The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-22
GLOBE THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 20 1875

student at Woodstock, and, in the early
part of the war, served as private In the
First Vermont volunteers.
The Free Baplsts of st. Johnsbury pro-
pose TO build SO, 900 church this season,
and the regular Baptisis are contemplating
building vestry on their church lot. This
lot, valued at $500, was presented to the
society by Deacon Levi X. Fuller of Brat
tleboro.
Bridget Harnett, little girl working In
the Ludlow wooden factory, last Friday
was caught by revolving shaft, but as she
was going ronnd with it, had the presence
of mind to slip the belt, which doubtless
saved her life, although one of her arms
was broken.
Books were opened Tuesday for sub
scriptions TO the new national bank at st.
Johnsbury, and by Wednesday afternoon
$3.50 of the $500 900 required had been
subscribed A new bank building is talked
of for its accommodation. Col. Frederick
Fletcher, formerly of Sbelburn, will prob
ably be president of the bank.
A three-year old son of David johnson,
of Tunbrldgc, fell into deep well last
Monday, but lodged on the bucket, which
was partially lowered. The mother at
tempted to draw him up, telling him to
cling on, but when almost within her
reach the little fellows strength gave out,
and falling to the bottom, thirty feet be-
low, he was killed instantly.
The trustees of the Fletcher Tree library,
have offered room in the library building
for the use Of the Burlington law library
association, thus combining a law and gen.
eral library under the same roof. The as
| ISOLATION now possesses between two and
| three hundred books, and 1t is rumored that
If the arrangement is carried into Ieffect
there is possibility that Governor Peck
may deposit his valuable law library with
the association.
Bristol has an elderly gentleman to boast
OF In the person of Solomon Drake. He
was born the 4th day of July, 1880, Will,
the war of the revolution was going on
He is quite well and hearty and can be
seen almost any pleasant day now enjoying
the spring sunshine on bis piazza. He ha.
garden which he attends to every season
by way of recreation, and he will attack
the weeds with as much vigor ms ever thi!
year also.
On Thursday evening last Rev. Mr.
johnson of the Methodist church in Swan
ton, had a narrow escape from death. A
he was coming down hill the young hors
which he was driving became frightened
and unmanageable, running away, throw
ing him out of the wagon, and dragging
him some distance Mr. Johnson's fac
was cut, and his hip and leg badly bruised
The horse, after completely demoishln!
the wagon, was caught uninjured.
Services were held in the Methods
church at st. Adams for the last time Oh
Sunday last, as the work of demolition
commenced Monday. This venerable edi
flee, the first church built in town and tn
first one built in the st. Adams district
was erected in 1920, and has been twice re
modelled, the last time in 1854. The frs
design was after the old style of churcl
architecture, with high box pulpit an,
galleries on three sides. Work on the rev
house will be pushed with dispatch. TIL
contracts for the lumber and for the brio
and stone work have already been let.
Two men are in Bristol putting dow
"driven wells on condition that they vii
obtain plenty of water or no pay. The
have driven one in that part of the villag
called the basin lot, on the land of Amo
Sterling, and obtained plenty of water al
ter going "a feet. The water rose in tn
pipe to within "a feet of the surface. The
also drove one eighteen feet on land owne
by d. r. Gaigo and found plenty of water
They use the Colby strainer, which consist
of several small brass pieces about one-hal
inch in diameter, each set in the pipe, an
these have small holes drilled in them i
such manner that they taper from the il
side and consequently do not clog wit
sand. They propose to put down foul
inch pipe on the common, and if they d
they will probably have to go at least so G
100 feet before reaching water.