The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-29
XiGpity Items.

Mr.. William Leonard of Ferrisburg
has just returned from Texas with fifteen
horses natives of the Lone Star region,
which are to be introduced as saddle horses
in Vermont. They are of about eight
hundred pounds in weight and most of
them colored like the Arabian horses.
Mrs. II. c. johnson, wife of the Post
master OF We ancient city of Vergennes,
has gone 10 Warren, VT, to spend the
THANKSGIVING holiday with friends and rel
atives in that town.
The town of Shoreham loses a valuable
citizen 10 the decease of German Cutting,
esq whose illness we noticed few days
since. Mr.. Cutting has been seriously III
with fever. He was buried on Monday
last. Mr.. Cutting had long been leading
Agricultural and sheep breeder in Shore
ham, and WAS widely known and respected
in the county of Addison.
Thomas W. Fletcher, the gallant drum
major of the Middlebsry Band, is 10 de-
vote his attention to hardware as one of
the propretors of the Buuolph sore in
Middlebury.
Col. Joseph Battell of Riplon. the in
vincible proprietor of the Bread Loaf Inn,
it is whispered sureptitiously is about TO
| Ills 10 Out VI TIE
bellies of Middlebury.
Dea. Il. Crane and wife of BridpOrt
have recently returned from "A two weeks
so journ at Washington ID c.. where they
have been sightseeing in the National Cap
ital, which is fast becoming the winter Sar-
aloga of America.
Mrs. Scranton, daughter of Hon. +. E.
Woodbridge, returned to Vergepnes from
Pennsylvania on Tuesday the 23d inst. +,
and will spend the winter in Vermont with
her husband, stopping at the Stevens
House.
Col. H. f. Dean, L. NJ. Bingham and
Alonzo L. Bingham of Cornwall will leave
for the West on Monday, Nov. 20, with
two car loads of fine sheep, drawn from
different fiocks in Addison county.
Nathaniel Wing, esq, recently of Bird
port, has purchased the farm of Mr.. Julius
Hubert of Cornwall and it Is expected will
make it his residence. Mr.. Hulburt will
leave soon for California, his future home.
Mrs. Joel Il. Rice of New York city has
recently painted view near the residence
of Hon. Marshall Smith of Btidport, which
includes his fine house and grounds. Lake
Champlain, Chimney Point, Fort Crown
Point and Port Henry, with the Adron-
dscks clad in their autumnal vesturs 10 the
distance beyond. This picture has been
greatly admired, and it is reported that Mr..
Smith has become its fortunate purchaser.
BRISTOL.
Thanksgiving-d was very pleasant,
and passed off very quietly. The various
denominations had exercises in the Meth
odist church in the forenoon; consisting of
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lamations by the Sabbath school scholars,
and music by the choir.
There is about six inches Of snow, with
passable sleighipg.
The Methodists are talking of repairing
their church next summer.
DANNY.
Darius Stafford has just finished husking
for j. l.. Cook, his crop of corn, consist
ing of 1856 bushel, taking for pay every
tenth bnshel, and doing the work In IL
days. The corn was raised on A. acres Of
ground, on the Cook homestead. Mr.. Stat
| ford is an old hand at husking, although
not having husked much for the past &c
years. Yet "old dogs never forget old
tricks" n.
Otis & Son are now taking an inventory
| VI their stock iutSiy P"cha'eu VI = hoi
ton.
w. II. Bonds Thanksgiving Ball, camt
off Thursday evening and a good time wal
enjoyed,
About three inches of snow fell here
again on Tuesday, but the snow turned TO-
10 rain, and the sleighing was soon spoiled
The Mayo Brothers and LeTort, gave
| three entertainmenme Dts at Bonds Hall
last week The performance was yer,