The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-28

a jcweler at Lyndon, In 1882, and has been
constantly in the business ever since. Dur
ing his forty three years of labor, he has
repaired, up to the present time, Al, 1920
watches, or an average of over three day
during the whole period of his business.
Senator Edmunds is engaged as one of
attorneys in the very important suit of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway COM
pany vs.. the United states and the settlers
upon the Usage river lines. The case will
be argued in the United States supreme
court this week.
The potato crop in Alburgh and vicinity |
has been badly damaged by a large white
grub or worm. In some instances, the |
farmers report their entire crop destroyed. |
The worm is about one inch long and |
nearly as large as a persons little finger, |
and half dozen of them will eat all the |
potatoes in all.
Some of the authorities of St. Johnsbury |
have recently visited Vergennes to inspect
the Flanders pumping machinery, manu-
featured there by the Vergennes machine
company. They were much pleased with
the working of the pumps and seem to be
of the opinion that they are the best ar
rangement they haye seen for that place.
On Saturday night Carlos Higley, of
Huntington, went to the Good Templars'
lodge, and, throwing down his overcoat on
entering, pistol in one of the pockets was
in some way discharged, the ball entering
his abdomen and infiicting what will prob
ably prove mortal wound, The ball
could not be found, and last accounts Zig
ley was sinking every hour.
A. r. &sG."N Drury of Greensboro,
have Just received from the Massachusetts,
agricultural college, the Ayrshire calf, 'Sir
Walter" He is from "Jenny," CIR. DIR.
| of that first of cows, ''Jean Armour" got
by vJIord Ronald" by "COlfax.", BY this
| purchase they secure to the state, some of
the best blood from both sides in the coun-
try, as well as q. fine animal.
A chorus of more than fifty voices, under
the able direction of Mr.. E. p. Phillips, is
now rehearsing Memberships "Athale'
with view to giving it in public, about the
last of November at ST. Adams. The work
is the great masters setting of Racine's
poem, and reminds one of the hymn of
Praise and st. Paul, while it is quite as
dramatic as Elijah
The only child of William Farnsworth,
of Middlebury, little daughter aged six
teen months was accidentally shot Sunday
night, through the hip, with revolver
A friend of Mr.. Farnsworth was examining
the weapon, supposing the contents dis
charged. 1t contained charge, which
the little girl at play near by received, and
her recovery is considered doubtful.
| Bank inspectors, or parties believed to
have been self-constituted bank examiners,
have been in town, and extra caution has
been taken during the past week to guard
against burglary and robbery at the bank
and elsewhere. Wealthy farmers were in
. quired after, by the same men that were
d providing about here last week. They called
! at several houses on various pretenses, and
have doubtless looked up ''jobs" for darker
and better nights.-Bayton Monitor. }
! AT meeting of the creditors of Shep-
| ard, DAVIS s. Co., held in Boston last
Wednesday, the firm proposed to settle
} their indebtness by paying 80 per cent as
follows q per cent in six months, with
out interest; y in twelve, y in eighteen
, and the remaining y per cent in twenty
, four months, interest on the whole amount
unpaid after the first six months. The
meeting voted to accept this proposition
and committee appointed to prepare the
+ necessary papers and solicit the assent OF
The creditors to the compromise. j
t A tramp made an appearance latelyat Q
, dwelling house in the east part of Mont
gomery and compelled the inmate, a wo
man, to prepare him a good supper, ano
even made her wait on him at table. Wher
e he stepped out OF doors for aimoment, sht
{ | managed to make her exit out of the cellar
! window, unobserved, and frightened nearly
I to death, made her way through the woods
! to where her husband was at work, two
miles distant. When they returned vigi
liant search was made, but the tramp ha6
escaped.
One night, Owen Donegan of Troy, dis
covered some fellows helping themselves
to apples IN his orchard. He let then
work but put their horse in his barn ant
fed it. When they got ready to go they
were obliged to inquire tor their horse
They were then taken in and furnished ,
! | good supper, after which Mr.. ID. helpe(
them hitch up and babe them good night
and the thieves probably feel worse abou
D it than they would if they had been shot q
witha double barreled gun. ~
, Asa Montpelier lady nimbly piled he
needle around the ragged edges of Goa
which her Shelter. half" had worn at
a prayer meeting the Sunday evening previ
: GUS and as badly ripped down the back
she remarked in that tone of philosophical
expostulaton which prudent wives Away
n employ "John If you can't perform at
!. prayer meeting without throwing yonrsel
around, bursting off buttons and tearinI
d your clothes, you'd better get religion a
home" 50
J.. AT Wells River Improvements are belnl
G vigorously pushed forward in the way O
: clearing away the large hill which stand
!. in the triangle formed by the railroad
e tracks leading from the New Hampshir
q side to the Union depot. Within the pas
g eight days q large force of men and team
q have been at work, and considerable of
slice from the hill has been carried away
Mr.. Sortwell the managing director of tn
f Montpelier and Wells River railroad, i
n giving the work his personal attention.
is proposed to make the Wells Rive
Junction very attractive. The presen
Il large wooden building now used as tn
Union depot will be used for freight pur
poses, and it is proposed to build a larg
l. and well appointed depot and hotel com
f bined, with modern conveniences. and t,
n be conducted in first class style, which
with the many other minor improvement
i to be made, will make Wells River an at
!. tractive resort, as the White and Greer
4 Mountains stand in full view. The Mont
: pelier and Wells River, Connecticut ant
= Passumpsic Rivers and the Boston, Con
/ cord and Montreal railroads are interestct
| In these in,nrovemenfs