The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19

Benningtonin June to remain few weeks.
His health has been excellent ever since he
has been in Colombia.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A daughter of L. G. Page of Kirby fif-
teen years old, gathered with a sap yoke
fifty pals of sap in one day, boiled 1t and
carried the syrup home at night, a distance
of nearly half mile, through snow from
one to two feet deep.
-. oHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The summer term of Shelburn academy
commences May 81 and continues eleven
weeks. The academy will remain under
the competent supervision of MIR. c. X.
Turrill
Miss Ida N. Sullivan, who was sent from
Burlington to the Brattleboro insane asy-
lum in 1867, died on the 18th inst.
The Vermont state medical society holds
its semi-annual session this year at Bur-
lington in the latter part of June, and has
in contemplation an excursion on the lake
and visit to Ausable chasm.
ESSEX COUNTY.
George c. Hill of Lunenburgh has a
sheep that dropped lamb weighing four
teen pounds.
The long talked-of spell came off at |
Lunenburgh on Wednesday night, the 2Sth
ut. Town hall was well filled with
those inclined to hear others SPELL but not
much inclined to spell themselves. Mr..
Samuel Phelps and Mrs M. A. Burt chose
Sides There were about forty that
spelled
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
II. B. Wilkins of Fairfax has made 003
pounds of maple sugar from 1913 trees, and
naturally asks "who beats ?"
w. II. Hurlburt of Richford has leased
the Island house and trotting park at that
place.
The Missisquoi river is filled with float
ing logs for miles.
Kimball, Brainard & Co. are building II
large storehouse for their wooden trays at
Richford.
JIG. Leslie has been elected worthy
chief templar and Sister G. B. Smith vice
tempar of st. Adams lodge No. 32.
Alfred Forbes, an old resident of Swan
ton, died list Thursday, aTed eighty. He
had resided in town upward of fifty years,
and until quite recent, has been active in
town matters.
The Catholic school at Swanton is in
prosperous tondition, having IN attendance
lGO scholars, and employing five teachers
at an expense of 800 per year.
j. Z. Toof of Franklin lost a valuable
COW last week.
Watson Town, a netive of Franklin but
at present connected with railroad in
Iowa, is spending few days with his
mother at Franklin.
Mr.. Roy Maynard of West Enosburgh
met with a painful accident recently while
at work in Mr.. Simpkin's saw-mill. His
hand was caught BY II circular saw with
which he was at work, severely decorating
the fingers of his right hand, two of which
were nearly cut off.
Mr.. Alanson McNall of West Enosburgh
also had narrow escape recently from
fatal accident. While splitting wood at
his house, his ak caught in clothes line
above his head, causing it to turn in his
hand, the blade striking him in the fore
head, inficting severe cash.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The citizens of Grand Isle have given
$3.50 in cash and $25 in clothing to the
Kansas sufferers.
Mr.. S. P. Gordon and wife of Grand
Isle have returned from their winter So
journ in Virginia.
The annual meeting of the Franklin and
will be held at North Fairfax, June 9th
and 10th.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
N. Stafford of Cambridge has invented a
machine for dropping corn. A seed box
and charger on the hoe-handle, and Jerk
on a string, leaves just SIX kernels in each
hill.
Miss Ellen Hyde of Hydepark has been
engaged as teacher in the state primary
school at Munson, Mass.
V. d. Fitch of Hydepark has made 800
pounds of sugar from 430 trees, that being
Weld of over four pounds to the tree
Belvidere is rejoicing IN snow drifts.
The directors of the Morrlsvile fair
hau IN hova
horse trot on the Both of June and LIST OF
July, at which $1,000 in purses will be
offered.
Mr.. Gates. principal OF the Peoples
academy and Morrisville graded school,
has resigned that position. He will be
succeeded by Prof. Blanchard of Iowa,
who had charge of the school in 1861, and
left it to enter the army. The new build
ing is rapidly approaching completion, and
will be one of the most commodious school
buildings in the state. The main building
is 40 by ", with a projection for stairs
12 by 81. The first and second floors are
divided into three rooms each, with hall
on the third floor 80 by 6G. The rooms
are large and we'll lighted. A hall which
will seat GOO people forms part of the
building.
Noah Boynton, q merchant at North
Wolcott, has failed, paying his creditors
twenty-five cents on dollar.
Mrs. Pike, the johnson centenarian was
buried last week. She was one hundred
years old last December.
ORANGE COUNTY
The copper company at Vershire have
stopped work on what is known as the
lower drift, the expense of driving being
greater than the find.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Miss Mary Riley, in the employ of Viii
liam Hayden of Albany, was sitting neal
the stove on the 10Th inst, when hei
clothes took fire. She ran in her fright,
but some of the family saved her by tear
ing off her clothes and plunging her in q
snow-drift.
Rev. c. w. Griffin closed his pastoral
labors in the Freewill Baptist church in
Albany the first Sunday in May.
-Four young persons were admitted tc
the Congregational church, Bloomington
on Sunday, May 2, on profession of faith
The Congregational church voted last
Friday at the adjourned meeting to change
the name from the First Congregations
church of Bloomington to the "Brown
ington and Barton Landing Congregations
church."
Three persons united with the CoDgrega
lonal church in Albany by profession tn,
first Sunday in May, and two by letter
Several were received into the Methods
church the previous Sunday on probation
DR.. l.. W. Adgate, formerly of Albany
has been sadly afflicted of late. having
buried his only son and youngest daughte
in one week.
A sash, door and blind factory is 10 b
built at Troy the coming season.
a little son of Moses Lathe of Soutl
Barton, twelve years old, has for fou
weeks, since his mother has been sick
done all the work in the house, including
washing, ironing and cooking.
Eight persons united with the Methods
church in Craftsbury the Sunday befor