The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-05
Vermont News.

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Charles N. Mead has purchased the
Times building, Burlington, of Geo. FL.
Bigelow for $l1, 500. eoUg. rilyr,
The state normal school at johnson is
having very successful term-one of the
best since its establishment
A five.ycar-old OF VIM. Herring of st.
Johnsbury Center, was drowned in the
river near that place last week. '- - I
John D. Miller of St. Bloomsbury has d
cannon ball which was fired from British
vessel at the battle of Bunker Hill.
1t is reported that the comptroller of the
currency has authorized the starting of
another national bank in Burlington.
Maron Smith of Danville took table
spoonful of oil of vitriol, instead of medi-
cine, last Monday, but physician saved
him.
The annual target shoot of the Ransom
guards, of st. Adams, will take place Oc-
tober @, at Adds Hill, if the weather is
favorable. .-..,sf .....
The Rev. DIR. Bellows of New York will
preach the sermon at the dedication of the
new Unitarian church at Brattleboro on
the 18th inst.
Another revolutionary soldiers widow
has been discovered in the state. She 5
Mre Joeb,o (,L,rob of Closter A oa on
numerous to mention.
Morrisvile fair last week was the best
ever held. Entries were unusually large,
the stock in splendid condition and every
thing passed off finely.
j. NJ. Burt, of Enosburg Falls, has eloped
with young woman, taking with him
$4,000 collected to pay of mortgage on
his farm, and leaving II wife and three
children
A tree standing near the Waterbury and
Bolton town line, is nineteen feet five
inches in circumference. In Lowell there
was pine tree twenty-une feet in circum-
ference.
Dr. Geo. i. Walker is engaged to supply
the pulpit of the Center Congregational
church, Brattleboro, Tor the coming win
ter He is to commence on the first of
November.
j. J. Collamer Of Shelburn has one of
the largest orchards in town. Although
there have been number of heavy winds,
this season, he still has remaining ON his
trees over three hundred barrels of choice
fruit.
The equnoctal heavy Winds last week
did much damage to the apples in various
parts of the state. Mr.. Collamer Of Shell
blrne reports over five hundred bushels of
good fruit in his orchard blown off, almost
running the same.
The steam mill burned at Bolton, Thurs
day, was insured for $4,000, and the tray
factory for $1,000. $1,000 of the total
amount was in the agency of Griswold &
Frissell, and $1,000 in that Of Col. T. $.
Peck, of Burlington.
An alarm of fire at Burlington, ut about
8 o'clock or Saturday morning was caused
by the burning of wood pile near the old
Rutland railroad depot. The fire depart
ment were promptly on hand and The
flames speedily subdued. $50 ..I,t
In digging grave for Mr.. Eggleston at
East Burke, they disinterred daughter of
his who was buried thlrty-three years ago.
Her coffin was only very slightly decayed,
and the body retaining almost its original
form, remarkably well preserved.
The Burlington Clipper says Tic Rut-
land Herald, in order to keep on par with
the Messenger, has commenced its filings at
Judge Royce, all Of which will not injure
that gentleman and will not help the sore
element in whose interest the Herald is
now run.
The Passumpsic railroad have adopted
the practice of requiring all passengers to-
purchase tickets at the stations, or charg-
ing twenty cents extra on the cars, requlr-
ing in such cases the conductors to giveian
excess check, which the passenger can pre-
sent at any Office on the line and receive
the excess fare back. Il
The officers and directors of the Franklin
county agricultural and mechanical society
held meeting at the Weldon house, St.
Adams, Sept 2sth, and unanimously voted
to appropriate the funds IN the hands of
the treasurer to pay the Indebtedness of the
society ; hence no premiums will be paid
for 1875.
The auction sale Of noted live stock,
owned by the late David Goodell, Brattle-
boro, took place on Tuesday, when eight
horses were sold for the aggregate sum of
80, 495, the highest price paid being $1,000
for the chestnut stallion "Major," which
was bought by G. b. Goodell Ten head Of
fine cattle were also sold for trifle over
$500. .,i,.r
The st. Johnsbury Californian thinks the
Vermont state agricultural society have
sold themselves very cheap, which remark
is inspired by the fact that certificate is
published, signed by the secretary, award
ing gold medal TO the Howe Scale Co.,
of Brandon, for scales superior to all others
manufactured. No other scale was cxhib-
tied
The little two-year old daughter of DIR.
L. L. Wyman, of Factory Point, was last
Saturday the recipient of present from
Mrs. A. L. Miner OF little dolls cradle
over fifty years old, which was given to
Mrs. Miner many years ago by the little
girls grandmother, then girl herself, when
she was about to remove to Ohio with her
parents. U
The latest novelty in the fine garden of
Mrs. ]. II. Peck, of Burlington, is fig trees,
of which she has twenty or thirty now