The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-28

TWO persons were III lne room ana saw tnlS |
and were somewhat shocked
and started. A third person was in the
next room and heard the report and wit
messed portion of the effects. 1t is
thought the electricity entered the room by
the telegraph wire, as there is an instru-
ment in the room. On the same day light
ming entered the dwelling of Rev. M. II.
Wells of Waterford, in much the same APP
pearance, melting some silver ware but do
ing no injury to the inmates.
1t is estimated thut 800 tons of hay will
be cut this year, within the incorporated
limits of Barton village district. Quite a
good hay crop for village.
John Feker, of Barton Landing, had
two horses killed by Saturday nights ex-
press train, and another has been poisoned
by some rascal's cutting hole in his shout
der and putting in vitriol
Mr.. J. A. II. Ellis, Superintendent of
the Springfield Industrial Works, has dem
onstrated the fact that dry, hard wood,
sawdust and boiled linseed oil, mixed to-
gether and left in heaps, will, in few hours |
become charred and soon ignite and burn. |
This fact should be generally known.
The survey at the north end of the pro-
posed Green Mountain narrow gauge rail-
road, the Massachusetts, terminus of which
is at Shelburne Falls, has been completed,
and the line has been connected with the
Vermont Central at Middlesex station.
Mr.. Sprague, the engineer, finds very
feasible route up the White river and down
the Mad river, the grades being easy and
| the work light.
xuaa sntz NTH
go-to-meeting fit, and, as a matter of
comfort and protection to himself, went
down to Drew's stable, walked Jerry from
| his Sunday nap, and the two attended the
Methodist service together. Everything
was entirely new aud strange to them, and
as they squeezed into one end of the pew,
| they clasped each others hands and watch
ed the service with the same confusion and
wonder that the natives of Siam formerly
watched the first efforts of the missiona-
ries.-Lyndon Union.
The Island House, Bellows Falls is
filling up with guests fIom all parts of the
country, including this week, guests from
the western and southern states, some of
whom are from New Orleans.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
held August 10th, to see if they will au-
thorize the mortgage of the road for Sc
curing Its completion. Work on the road
is progressing finely and is being done
thoroughly, and there is little doub: but
that it will be completed within the time
specified in MIR. Linsey's contract Bridges
masonry, and road-bed are to be first class
in every particular.
The Equinox House at Manchester is
being largely patronized again this season
Mr.. Orvis knows how to keep st-class
house, and that tells.
An excursion from Montreal to New
York under The direction of the Lafayette
Society of st. Adams takes place the first
of August Tickets will be good to return
until September 10th. The fare for the
round trip from st. Adams to New York
r and return is $1,000.
p The Derby Line dramatic club has re.
e vivcd and is preparing series of enter.
tainmen,s.
Y The boy who runs the engine ofthe Nora
on Lake Memphremagog, was nalf killed
It.. on the goth. The chain of the Lady of the
: Lake broke, lust as she WAS to leave tn,
: wharf, the fender striking the boy on the
c head.
: grading on the Z. \ o, between Yves
e Concord aud the Connecticut river, ant
Il nearly half the distance, or about six miles
q is ready for the IRON. Tie rails are ex
!. pected along in few days.
On the l7th, as l.. Hassam, of North
It field, went to get his horses, to draw il
n some hay, he found one of them dead il
o the field, with three bullet holes through
d its leg The animal wa, a valuable one
l. MIR. Hassam entertains well-iounded sus
n picions Of the perpetrators.
family in Bennington recently lai,
i aside an iron kettle that had been in use
!, hundred years.
a MIX thieves are among the latest insli
tutions OF st. Adams. Going out in the earl,
y morning and milking your neighbors GOV
% is the plan.
~ Messrs. j. S. lIckok and j. G.. Hines o
- Vergennes are about erecting a coy li,tl
!, "Cottage by the sea" on prominent poin
:, north o: Basin Harbor on the shore o
y Lake Champlain.
It The balloon which escaped from the fai
grounds at Hyde Park, VT, July /, with
st out an occupant, and was repor ed to hay
\, landed in Boothbay, Me, came down a
= South Bristol, in the town adjoining Booth
" bay. 1t was partly filled with hydrope
Il gas and occupied little over four hour
:, in travelling about 100 miles. 1t passe,
II directly over the White Mountains an
~ was seen in that vicinity.
,r The Brattleboro band have entered to
!. part in the Brass Band concert to tax
place at Lake Pleasant, Mass, July 3Oth
n The bands secured comprise total of 80
" peites and there is every prospect of an i'm
'' mense noise. Extra trains are to be rul
-, oyG the New London northern railroad
es Fairbanks a. Co., of st. Johnsbury, ie
IF Gently received an order for eighteen ha,
scaes from the Island of Java.
I'd lev. w. l.. Woodruff, late of Castleton
De has received the appointment of principa
Of in he academy at Clark city Missouri
la An insane man named Edward Udal
VI striyed away from Quechee the other day
/ AMI no trace of his whereabouts has beel
ht fond.
tie President l.. Clark Seeley of Smith fe
mae college of Northampton, Mass, ha
40 ben elected orator for the Phi Beta Kapp,
I'd celebration OF the university of Vermont
I'd net year, and Rev, VIM. Ii. Fem, O
,e Potland, Me-, substitute.
I'd During the morning service at Dr. Rich
70 church at West Lebanon, N. H., opposite
Ia Whte River junction on Sunday last,
IN pane was created among the worsbiper
I'd by udden loud cracking noises in the wall
W of he church, as if the building was set
tlirg down or the steeple was about to fall
8. Adult one half of the congregation rushed
- GU Of the house thoroughly frightened
as Al investigation showed that the founda
at tioi walls had settled slightly, caused b,
- therecent heavy rains. This evidence wal
IN suhcient to quiet all apprehensions OF rea