The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-19

& N. }. Baldwin of Wolcott, was discov
cred TO be on fire, and before the flames
could be extipguished, the house, with 0
good share of the contents, was destroyed
The property was insured for about $500
WIN. Cooley Of Waterbury has invented
jar to be made of stone or earthen, in
which to keep butter perfectly sweet any
length of time, 1t being sealed, and re.
naming air-tight until wanted for market,
when it is easily transferred to new tubs in
which it is shipped.
Montpelier was somewhat disturbed on
Wednesday afternoon of last week, by an
alarm of fire. 1t proved to be slight at
tack in the upper portion of French's old
postofilce building, and was caused by the
stove pipe getting out of the chimney in
the hall. No great damage done-only a
sudden awakening of the fire department
and demonstration of the fact that the
town is well supplied with fire alarms-es-
pecially In the way of whistles.
Messrs A. l.. Barrows and G. A. Muir
ray of Burlington, returned. Wednesday,
from two days hunting expedition in the
vicinity of Orwell. They brought back
with them as trophies of their skill, sixteen
gray squirrels, two rabbits, ten partrldgee
and seven coons, the whole forming as fine
a lot of game as one very often sees.
Edward Griffin, of East Arlington, while
at work around threshing machine, met
with very sad accident. The belt had
been removed from the machine, when
STOPPING down to remove some straw from
under it, his right hand was caught in the
machinery, scraping the flesh from ii, leav-
ing the bones bare. 1t was amputated at
the wrist, and he is doing well.
At the request OF a number of persons,
residents of South Ryegate, the Revs.J. b.
Dunn, and E Armand, went as commit
tee of the Boston Presbytery, last week, to
that place, and held four days meeting,
and on Friday organized Presbyterian
church of over sixty members. the major
ity of whom are males and heads of fam
lilies. The town was settled by Scotchmen
who brought Presbyterianism with them.
A schooner, belonging to Mr.. James d..
Hancock, the contractor for the extension
of the breakwater at Burlington, when re-
turning from Willsboro with a cargo of
stone, Tuesday, was driven on shore just
opposite the poor farm. The crew es-
capped with some difficulty, the boat in
which they landed being overturned, giving
them an unwelcome and decidedly wintry
bath. At last accounts the schooner was
fast on the rocks, and the prospect of
saving her somewhat doubtful.
Daniel Perkins of Pleasant Valley, re-
Gently had desperate fight with an enor-
nous black snake When within six feet
of the man, the snake raised his head about
four feet from the ground and jumped for
the young mans throat. He caught the
snake by the neck in such way as to
guard himself from its fangs, and by main
force twisted Its neck completely off. The
snake measured nine feet in length, and in
the larger part of his body had circum-
ference of IL inches. Perkins was so ex-
hausted after the battle that he could not
drag the snake home.
G. B. Munson's residence in Manchester,
had narrow escape from conflagration
the other dav, and the origin OF the fire is
mysterious. Some of the family, during
the day, discovered the odor of burning
clothing. and on search back chamber
was found to be full of smoke. On exam.
ination box filled with pieces of linen and
cotton and few wooden goods was found
to be on fire, one end of the box having
burned through when discovered. No
member of the family had been to the box
for long time, and whether the fire was
the result of spontaneous combustion or
whether match had accidentally got into
the box and been ignited by the mice will
perhaps never be known.