The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-10
Vermont News.

ing western trip.
Hon. Jerre +. Dickerman of Newport
is the las: republican candidate suggested as
Gov. Hendee's successor in congress.
Paul Seekers was Barton's first pauper.
lie died in 1910 with the spotted fever
which prevailed to considerable extent that
year.
Maj. Geo. r. Childs of St. Adams has
been appointed an aid to Gen. Osborn,
Grand Marshal of the Bunker Hill Cen
tennial celebration.
Jeremiah Clark an old and gre atty re-
spected resident of St. Adams, died Fri
day evening aged 20 years. He was the
father of Mrs. General Stannard of Bur
lirgton.
The May term of the Lamoille county
court proved Unexpectedly short, the jury
calendar being disposed of in less than six
hours. A number of divorce cases were
head.
People in the vicinity of Westport are
said to be engaged N killing fish in Lake
Champlain by means of nitro-glycerine tor
pedoes. The authorities of New York will
probably attend to them.
Geo. W.Yale, one of the American team
of rihemen about TO take part in the inter-
national contest, was q former resident of
Windsor, VT, where he was in the employ
of Robbins, Kendall & Lawrence, in the
gun manufacturing business.
AT least $50 scnes are set in the lake be-
tween Whitehall and Ticonderoga. At the
rate fish are taken from Lake Champlain
Mt present, it will not take long to exhaust
the tinny population of the lake.
A house owned by j. b. Cross at High
gate, was burned Thursday. Loss "a, 400.
Insured in the Farmers Mutual for So, 600.
The property belonging to the tenant was
entirely destroyed, the inmates escaping
only with the clothing on their backs.
Rev. Franklin Tuxbury of Brandon,
will deliver the Grafton before the AS
ISOLATED Alumni of Barre Academy on
Wednesday. 1t will be highly philoso-
phical IN its character, touching some of
the much noted theories of scientists, but
taking biblical view of the questions at
issue.
1t is feared that Vermont will have no
military representation here on the sew
enteenth of June. This is to be regretted,
but it reminds us that the "Green Noun
tain Boys" always prefer fight to dress
parade.-BoSton Traveller.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Thomas Failey
of Burlington was in town May 9th, 10
tice of an injunction in the case of the
lease of the Vermont Valley to the Cen
trail. The stockholders of the Valley road
intended to take possession of their prop
erty on Monday, but Judge Smalley of the
District Court, having been applied TO-,
will hear the case at Windsor July 6. Mean
time the directors, Mr.. Billings being of
them, are notified and must await the re-
suit of the hearing Woodstock STANDARD.
Frank Black of Burlington committed
suicide, ON Saturday last, by drowning in
the Winooski river. 1t seems that he was
out riding with his brother, and when just
back of the grst mill requested him to stop
moment. He then went directly to the
river and jumped in. His body remained
in the water about an hour and a half be-
fore it was recovered. 1t is supposed that
the deed was committed in fit of insanity,
as Mr.. Black had formerly been deranged
and had spent some time in the Brattle-
boro insane asylum. He was about forty
years old, and was in good circumstances,
pecuniaA lily.
Public feeling has for some time been at
fever heat on the subject of incendiaries in
Vergcnnes. AS illustrative of this fact it
may be mentioned that as the esteemed
pastor of the NJ. E. church, Rev. Mr..
Heath, was walking over from the depot
with friend, one evening last week, the
bus stopped as it came opposite the gentle
men and some one jumped out and walking
up to them scrutinized them closely, and
with an "Oh ! all yes / see it's all
right !" left the astonlshed minister to re-
fleet on the persistent inquisitiveness of
vigilance committees.
Mr. Lucus Bigelow in retiring from the
editorial charge of the st. Adams .1drer-
tiser publishes the following card:
ST. ALBANs, June b, 1875.
The undersigned with the issue OF this date,
ceases to be tile editor OF the st. Adams Adper-
hser. lie assumed this position with the first
Issue OF this paper, November 10, 1873. II he
has made any friends In ST. Adams by striving
10 do his uuty under trying and dincnlt cir
cumstances he is glad OF II, and II he has made
any enemies by this endeayor he Is content
that they were made In open undlsg ulsed war
fare, where there were blows TO give and take.
AS to the measure of fidelity and ability with
which he may have done his duty IL Is not Tor
him but for those who have employed him To
speak. with kind wishes for the prosperity OF
this community. irrespective OF the narrow
bOunos or clique, clan, sect, station or party,
lie bids all respectful goodbye.
L. BIGELow.
A. o. and Herbert Brainerd and +. $.
Stranahan have purchased the Clark farm
on Fairfield street, st. Adams, and are
busy putting it in order for "Fair ground
driving park aud race-course" ia be
known as Bellevue Park. The track will
be open early in July for trotting con
test at which purses to the amount of
$4,000 will be offered. No pains will be
spared to make this the best half mile track
in Vermont, and it will be subject to the
rules and regulations of the National Park
Association. The prime object of the par
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