The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-13
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Sabbath week being cold wet day, the
people Of Searsburg could not attend church
therefore ID. b. Lcray and son took their
team into the woods hauling spruce logs,
and one of the logs rolling onto the foot of
Leray hurting him severely.
Mrs Enos Adams of Bennington, is the
possessor of rare painting executed in the
most artistic and finished style by Mrs.
Blair, noted Spiritualist medium, during
the recent great Spiritualistic camp-meet-
ing at Lake Pleasant, the artist being thor
oughly blndfolded and surrounded by a
large number of amazed witnesses, Cor far
ty-five minutes, while she delicatelv man
ipulated the brush.
The lumbermen of Stamford are dis
couraged because of slow sales and low
prices.
The Bennington people are waking UP to
the Importance of celebrating the centennial
of their battle August lG, l777.
The last session of the Legislature held
IN Bennington county was in January 1871,
commencing on the 10th, and closing on
the 9th after session of Is days.
lottery was drawn at Bennington Oc-
tober 81, 1902, to raise 200 pounds for An
thony Haswell to repair loss sustained by
fire. The lottery was sanctioned by an
act Of the legislature.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
J. P. Miller exhibited a Jersey COW at
the st. Johnsbury fair, 0 years old, which
came in in April, and the first seven days of
June he made twenty-one pounds of but
ter from her milk, and the first week in
September, III lbs. At the first trial she
gave Al lbs. of milk per day. Her feed
was grass and peck of middlings and meal
mixed.
The St. Johnsbury Female Academy
was Incorporated by the legislature No
vember 81, 1924, Caledonia county con-
tans about 700 square miles.
The township of Danville was granted
October 2S, 1856, and chartered to Jacob
Baeley, Jesse Leavenworth and others.
October 81, 1856, some difficulty having
arisen respecting the lands, the propretors
took out new or quoting charter. Octo-
Der %, 1902, Walden Gore was annexed
to Danville and since that time one half of
Deweysburgh, the other half being an
nexed to Peacham, so that it contains about
so square miles.
CIIITTENDEN COUNTY.
Ellen Post, aged % years, whose friends
reside near Burlington, died at the police
station ST. io h in Providence ia nehf Of rent
previn,,a. Adams Messenger says the Rus
nc base ball club, of Essex, are stout,
handsomely built set of fellows, and are
credit to the town they represent when
playing in the ball field. They have al
ready played fifteen games this season and
have won every game.
Apples are very plenty and au excellent
crop of potatoes are being secured at Rich
mond
Rev. Austin Hazen is supplying the pull
pit Of the Congregational church in Rich
mond.
A clothcs-press, in the house of Robert
Towers, in Richmond, was completely
burned out Monday morning, before the
fire was discovered and extinguished. Sew
eral silk, and other fine dresses were des-
troyed, besides other valuable clothing.
A match game of base bail was played
at Richmond, on Saturday, October 2,
between the Orientals, OF Richmond, and
the Monitors, of Jericho. Eight innings
were played, at the end of which the score
stood, 90 for the Orientals and 80 for the
Monitors.
The new class of the university of Yer
mont numbers. twenty-six, eleven of these
being Burlington boys, and nine of them
graduates of The high school this year.
There was game of base ball played at
Milton, Oct. 2, between the Hay Makers
of Georgia and the Yankees of that place,
which resulted in favor of the former
club, by score of IS to %. A return game
is expected the 9th on the park in Georgia.
| The first regular mercantile store was
opened in Burlington in the fall of 1899.
| Ii was built by Stephen Keyes and man
aged by Orange Smith. The second store
was opened by Mr., Zacheus Peaslee.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Essex county of which little is known in
western Vermont, lies in the northeast
corner of the state, and was incorporated
bv act of the legislature, November ., 1892
1t is bounded on the north by the Province
of Quebec, east and south by the Connect
cut river which separates 1t from Coos
county, New Hampshire, southwest by
| Caledonia county and west by Orleans
county. 1t is about 40 miles long from
north to south and % miles broad from
east to west. This county is the least pop
ulous in the state, with the exception o.
Grand Isle county. There are some towns
which are entirely destitute Of inhabitants
The settlements are mostly confined to th
towns lying along Connecticut river. TIT
county is generally very uneven, and thu
soil rocky and unproductive. 1t compre
bends that part of the country called thu
upper Coos, which lies on the west side o
the ConnectiC ut. Nulhegan river is III
principal stream which is wholly within
the county. This and several smaller trib
utaries, of the Connecticut water all tn
eastern parts. Passumpsic and Moos
river, rise in the southwestern part, an,
Clyde river and several streams which rul
off to the north into Canada water tn
northwestern part. lts shire town
Guildhall.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
An unoccupied house in Montgomer.
owned by Mr.. Alfred Coombs, was burne
on the evening OF Sept 23d. An incendiar
fire.
S. N. Gaut, ESQ.,, of Boston. the owne
of the mills at Gaut's Falls, in Fairfex, ha
offered the directors of the Burlington an
Lamoille railroad $500, if they will locat
depot at the nearest p oint TO his mills
not far from Emery Defoes in Westford
The Frontier and Washington Hose CON
panics. of st. Adams, will attend the Platts
burgh muster, and endeavor to regain thei
laurels.
An unusual quantity of rain has fallen a
Swanton within the past few days. Tn
, roads are almost impassable and the rive
} very high.
The dysentary is prevailing among chile
( rem at Swanton.
Fruit is very scarce and selling at e,
horbitant prices in Franklin county.
Hay is selling at Swanton at $40 per tol
Potatoes at 30 cents.
Rev. C. b. Hubert, President of Mi,
dle5ury college, is supplying the Congn
. gational church, at Sheldon, his nan'
8 town.
The foundations of the new Episcop
q | church Mt Sheldon have been laid