The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-18

badly broken by being thrown down by
two boys who were quarreling on the
sidewalk, near her fathers house.
Notwithstanding the hard times, the
Fairbanks scale works at st. Johnsbury
have shipped since January LIST, $500 more
scales than for the corresponding five
months of last year.
A respectable old bruin, last week, paid
a predatory visit to some of the farms in
Bolton, carrying off fine sheep, and has
thus far escaped capture, although numer-
Gus traps have been set for him.
The Burlington manufacturing company
have just received, from New York, boat
load of Italian marble blocks. The con.
sgnment is said to bel the largest ever re-
ceved in this part of the country at one
shipment.
The officers and soldiers of Orleans
county meet at Barton July 9th, to form O
reunion society and to take steps for the
organization of military companies and q
battalion to participate in the centennial
exercises of 1876.
AT a directors meeting of the Barton
national bank, held June 10, the organiza-
ton papers were perfected and forwarded
to Washington. The capital was fixed al
$3.50 ,000 and the stock all taken. 1t was
voted TO call in $50 on share of the
capital stock, on the Sth day of July.
The Bellevue driving park association
offer $4,000 in premiums, to be trotted fo1
on their new grounds in st. Adams on the
9th and 9TH of July next. No pains or ex.
pense will be spared On the part of the
managers to render this one of the most
successful gatherings of the kind ever held
in Vermont.
From the reports submitted at the re-
cent session of the United States grand
lodge of good templars, it appears that
membership in Vermont has largely de-
creased during the past year. The order
in the United States has now. a total men,
bership of seven hundred and thirty-five
Thousands net gain for the year of about
seventy thousand.
State Agent Crosby reports to the Pa
irons of Husbandry that, during the past
year, his sales of merchandise to patrons
have amounted TO over eighty thousand
dollars. OF this sum very much the lar
gest amount has been sold during the past
six months the first six months trade
having been very light.
Banner grange of Pomfret, at recent
meeting, voted the sum of twenty dollars
for the benefit Of John Hanks, a member
of Randolph grange. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Hanks recently lost val
liable set of farm buildings and consider
able stock and farming tools by an incen-
diary fire, and had no insurance upon any
of the property destroyed.
Shipments from the Middlebury station
during the week ending Monday, June IA,
$500 pounds of butter, I've carloads OF
stock, including horses, cattle and calves
nine carloads of clapboards and a large
amount of miscellaneous matter. During
the month of May some twenty four car
loads of iron were shipped from this sta
ton. 1t was manufactured at the forge at
East Middlebury.
Mr.. EbeneZer Hatch, of North Ferris.
burgh, who, it is asserted, forged his
fathers name to note for 81, 200 at the
Burlington savings bank, is now in Jail in
Burlington. lie claims that he had a right
to use his fathers name, but his father does
not at present enlighten the authorities or
the subject. His property was attached
by Sheriff Drew on the 9th inst, on writ
in favor of the savings bank, and his body
arrested for the alleged crime.
The Bennington county court is still il
progress at Manchester. The case of w
w. Whitney VS.. the town OF Londonderry
is being tried. This week Judge Timothy
p. Redfeld, presided, owing to the fac
that Judge Wheeler was counsel in the cast
when it was first tried nearly seven year!
ago. This is the fourth time this case ha
been before the court, but probably fina
summing up will be arrived at this time.
Commencement week at the Vernon
Methodist seminary and female colleg,
opens on Sunday, June 81, with the annua
sermon by Rev. L. White; Tuesday, ex
aminations and address before the Esthetit
society, by Rev. DR.. Daniel Dorchester
Wednesday, meeting of trustees, class day
and alumni anniversary, with an address
by Rev. Silas Quimby, and poem by Mrs
Lizzie NJ. Bowles Thursday, July 1, com
mencement.
The commencement programme at Nor
witch University is as follows June 30
commencement concert and meeting Of tn
alumni, this being reunion year; July
artillery and infantry exercises in tn
morning, closing with salute of 30 guns
an Grafton by James A. l.. Whittier Q
Boston, and poem before the societies b.
Rev. DIR. Andrew Hull of Montpelier, vii
follow the graduating exercises and cor
ferring of degrees in the afternoon, and j
the evening the annual commencement ba
will occur.
The Green Mountain trotting associatio
of Barre have arranged for one days troi
ting on their track on Monday, July
The premiums offered amount to $G5(
and a grand days sport is anticipated.
is expected that the Barre railroad will
finished and in running order at that tim,
and a general celebration will probably o.
, cur. The track is one of the best in IL
, state, and the officers are thoroughly con
petent, reliable men. Entries should |
made to George w. Tilden, Barre.