough dressing O
the land, and clean cultivation add Il
these, good blowing, and we have the chic
elements of his success.
Red cherries, red raspberries, and blue
berries are abundant, making the country
the place to live in. just think, gentlemen
of the GLOBE, of berries of all kinds, o.
fish of the best kind, cream in quantity
and gilt edged butter, berry pies, custard
pies, etc., etc. Now don't you wish yot
had farm and obtained your living by hon
est toll?
Speaking of custurds, reminds me of my
adventure in poultry. | always hated I
hen. But this spring neighbor sold M
four hens and one rooster. Black Span
ish. | must confess that their fine form
and feather, and their three colors, lex
actly three, "no more, no less awakened
an old suspicion, that they might be thu
kind to try. l bought them the Goth o
Nav. The Nth inst, one commenced set
ting, and probably had not laid an egg 70
some time. find OF record that thes
four hens have laid 10 dozens and 10 eggs
since | bought them; and their combine
weight (of eggs) is 1G Ia pounds. TIL
average per hen is . 1924 dozens. hav
now strong symptoms OF hen-fever, and al
practicing elementary drawing, with vie'
to develop the best style of hen-house
The sales are not recorded, but have eN
changed with neighbors and given away
until l have IL fresh eggs. Cash received
twenty-five cents.
NEW HAVEN MILLS.
4, A severe thunder storm visited this plac
Tuesday July 18th, three barns containin
thirteen tons of hay belonging to Ezeki'
Hanchett were struck by lightning an
burned to the ground. Charles Hanche
!. returned home from Connecticut, after a
absence of two years, to find compau
:, of friends and neighbors vigorously stri'
u ing to save the contents of his fathers bur-
q ing barns; he met Il wdrm reception.
= Miss Lottie Walker arrived from Il
i West on Wednesday where she has been
T. successful teacher for the past year; maj
Q. friends extend welcome.