The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
Vermont News.

Thrty-fve cases of measles are reported
at Fayetteville.
Mumps have been making thorough
sweep at West Fairlee and at the mines.
The track of the Woodstock railroad is
laid about three miles from White River
junction, towards Woodstock.
A twenty pound lake trout was caught
in Willoughby lake last week. 1t meas
ured three feet and an inch in length
The soldiers of Caledonia and Essex
counties propose reunion on the fair
ground at St. Johnsbury on the 10th of
August.
1t is said that DR.. L. G. Moore of North
Troy lost his medicine trunk the other day,
and before he found it his patients had all
recovered.
Jonathan Elkins, of North Troy, has
erected 200 saw mills since he was seven
teen years of age, and put the machinery
in 40 grist mills.
The difference between Montpelier and
Burlington is that the Jail at the former
PluNO IL Chlpty uhNi tnut ~ tuC luttCI pIuCC
has thrty-four inmates.
John Russell, who lately died in Barton,
was over 81 years of age. His wife, whom
he married nearly 7G years ago, is still liv-
ing, and is 05 years old.
On the 9th ult., while son of e. W.
Abells, of Troy, was climbing out of q
window, the window fell and caught HIM
by the neck, and when discovered he was
nearly dead.
The preliminary survey of narrow
gauge railroad, in the White liver valley,
through Rochester and adjoining towns, is
now being made. 1t is delightful locali-
ty, and will afford a large traffic.
Judge Adds, of the southern claims CON-
mission, left Washington Saturday. for his
home at st. Adams. All the members of
the commission take with them to their
| homes three or four hundred cases, IN
which they will write opinions during the
summer.
They say that some of the good workers,
who came among us some time since to
hold religious meetings, worked SO earnest
ly and long that their second or adjourned
! meetings were often held in private houses
and lasted until two or three o'clock in the
morning with only two on the anxious seat
State Kr.
Mr.. Fernando G. Willett of Bakersfield,
for some time past secretary of the Ameri-
can legation In the city of Mexico, died at
Cordoba, Mexico, June 10. His disease
was consumption. He was gentleman of
high character and liberal culture, and his
death will be deeply regretted by all who
knew him.
Mr.. Herbert futile, formerly of the
Burlington Free Press, and afterwards Of
the Boston Advertiser, has married Miss
Mary Macarthur Thompson, of Hillsboro
o., and will reside in Berlin, Prussia
where he has been sojourning for some
time past.
The Episcopal convocation, held in the
pretty little church at East Georgia, Of
which the Rev. j. Isham Bliss has charge
was well attended and was an enjoyable
gathering, for the purposes of sustaining
and building missions. The next convoca
lions will be held at Swanton in August
and at Enosburgh in September.
There was terrible storm of wind ant
rain at Richford, Saturday night, which die
a good deal of damage in that and neigh
boring towns. Several buildings wer,
blown down in Franklin. A shed belong
ing to William Mobiles, of Franklin, wa
blown down, severely injuring pair O
horses belonging to William G. Brown, O
] Richford, which were hitched under 1t.