The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-17
Vermont News.

The steamer Grand Isle now makes runs
between st. Adams and Plattsburgh, two
days IN week only--on Tuesdays and Sat
urdays-leaving St. Adams Bay at o'clock
q. M, and Pittsburgh at 3 o'clock p. m.
About 40 conversions are reported as the
result of the effort of Rev. L. S. Lock and
others, in the meetings at Island Pond.
Benz. Schofeld, of Saxton's River, has
bought the unfinished goods and the stock
on hand of the factory at Cambridgeport,
and is making arrangements to start the
factory.
Work on the western end of the Yer
burg road has been resumed, and some
400 men will soon be at work between
Sheldon and johnson. The grade is fin
ished from Maquam bay to Sheldon. The
company have been able to negotiate some
of their first mortgage bonds lately, and
have kept the price up to the point fixed
when they were first offered. Responsible
parties in England are investigating the en-
terprise with a view to taking the remain
der of the issue. Trains will probably be
running from Portland to Lake Champlan
by July l.
L. II. Grayes, young man 10 years of
age, who has been in the employ of Lieut..
French'5 agency for the Wheeler & Will
son Sewing Machine Co., has turned out
badly. He collected $50 of the Company's
funds and left for parts unknown. 1t is sus-
pected by some that he committed the bur-
glary in B. Turk & Bros store. Graves
was a smart appearing young fellow His
mother lives in Winooski.
The crib for the addition to the Maquam
breakwater is being built at Buffers island
Swanton and will be towed down.
James Delaney, formerly of the firm of
p. X. Delaney & Co., Plattsburgh. has
bought the Franklin County FIGURING Mills
at Swanton.
One of the most striking features of the
landscape hereabouts, now, is Mansfield
Mountain in Vermont, which is covered
with snow from base to summit. Espec-
tally near shutdown on a clear day, the play
of colors is wonderful, exhibiting various
tints, from bright crimson to pale green
and chalky whiteness. PlattSJuryh Re-
publican.
Laura Williams owned at Burlington is
entered in the So, 900 race at Washington,
wi h fifteen other good horses, among them
Billy Ray. Billy has been sold for 81 800,
since he was here in September.
AS the morning accommodation train
north over the Passumpsic railroad ap-
preached Mclndoes Falls, Friday the en-
CINE, tender and baggage car were thrown
from the rails into the ditch by a misplaced
switch. The engine and tender were turned
on their sides. The engineer and fireman
escaped, by Jumping, with a few slight
bruises.
The Connecticut River Valley Masonic
union met at White River Junction Friday
to determine upon the time and place of
holding the fourth annual festival, Thurs
day, Jan. IA, was the time decided on.
The place will probably be Bellows Falls.
Committees on music, transportation, etc.
were appointed. This association numbers
nearly 300 members.
Young Chase and young Richardson of
Westford, had shooting scrape the other
day. Richardson was hit in the leg and
Chases hair was parted in the middle, but
neither was seriously injured. Richardson
ran away, Chase declines to prosecute, and
this probably ends the affair.
Burglars effected an entrance through {
back window into the large clothing house
of b. Turk & Bro, last night, and stole
three $50 suits, custom made, two vesti
and one roll of clolh in all amounting tt
5000.
Mrs. Bridget Lee the oldest inhabitan
of Burlington, aged 90 years and 3 months
died on Friday and was, we believe, tn,
last surviving revolutionary pensioner, il
that city, being the widow of soldier o
the revolution She retained her power
remarkably, and on the last ''pension day,
few weeks since, went in person, OF
crutches, to the pension office, to draw he
stipend. She has several grandchildren il
Burlington, among them William Lee
clerk of Barnes Hose company; and Ed
ward Lee, foreman OF the Sutton hose.
The winter term of The Essex classica
institute begins Nov 20.
William Mobbs the postmaster at st
George in Chittenden county and the heav
lest man in the state died on Friday tn,
18th.