The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
Che 8ntlana Daily 6lube.
"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 90. 1876
Vicinity Items.

ARLINGTON.
The comrades of Dudley Post @. A. X.
have social dance Dec. 81.
BURLINGTON.
| Paul T. Sweet has just shipped to Lon-
don, England, an order for his patent gal
vanized iron ovens.
| The public schools are to have a vaca-
ton until the first Monday in January.
EAST RUPERT.
David Hill lie proprietor of the new store
just opened at Rupert Corners." Mr..
Hill commenced his mercantile education
IN a country store, and has for a number of
years been perfectiDg it at "Stewarts" New
York. lie is probably thoroughly quail
fled for the business.
A letter from DR.. L. j. Farwell, Raleigh,
North Carolina, reports his health improv-
ing. His numerous friends would be very
glad to see him home again, and they all
mean to postpone being sick until be re-
turns.
DR.. Ed. never stops to polish his boots
or brush his hair, when sent for in great
haste, but gets into all his clothes at the
same time, and starts. His jovialty and
skill are constantly on a strife as to which
shall cure The patient, but between them
they usually do it.
KEENE.
Last Saturday night week several young
men went to the house of VIM. Vose ON
Marlboro street and demanded admission.
Being refused they created much disturb
ance. Mr.. Vose got out of the house by
back door and started to call an Office
He was followed by the party who overlook
him and beat him with club until he was
senseless, when they left him lying upon
the ground The report is that they robbed
him of his pocket book. Help soon came
to his assistance and Vose was carried
home in an insensble condition and re.
manned so until Sunday afternoon, when he
revived enough to disclose the names of
the assallants, but soon relapsed into an
insensibe state. His injuries are to such
an extent that there is little or no hopes Of
his recovery. Sunday night officers ar
rested the party and lodged them in Keene
Jail, and on Monday they were brought be-
fore the police court on charge of robbery.
The hearing was was adjourned to Sat-
urday Dec. 18th and the accused were re-
turned to Jail. The names of the party are
as fellows: George Carroll, John Nc
Curdy, Peter Hunter Martin Mahar, and
w me INV.
Mrs. L. M. Henderson our popular and
efficient postmistress has been suffering
from very severe attack of pneumonia,
and died Thursday morning.
The old store known as the museum,
(Skinner & Co., proprietary caught fire
Monday morning at 81 o'clock. The alarm
was sounded and the fire department were
on hand promptly and applied small guam
tity of water which soon spoilt the fire.
The loss is but small and that mostly by
water,-fully insured. j. E. P.
LONDONDERRY.
On Tuesday last Londonderry voted to
aid the Green Mountain railroad eight times
its grand list, amounting to about S24, 900,
and chose as commissioners, j. L. Martin J.
w. Melendy and D. d. Waite.
MONTPELIER.
The closing exercises of the Vermont
Conference seminary at Montpelier oc-
Cured last week, which passed off much to
the satisfaction Of the examining committee
and the audieece.
Mrs. George Langdon and Mrs. r. w.
Hyde and daughter left last week for San
Francisco, California.
Montpelier has commercial school un.
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Dec. 7th.
In the audita quarela of Redfeld &
Crooks vs.. the state, Judge Royce has an
nulled and vacated the Judgment referred
to, which relieves Mr.. Redfield from the
effects of third offense, result which
Mr.. Redfield is to be heartily congratulated
upon.
Hiram Carleton esq. of Waitsf1eld is soon
to remove to Montpelier and enter in part
nership with Hon. Charles II. Heath in the
practice Of law.
NEW HAVEN.
Died in New Haven, November lat at
the residence of his sou law, A. G. East
man, Thomas Sumner in the 7G,h.year of
his age.
The writer of this is not given to writing
obi uaries but the subject Of this notice
was Sd endowed with those noble qualities
wh.c CHI go to make the perfect man and was
so upright in his walk and conversation
that il is meet that he receive this last til
butte of respect to his memory. He was
the eldest son of Henry 6. Sumner who
settled in Bristol at an early day. When
he became of age Thomas emigrsted to st.
Lawrence county, N. y, when WAS then
comparative wilderness, and became a pi
oneer in opening up that region for the
abode OF man where he did valiant service
among the monsters OF the wood IN clear
ing up the land and making farm. After
residing in his new home few years he
returned to Vermont where in Middlebury,
Addison and Bristol he has lived most of
the time since. For number of years du-
ing his early manhood Mr.. Sumner was
unfortunate in his business pursuits and to
add ms misfortune he met with an accident
which manned MN ior NE. ana just mere
develoned Althouph having one aide near
ly paralized he toiled on doing what he
could, trusting and hoping where Others
would give up being as once said of him
like the swallows who when their nests are
torn down 90 right at work and build them
up again.
AS the years lo,ieu on, WIN nii'ureu
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