The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-17
Current Notes.

| dozen.
Craftsbury ia, snow drifts twenty five
feet in depth.
A Barnet man found rat yainly trying
to keep warm by hiding In the fleece of
one of his sheep, the other morning.
In the poor house at Wiliston is a man
named Tatro, "a years of age, who saws a
cord of four foot wood every day.
A st. Adams women keeps toy snake
and leaves 1t on the floor when he comes
home late. He is preparing to swear off.
1t is all very well to say God help the
poor" but the best plan is to do little in
that line on your own account.
Some of the young men of Ticonderoga,
attended the dance at the Shorehsm House
the other night and bruised each other n
little.
Among the new "nslitution' at Brattle-
boro, is the Bickford Knitting Machine
manufacturing company. They have a
capital stock of $l50,000.
One of the fire companies of st. Adams
are rebcllious because the chef engineer
ordered them to let another company have
some hose off their cart
A son of Abner Sparrow of Calais was
seriously stabbed in quarrel with son
of G. G. Hill of the same town, few days
ago. Both boys were about fourteen years
old.
The insurance companies have compro-
missed with the owners of the Grand hotel
property at Saratoga, burned last fall,
paying GO per cent of insurance, amount
ing to $100,0OO,00.
One Slattery of Port Henry, was taken
to the Essex county, On. W Jail at Eliza
BEETHOVEN shackled and handcuffed and
attended by two officers. lie was arrested
for burning building.
Superintendent Hobart has received from
the American Bible society several hand
some editions of the bible in four volumes,
to be placed in passenger cars on the Cen
trail Vermont. Bibles will also be placed
in saloon cars on freight trains.
Senator Ednunds has.referred the vexed
Burlington post Office question to the Yer
mont delegation. The Office will, however,
probably be disposed off as Mr.. Edmunds
directs. The Sinking of responsibility is
becoming quite fashionable with the Yer
mont delegation in congress,
Luther l.. Davis, Esq, United States
consular agent at Abercorn, and Nelson G.
Davis of Richford, have both brought suits
against the South Eastern railroad, the for
mer for $25, 900 damages and the latter for
$4,000, for injuries received at the rail-
road accident in Sutton, August 18Th.
AS Saturday mornings express from Bos-
ton was coming into Bethel station, the
parallel rod of the engine broke, throwing
it, with three cars, off the track. The ac-
commodation train was sent from North
field down to Bethel, where the passengers
and baggage were transferred and arrived
at st. AL. ans about noon.
1t is reported that Henry Gooden and
his son, former residents of Bethel, in CON-
pany with others, eighty in all, who had
formed themselves together for settlement
on the Green river, pelished in the great
storm on the overland route. Report says
all persisted but woman and three child
rem.
Mr.. Scott, of the Highgate and Alburgh
Springs Houses, who is now keeping the
Riverside Hotel at Jacksonville, Florida,
writes to the St. Adams Messenger under
date of February 18th "We are having
splendid weather here now, just like June,
with thermomete. at rs in the shade. We
have new potatoes, beets, turnips, lettuce
and radishes, grown from our own plant
ing OH the 25th of November. Orange
trees are in blossom, with oranges on the
trees"
What are known as "Vermont Central
securities" are more inquired for, because
of contemplated "scaling down of the
interest charges and general settlement Of
old accounts, so as To place the new Seen
trail of Vermont ON such basis that it
can ''pay as it goes" comfortably. Yer
mont Central first mortgage bonds have adj
vanced from 1s to 229 bid second mort
gage bonds from to bid, 10 lowest ask
ed. Vermont and Canada 81 are held at 70
asked last sales about &c. Vermont and
Canada stock has advanced from 43l to 46
bid and no shares for sale.
George Carr, I'd, of Waterford failed in
business, last year, and A. II. Mcleod of
st. Johnsbury. who had a mortgage on his
farm, was active in getting a settlement
from Cars creditors without going
through bankruptcy. This winter, he
told Carr he must have his money or fore
close the mortgage. Carr has several
times said, "Mack might get his farm, but
that would be ALL Thursday morning,
the house and barn were burned, the fire
taking "from defective flue; !" light in
surance. Carr was at Passumpsic, and
said, it is reported, that "Mack was vel.
come to all he could get more than the
land"