The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-18
Vicinity Items.


Another narrow escape. AS Mr.. +. G.
Gault was placing and fastening long
heavy pole for shed, while at work under
it, the pole fell and struck him on the crown
of his head, telling him to the ground and
inflicting an ugly wound, which bled most
profusely. The accident has caused him
considerable inconvenience, and not little
pain, though it may not prove dangerous.
There have recently been several sales
of wool in this place, though at moder-
ote figure. Unwashed wool has sold for 25
cts, and washed for So Wool growing at
this price is not profitable. When pound
of butter will pay for pound of wool, the
percentage of profit is largely in favor of
the butter. At this rate, wool-growing
will retire to cheaper lands that are distant
from market. Wool sold in Texas at the
last shearing for so cents, not worth per-
haps as much as wool sold here for %.
But in Texas, the land can be had for the
using; while in Vermont, fences, surveys,
titles and taxes all call for money.
Ga Wednesday Nov. 10. snow fell in this
place to the depth of six or eight inches,
and at the present writing, Saturday the
great body of it still fingers. This 'beau-
ttul snow" has tempted out upon the road,
several teams with sleighs, and an occs-
sioual load on "wood-shod-sled" has been
seen.
Yesterday received a call from Rev.
Mr.. Wilbur, treasurer of the board of uus.
tees of "the Vermont academy" Mr..
Wilbur is also agent for raising a fund for
this academy, located at Saxtons river.
He informs me that an endowment fund OF
one hundred thousand dollars has been
raisaH Thia f,pd ipvpataI and on1v thu
interest can be used This interest is to be
used in running the school. In addition TO
the hundred thousand dollars that have
been raised and invested, twenty thousand
dollars have been raised as Il building fund
When five thousand more shall have been
raised, the trustees will commence build
ing. In anticipation of this fund being
raised, lao, 900 bricks have been made and
burned. z.
MIDDLEBURY.
AS resident of Seymour street we feel
under deep Obligations to Philip Battell,
esq. for the public spirit he has manifested
in building splendid sidewalk on the
west side of the road from his house toward
the freight depot until il strikes the rail-
road, fifty or sixty rods. This is an i'm
portant line of walk, leading to the depot,
and as the trustees of the village have en-
tirely neglected to do anything upon the
other side of the road, the public benefac-
ton is more noticed, and better appre-.
cated. Long may Mr.. Battell live to en-
joy the luxury of passing over this walk
cry shodF'
We shall note the progress of other i'm
provements when they get further along,
Whitmore & Cfark's minstrels played in
academy hall on Saturday evening, and
We're greeted BY fair audience. As usual,
they gave universal satisfaction. Clark
never proposes "cold victuals' for his au-
dien"es.
Mr.. Huests of the firm of Hyde Wilcox
g Co., we understand contemplate leaving
town as soon as settlement of their
accounts can be had. Although he has not
been long a resident of our town, he has
guined many friends who will regret that
his business interests will call him into an
other field.
Our genial friend c, ID. Earl, we under
stand is about to take up his residence in
Richmond, Vermont. He and another g n
tleman have purchased quite an amount of
real estate in that town on very favorable
terms, and contemplate starting IA hardware
store and general assortment of stoves
and tin ware. Well if Mr.. Earl meets the
measure of success he deserves, he will do
well, and many of his old friends will re-
joice thereat. ARGUS.
wALLINGFoLD.
We are to have new creamery located
in our village.
Martin V. Williams has purchased of
Ozro Eddy the lot owned by him and To-
Gated opposite the old cheese factory and
will proceed at once to erect thereon u
two story building 32 by 60 feet and fitted