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

has been admitted to probate. 1t gives his
property to his widow and children, of
whom his sons John w. Harper and
Joseph Abner Harper are members of the
firm of Harper & Brothers, and are ap.
pointed executors of the will. There are
no requests of public nature.
The anniversary exercises of the Yale
divinity school, took place on Thursday.
The graduating class numbers 80, the
largest ever graduated from this depart
ment. 1t includes colored man and a
blind man. The number of students has
been increasing fast for few years, and
this year reached 100, representing about
30 colleges and dozen different religious
denominations. l
Elder George A. Tomas, the well-known
Shaker public speaker, has been promoted
from the charge of the Novitiate family at
Niskayuna to the head of the North family.
At Niskayuna the settlement is thus graded
IN order the Novitiate, the West, the
North, and the church families. This pro-
motion of Elder Tomas releases him from
all worldly exercises and puts the ban of
silence on bis lips.
Ex-senator Carl Schurz, who left for
Hamburg last week, intended to sail with
his family on the steamer Schiller, which
was lost on the Scylla Islands, Friday
hight but the banquet and serenadc given
in his honor by the German residents of
New y ork detained him, and he was com
PEELED to take passage in the Pomerana,
which sailed the day following the depart
ure of the Schiller.
The Worcester, Mass, sportsman's club
is taking steps to have The fish and game
laws rigidly enforced. They will issue cir
culars over the county Offering 1926 reward
for the apprehension that will lead to con.
viction of any one violating any Of the
laws. They are erecting large shooting
| gallery on the land loaned them at Lake
Quinsigamond, where rifle and pigeon
shooting will be-, prac,iced. They hold
their next field day some time this month.
Mr.. John d. Philbrick, ex-superlntend.
ent of the Boston schools, having recovered
his health, has again entered upon educa-
tional work. He has been appointed agent
of the Massachusetts, board of education
and will begin his service in that capacity
after having fulfilled an engagement in con-
nection with the national bureau Ct educa
ton to aid in making arrangements for the
educational department of the Centennial
Exposition at Philadelphia.
They had good deal Of trouble with
Barnum's elephant in Rhode Island, or
Friday. 1t appears that they were feeding
one end of him in Massachusetts, and the
other end got into farm yard in Connect
icut. The neighbors came out and at
tackled the Connecticut end with pitch
forks, and the Massachusetts end got mad
There was good deal of excitement for
time, and majority of the inhabitant:
stepped over into the adjoining states till i
was over.-Nor,oich bulletin.
A Pittsfield firm have cigar box with {
hole large enough to admit a five cent piect
cut in the cover standing on their counter
bearing the inscription "Drummers arr
requested to deposit five cents or more il
this box for the benefit of the house OF
mercy. He that giveth to the poor, lend
eth to the Lord" This box is presented tt
every drummer who enters the store. as
soon as he presents his card, and whether
trade is struck or not, before any conyer
sation is entered into, that five cents mus
be forthcoming.
The manufacture of silk in this country
Is rapidly becoming large interest. The
value of the products last year was $1S, 602,
4S2. The largest item was machine
twist" Ala, 1856 pounds, valued at S4,S4S,
S39, and the next largest item was "ladies
dress trimmings" valued at S3.444, ZOO
The ribbons were worth $2,456, 1886. Tht
competition with the trade in Europe il
aided by the tariff, although the smuggling
terfered injuriously with the trade.