The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-21
Che Rutland daily Glnbs
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1876.
Vicinity Items.

was quickly extinguished, and but little
damage was done. That student who, In
running to the fire, fell on the pavement In
front of Chapman & Co.'S showed COM
mendable promptness, and we advise the
village fathers to draft him into the fire
brigade.
The Adelphi exhibition on Friday last
attracted fair house. The parts assumed
by the different young ladies and gents
were well carried out. OF course, we
might criticise many parts, but we refrain
and say they all did well. A little more
promptness between the scenes, however,
would have better satisfied the audience.
Rev. s. w. Magill of Cornwall preached
in the Congregational church on Sunday in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Hooker.
There was quite severe frost Monday
morning. Those who had set out tomato
plants and neglected to cover them evil
IDENTIFY did not expect the frost.
One of the handsomest displays of bya-
cinths ard tulips that we have ever seen
is that of Mrs. Smith on Court street. 1t
will repay alover of flowers to take stroll
that way.
The California dancing cinnamon bear
delighted crowd on our streets last Mon
|
when we saw him, we'll behaved, but at
East Middlebury we learn he showed his
ugly spirit and received a punishment from
his keeper.
Prof. Brainerd is giving the sophomores
| their instruction in surveying and civil en-.
| cheering. Nearly every pleasant day we
see the class taking the hight of buildings
or surveying fields, laying out streets, etc.
The boys of course enjoy it, and it gives
them chance to get a practical knowledge
of trigonomctry and surveying.
Some of our soda water dealers have
started their fountains. Isn't it rather
forcing the season?
The Camilla Urso troupe will give a
concert here Monday, May "a.
PITTsFoRD.
Charles Schofield has bought the Samuel
Nourse place for $4,000.
Morris Foley has sold his homestead to
William B. Shaw for 5000.
Twenty-nme tubs of butter were shipped
from here last Tuesday.
Mrs. Susan Burditt died May at the
advanced age of eighty-seven years. She
was probably the Oldest person in town.
The funeral took place the Wednesday fol-
lowing.
Mrs. Charles Walker, who has been
spending the winter in Chicago, returned
home on Tuesday last
Rev. George N. Boardman, DID,, and
family, are to spend the summer here.
J. A. Randall and wife are to take a
trip west in June on a visit to their chill.
dren.
Several of our farmers are shearing theil
sheep and sending their wool forward tc
the Boston market.
j. III. Peabody shipped large amount
of furs to Boston few days since. He is
one of the largest dealers in furs in western
Vermont.
jeremiah Prtchard has commenced run.
ming his blast furnace, in which he Is
making first-class iron. He is using a
large amount of iron from Port Henry.
Wesley Mead has Just brought carload
of horses from the west.
Miss Bingham, sister of Mrs. Dan
Hall, is teaching the school 10 the Richard
son district. II. FIT.
wEYBRIDGE.
The grand list of Weybridge for 1876
shows the number of polls to be 1873; mum.
Der of dogs, SO; amount of real estate,
$l97,54l; personal property, $21 1889
grand list, 81 ,54l.SO.
A new and novel celebration is to take
place here next month. DR.. Billiard has
been practicing physician for nearly fifty
years, and has been professionally present
at the birth of about 1000 children. The
children propose to hold reunion and pic.
mic at his residence some day in June.
The teachers for the summer in thfs
town are Miss Benedict of Addison, Mis-.
Walker of Mddlebury, Miss Farr of East
Middlebury, Miss Bell and Miss Sturtevant
of Weybridge.
Twelve persons joined the Patrons OF
Husbandry at their last meeting.
MoNKToN.
There are 81 resident church members il
this town, 90 Baptist and 70 Methodist
There are 266 Sunday school children be
tween the ages of five and twenty years.
A butter market has been established
and ON last market day 100 pounds of but.
ter were sold at an average of twenty-five
cents per pound. Eggs brought twenty
cents.
New hay scales have been put in neal
the store at Monkton Ridge.
Monkton maple sugar crop is light.
1t is feared that Mrs Rosetta Coke will
be compelled to submit to the amputatioI
of one of her hands, caused by a broker
wrist, which fails to recover from an in
jury she received some weeks ago.
May 5, Messrs. Seaver and Dean cap
tured a seventeen-pound pickerel in Monk
ton pond. 1t measured three feet an(
seven inches in length. This pond, stu
ated near the small village of Monktor
Ridge, one mile from what is called thu
borough, is about mile in length ant
nearly a mile in width, and is an especia
attraction to visitors and disciples of Izaal
Walton. "s."
PAwLRT.
Rev. Dwight Spencer of Fairhavei
preached very acceptable sermon on Sun
day afternoon at the Methodist church.
The spring opens favorably, and in for
wardness is just abreast of last year.
The potato market has improved within
a few days.
sHRIBURN.
Colonel Cannon is laying out a good dea
of money on his farm (late the farm of th,
Vermont horse stock company this spring
He Is making II a first-class dairy farm
and has already on it pure stock of Dur
ham cattle.
MIDDLRTOwN.
In historical sketch of West Chazy
appearing in the Plattsburgh Sentinel
mention Is made of very remarkable fam
lily, the origin of which is as follows Ii
1888 three men left Middletown, VT, will
their families, to settle ON the then unin
hablted island in Lake Champlain nov
known as North Hero. Their names wer,
Solomon Wood, Nathan Hazen and Alex
ander Gordon. The wife of Wood had bu
one child, an infant daughter named Per
sus. Some years after one William Law
renee arrived at the island from Canaan
Conn. He wooed and won the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wood, and when Persui
Wood was seventeen years of age they
we're married and took up their resldenc,
at Chay Landing. To them were borr