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

testimonial from his hotel brethren for the
summary way in which he disposed OF |
,oung, able-boded loafer who had run up |
large board bill and was unwilling to |
work. He turned him over to the overseer |
If the poor, who started him for the poor
house. This brought the young fellow to
his senses, and he concluded to try to earn
lis bread in future.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The dwelling house and store owned and
by Volney Rice, situated in the
northwest part of Westhaven, on Lake
Champlain, was burned to the ground
,arly on the morning of the 4th inst. The
ives, saving only what clothes they had
IN. Nothing of the contents OF the house
Or store was saved.
wiNDHAM COUNTY.
The young ladies' society at Westmn-
ster have bought and put into the church
an elegant twelve-light chandelier, which
adds not little to the appearance of the
some.
Sunday, May 2, was anniversary day at
the Universalist church, Brattleboro, and
the services were interesting and appro-
pirate.
Six inches of snow fell ON the hills near
Brattleboro on Friday morning.
A barn at Brattleboro, belonging to Will
liam Forester was burned on Thursday of
last week.
Thirty-four persons united with the Con-
gregational church at Brattleboro on Sun
day, May 2. 1t was a very impressive
scene, and one that will long be remem-
bered
j. Henry Kidder has been elected fore
man, w. N. Dickinson first assistant and
A. NJ. johnson second assistant engineer
of the Boxer engine company OF Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Thatcher of Mari
boro celebrated their golden wedding last
week Wednesday in the same house and
room in which they were married fifty
years ago.
Four persons united with the Congrega-
tional church, West Brattleboro, May g
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward of West
Brattleboro celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their marriage on Tuesday last.
Among the guests was Mrs. Wards
mother, an old lady of ninety-three, who is
yet hale and hearty, and bids fair to cell
citrate her centennial.
II. G. Wales of Wilmington has made
700 pounds of nice maple sugar from ninety
trees.
The first spelling match in Bellows Falls
occurred at the Methodist church Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. John Arms, who had been in poor
health for year past, died at his home on
the Both ut., aged fifty-five years and
eleven months. Mr.. Arms was of the
firm of Arms Bros. He had resided in
Bellows Falls thrty-fve years.
Mr.. George II. Mellish OF Bellows Falls
died suddenly late Friday afternoon, Both
ult., aged thirty-four years. He was UP
in the morning and ate some breakfast
but complained of feeling very tired. In
the afternoon at about five o'clock he was
sitting up in bed, Mrs. Mellsh being near,
when he suddenly fell back and expired,
probably of heart disease.
The Connecticut River Valley medical
association held Its annual meeting at Bel.
lows Falls on the 9th inst, and officers
were chosen for the ensuing year as fol
lows DR.. Gray of Brattleboro, president
DR.. Porter of Astead, N. H., vice presi
dent; secretaries and treasurer same a!
last year.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
AT the spelling match held at Queche,
| Tuesday evening, among the longest t.
stand were w. L. Bragg, w. II. Tucker
Mrs. o. II. Barron and Clara Landers. Tn
Quechee band gave excellent music
throughout the entertainment, and every
body appeared to enjoy the occasion much
Proceeds 1926, to be given to the church.
Mrs. M. E. Jenning, of Qucchee met will
a sad accident on the 9Th inst. She jumped
from carriage and sustained the disloca
ton of the ankle joint.
| Mrs johnson, a weaver in A. q. Dewe,
& Co. 5 mills, of Quechee, received sc
we're and painful wound by getting he
arm caue hit in the gearing of loom, OF
the 9th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Mcdonald O
South Royalton celebrated the Goth ami
versary of their marriage, Saturday after
noon, May 1, at their residence, and gave
reception to hostsof friends who come wit
hearts full of congratulations, and hand
filled with substantial tokens of friendly re
gard.
A week ago Saturday pigeon, or chick
en- hawk, looking with covetous eyes AM
a keen appetite upon a canary bird whicl
was in cage that hung inside of the wir
dow of Mrs. Eliphalet Thomas sittin
room, at Woodstock flew with such fore
against the window as to break the glas
and project itself into the room. The gias
was of large pattern, four lights to tn
window, and 1t was broken into fragments
On the morning of May I'd, the two stor
house, in Gaysville, occupied by Geo. n
Culver, was discovered to be on fire, in tn
attic. The alarm was Immediately giver
and men, women and children went to tn
rescue Ladders were procured immed
ately, and the flat roof on the ell adjoinin
the house soon had an ample force upon il
and two lines of persons, one of men, cor
veysd the water from the river to the fiji
and strong men conveyed it up the ladder
to the flat roof, and as the pals were emf
tied, they were conveyed down anothe
ladder, where line of women and boy
conveyed them to the river, and all hand
der control. The roof was entirely burned
and the upper story badly damaged tn
lower was not so much part of the furn
ture and clothing was burnt. Damage
house and ell, 800.
Telegraphic communication betwee
Springfield and ChaIlestown, N. H., wa
severed during the gale on Wednesday
al old tree having blown across the wire
Mrs. Twitchell of Springfield fell over
loose plank in the sidewalk, while comm
down Seminary hill, on Thursday of la
week, and broke both bones of her arm jul
above the wrist.
Twenty young men and women VIII
wished employment last fall, associate
themselves together, at Springfield, for Ii
purpose of doing business that woul
furnish them with work, wages and HON,
Each paid in small sum as capital, an
agreed that one-f fourth Of their wages shoul
be saved and allowed to accumulate as cal
ital, to enlarge the business. They rentt
workshops and furnished dwelling hou.
where they boarded themselves, and con
menced the manufacture OF toys, table ma
and baskets, under the name of "Industri
Works" In six months they saved fou
teen hundred and seyenty-four dolla
from their wages, and three hundred al
fifty dollars in the cost of their board al
washing, making total of 1884 save
in the six dull months just past. TIL