The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-18
Vermont News.
North Hero was settled in 1884

Vermont News.
North Hero was settled in 1884.
Now it is Island Pond that is trying for
a bank
The breakwater at Swanton is to he ex-
tended
The Catholics intend to build church
at South Troy this season.
Roads in Greensboro are still impossible
in some places on account of drifts,
There is good deal Of religious interest
at Barton Landing, and extra meetings are
being held.
Noah Boynton, merchant at North Wool
colt, has suspended payment, paying his
creditors 25 cents on dollar.
The elegant steamer Champlan is no, to
be placed on the regular line this summer,
unless some of the boats break down.
A recent brood of chickens Matched by a
hen belonging to John Parks of Chelsea,
had one with two bodies and four legs.
Thursday night, 18Th, snow fell at Bar
pard to the depth of about three inches,
and laid on the ground fully twenty-four
hours.
Capt John J. Balm, deputy collector of
customs at Swanton for some time, has
mill Point
Miss Electa Dickinson of West North
field shot off the end of one of her fingers,
a few days ago, while thoughtlessly hand
ling pistol.
Rowells Reporter says there has been
some talk of new daily paper in Burlng.
ton, but from present prospects they have
talked it to death.
George Stone of Lunenburg dropped
dead on the 12th, while running to house
that was on fire. Heart disease WAS S ID
posed to be the cause.
Upwards of 500 persons have been re-
ceived into the twenty-five Congregational
churches mentioned in the ". Chronicle
last week, since Jan. 1st
Forty-four names have been subscribed
to the membership list of new military
company In Montpelier, and steps will soon
be taken for its organization.
The Charlestown cadets propose to per-
form escort duty and will entertain the
Ransom guards of st. Adams, Vt. at the
Bunker Hill celebration. Boston Journal,
Tuesday.
There Is considerable talk of building an
Episcopal church in st. Johnsbury. Some
70 families would prefer that form of wor
ship, and all would do in proportion to their
means in behalf of the project.
Rev. G. Southgate, pastor of the North
Congregational church in st. Johnsbury,
has rendered his letter of resignation, and
the same has been accepted by the church.
The directors OF the Morrisyille fair
ground company have voted to have a
horse trot on the 30th of June and LIST of
July. at which 81 500 in purses will be
offered.
ID. l.. Farrar, sou of Rev. J. p. Farrar
of Ludlow, has been appointed TO the L.
$. naval academy, at Annapolis, Md. He
is fine student, and young man of ex-
celent character.
Three families, living within half a
mile OF each other, in the edge of Sharon
and Royalton, count some on children.
Two of them are the happy owners of
twelve each, and the third has eleven. |
The eleventh birth in each family was |
twins.
One OF the recent social events was the |
marriage of Albert ID. Clark, (colored) late
ly employed at the American House, Bur-
lngton, and Anna Burns. (whte) pastry |
COOK at the same place. The happy couple |
are spending their honeymoon in Hines
burgh.
The lightning of last Saturday week
struck the Universallst church, in West
Burke, slivering one of the rafters, passing
down the wall into the audience room.
tearing off strip of plastering and paper
and disappearing in the cellar, The dam
age Is not serious.
On Wednesday last clay bank in cut
on the Southeastern railway, short dis
lance west of North Troy, VT, gave way,
filling up the railway track for some dis
lance. A construction train and gang of
forty men were engaged all Wednesday
night in clearing the track.
Mary Clemmer will'pass the summer In
California The gosslps say that she will
marry DIR. Baxter, son of the former Ver-
mont congressman, and medical purveyor
OF the army, recently ordered to California,
Of whom and whose family Mrs. Clemmer
has been warm friend for years.
Messrs. Moore, Remington and Wins.
low, the Massachusetts, revivalst laymen,
held meetings at st. Johnsbury, Sunday
and Monday week, and there was no hall
large enough to hold the congregations.
Nearly hundred conversions are claimed