The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-21
Vicinity Items.


On Sunday a delegation of ladies and
gentlemen from the Methodist, Baptist and
Congregational societies went to the Re-
form school and assisted the teachers there
to instruct the boys in Bible lessons.
DR.. Henry Smith preached an able SER
mon at the Baptist church. A number of
the boys were present and also portion
were at the Congregational house.
Work is under way at the Episcopal
church, changing the seats and making
other internal alterations.
The water in the river was raised nearly
two feet below the falls by the heavy rains
of Saturday night. The current was nearly
as swift as it usually is in the spring. No
damage has been reported.
Several unsuccessful attempts have been
made by refractory boys at the reform
school to escape, but, owing to the vlgi-
lance of Superintendent Fairbanks and Mr..
Wheeler, the deserters have been at once
detected and recaptured. None of them
have been allowed to get away.
Monday evening, October IS, Edward s.
Dana, grand high priest and most illustri-
Gus grand master, visited Jerusalem chapter,
No. 2, and Vergennes council, No. 9, and
inspected the work. He expressed himself
pleased with the ability of the officers and
companions. W. @. II.
EAST HUBBARDToN.
The health of Mrs. Sawyer, widow of the
late Rev. Reuben Sawyer, is now very
poor. She is confined, mostly, to her bed.
She is well cared for at the residence OF
Mrs. Levi Barber.
Mrs. f. G. Gault has been more COM
Portable of late, unit i this cold, wet wealth
er set in. She takes almost daily rides and
is much more cheerful than she was.
There seems to be large crop of pota-
toes in the country-east and west-and
the consequence is, very low price for
them. Low prices for crops will make low
priced lands. Those who owe for lands
will find the shrinkage bringing down the
price of their lands close to the mortgages,
if not below them.
An idea prevails that business will be nc
better until after the presidential election.
There may be some foundation tor this
opinion, since politicians have seized upon
the financial question, In order to make
ballast for their several crafts--in their en-
deavor to sail into the port of office. In
the meantime, the sure remedy against hard
times is, to spend less. Cut the pattern
according to the cloth. Now is good
time to take in sail. Let our people be
more ec0nomical-study comfort and utili-
ty more than fashion and show. Earn,
save, pay interest if not the principal
How many people use coffee, tobacco, and
tea. that would be far better off without
them. The pipe and cigar are of no ad-
vantage. And some people drink tea till
they shake like leaf. J.
FAIRHAyRN, r d
The wife of our townsman, j. B. Phelps,
esq, died on Tuesday, from that dread dis
ease, consumption. A child was born to
her just one year previous to the date of
her death, and from that period she has
gradually declined until death came to her
release from suffering. Mrs. Phelps was n
cheerful, happy woman, whose death will
carry sorrow to the hearts of many friends.
Mr.. Phelps receives the sympathy of all in
this hour of his bereavement.
1t is an old saying, 'sWhat Is worth do
ing at all is worth doing we'll" The Yer
mont Union slate company have acted
upon this principle twice out of three
times, and have been successful. The past
summer they have had three very sick
horses. The first was under the care of
DIR. Dutton of Castleton. In the case of
the second they took the advice of other
people, threw alcohol on the fire, and lost
the horse. A valuable horse was sick last
week, and they called in the services of
DR.. Dutton again and he Is now well. DIR.
Dutton has proved himself good and sue
cessful farrier. rtt a.
Business is brisk at Fairhaven machine
shop. They are manufacturing largo
number of Clogston's patent gearing. They
have just completed an order of eight for
Kelley IL Co., of South Wallingford, and
are now at work on an order for mill at
Glen's Falls, to be used in saving black
marble.
Falrhaven horsemen are getting ready
for the winters sport. We have several
uncommon smart horses now. One green
horse turned the track last Saturday in
2;47. Hamilton is looking for something
TO take the place of the horse John w,
plicate him. .. r