The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-18


that road, Friday, made the formal sub
scription for that town. In aid of the Bur
lington and Lamoille road. This completes
the conditions asked for, and the aid prom
ised on the part of the towns along the line.
The Shattuck woollcn mill, on Joes
brook, in the south part of Danville, was
burned last Thursday, with most of the
machinery and contents. Also saw mill
adjoining, belonging to ID. Dearth. Loss
on the woollen mill, estimated at $4,000
insurance $4,000. Loss on saw mill total,
no insurance.
From the New York Sun we take the
following sententious personal: "The chief
clerk of the secretary of the treasury's office
In 1874, was Fred Chase, long, lean, red
bearded, sharp-witted Vermonter, who was
more noted in the department for the
sharpness of his wits than for the loftiness
OF his moral standard"
A Bethel young II an recently proposed,
was accepted, got the day fixed to call on
the parson, and with the bride to be, start
ed for the said parsons to have the knot
tied, but when almost at the goal of his
hopes, the fair one backed out and COM
PEELED the fellow to carry her home again.
Frederick H. Richards, formerly of Yer
mont, but recently conductor on the Costa
RIGA Central Amerlca) railroad, was killed
on the Goth of March last Mr.. Richards
was only 23 years of age, and was brother
of Mr.. Lucius d. Richards, formerly of
this state, and also connected with the
same road.
Mr.. Henry A. Cummings of Thetford,
was aroused Thursday morning last by
some person knocking on the door. On
going to the door he found boy baby in a
paper shoe box, with note attached, stat
Ing that the child was two days old, and
requesting Mr.. c. to keep the child as his
own, and that the parentage of the child
was good.
The first mortgage bonds issued by the
Vermont division of the Portland and Og-
densburg railroad line have been called, 1t
being proposed to issue in exchange Joint
consolidated bonds, executed by the corpo-
ratioDs constituting the railroad line from
Portland, Maine, to Lake Champlain and
to the Canada line in Vermont.
We suppose We have the oldest lock IN
the world We don't know when it was
made, but when Noah moved his family
into that ark he built, Shem had it on his
trunk, and it has been handed down from
father to son until it got INTO Seldcn Mer-
RAMS hands. who has given it to us.
'Twont be handed down any further.
Least wise it don't look like it now. IT.
Citizen.
The lightning On Saturday night, 9Th,
seemed to have q special grudge against
the p. & o. telegraph line. 1t took the
wire half mile east of johnson, burned
up the wire and slivered every post till it
got into the village, where it called in to
see the operator, but he being out it went
into his machine, melted some parts of it,
and handled the other parts in manner
decidedly against the rules of the office.
A Wiliamstown boy became man in
this way: While hoeng corn, one after
noon, he turned to his father, who was
with him, and said, "What time is it,
father?' "Half-past two" replied the far
mer. Throwing down his hoe. the son
graduated from his farmer-life with the re-
mark: ''Twenty-onc years ago, father, at
half-past two in the afternoon, was born {;
you can do your own hoeing, after this ~
Mr.. Stoughton, the yard master at the
Brattleboro freight depot, came near losing
leg, Tuesday morning of last week, by
| getting his foot caught in frog Just in
front of a switching freight train. Bag
gagemaster Wood happened to be standing
near, and hauled him away in time to pre-
vent anything serious. As it was one of
the wheels passed over a part of his boot
and. bruised his foot. but no bones were
A grandson of Reuben Walker, formerly
of Dummerston, was killed a few weeks
since in Dubuque, Iowa, by the accidental
discharge of gun. While hunting in COM
pany with Harry Martin, son of Samuel
Martin, who recently left Brattleboro for
the west, the two boys having sat down to
rest, young Walker took hold of his gun
with the muZzle pointing towards him, and
by some means 1t was discharged, the con-
tents passing through his bowels. He
lived only few hours.
The annual meeting of the Claremont
and White River Junction railroad COM
pany was held at Cornish Flat on We'd
nesday, 9th inst, and the following gentle
men were elected officers for the ensuing
year: Drectors-H. w. Parker, Otis II.
r.. Waite and r. w. Love, Claremont !;
Orlando Powers, James NJ. Davidson and
). w. Bryant. Cornish Joel f. Rayns-
ford, Farnum j. Morgan and William c.
True, Plainfield. Clerk-Timothy A.
Gleason, Cornish. The corporation, by
vote, empowered the directors to negotiate
with any parties or corporation for the
construction of the road. The directors
held meeting and subsequently, reported
that they had elected Hon. Ii. w. Parker,
president. and Timothy A. Gleason, clerk
of the board, and DR.. Geo. w. Hunt of
Cornish, treasurer
Nelson Fiske, son of Hiram Fiske of
Isle La Mott, with their hired man and
hired girl, were upset, last Tuesday, in
crossing the lake from Chazy in small
sail boat. The family of Mr.. Gilbert heard
their cries, and looking out upon the lake
saw them struggling IN the water. Mr..
Gilebrt was called, and with the aid of his
hired man, launched boat and rowed out
to them as rapidly as possible. Having
sailed down the lake, the distance was
nearly mile, they succeeded In saving
them but the escape was narrow one.
The men could hardly have swan to the
shore with their clothes on. The lady be-
came nearly helpless, and her head was
kept above water by the men who held her
up and chung to the boat, which remained
foot or two below the surface, while the
breakers rolled over them heavily. The
lady sank once and was rescued by one of
them diving for her. Immediately on lift
ing her into the boat she became insensible.
In which state she remained for two hours.
In spite of all efforts.